Norfolk Academy - Horizons Yearbook (Norfolk, VA)

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inutes of Senior Class Meeting June 10, 1959. Purpose: to decide on future date for reunion ten years hence. Seriousness of meeting slightly hindered by the fact that we had just been graduated. As usual Bruce Price came swinging in late, interrupting a game of chance between Fred Goldberg, Richard Glasser and the Bird.', Down the hall several latecomers could be heard whispering in strained voices. In here, in here, whispered Mike Smither. His cohorts, Doug VVo0d and Lar Lockwood, bore a small black auto on their backs. They succeeded in dumping it into the boiler room. Secdnds later Beau lValker came stomping down the hall. 'SOkay, who's the wise guy?,l Meanwhile, Bill Hofheimer had been interrupted from his card game long enough to open the meeting by giving a moving version of the Scriptures. An unexpected guest arrived who witnessed the reading. just as eflervescent Bobby Bennett, master of ceremonies, took over the meeting and began to speak, he was interrupted by Zack Glasser, who was describing a new song he had learned on the chords to Taze Hubard. 6'Like this,', said Zack, 'lBum bum bum bum, burn, bum bum, bum bum bum. These were accompanied with recurring rises and falls in emphasis. Hey, that's great,', wailed Taze. Bobby recommenced: Here we have one of the most outstanding seniors in the class. A person who has been my classmate for twelve years. He is the leader of the opposition to every land anyj factionf' At this, big Lar Lockwood stood up on the table, stretched out his arms, fingers extended, and all of a sudden the room became silent. 5 s. . I C . 1m , ., illi

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Larry's face remained impassive as he began to speak: What will you all be doing in twenty years? he screamed with the violence that we were all waiting for. What, what, what, what? W'ith this question he brought down his Fist on the podium Cwhich ceased to remain in its condition pre- vious to the blowl. I say Che smacked his fist on the palm of his handl that the conditions in America will be conducive to an absolutist state. Only under that form of government can America gain the status as the S X Q XQ u ff r ff world's biggest bully and I the immortal fame which 1 so worthily deservefl Wlhen Larry had Hnished Malcolm Griffin Scully took the floor and in a torrent of descriptive and unsavory words denounced Lar as being undemocratic, unrealistic and unruly, He said that as long as the Democrats were in power there would be no danger to the government from such uncommon undercurrents as Lockwood. YVhen this rebuttal had been delivered, the meeting ir' , -N I