Cumberland High School - Duke Yearbook (Cumberland, VA)

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a THE STAFF of SCHOOL DAZE and KNIGHTS Blizabeth Gates . . « « « « « « Editor-in-Chief ANNG DAViS .. ous.s « « sweulees) Duclos innaPar Ruby Denn Sa. ws. « he le! telietinlie! te (UUe rat Venu GOK Caroline Goodman .. -Assistane Literary Editor John Barkers. « «sais allie eS DOGtSsnOd vor Earl Billy Blanton . . Assistant Sports Editor Edith Lovins .... . Assistant Sports Editor Arme Davis Ss .) S « sets eh ROUUCT LONG moc Betsy Mathews . .. Assistant Production Editor Ela zabsth Gates: wc etre om eal eec uel mee A ee Oe Editor Harriette Dowdy .... . -eAssistant Art

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a ® 4 BY a Tha MSTA A MESSAGER TO THE SENIORS Dear Graduates of June 1940, I like to think of this message to you as a little personal note from me to each of you individually and to think that from it you may gather some thought that is hene- fical to the attaining of your future goal. Now that you must go on into a new era of your life, it is for you to decide what you will do with your opportuni- ties. Let me urge you to be dauntless - overcome obstacles instead of avoiding them; for thereby character is built. ' Respect others and practice tolerance. Look forward and up- ward, ever -.striving for the best. And though your task in life prove great or small, do it well or not at all , As you are leaving high school and entering into new and varied experiences of life, may you accept as a bit of your philosophy the message conveyed in this little poem - One ship goes East, another goes West, By the self same wind that blow, 'Tis the set of the sail and not the gale, That determines the way they go. Like the winds of the sea Are the waves of Fate, As we voyage along through life, 'Tis the set of the sail that decides the goal And not the care or strife. Using the message of the above poem as a basis for life, I commend: to you three guiding principles which are funda- mental for a successful careers l. That each of you have some definite objective in life. Someone has said, The man who seeks onc, and but one thing in life may hope to achieve it, but he who seeks all things, wherever he goes, only reaps barren harvest. @e That you use all your trained faculties and everyday experiences to obtain this objective. Your cducation should give you the ability to apply your powers in the right way to reach ultimatelly the goal which you have set for yoursolf,. 5. That you may have the will power to adhere to a deter- minate purpose, through all disadvantages. May each sot back strengthen your courage, fortitude, and patience. The world's work must be done by boys and girls with great determination guided in the right way. You are preparing now for your voyage in life by learn- ing the necessity of cooperation, the ideas of citizenship, and the value and need of faith in God and your fellowman. Now believe as did Emerson when he wrote these lines: Tre Mawes 6 4 % o- = % « BEOay Accept the place the Divine Providence has found for you. In conclusion, may I say farewell and best wishes to each of you. Ruby P. Budd Class Sponsor of 1940