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- ..

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.... 'V ,i-.0 ' It would take too long to read the complete history of this eventful voyage. It would be very interesting to tell the many delightful experiences, the many wonderful lessons, the changes in the passenger list along the way, the partings of this one and the welcoming of anotherg but after all, it has but little vital significance except to ourselves, the twenty who still remain together to land tonight at Commencement Wharf. We must not forget the loyalty due to our class colors fblue and whitel so valiantly flying in the mast- head. The most vital history of any person or thing is never given to the world. So must it be with the class of 1944. And now our ship will be larger and the sea rougher for nTonight we sail, where shall we anchor?' -- Iva Taylor J 2 l IRL V g,....... .....1:..4...... . .- .ll . ....... ,. .-.3 '....,4'.L2......Q...:..QLQlL...'Lfl...,.QLn.L , il. 'f fr- 'Ar A-S 've j.-f1?'YvqA?s,1f 'vhfy-'u,ng.,f--v,1--1-W is --.7 .,, ., 1 . ,, K1 ' K ' 1 X e. - ' - ,.4 ., -.nlA+,-:5AJ.JR.nL.fs.:.w-..,1,,.s,-Iv.,, i.,.:-..-.:....g,.