Fredericksburg High School - Rapahanoc Yearbook (Fredericksburg, VA)

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Preside} fs Address A S you all may know, we have gathered here tonight in order to relate our past four years of High School life. The custom of previous classes has been to carry out this programme in a most formal and dignified manner. Our class—one that has main¬ tained a reputation of possessing originality—has met to present these facts to you in an informal atmosphere. We decided to hold a class reunion and to embark upon a voyage. Therefore, 1 am going to ask you to imagine that you are on a sea of memories with us, during which time we shall endeavor to discuss among our classmates the events that have been, and the incidents that are to be, so that you who are here tonight with us may hear of the trials and tribulations that have befallen our paths since we were Freshmen. We are not the largest class that has graduated from this institu¬ tion, but we can truly boast of the fact that we have not fallen below the average in any phase of school life, whether social or scholastic. As I have said before, our class has been noted for its originality. I think it would be fitting and proper at this time to relate a few instances in which this occurred. It has been customary in the past for the Juniors to give a dance in honor of the Seniors, but because of the rule of the Board of Education prohibiting dancing, our enter¬ tainment consisted of a “Class Funeral” and a banquet. Such a radical departure from the usual plan of entertainment illustrates clearly what a great power for good the class of 1922 has always been. And again tonight we are departing from the usual custom of our predecessors in the presentation of our class evening exercises. It would be possible to continue indefinitely describing the superiority of this latest graduating class from Fredericksburg High School, but in doing so it would be preventing you from enjoying the remainder of this entertainment, which is of a practically new 28

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F. H. S. On the banks of tile Rappahannock And the ancient King ' s highway. At the head of navigation And the tide from Chesapeake Bay, Stands a city old and honored; May her shadow ne’er grow less And the jeiuel of that city Is the high school F. H. S. Chorus. Hail. Hail, to F. H. S., Our own beloved High; Tho her pathways may be rugged, W e will leave her with a sigh. In the years before us, her name we’ll always bless, For she ' s our foster mother — Our beloved F. H. S. Four square to the winds of heaven; Four square to truth and right, May she stand four square forever Gainst ignorance and strife. May she ever bear with honor And her sons and daughters bless, The flag that flies above her — Our beloved F. H. S. 27

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Rapahanoc ’ F wenty-tw o style. It represents another, and possibly the last, improvement which the class of 1922 has inaugurated. It is my great pleasure as President of the class of 1922 to wel¬ come you here tonight as our guests, to enjoy with us our reunion as the programme passes from gladness to sadness—we appreciate the presence of each and every one and extend to all a most cordial welcome. —Alwyn Hundley, Jr. 29