Monroe High School - Trail Yearbook (Stanardsville, VA)

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This was our Fresh an sea and we had three others to travel. On September, 1941, a year later, we entered the Sophomore sea with thirty-nine passengers as some previously remained at various ports. This year the sailing was very much like the first year, only the sea seemed to be a little rougher in spots and sailing was hard. We thought that we knew all about sailing but we were informed that Sophomore means nwise fool.u we were very depressed to learn that one of our officers had decided to sail the sea of matrimony, leaving us minus one seaman. Before we hardly realized it, our Junior sea loomed before us. This year, 1942, we found our voyage to be more interesting but to our sorrow our enrollment had decreased eleven, making it a total of twenty-eight. This year we displayed our dramatic talent by taking part in three one act plays. We dropped anchor at Orange, Virginia, where one of the plays was entered in a dramatic tournament. At this point the sea seemed to get rougher and we longed for a good old picnic so once again we stopped at a little port called Mclntire where we spent an enjoyable evening. Thus, the Junior voyage ended. At last twenty-four of us entered the Senior sea, this being the year of 1943. This year we had found our- selves to have grown more dignified and patriotic. Our passenger list was one hundred per cent in the Red Gross Drive, each passenger contributing a dollar. Again at this point one of our shipmatos decided to enter the sea of matrimony. The most serious moment of our voyage was when two of our shipmates disembarked from our Monroe High School ship to assu e duties for Uncle Sam. These two boys are sailing with the United States Navy. we are also very sorry to say that Mr. Breeden, our Captain, will in the near future leave to serve with the United States Army. May God bless and protect them all as they sail this sea of war. A ---4 -- .. .- ee., Y-..,..l-f.g..Ln1a:g.i.?Q::iQ:....' ' Q -'-v 4 --ef---N 7-Y ,J ss., . -,g. , .- 1 .,.,,.i-1-3,...,.4,, .,,,..,,,,,..,7,..h, W. -QV . v,,:.....mj, K XX .Y xx .N Q 1 - -A Y 1 - H '- f-4 3.1-J 'I 'nz 1 . 1',..,...a..an...1tu.,,ws.-. 2-....f..,-..a....s- ..