Essex High School - Odyssey Yearbook (Tappahannock, VA)

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Johnson, electrical engineer, and Harold Byrd, a brick mason. As 1 go on, I see Arnetta Taylor, a seamstress, and Katherine Ruffin, a designer. Appearing now on the scene is a large party taking place at the home of bachelor Allen VVormley. His maid is ushering in his guests; Charles Hill, a press agent, and Joseph Noel, a barber, are among them. Slowly, the scene fades, and the crystal becomes clear to remain so forever. Arising, 1 relieved the tension of my nerves and the weariness of my body and mind. With a long sigh of wonderment and sadness, 1 turned from the room with a murmur of, Thank thee, Omir- ror of ages, and went out into the soft golden twilight of an oriental evening. Barbara Taylor Pauline Wilson k i

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The ball becomes cloudy--is it the end? No, the scene has changed. Across the globe spreads the drawing room of a Rhode Island home. A sophisticated lady comes smiling to the foreground. It is Dorothy Bundy, an elementary teacherat the Beth Page Elementary School. Her husband, an undertaker, appears to be James Gray. Now slowly, it fades and a beauty shop comes upon the scene. The busy beauticians, Grace Muse, Barbara Peterson, and Beatrice Wright are at v ork. Now all is black. I am tempted to flee, but a light appears and I see a hospital, with ambulances at the door, and nurses rushing here and there. The head nurse is Pauline Wil- son and the head doctor is James Smith. I see two other neatly dressed nurses, Anna Pratt and Mae Pearl Lee. The scene fades and there appears an office building on Wall Street, hear the tap-tap of a typewriter. At a desk, with a sea of papers before her, sits Grace Johnson. Oh! The scene vanishes; I see now a city street. Here on this street is a large auto- mobile factory ov ned by Harry Lee. Far, far away comes the strains of an old Beethoven melody. The music surges upward, then decreases in volume. Sarah Cauthorneis at the piano, andsinging beside her is Barbara Blagmon. Ensuing is the scene of the SandCastle School. I see that Betty Beale, Rdsetta Cauthorne, and Gloria Smith are elementary teachers there along with Laura Morris who teaches math- ematics. This scene v as followed by the appearance of a courtroom. Seated on the stand is attor- ney-at-law Ann Jones. Just as news travels fast, so quickly goes the scene to Boston ' s largest publishing house. There at the desk is Ruby Muse who is a graduate of Miles Stone University. The scene changes to titat of a dense forest. Outlined against the top of the trees, I see a tall towered structure surrounded by a high v all where within sit two wealthy men, Lloyd

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Sje4tiefc SjLip£fii(Uwe6. Most Intellectual Most Studious Katherine Ruffin Laurae Morris Barbara Peterson Sarah Cauthorne Most Courteous Most Athletic Gloria Smith Ann Jones James Smith Allen Wormley Best Personality Best Liked Betty Beale Ruby Muse Joseph Noel Grace Muse Wittiest Most Likely to Succeed Anna Pratt Grace Johnson Pauline Wilson Lloyd Johnson Best Groomed Most Business Like James Jackson Mary Hill Dorothy Bundy Arnetta Taylor Mudicat Mexydd. Love Has Joined Us Together E. C. H, S. My Saddest Hours — Late for Class Every Night About This Time Assignments Poor Me Failed a Subject Somebody Help Me -- — Wanted in the Office 24 Hours of the Day Studying for Test Green Backs Buying Graduation Necessities Stormy Weather Failing to Graduate When You Waltz to the Stars Prom Night Oh Happy Day Graduation Somewhere Over the Rainbow Finding a Job I ' ll Be True to You Alma Mater