Lawrenceville High School - Sentinel Yearbook (Lawrenceville, VA)

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The Four Leaf Clover Now we have successfully and honorably completed the course of study prescribed in L. H. S. and our High School days are ended. This day divides, as no other has done, the past from the future of our lives. We linger here a few moments in the blended light of Memory and Hope; here we gird ourselves for the toil and conflicts that remain. We have crossed one narrow sea of life safely. The voyage we are soon to begin will only end when the heaving sea of life itself shall have been traversed and the anchor falls upon the shores of the Silent Land. Only God knoweth whether this voyage will be prosperous or disastrous, but we know that it depends upon ourselves—upon the use we make of our gifts and powers we possess—upon the ends we choose and towards which we work—upon our worthiness of aim and purposes in life—upon our fidelity to the unalterable principles of uprightness—upon our cordial love, belief and practice of the truth. This world is waiting for each one of us to come and fill our place, though it may not be exalted or conspicuous. There is not a name in this dear Class of 1910 that may be ever known in fame or be indelibly stamped on historic pages. Not one of us may ever achieve what men call greatness, but there is a greatness which each of us may surely attain, and honors which we may win. It is the burdens cheerfully borne and duty faithfully performed that makes the honor that crowns and glorifies the memory of those who help to make the world sweeter, purer, and better. “ Be then true to ourselves and to our age, our Country and to our God, true to the Country wherein we have been carefully nurtured and to the obligations imposed by the intellectual and moral culture and power that we have here received.” Bettie Short 9

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The Four Leaf Clover Salutatori? n ADIES AND Gentlemen : In behalf of the Faculty and the Senior Class of Lawrenceville High School, I extend a hearty welcome to each and everyone present here to-night. We appreciate the interest which the pub¬ lic has always manifested in our behalf, for without their moral and finan¬ cial support, we could never have attained the honor which is ours to-night. We realize as never before the importance of an education; we realize that if we, as individuals are to accomplish anything in this life, if our com¬ munity is to take a part in the affairs in this State or this nation, the people must be educated. You, the citizens of this town have borne the burden of taxation that you might benefit your community by having in its midst a school, the equal of any in this State considering the size of our town. I know not the attitude of the classes which will graduate from this institution in th ' e future, but I assure you that the Class of 1910 appreciates what you have done for them. May you never have cause to regret it, and may you live to see those for whom you have done so much, making this nation’s history and carving this nation’s destiny. We realize the gigantic efforts put forth by the Superintendent and Board of Trustees in establishing this school, but that toil was at length rewarded, and we have a building crowning the summit of yonder hillock, which reflects a credit and honor upon our people. That building is here, and thank God, it is here to stay. Generations yet unborn will be trained within her sacred walls, and classes may graduate from that institution which may reflect more honor upon it, but we assure you that none shall know a deeper gratitude than the Class of 1910. Dear Schoolmates, profit by our mistakes and failures; do not let an opportunity pass by, however small, for accumulations of knowledge and experience, for the most valuable kinds are the results of little bits of know¬ ledge and experience carefully treasured. Those who learn nothing or accumulate nothing in life are set down as failures—because they have neg¬ lected little things. May you realize these true words of Cowper: “Young heads are giddy and young hearts are warm. And make mistakes for manhood to reform. Boys are at best but pretty buds unblown. Whose scent and hues are rather guessed than known. Each dreams that each is just what he appears. But learns his errors in maturer years. When disposition like a sail unfurled Shows all its rents and patches to the world,” 8

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Tlie Four Leaf Clover (11300 Mi 0 tor? n O me has been assigned the task of writing the Class history. This is at once useless and difficult. It is useless because the good work of this Class speaks for itself. It is difficult to rightly picture the deeds of this Class. However, it may be that I can record a few facts of its already well known history. Let us look back three years, at the beginning of the session 1907-08. The Class assembled for the first time in September 1907, with an enroll¬ ment of seventeen. ( How proud we felt, that we were in our second High School year, or the ninth grade.) Seventeen! Almost three times the number left now! We thought we knew it all then, as we were in the ninth grade. But nine months grind in Mathematics and Latin removed all such pride from our swollen heads. The English was very hard, the hours we spent over it are innumerable. Zoology was not easy, but Bot¬ any—that was the worst of all—such names that tied our tongues in hard knots trying to pronounce them. During the session two of our number dropped out, leaving fifteen to struggle on with our work. The year as a whole, was uneventful, few important events occurring. The intermediate and final examinations though, were the cause of much worry and not a little extra studying. Never-the-less, we made very good progress during the session, twelve out of the fifteen being promoted to the next grade. Thus endeth the first chapter. On the third of September 1908, the tenth grade (or the Juniors, as we wished to be called ) came together at the High School for the session of 1908-09. Some changes had occurred. Many of the old familiar faces of the preceding year were gone, and their places taken by strangers. A new teacher. Miss Smithey, of the Mathematic department, was added to our efficient and accomplished corps of teachers. The standard too had been raised from 75 to 85 per cent while examinations were not required if an average of ninety per cent was made in the subject. The raising of the standard meant harder work, but we went to work with a determination to win success. At the beginning of the session the Euzelian Literary was organized with the eleventh and tenth grades and as many of the ninth grade as wished to join, for members—twenty in all. The society was something new and rather awkward at first, but was enjoyed very much after we became accustomed to it. The debates were very pleasing, so exciting, while all of every program was enjoyed. Our class work was more difficult than the year before, on account of the standard having been raised—so difficult that one of the Class was returned to the ninth grade. Physics was exceedingly difficult, Latin was 10