Glass High School - Crest Yearbook (Lynchburg, VA)

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About nine o'clock people began to arrive. It seemed as if everyone from around the Whole county was at the auction by noon. The poorest and the richest were here to see if they could make a fortune by luck. The very first item, a bread box, was sold easily, a fair price was paid and the excited buyer tore into his object as though it were full of gold. After ripping it to shreds, the ex- cited buyer found five dollars at- tached to the shelf of the container. At the sight of the green five dollar bill, the crowd went mad. An old mattress, which seemed a likely place to hide a fortune was sold for 25300 while the 'bed frame which had a loose post on it was sold for a similar amount. An old churn, a cedar chest, and a useless feed bin were all sold at fabulous prices. By the end of the day everything had been sold includ- ing the barn, house, and other build- ings. Poor people had spent their last dollars to buy small objects of no use. Old people spent their life savings on junk and the town mayor had bought a worthless old farm. The total sum of money found in all that junk was twenty-five dollars and in an effort to get at lNflillstead's fortune, the 'bidders had torn up the products they had bought. Pk Ik PF Dusk fell once more as two shad- ows strolled down a dusty road to- wards Elks Run. Stacy, I didn't know there was 325,000 in that whole town, grinned Hank. Well, there ain't anymore, re- turned Stacy. They both broke into laughter and leaped into the air and then sprinted down the road. Doodling JOHN WVHEELER, '66 A RE you a doodler? Of course you are. All of us at one time or another find ourselves doodling when we are bored, while riding in a car, waiting for church to start, or just sitting in class. Recently under the auspices of the National Geographic Society I made an extensive study of this subject. By extensive I mean that I sat down by myself and doodled for five minutes. Here for the first time in print are the results of my research. Doodling, I found, is two thousand per cent more prevalent in the United States than in the Soviet Union. The fact that Russians must have their doodles okayed by their local commissar probably explains this. Following is the most complete explanation of the primary types of American doodling available today. The all-time favorite doodle is the figure S. When you find your- self drawing 8's, you either are contemplating the eternal verities, should be doing your math homework, or, like me, are very unartistic and cannot draw anything else. This type of doodling is called Gelding doodling in 8 THE cnrrrc

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Took Narrows By Surprise! wards Narrows with a friendly farm- er of that region. By the end of the ride the old man had related his life's history, one of no great interest, in exchange for Stacy's, and he had learned that Stacy was the benefici- ary of lVlillstead's farm. This tidbit of news was soon relayed to the town via the local barber shop and even greater rumors began to pour forth. Stacy's first impression of his new- ly acquired farm wasn't a good one, to say the least. The road leading to the house was full of rocks and ruts. The large box-style house looked as if it had been built during the early nineteenth century. The paint of the old wood had almost completely chipped off and the tin roof was covered with rust. Four other buildings made up the stead. The barn, largest of the four, was half rotten and about the most hor- rible thing Stacy had ever seen. The other three were of about the same caliber. Now Where's the farm? asked Stacy's companion half jokingly as he glanced about the surrounding woods and buildings. Right over there, Hank, said Stacy, referring his companion to the dilapidated farm. See ya later, fella, returned Stacy's friend as he started walking away. Come on Hank, said Stacy in a pleaful manner. Ya can't judge a book by its cover, anyway we're broke and haven't got anywhere to go. H . THE CRITIC DAv1D BROWN, 65 I still say we should a stayed at Elks Run. A Dusk drew near and light shone through the windows of lVIillstead's old farmhouse while small puffs of smoke floated from the chimney into the still night air. Inside two dis- couraged young men sat across from each other in a poorly lighted kitchen. Now what do we do ? asked Hank. Remember that old fellow we rode to town with? . asked Stacy. Well, he said something about Uncle Millstead leaving a bunch of money hidden around this place, and when we bought those goods in town I heard a lot of people talking about the same thing. Do you think he really did hide that money around here ? Heck, no, said Stacy, Uncle Millstead never could a saved nothin'. He always was a sot and never saved a penny in his life. That's just great, said Hank, greatly discouraged by the letdown in Stacy's story. But I got an idea, Hank. Pk Pk Pk Two days had passed since Stacy's idea had evolved and there was a great bustling about the Millstead place. Hank stood on a ladder in front of the house tacking a sign on a gutter while Stacy lugged furniture a-bout inside the house, dropping it at will in any likely spot. The sign on the front said: AUCTION TO- DAY, EVERYTHING FOR SALE, NO REFUNDS. 7

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honor of Irving Gelding who drew 8's constantly for forty-eight hours in an attempt to become proficient in the forming of this figure. If you constantly doodle big circles with arrows sticking into them, you either love someone with a very bloated heart or are sick of elephant jokes. The drawing of stick figures indicates obesity and the desire to reduce. A few individuals find themselves shaping gigantic idiocities such as S-O-S or H-E-L-P in places like Arctic snow or desert sand. They are bluntly indicating to the world that they cannot rely upon themselves in personal crisis and must depend upon others when they have a problem. Other students have been known to fill up entire pages with large X's. This shows that they are thinking about their Latin test that day. Finally, if you enjoy drawing picturesque Bavarian castles situated on cliffs over- looking the deep flowing Rhine, your name is probably Jack Sutor. So you see that there are many types of doodling all meaningful and enjoyable. It is still a shame though that so many people missed this story because they were too busy doodling to listen. Down Dark Chasms Down dark chasms Wlzere the lights are green, Deep among the waters Dwell the things unseen. Around smooth corners They roll and glide, Fleeing, golden shafts . lVhere the sunbeams ride. A 'worm winds wayward In the cold still brine,- Ufuer coral fans creeps Its thin scaly line. Then our upon the ocean floor A sea weed flo-ws Brushing 'bout the fishes As the current comes and goes. I --LINDANNE HAWKINS, '64. THE CRITIC Q