Nichols High School - Log Yearbook (Oxford, NC)

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As far bank as 1847 the Masons of North Car Olllld were mterested ln a Masomc educatlonal 1nst1tut1on In 1855 nearly all the llI3SOI1lC lodges 1n lxorth Carolma made contr1but1ons and the Ma111 Bulldlng was erected as St John s College By the passage of a resolut1on 111 1872 It was con xerted lHtO the Oxford Orphanage xx1th Mr John H Mllls as flrst Supermtendent hovx ex er tl1e flrst ch1ldren xxere not adm1tted unt1l 1873 Th1s bu1ld1ng stands today as the center on the Oxfold toward the lllllldllif., of strong chxraetel tor Amerlcan L1t1Zensh1p The serxlce re11dered hx th1s 1nQt1tut1on 18 clearly portrayed ln the llxes of those xx ho haxe been 111 her gllldlllj., K.i1'9 and ln the LOIltl1bUtlOI1S xx huh thex Lontlnue to make tm thelr 11at1on The sp1r1t of the Oxfold Orphana e can be found today throughout the xxorld land m the an and on the sei w I l 1 I 1 v in 1 K , 1 1 '- . I I ' . Q , ' 1 1 y . ' Y . ' . - ' ' 1 . 'r I ' 7 4 ki 1 Aw ' ,ku T ' S . . , . V S - I L1 4 Lv . L1 . 3 Y Y ' Orphanage campus contributing in a great way vu I I r K1 2 1 1 7 . . N . . Y 1 'W . . , . C - f 1 -on

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Dedlcahon H111 ljllll shall su a cnzuztlzfnzfm 0 ljUIlIS That has done Il07fhlf suwce SHAKEsPEARE OUR ALUMNI IN SERVICE We the Class of 1944 rey erently ded1cate th1S volume of THE LOG to the more than two hundred alumn1 of thls school who are noyy IH the Armed Serylces of our beloved country These boys and g,1rls our preuous sons and daughters are 1n the Army the Nayv the Coast Guard the Marmes the A1r Forte the WAC the Waye and m mv other branches of the Serylces They are ylrtuallv lotated ln eyery settlon of the world Whereyer the Stars and Strlpes haye been unfurled Whether IH the frozen lands of the AYCIIC Clrtle or ln the equatorlal jungles of th South Seas there our xallant alumnl w1ll be found performlng thelr respectlve dUt1LS bray ely ylgorously and Chee fully Some of our former students haye been In the thlCk of battle 1nd haye been wounded two have been reported mlss mg ID actlon and one has alreadv glyen the l1st full measure of hls d8XOtl0H by laymg doyyn h1s llfe ln the defense of hls natlye land Wherey er these boys and f,1rls are statloned whether near by or thousands of mlles away they can be sure that thelr fr1ends are deeply concerned about them and that they are showlng, that mterest 1n many tanglble ways Let us feryently pray that thls terrlble scourge of war shall soon come to an end and that our alumm shall return ln trlumph to recelve our grateful and appreclatxve acclalm Th1s shall be the1r sh1n1ng hour and may 1ts effulgence neyer dlm s 0 U ,., . .,, . - . ' ' . f. .'. , , 2 , . .,..' 7' . ,V Q L1 . 1 L v , ' ' v v 1 - v v 1 ' t 5 v' w . ' . e . 8. yi- 1 7 K- , - K1 S . . 7 L1 ' v 1 y 1 . . ' 1 v .v K 9 7 ' . . ' . - v 1 1 1 . 4 ' I. v -' . 1 ' v K- 1 ' 'Q . I . . h . . O v . . . C , . . . .x Y v. 'S tv y 9 F I. f v - f '1 1 , , - Ls' ' ' ' . 1 lv 1 Q v , . t 7 cl . 'v V v -. ,-' . 1 . ' 1 1 . tl . . , Y ' ' - w v v .1 . ' D . . . xi, 9 . ' . f v . 1 ' 9 A1 ,- S v , y. L v v v 4 ' ' L. 7 1 f ' w ' . . , . f . . . , 1111111-aasqvzunqpxxuuiqn.Q-Qqnxqnxlqvqn

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