Marshall High School - Marshallite Yearbook (Marshall, VA)

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MARSHALITE 1945 SALUTATORY Ccontinuedl Ah ! if our souls but poise and swing Like the compass in its brazen ring. Ever level and ever true To the toil and the task We have to do, We shall sail securely, and safely reach The Fortunate Isles, on Whose shining beach The sights we see. and the sounds We hear, Will be those of joy and not of fear. Again, dear friends, as salutatorian of the class of '45, let me express our joy at having you with us. We hope you will find in all We do and say some assurance of your Welcome, realizing that, as a class, we cannot ask you to Come again I STELLA CLARKE Ll-B

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MARSHAUTE1945 SALUTATORY L28 Madam President, Members of the Faculty, Classmates, and Friends: Words are inadequate to convey to you the emotions that flood our innermost being. Now that we have reached a goal of youth's ambition, we find that it is not the end, as we supposed, but the Commencement of our lives. So tonight, we bid you a most sincere and hearty welcome to this, the last meeting our class can ever hope to hold. It is impossible for us to express our gratitude to our principal and teachers, for only through their patient efforts and faithful in- struction have we obtained this goal. To us, this is a golden hour, long to be remembered, and we trust that you will invoke Godls richest blessing and guidance to help us steer our boats aright as we sail out on life's tempestuous sea, for, as Longfellow says: Like unto ships far off at sea, Outward or homeward bound, are we. Before. behind, and all around, Floats and swings the horizon's bound, Seems at its distant rim to rise And climb the crystal wall of the skies, And then again to turn and sink As if we could slide from its outer brink. Ah I it is not the sea, It is not the sea that sinks and shelves, But ourselves That rock and rise With endless and uneasy motion, Now touching the very skies. Now sinking into the depths of ocean.

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MARSHALITE. 1945 ADVICE TO JUNIORS As the old saying goes. Advice is the cheapest thing you can give but Juniors, we thought you would appreciate some any way. Most important of all take advantage of those Senior privileges be- fore others do. According to Miss Brewer the Seniors still hold the title of being the noisiest class in schoolg do your best Juniors to keep it noisy Qwith much more volumej. By all means be sure you pass three subjects in order to participate in sports and hold your offices. If you ever happen to get into an argument, just call on Mrs. Smith because she certainly puts up a good fight. Another thing, at the first of school be sure you have a written ex- cuse for Physical Ed. It might come in handy after staying out until the Wee hours of the morning on a. date. Juniors. you had better take my advice and go to work this summer because you will sure need the money when you become a Senior. Just when you think you've paid your last debt, up pops another one bigger than the first. If you possibly can, try to take Chemistry sixth period under Mrs. Brent, experiments always take up a whole hour, and the baseball games outside the class window are also interesting to watch. When you begin writing your thesis, why read a lot of books and stuff, when it would be so much easier to copy right out of the book. The next easy step will be to do it all over again. Juniors, when you become Seniors, be as dignified as possible, so the rest of the school can have fun calling you stuck up You will soon find out that the life of a Senior is by no means an easy one, but in a couple of years you Will probably look back on it as the happiest year of school. , Last but by no means least, if you ever want any more advice than that which we're giving you, go to Miss Partlow because she can answer your question while you're thinking of what to ask her. Putting all the joking aside Juniors, we, the Seniors of '45, would like to wish you much success in the coming year. KITTY li U Ii G ESS MANDLEY JOHNSTON