Lovingston High School - Cycle Yearbook (Lovingston, VA)

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class term began, and the students were taken through before patients were admitted. This is the newest and most up-to-date hospital of this type in the United States. We had classes for quite a while before going on duty. We only worked two hours a day during the week and half day on Sun¬ days until Christmas. Since then we have been on regular duty. Saturday we get our caps. This is the great¬ est event in a student nurse’s life. Many of us are still in suspense, for there is yet another examination to be taken. Sincerely, Allie Norvelle. RELIGION Religion is within itself character. It cov¬ ers so many phases of life that it is hard to conform it to a short talk. Without religion the minds of men and women become narrow and warped. No matter how great our will power and courage, or no matter how polished our manners, we are not good characters with¬ out religion. For patience, kindness, gentle¬ ness and many other lovable traits that con¬ stitute character are fostered by religion. Our religion gives us a high standard of liv¬ ing. Our codes of morality are products of religion. Scientists show that we are greatly influenced and guided by our ideals. We all have our ideals and naturally these ideals pos¬ sess the traits of a good character. But are not these traits formed as a result of religion? The greater our faith, the higher our ideals. So we may safely say that should we forsake our faith, the human race would sink into pits of sin and evil. Today, we possess a broad-minded view of religion. We are ready to tolerate and re¬ spect the views of others. We no longer re¬ sort to the stern, strict views of our Puritan ancestors. In fact, we are so far from these views that most of us are termed non Chris¬ tians.” Such has been certain periods all through the ages. There have been periods of zealous religion, followed by a period in which the people did not turn to God. These latter periods were reactions against the views of the foregoing period. But through each type, God remained. But indeed, He is one of the few things that does remain. Through peace and prosperity, through suffering and de¬ pression, He is still there. And lastly, religion is not acquired through education. Many traits of character are drilled into us through education. But nothing is more touching or more enlightening than the simple faith of poor but honest, God-fearing men. Frances Davidson. PATRIOTISM Patriotism is the love of home. There is one little corner of the earth that you love above all others and that is your home. For your home is your own corner of the world. So when we call our country our Homeland, it is something more than a name. It is no small thing that our country does for us in guarding our right to a civilized life. It is we, who make the nation strong or weak, and we owe it to our country to keep it strong. Patriotism is the desire to make your coun¬ try the best place in the world. Though, we must love the world, we must love our coun¬ try best. Mr. Kipling has said, Who dies, if Eng¬ land lives,” and Nathan Hale, when he was being hanged as a spy, said, My only regret is I have but one life to give for my country.” One of the greatest patriots of the world, who was also among the greatest patriots of France, was Pasteur, and when he was dying, he said these noble words, I am sorry to die, because I wanted to do much for my coun¬ try.” It has the sanction of heaven itself, this love of country and as for us, if we forget our native land, let Liberty forsake us. HONESTY We owe it to ourselves, to our neighbors, and to the world, to be honest. Honesty is the best policy. It will bring us hardships at times, but it will give us peace in the end. There are rogues and thieves who make for¬ tunes; there are dishonest men who build up great wealth and seem to enjoy great happi¬ ness, but they live in no security. They may fall at anytime. We live and prosper by seeking and speak¬ ing the truth, and there is no other way to

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FLORIE EWERS Florie Ewers has blond hair, blue eyes, fair com¬ plexion, and very pretty teeth. She wears glasses. You always see Florie in sport clothes, which I think are very becoming to her. She has a good personality. Her smile is exceed¬ ingly genial, lighting up her whole face and render¬ ing it very attractive. She is simply free from all self-consciousness. She loves to work cross-word puzzles, but frequently gets the wrong word. MARY ELLEN KIDD Mary Ellen Kidd is a blonde and has blue eyes. She is about five feet five inches tall and weighs 147 pounds. She always meets you with a smile and is good natured. She has beautiful white teeth, which makes her more attractive. Mary Ellen is known as the poetess of the senior class of ’3 5 and ’3 6. Mary Ellen’s nickname out here is Sunshine but Willy calls her Sunny Mine. She comes to school to take Bible, but after Bible class is over her mind is down in Howardsville where lives a certain Mr. Ben¬ jamin Wells, of whom Mary Ellen is rather fond. Louise Miller. SADIE GUNTER Sadie Gunter has dark brown hair and eyes. She wears her hair long. Sadies is five feet eight inches Lois Puckett. tall and weighs one hundred and twenty pounds. She has a .fair complexion and uses very little make-up. You never see her irritated or angry. She has a pleasing smile. She makes friends easily, but has very little to say. She is a very quiet girl, but she might be different from that when her fellow comes to see her. She was chosen maid-of-honor in the May Court of 193 5 and is to be Queen of the May this year. Beatrice Simpson. CLAY WRIGHT Clay Wright excels on the athletic field. He does not care so very much about the seamy side of school life; hard study, long essays, themes and other an¬ noyances. It is whispered that Clay is in love. VoteJ fcy § o ernors Prettiest Girl . Handsomest Boy Most Popular Girl Most Popular Boy. Neatest Girl . Neatest Boy . Biggest Flirt . Biggest Flirt . Best Sport . Best Sport . Biggest Eater . Biggest Eater. . . . Biggest Baby . Biggest Baby . Elizabeth Yulle Lee Farrar Juliette Redd R. T. Gleason Rebecca Spencer Audrey Connelly Malcolm Woodson Katherine Horsley Tompkins Strother George Norvelle Pat Purvis Charlie Powell Elizabeth Yulle Bruce Anderson

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J umnor Class OFFICERS Reginald Dawson. President Florence Thacker Vice-President Kathleen Dawson . . . Secretary-Treasurer Colors: Motto: Red and Gold We can if ice will Reginald Dawson Joe Hughes Bill Trice Hope Tunstall Stephen Parrish Herbert Purvis James Rodgers Charles Stevens Hariy Saunders Ruth Abernethy Mary Baker Margaret Banton Elsie Crank Kathleen Dawson Margaret Fields Annie Louise Gleason Hazel Gunter Annie Harris Dell Harrower Margaret Harvey Allene Knight Eleanor Knight Pauline Lynch Ruth Mann Elizabeth Oakley Lucille Pote Mattie Purvis Charlotte Stevens Jeanne Stevens Lillian Stevens Florence Thacker Florine Tompson Kathleen Trent Ella Turner happiness. He who does not speak the truth, will believe nobody else and his life is one long round of uncertainty, haunted by the fear of being found out. Even though, we suffer for it we must speak the truth. One lie leads on to another. A lie is like a snow ball, it grows as it goes on its 1 way. There is dishonesty all through the political and public life. There are men who care noth¬ ing for their country, but seek to win posi¬ tions of power that they may serve some pur¬ pose of their own. Of all forms of dishonesty, none is worse than this, for it corrupts a public cause and thousands of people, or a whole nation, may suffer for one man’s gain. What we have to say of a man let us say it as steadily before his face as behind his back. It is a wise rule and a safe one. Let us be honest to all, to ourselves and to our country. An honest man is the noblest work of God.” Juliette Redd.