Luther Foster High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Blackstone, VA)

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MRS. SALLIE B. COLEMAN, Secretary : , - ' ' ... FROM THE PRINCIPAL MR. JAMES B. WOODSON, Principal To The Seniors: Greetings! Now comes to you that long-awaited date - a dream fulfilled in nineteen fifty- eight ! Yes, graduation day does bring the fulfillment of a dream for which you have worked faithfully and waited anxiously during many long months and years. It rep¬ resents for you a sort of Mission Accomplished. I am happy to share with you the joy and satisfaction which you so richly deserve at this moment in your lives. Fully do I appreciate the long hours of study and toil which you have endured. There have been sacrifices, too, - many of them - by both your parents and by you. Temptations of many sorts have threatened to pull you from your course. Anxieties, fears, secret longings, misunderstandings, and even temporary failures have all been met and con¬ quered. Certainly, then, you have a right to look upon this occasion as a milestone of accomplishment. You have proved your worth in many, many ways. You have ele¬ vated and blessed the good name of your family and your school. You deserve our praise and also our earnest prayers - prayers that you may always move forward to higher and nobler heights. Such is my pride in your accomplishments - and such are my prayers for you. Finally, what about tomorrow ' s dreams and tomorrow’s work? Let me suggest as a guide these lines from Henry Van Dyke: Let me but do my work from day to day, In field or forest, at the desk or loom, In roaring market-place or tranquil room; Let me but find it in my heart to say, When vagrant wishes beckon me astray, ' This is my work; my blessing, not my doom; Of all who live, I am the one by whom This work can best be done in the right way. Then shall I see it not too great, nor small, To suit my spirit and to prove my powers; Then shall I cheerful greet the laboring hours, And cheerful turn, when the long shadows fall At eventide, to play and love and rest, Because I know for me my work is best.

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DEDICATED TO OUR BELOVED PARENTS We, the class of 1958, dedicate this yearbook, the Bulldog, to our parents who have constantly supported and guided us. For twelve long years you have encouraged us to a successful school life. Only you, with your wisdom, patience, and love could have known that sometime in the dim future we would realize what you have done for us. We know now, in a small degree, that without your untiring efforts we never could have attained this goal along the road of life. Yours has not been an easy task. If we’ve seemed ungrateful, we know you have forgiven our shortcomings because they are the usual imperfections of youth and in¬ experience. Your inspiration has led us thus far and points to a future, limited only by our own ambition. We wish to extend to you in this petite way our sincerest appreciation for making these years enjoyable as well as fruitful. Your Children, The Senior Class of 1958

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With our signatures we salute you. - THE FACULTY