Marcuse High School - Islander Yearbook (Big Island, VA)

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— The Islander.- Class Prophecy Within recent years much emphasis has been placed on man’s psychic experi- ences. Radio programs have recited unusual coincidences wherein man’s premoni- tions had forewarned unusual events that did actually happen. Magazines have fil- led feature pages with true accounts of man’s mental telepathy at work and of his visions. I, like you, thought they made intere sting stories, but like you I thought no sane person would dare believe them. After my own personal experience a short time ago, however, I know such things are possible, for while I sat dreamily gazing into the fire one night, suddenly there came before me a vision of things as they would be — one by one I saw clearly into the lives of my closet friends, my classmates, as they would be in the future. As well as I could judge, the time must have been about 1950, for most of my classmates had gone ahead and found some definite place for themselves in the world. I could clearly see Virginia Brizendine as manager of a group of stores around Big Island. She had taken over not only her father’s business but the other stores as well and was handling them very nicely. Big Island itself as it flashed before my vision seemed to have developed into a progressive, fast-growing town. It boasted a new theatre, for there was Helen Fea- gans selling tickets and giving Hollywood tips on the stars and new pictures. Louise Griggs, I noted, had recently returned from a dramatic tour and was billed for a local appearance in the play which Clara Duehr and her father had just written and were producing, Clara herself was to appear in one of the minor parts. I wasn’t surprised to find Evelyn Fifer creating new coiffures for the ladies of Big Island through her beauty shops. It was easy to see in school that she had a talent for fixing hair. The business section of town had been enlarged by the erection of new office buildings and most particularly by a new lecreation center. Mabel Hughes, having completed a business course, appeared as secretary to Henry Douglas, a managing salesman for Ford V8. Henry’s enthusiasm for Fords had advanced him rapidly in their sales organization. Mabel kept his office while Henry covered his large territory. I smiled with approval as I saw our star athletes, Aubrey Keller and Peachie Tanner heads of the recreation center. Not only did they direct athletics (to the girls’ delight) but they participated as well. Both had become stars on minor league ball teams. Hugh Tooley had become a successful horticulturalist and owned several or- chards around Big Island. Inevitably Hazel Tomlinson and Joe Arrington had set- tled down to a comfortable existence on a farm. Elizabeth Harlow, it appeared, offered, the intellectual stimulus to the com- munity. After teaching several years, she had influenced the founding of a public library and had herself become the head librarian. She was very active in civic and social work, too. Norban Wright was satisfying his lust for travel as a traveling salesman for a tobacco company. Carol Mason, though doing secretarial work, was also taking part in the Lttle Theatre projects, specializing in the make-up division. What had happened to me? Well, I can foretell that, too, for I saw myself a graduate nurse that had settled down to social service work, and I was getting a big “kick” out of it. Is it possible for any of this to come true? In this age in which we are living, anything: seems possible. Who knows maybe one can foretell the future. Time only will tell. Evelyn Hatcher, Class Prophet

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The Islander Class Will We, the seniors of 1939, have taken inventory of our possessions, and have made our last but solemn will. To the faculty we leave our many thanks and appreciation for helping us and being so faithful to us through our four years of high school. To the juniors we leave our ability to graduate. To the sophomores we leave our dignity. To the freshmen we leave our wads of chewing gum and our spitballs. Virginia Brizendine leaves her neatness and lady-like ways to Kathleen Mc- Neely. Clara Duehr leaves her stout appearance to Emma Jane Rogers. Helen Feagans leaves her love for the boys to Mary Davis. Evelyn Fifer leaves her ability to fix hair to Minnie Thomas. Louise Griggs leaves her position as captain of the basketball team to Inez Horton. Elizabeth Harlow leaves her turned-up shoes to Richard Brydges. Evelyn Hatcher leaves her quietness and dignity to Grace Dean Turpin. Mabel Hughes leaves her amicable disposition to Marguerite Dayton. Carol Mason leaves her blonde hair to Vivian Hall. Hugh Tooley leaves his good disposition to Claude Milam. Aubrey Keller leaves his small stature to Edward Cook. Peachie Tanner leaves his athletic ability to Jack Tomlinson. Norban Wright leaves to Fitz Mattox the privilege of keeping Marguerite Day- ton company. Henry Douglas leaves his popularity with the girls to Graham Humphreys. Hazel Tomlinson leaves her perpetual motions to Barbara Tomlinson. Besides these enforced gifts, we leave— not of necessity but of our own free will — our blessings, tender memories of our pleasant associations together and our appeals for forgiveness for demonstrations that we have not exactly appreciated in the past, and a pledge of friendship from henceforth and forever. All the rest and residue of our property, whatever and wheresoever of what nature, kind and quality it may be, and not herein disposed of, after paying our debts and funeral expenses, we give and bequeath to our beloved principal, for use and benefit absolutely, and to be disposed of for the good of the coming classes as he may see fit. And we do hereby constitute and appoint the said principal sole executor of this, our last will and testament. In witness whereby we, the class of ’39, the testators have to this, our will, written on one sheet of parchment, set our hand and seal this thirtieth day of May, ninteen hundred and thirty nine. Carol Mason, Testator

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