Midway High School - Semper Yearbook (Church Road, VA)

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Dedicated To our Priiu ' ipal, whose friendliness, o-iiidanee and personal interest have inspii ' ed us to further our knowledge of worthwhile things. We. the Senior Class of nineteen thirty-nine dedicate this, our first annual. e

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uir I WAV . ; Virginiana r y ' ' 311871 Foreword We. tlie Stnff, wish to i)resent to the students aiu? friends of Midw.iy this 1!)3!) “Semper.” It has been onr one aim in pnblishino- tins l)ook ever to keep the principles of this sidiool and the high standards set np by yon. i Iay yon always remember these princi- ples portrayed by onr coat-of-arms — strength, spirit, guidance, protection and bravery. If, in later years, wh ' Mi yonr memories of high school days have faded and this “Semi)er” helps yon to relive the days at .Midway, then the joy will I e curs. i ALDERMAN LIBRARY-EXTENSION SERVICE station Charlottesville, Va, •lijiLr- AOTOyWiGW!- lomvA

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COAT-OF-ARMS ErndiHo esf viia Lenniino- is Ijife On our ( ' oat-of-aniis we find this inspiring ' motto. It has Veen onr aim and great jileasni ' e to make life worthwliile hy learning. Although we have only l)egnn this life of learning, we hope that we will tind this statement true; may each student at IMidway go forth striving to do his best with this in mind. Besides this motto we have on oui ' eoat-of-arms an oak leaf whieh stands for strength; a cross, whieh signifies gnidanee; a helmet, whieh signifies spirit; a sword, whieh stands for hraveiw and finally the color l)lne which, as we all know, stands for truth. As an oak grows, so we grow from small, insignificant children to hoys and girls and then to men and women who shoidd he strong and shoidd influence tliose who are younger and weaker. Let ns follow the way of the cross — that symbol which reminds us of the sacrifice which was made to save ns. The cross shoidd he a guiding light. The spirit — the I ' ight kind of a s] ii ' it toward evei ' yone and everything is what our helmet stands for. Let ns strive to seek, and find this spirit. Are we brave? If not, let ns ever keep a watch on our sword which will remind ns to face our fellowmen with courage and not to give up because we can’t do as well as someone else but to keep trying. Are you tn;e soldiers? Are yon true to yourself and to others? The blue on onr coat-of-arms should he an ins])iration to ns all. Ask yourself the (piestion, “Am I tile kind of person I’d like to he?’’ Then answer truthfully. Are yon? i Iay this IMidway Iligli School coat-of-arms lie the ever lirig ' htly shining, guiding light to the .students at Midway now and those who come after us, as it has been to the Senior (’lass of l!kl!). — M. rv