Mount Airy High School - Airmont Yearbook (Mount Airy, NC)

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w ft ft « ft fl ft ft .u. ft ij; ft M ft ft ft ft ft: SI I 1 m ft ft ftf. ft! ft ft ft ft ft i ft ft ft v 5 M: vt ft ft ft ft i i i ft t I heard Ernest Brown telling Margaret Lewis that in order to make a success of her tea room, she would have to keep that “school-girl complexion” by using “Justrite” cosmetics. He is a traveling salesman for that company. Dorothy Jackson, who had just been crowned “Miss America” for 1939, was watching Hallie Moore dance. Hallie teaches school at Low Gap. I was not surprised to see Clunette Creed doing all kinds of elaborate hand¬ springs, cartwheels, and the like. I suppose he has to go through all of this stren¬ uous exercise in order to keep the title of the world’s strongest man. He stopped once in a while to talk to Nora McKnight who was poring over the notes which she had taken preparatory to writing a new Spanish reader for High School stu¬ dents. By listening attentively to what Clunette said, I learned that Jack Warren had been sent as a consul to Patagonia, and that William Taylor was an under¬ taker in the Fiji Islands. About this time I saw Arlie Stewart sitting in a rocking chair in the shade of the poop deck. He was eating some of the popcorn which he hadn’t sold while he was a popcorn vender in Atlantic City. Between mouthfuls, he helped Pauline Barber get the tune of a new song which she is going to teach the school children of Mount Airy. I feel sorry for the unfortunate children who have this teacher. Mary Lynn Hentiis, who has just succeeded Billie Dove in the movie world, passed by with Professor and Mrs. Hugh Alton Sawyer. Hugh is busy most of the time teaching science at Pilot Mountain. Thelma Mayberry, Katherine Monday, and Gertrude Ramey all seemed glad to get away from the : r work for awhile. Thelma is instructor in piano at Pea¬ body Conservatory and Katherine Monday is instructor in athletics at Ithaca, New York. Gertrude has a position teaching Typing at Roanoke Business College. Stand ing butter-and-egg man. Creed, our big football player, now a big was complaining to him about some eggs Elbert Hull, the famous ball player, was near the rail was James M ' ldred George which he had sent to her tea room, helping James defend himself. Several people at one end of the lower deck began laughing very heartily. Harry Goldsmith, who is a clown with the Dingling Brothers Circus, was giving a private performance. Near him was Irene Scott, who owns a large chicken farm out West, talking to Julia Jeffries, who is secretary to Chief Justice Taft of the Supreme Court. Thomas Edwards was also present, was getting information from Evelyn course, America’s greatest opera singer. Kate Edwards was also on board. her profession and that she nursed General Foch just before his death. A new voice called, Flello! I couldn’t get my hair to wave just rig that detained me a little while.” “Yes, Claude, we understand perfectly,” said Mary Sparger, who is structor in a German university. “You would be late!” Poor Claude, he hard coaching the football b oys at Carolina. lust as a smiling young man approached me. I awoke with a start in time to hear the conductor cry, “Mount Airy, next stop!” —Paul ne Jacobs, Prophetess. He is editor of the New York Sun and Slaughter about her debut. She is, of I learned that she has chosen nursing as ht, and an in¬ works ft ft ft 1 ► m r ??f. 4 ft A ft ft ft ft Sis ft: ft ft .ft ft ft ft: m m a H y,c « M;. w vs m ft ft ! H m lg m 1 VS $ vs m VS w Vs m M. M. ft w 1 4 V VS yjv m ft ft v, ft ft ft ft ft ft ft .ft:: A .... kviyj .viyASAy. Page twenty-seven

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a i ft ft 7 v w w ft ft tJS- ’At ft ft m ft ft ft ft m 4 K ft ft ft. it ft vi 7 i 1 Kgj 1 ft a 4V I ¥ ft I i Vi | ¥ V? ’ V Vi ft ft ft ft ft | ft ft ¥ i SENIOR CLASS HISTORY This is one chapter in the story of a voyage down the Stream of Wisdom— a voyage not yet completed, it is true. Sufficient progress has been made, how¬ ever, for us to chart our course. This brief survey which follows may provide us and others with safeguards for the future. It is recorded that four years ago, out of the various little streams of Gram¬ mar School days, some two hundred of us landed our frail and tossing barks at the port of Mount Airy High School. Now we began a new life. Each mariner cast aside his old bark and chose for himself a new one. He picked the one which he considered most worthy, and set to work to map out his course. Some of the sailors became disappointed in their choice of ship ; others de¬ veloped a peculiar malady and finally fell overboard into the Sea of Failure. The greater majority firmly gripped the oars of Hard Work and Determination, and vigorously rowed toward the goal of Success with Pilot Powell and Rules and Regulations as their guides. The fellow voyagers gathered in the hold and edited a paper called The High Spots which enjoyed a very successful year. We are proud to leave behind us what we hope is a lasting monument. The year passed without disaster, except that many of our fellow mariners were put in the brig because they were unable to obey the strict orders sent out by Admiral Sparger and Commodore Hurst. It was during the second year that the sailors established the Literary, Dra¬ matic, Commercial, Public Speaking, and Science Clubs. These clubs proved to be beneficial as well as entertaining. About the middle of this same year, the seamen came upon the shipwrecked ‘ ' Latin” and transferred the unfortunate sur¬ vivors to the good ship “Science.” This year passed very quickly because we were getting to be veteran sailors on the Sea of Education. Books held a new meaning, experiences were cherished, and new beauties admired. In the latter part of the third year of our voyage, we drew into port long enough to give a banquet in honor of our upper classmen, and we were given the satisfaction of knowing that our efforts were not in vain. This part of the journey brought a newly-acquired dignity, a real purpose, and some satisfaction. By the end of the year, we regarded ourselves as true mariners. Then came the fourth and last year of this propitious voyage of which we give account. The seamen considered their voyage to be such a success that they edited an annual in which they recorded the most important features of the jour¬ ney. We sincerely hope that each succeeding Senior Class will put out a Granitecr and thus carry on the wor k which we have started. We found the course mapped out by Pilots Fisher and Prather, and Captain Brown to be smoother and more beautiful than ever. The weather was very clear and the current steady and strong. On the important day of June the first, we gathered “all hands together” and received our diplomas. Now we have finished our high school life, our vision is broadened, our purpose strengthened, our hands made stronger for the tasks. We are ready to embark upon the voyage of Life. Certainly our experience has been worth while. —Dorothy Jackson, Historian. ft ft M Vi ft ft ft M V, ' ft ft 7 »t vi ft ft ft ft ft Vi ft ft; ft ft ft Vi ft ft: y.i ft m Vi ft ft ft ft « ► M v!y ft At M 1 i ft ft ft ft ft ft ft: ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft Vi m i Page twerity-eight