Martinsville High School - Mavahi Yearbook (Martinsville, VA)

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A MESSAGE FROM THE SENIORS As the long-awaited day of graduation grows nearer, the more unwilling we become to part. Within the walls of our school are many cherished memories. Here we have known the satisfaction of learning and the enjoyment of friendships. To the administration, whose superintendent came here with us, and to the faculty, we are deeply indebted. They have done much for us, and our gratitude will deepen with the years. To the students who follow, we express a sincere desire that they may receive as much from their years here as have we. To Mavahi we can never say goodbye. We shall always be here in spirit and shall endeavor to take a part of her with us-her friendliness, her wisdom, and her strength. TO THE SENIORS Goodbye, Brother Rat! That doesn't sound just right, does it? Yet, I am compelled to put an end to an era begun on that September morning in 1946 when I greeted you from the stage of Martinsville High School, Hello, Brother Rat. We were freshmen together. You were entering upon a new venture with en- thusiasm, happy, full of joy, not knowing exactly what lay ahead, and not caring particularly. I was beginning a new job in a school system that was experiencing growing pains and bursting at the seams. When I looked out over your group that morning, I suddenly realized that there were only four years left in which to prepare you for a job, college, or whatever step you chose to take next. I could take more than four years to reorganize the school program, let you slide through with inadequate training, and very few would know the difference. I made my choice that morning and decided that much of my energy would be directed toward improving the school instructional program, even though new buildings were a very pressing need. Your enthusiasm and accomplishment have justified that decision. You are completing the tasks that were ahead of you and, I hope, are ready for the next step. We who are staying behind still have unfinished tasks. You have been an inspiration and a great help. Your ideas and suggestions have become a part of the libre of the Martinsville school system, just as have those of others who preceded you. and as those of others who will follow. To me, however, you are something special. I can't say, Goodbye, Brother Senior. I won't say, Goodbye, Brother Rat. So I'll just say, I'll be seeing you. As the years pass, our paths may cross many times, and may I hope that the tracks we make will be woven into the fabric of America, and the world, in such a way that others may see and say that the places we've been are better because we were there. M. L. CARPBR

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Q i 3 E DEDICATION Because she has been a devoted companion and a close friend to us throughout our years of high school life, we are reluctant to leave her. But as all good things must end, we close a happy association in dedicating the 1950 MAVAHI to MISS ANE FRYE

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