Farragut High School - Admiral Yearbook (Farragut, TN)

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T H E A D M I R A L lllIIlllllIIllIIlllIlllliilllllllllllllllllIlllllllllIlHllllIlIHllllllllllllllllllllllIlllllllllIHlllllllIllllIllllHHlilllHlllllllllllllllI1IIlIIIIlIi!IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIHHIIIllIl4llIl!llIllIIIIIIlllllIllIIlllIIllIlll1IllllllllllllllllllllllllllllII Halvhirtnrg ELMA SMITH At Christendom's Cross Mary, the mother of Jesus was there And John whom he'd chosen to care for her, Simon who'd helped Him his cross to bear, And Joseph who'd oiered his sepulchre, She who'd loved much on her bended knees, Magdeline bringing her precious Nard, All Christendom stands at the cross with these. In Mary, the mother, we see the love that Christendom's Cross must feel towards all mankind. Much has been said of mother-love as the ex- emplification of all love. Truly the poet has expressed this for us when he said: Mother O' Mine! If I were hanged on the highest hill, Mother O' Mine! Oh, Mother O' Mine! I know whose love would follow me still, Mother O' Mine! Oh, Mother O' Mine! If I were drowned in the deepest sea, Mother O' Mine! Oh, Mother O' Mine! I know whose tears would flow down to me, Mother O' Mine! Oh, Mother O' Mine! If I were damned 0' body and soul, Mother O' Mine! Oh, Mother O' Mine! I know whose prayers would make me whole, Mother O' Mine! Oh, Mother O' Mine! In the presence of John at Christendom's Cross, we see the symbol of brotherhood. We are our brother's keeper. We must accept the responsi- bility of our fellow creature's happiness and welfare even as John accept- ed the care and protection of the mother of Jesus. Simon, who bore the Cross, when Jesus staggered under the burden, signifies to us-Service. , Bear ye one another's burderfsf' Go ye into all the world and carry the story of Christendom's Cross. Jospeh's offer of the sepulchre in which to lay the mangled body of the Crucified One, represents to us-Generosity. Twenty Q

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' few THE ADMIRAL llIIIIIIllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII1IIllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll!IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllllllllllllllllllllillllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIllllllllllllllllllIllIIIIIIIIIIIIlllllllllllllllllllllllIIIllIIllllllllllllllllllllllllIIllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIUIIII mhifn mlm Four years ago a happy band of thirty-eight very fresh Freshmen entered F. H. S. Rules were not new to the majority of the class as we were graduates of the grammar school here. Our courses were soon mapped out and Latin became a close second to the Science course. Our scholastic course drifted up stream and down with the tide. At times we were discouraged, but at last our first term final examinations came. A few of our class found that the term Economic should not have applied to mid night oil, for there were a few 7 5's in mathematics especially. Then the second term found us with few members who were re-awak- ened and became real students. A few dropped out as the refining became more strenuous. At the last term there was marked improvement. The new Soph's went home to enjoy a real vacation as we needed it. Second year we played Sophomores, how we envied those Seniors l How we pitied those Freshies I We chose Excelsior for our motto and began really to excel. How our spirit would soar when we recited well! Then our most happy moments came when we were styled the best be- haved class in school. Next came our third race with, as usual, a few who resigned them- selves to the theory more pressure less volume. But now, indeed, we began to realize our aspirations and to feel more and more our importance. Now the pure metal is left, having been purified by the passing through fiery furnaces of Mathematics, Chemistry, Latin, English, Science, Matrimony and lack of will power. We are now stepping over the line that divides forever our class mates, and each one is going forth to take his chosen place in the world. Now that our school days are over, we can look back on our four years together and be proud of the class of '27. We are very grateful to our teachers who have laboredso faithfully with us. -E ula Watt N i n etcen ' J

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- - --fr v. -- W- -... W. ,,,.,,m-, ..,,,,, ,W-,-, , T H E A D M I R A L IIIlllllIllltllllllllllltllllllIlllllllllllIlIlllllIIllIIIIIIIIllllllllIIlllllllllIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIlllllllllllllllllIlIlllllllIIII!IIIIIII!!IIIIIIIIIllllllllllllllllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlllllIlllllllllllllIIIIIIIIllIIIIIIIIIIlllllllllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIH1lllllllllllllllllllllll Christendom's Cross teaches us the spirit of Giving. In Magdeline's image we see the power of Cristendom's Cross-to Heal and Make as Pure as Snow. These are the gifts of the Crucified One. Everything was prepared for the coming of Christ. Profane history tells us that at the period of the birth of Christ there was a peace throughout the Roman Empire for about twelve years, and as a sign of peace the temple of James at Rome was closed for the first time since 241. B. C. Christianity was born at the same time as the Roman Empire. ,T Concerning his teachings, Shaff says: Wiser than all sages he spoke as never man spake and made an impression on all ages such as no man ever made or can make. His short ministery of three years produced a more deep and lasting impression on the human race than all the disquisi- tions of all the philosophers and the exhortations of all the moralists that ever lived. T. D. Bernard says: Christ's ethical teachings shine most brightly in those points where other systems failg namely, The majesty of lowliness and the glory of love. . The cross was a disgrace until Christ was crucified on it, now the whole world bows at the foot of Christendom. We place the cross on our church steeples, we wear it on our, necks. As a part of the history of the world's movements, from the time when Adam and Eve were mated together in the Garden of Eden, down to the present hour, the word of God has been recognized as of supreme importance. The first three centuries of the Christian movements are character- ized by great enthusiasm for dissemination of faith. The Christian pas- sion was evangelism. Due mainly to missionaries, the story of Christen- dom's Cross was told to everyone in the basin of the Mediterranean. The old world was not ready to produce Christianity, but to receive it. The second period begins at the end of the sixth century. This period consists of a conversion of Northern European races to Christianity, which brought again to Christendom, in that it offset the tremendous loss suf- fered by Christianity. This was of an invariable ecclesiastical cast which was not lost until the renaissance. The modern period, beginning with the sixteenth century, witnessed a great revival of enthusiasmin the Roman Church for the spread of Christianity. Missionaries followed the discoverers, explorers, traders, and conquerors. Thus, the world movement which was ushered in ulti- mately brought, among other things, knowledge of the Gospel to every people on earth. . Twenty-One