Marshall High School - Marshallite Yearbook (Marshall, VA)

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MARSHALITE1945 VALEDICTORY Ll? It is with solemnity, and a touch of sadness. that We. the graduating class of '45 board the ship which will lead us into the ex- periences and trials of adult life. It is With confidence and determina- tion, acquired during our brief sojourn in this training base, that we Weigh anchor and begin the voyage. Our training period has paralleled a time when classmates and friends of our own age have sacrificed their youthfulness and accepted a man's task in war. They have dedicated their lives toward the preservation of liberty. Unlike our former mates, our youthful- ness is unmarred by the brutalities being recorded in present history. We have an ocean of opportunities and strength at our command. Shall we not use these assets in perfecting a lasting peace ! Shall We not dedicate our lives toward the achieving of a new era for man- kind l We would be very insensitive and irresponsible not to realize the gravity of the task which faces us. Humanity forbids us to sacri- fice freedom and peace for restless and material desires Which Will, in the end, amount to nothing. We. alone, cannot make the peace. We cannot directly in- fluence the statesmen who will shape the plans for an effective peace. But we can join with peoples of every nation in an effort to create the SP1 RIT of peace. l-lowever, we must remember that a lasting betterment of the World will not be reached by short-cuts. Courage and faith must be the foundation on which it is built. Only love, tolerance and under- standing Will strengthen this foundation.

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MARSHAUTE1945 CLASS WILL Ccontinuedl Betty Beatty Wills her understanding of jive to Anne Townsend Possibly Anne will make the school ring as Betty has. Kitty Burgess passes on some of her remarkable dancing abilities to Betty Ball. Brooke Triplett sorrowfully gives Jane Pierce her lease on Mandley Johnston. Lucy Moore relinquishes to Thelma Sisemore her place beside James Hibbs in a booth at The Plains Pharmacy. Thelma Jeffries wills her regular trip to Washington to see that one special boy to Lucy Henley. Stella Clark gives her industrious ways of studying to Welby Kenny. She feels that Welby needs them more than anyone else. Helen Mayhugh wills her attentive attitude to Tommy Herring- don. We doubt that Tommy will know what to do with it. Evelyn Leach wills her special ability to attract the Warrenton- ians to Lenora Cisler. On this the thirtieth day of May A. D., one thousand nine hun- dred and forty-five, We set our hand and seal to this our last will and testament. Witnesses: The Big Three: EVELYN LEACH Frankie Roosevelt BILL STRIBLING Jo Stalin Winnie Churchill 'AC

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MARSHALITE1945 VALEDICTORY fcontinuedl Before our ship fades into the horizon, We face the inevitable, sad moment of bidding the faculty and our friends farewell. The sympathy and understanding with which our instructors have steered us, and the problems, disappointments, and happiness We have shared with our friends will never be forgotten. As We follow our course 'lout of the harbor into deep chan- nels the challenge for the realization of our goal remains forever before us in the words of a poet: Sail forth l Steer for the deep Waters only I For We are bound Where mariner has not dared to go, And We risk the ship, ourselves, and all. BETTY BEATTY llg