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

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SENIOR STATISTICS The Islander

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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 Junior Class OFFICERS President BUD DOWNEY Vice President INEZ HORTON Secretary-Treasurer HENRY WALKER CLASS ROLL Joe Arrington Richard Brydges Edward Cook Bud Downey Graham Humphreys Fitz Mattox Claude Milam Bernard Snead Jack Tomlinson Henry Walker Mary Davis Madeline Dayton Helen Feagans Audrey Fifer Lois Goode Vivian Hall Marguerite Dayton Inez Horton Kathleen McNeely Louise Mitchell Emma Jane Rogers Minnie Thomas Barbara Tomlinson Grace Dean Turpin Elizabeth Ware