Fredericksburg High School - Rapahanoc Yearbook (Fredericksburg, VA)

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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

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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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Ra palm noc ’Twenty-two Salutatory A FAVORED thought with poets and philosophers is to liken our lives to a voyage upon an unknown ocean, whose farthest shore is eternity. I will adopt their idea tonight and liken our commencement to a voyage upon the sea of life. Our parents, teachers and friends are gathered here tonight to bid us God-speed, for in truth the class of 1922 are launching their barks upon their first real voyage. All the years of infancy were guided by a mother’s hands who shaped the timbers that were later fashioned and sup¬ ported by our honest teachers. Each ship tonight contains timbers that were seasoned in an atmosphere of honest toil. Many lessons have been learned that will guide us through the storms and fogs that will await us, but if we fling aloft the pennant of hope and take with us the compass of truth and honesty, we may christen her “Success.” Let us hope that we have learned to row against the tide, not drift with it, for ’tis rowing, not drifting, that makes men and women of us. We wish to thank both our parents and teachers for their help in the building of our vessel; and trust that at the end of life’s journey each member of the class of 1922 may anchor far from the isle of unrest and glide safely within the harbor of peace. —Marion M. Weedon. 30