Martinsville High School - Mavahi Yearbook (Martinsville, VA)

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Balm A Creed for High School Graduates my rg T IS TOLD of Quintilian, the great Roman teacher of the first century, that it was his custom to assign to his pupils the task of putting into the mouths of some of the great Roman orators speeches that they might utter on the vital questions of their day. During the first days or weeks of the coming June, 70,000 or more boys and girls will graduate from the Virginia high schools. The editor likewise ventures to put words into the mouths of this magnificent array of youth. and prays that every boy and girl, as they receive a diploma, may subscribe deep down in their hearts to every word of this creed. We, the members of the Senior Class, have been a real part of this institution. We have been sheltered by its brick and mortar, we have profited by its equipment, we have felt the throb of the subject matter in its course of study. The ultimate essence of this institution has gone deep into our souls. We have spent four years at this school-four good years. What have the experiences of these years meant to us? l. Our intellectual horizon has been broadened. We have learned to use books, to use ideals and facts, and to think more clearly, and to extend our thinking into new and larger fields of human interests. We have learned to know that this is only half of life, that the other half is loving these things and assigning values to our experiences. 2. Our interest in mankind in general has taken a broader sweep. We feel that we are a part of the great world of humanity. We know that our lives must grow and move in personal contact with our fellows, that this constitutes one of the supreme factors in human life, and that our appreciation of, and interest in, these things will grow in intensity with the coming years. 3. Our respect for truth has increased a hundredfold. We have learned the art of finding truth in nature and in humanity. We have learned that there is such a thing as intellectual honesty, that growth is the finest thing in all the world, that our ability to serve measures the progress of our intellectual and spiritual growth. 4. We have learned the nature and function of human feelings. We know what is high or low, what is fine, and good, and beautiful, and true in human life. We know that nothing so ennobles the spirit in us, so purifies the springs of life, as love. We know that God is the embodiment of supreme beauty in nature and in human character, that life is a continual striving for the radiance of this presence, and that There are sermons in stones, Books in running brooks, And good in everything. We know that work is the basal element in all lasting happiness, that with honest work comes love and the highest joy. Our ideals have been lifted to loftier heights. We know that this is a sign of growth and a signboard along our pathway. We promise here and now to maintain the highest standards of life and work and to carry them into the world of service, and they shall be a part of our success and the means by which we shall learn the high art of living richly and well. +5f10li+ 1930

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1219+ RUTH ATKINS fManagvr Girls' Basket Ball Tram, 1929-301 If you're wise 'tBeware of Ruth and her wiles. Great mischief Is wrought by her smiles. THEODORE BERLIN flfoolluill, Public Sfveaking and Vicc Prmidmtt of Senior Classj His poetic abilities will perhaps enable him to follow in the footsteps of his forty-second cousin, Irvin Berlin, the famous song writer. But no matter how famous he becomes, we'll always re- member him as Vice President of the Class of '30 and one of our most loyal students. ' NINA BURGESS A gentle voice, red hair, A pleasant smile and there VVith all that's good and true, 'I:hat's Nina. 1 1 9 3 Op, 'M 'M 1.