McAdory High School - Yellow Jacket Yearbook (McCalla, AL)

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+■ Valedictory ------- +-----♦ Friends, teachers and classmates: The four years that we have been together has ! ecn .1 time of great pleasure and happiness. Our teachers seemed like parents to us. and the classmate like brothers and sisters. We love one another, and have built a great friendship that shall never be destroyed or torn away from our memories. We learned to love the subjects, and with hard work and deep thinking we became their masters. Sometimes we felt discouraged hut we knew this would not do, -o we strug gled on and fought an honest fight. Ever)' day was pleasant which passed away too quickly. Soon these halls will lie vacant and our footsteps will, echo here no more. No longer shall our happy voices sing in merry glee, and never again in High School -hall we see these bright, happy faces, for the years to come will find them scattered like the dawn of a thistle. We have kissed our text luniks sad adieu, but some of these will lie kept as life long memories, and if some of the books were closely examined we would find little stains of tear drops, which were shed while we were reciting the last lesson, also pressed between the leaves will lie found tiny petals of lieautiful flowers, placed there with love and thoughts of our classmates so dear, ever reminding us that there will never l«- a time $0 sweet in our lives, as the dear old golden High School days of nineteen hundred and twenty three. While our High School days have ended, our live- have just licguri We did not realize how short the lime was. until it is time to part. The hours, days, months and years have passed too swiftly away. Our happy smiles arc covered with tears, and our sad beans beat heavily, for we. in a few moments will lie parted, some, perhaps forever The last link of the golden chain is broken, that in these few years have bound u» together.’ Now. that our school life is over, we must go onward and upward until we reach the goal, which ability and opportunity produces—Success. Fond memories « H kind deeds will never lie forgotten. We shall never cease to think of those noble characters, who have guided us • gently day by day. When time, with its trick ami memory, carries us hack to McAdory High—it will lie a pleasant reminiscence. Some of the teachers and classmates whom we had learned to love have departed, and joined the angels band, but while they dwell with us no longer in liody. they arc present in spirit. Each member of this class has learned to love the members of the Faculty, for their many deed- of kindness, words of encouragement, and never failing aid in time of need. We know that their cooperation was not from a selfish view-point, but that our work would lie a success when we depart and go into the world alone. Our session room teacher. Mr. Lee. has taught so many buys and girls, but never ha- he been loved or appreciated l»y a class more than we. He rejoiced with u» in our happiness and sympathized with us in sorrow, truly he laughs with those who laugh and weeps with those who weep.” He has endeavored to lead each of u to a higher, nobler and liettcr life. To parent , teachers and friends we offer the most sincere gratitude for the many acts of love ami kindness rendered. Good bye. it should not lie farewell, We hope again to meet. Hut happy hours are ever short And days of youth arc fleet. So. Good-bye now, to thee Oh, Seniors of Twenty Three. 25 BESSIE MARSH

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and Catherine Andrews. They are now candidates for the mayorship of New York City and their debate is very warm. In a Kreat Cathedral I saw the great John Kendricks, in the pulpit anil heard him deliver an eloquent sermon. Then a quick change in the same cathedral. John is j er-formmg a marriage ceremony Standing before him enveiled and carrying “lillie of the valley,” I recognised Susie with Paul. From this extreme Northern scene. I next followed to Florida, where I saw in a grove under an orange tree our quiet Francis Densmore. By her side sat a fair youth, pleading for her hand, hut Francis remained firm in her decision to he an old maid. Next was shown a very neat little school building surrounded by typical country life. 1 at once began to sympathize with a i»oor little boy who was getting a sene re •lose of a hickory switch. You can imagine mv surprise as I recognized Winifred Mahan to be the stern little school teacher, surrounded by a room filled with frightened pupils. Knowing that I had seen all 16 of my classmates of 23 and realizing that I too Inul a part to play. I couldn't l e idle. I rose to go with a glad heart, knowing that my classmates were numbered with the GREAT. HOLLIE TURMAN Class of 1923. 24

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Stialtistics If it were not for the tact that I have a well established reputation for telling the truth. I'd hesitate before making the statements I am atom ft) make. True it i- that some of the remarkable qualities, which I must in justice attribute to this class, are ones which would seem preposterous if applied to any other. However, relying on my before mentioned veracity and njK.ii the good fame which my class enjoys. I venture to make public the remarkable statistics which can l»e proven by exact mathematical methods. Our remarkable intellectual powers cannot be denied when it is shown that the head measures 441 inches in circumference. This statement will prepare you for the next statement which is one that concerns a most distressing subject to many j coplc. but owing to the present styles we feel that we should not worry, namely, our waist measure i 489 incite-. Our great ability i«»r taking things in hand and mani] ul;ttiug them so skillfully will no longer he marveled at when I tell you the size of the glove of this class is 120. Glove- suggests shoes, so we confess here though with some hesitation that this class wears a 77 3 shoe. Our understanding is superb. One of our teachers continually insists on our laying good foundations and from this fact it would seem that her udmnni tions have been heeded. Up from this 77 yj -hoc we rise to the imposing height of 92 feet, or more accurately 1004 inches we stand supreme. Hut not mere length slenderly thrusting half through the atmosphere distinguishes us. In addition we possess good substantial avoirdupois as may be proved by our authentic weight of 2098 j.ound-. But while all this development may astound you. you may consider that we arc constantly improving and as our age is 306 years and for all those years wc have lieen improving ceaselessly, why what else could you expect? PAUL LETSOX Class of 1923.