North Carolina State School for the Blind - Astron Yearbook (Raleigh, NC)

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THE ASTRON IT hwy was so snnill. is often spoken of us the stan' pupil in sowing. lt has hevn pi-opln-sind that tho last words wo ln-au' Puairl Mc-Lvun say will he. lVhei'e is my orovlntl' not-din? Vw lost my thimhl0, or I, ann going to the sowing-roonif' lt is with ax Saul liozwt that thu historian wuorcls tho dcuth of two of our ln-lovi-cl class mcnilwrs-Gln'istint' Powvll and Luna Tluwkor. 'l'l'lw Game of Mako lflclievvf' Tho Sunshint- of Your Smile, Ulonn, und n nunihcr of other songs bring bm-k the flour old days when we assvniblml in the vlnipol und Lena. eiitt-1'taillvfl us by sing ing thvin in hot' vleur, sweet voice. 1101- bi-niily of disposition zunl purity of t-liamn-tw won for hm- the love of L-vt-ry one. XNTIIYIII of livairt. vi-umly always to holp solve the problems of our days, gent-rolls, kindly, and lizippyvhciirtvtl, Christine Powell moved umong us mnny yours, and it is with loving moiuory that we roeull lwr !'0llllHllll0!lSlllD. Sad and glad, lirigzht mul dark days, nmlic up tho clironicle of the yours: but tlirough tho softening hazv of time the slmclows will dis- appear, and only tho happy days Stand fovth in sunny outline, liravo nncl vh-an'. 'l'l1c-i'efo1'o, as we fawo tho future, lot us fool Wlnit's puxt is prolognvg wlnit's to como is your and my dis- ulni1'gv.

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16 'PHE ASTRON CLASS HISTORY Br I l.oai-:sri-: Pmm. MeI.i:.xx lt has been said that the two great lights ot' history are time and plaee. Tho time of this brief history extends from 1915 through the year 15119: the plaee is within the walls and along the winding: halls ot' the North l arolina State School for the Blind. The history of our elass deals with men rather than events. be- cause one year differed little from another, exeept in the develop- ment in class members. This ehange was so gradual that we ha rilly realized that it was taking plaee. Looking haek across the years, it is hard to believe, for instanee, that the little boy who sat nearest his teaeher, who never had to be told to wash his face or hrnsh his hair, and whose gentle manners so elnieared him to his instructors that he was often accused of being Teaeher's pet. has grown into manhood, and William Moses Holloman, the great suttragist. is long:- ing for the day when eaeh woman will have the right to east her ballot. linford lVorsham, the niisehievons boy, was always quiet on spell- ing class, but was ever present and on the job when there was any problem in mathennlties to be solved. He never seemed to take mueh interest in mnsie, hut was deelared by all who heard him to be an excellent singer in negro niinstrels. lt was reported that one member of our class, when a mere infant, frightened his family hy rising up in his eradle and annonneingz, 'tl ean do it. This eharacteristic has continued, and even now, when a difficult pieee ot' work is to be clone, the whole class votes, Give it to Sion Iiynam: he will do it. 'tThe Mirror and last year's annual are monuments to Sion's untiring: efforts. Although love affairs were strictly forbidden, nothing eonld break up the ease between Coy Todd and Mr. Sandy. and it is believed that when Foy makes his will it will contain this request: Please see that l ani buried near the broom and mattress shop, The ery, Oh, my shin-hones! will ring in the ears of this elass long after we have parted, and i11 years to eome, when the mention is made of New York or London, we will amlrl. from foree of exams ple, You ought to see Asheville. The tongue is an nnrnly member : if you don't believe it. ask Sant Cathey. The girl who always ent elasses when she ronld, especially Latin and Math.. and eried all over her eoinpositions heeanse her voeabn-

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18 T II E A S T R 0 N CLASS PROPHECY Br Simon. ZtIURsToN CA1-mir In olden times a prophet either had to dream. see visions, or full into 11 truxme. Today we are too busy to dreum, too near-sighted to see visions, and too praetieul to indulge in trainees. Therefore, you can imagine the ditiiuult position in which I was placed when the class assigned to me the task of revealing the future. NVhile I wus lost in troubled thought, l heard a dull ronr in the distance. The sound grew louder. Looking up, I saw an airship circling above ine. Suddenly it annie gliding down and lundetl in ur green meadow neur by. As this wus at strange occurrence, I went over to investigate. The sent looked so comfortable that Iisti-upped myself in. As I buckled the safety belt about HIE. the motor started as if hy magiv, and I begun climbing up, up, until the earth had passed from view. The recent. bottles with I-Inn airplanes were childs ploy, com- pared with lllj' experience. dodging shooting stars und Hushing tnils of lic-ry eomets. After what seemed eenturies of whirling: and turn- ing, at l'llSlllElg! wind swept uwziy the fog of forgetfulness whieh had enveloped ine. Just as I was looking at. the compass, whim-h showed that I was headed due north, the xuuehine begun to descend. An unseen hund seenled piloting this strange craft to it landing, and with tt jar and u thump we Wllllt' to a stop upon xt terraced lawn. where stood at pnlntial mansion. NVhile taking il look at my surrouudingrs, I sow, approaching from the direction of the house, a short, lll'0tlCl-SllOlllClQl'Cll lllilll. who appeared youthful in spite of his iron-graty hair and close-trinnned vundyke. As he came nearer, I recognized upon his hand the class ring of 1919. Before I could ask a question, he reached into his hip pocket und pulled out fl plug of Brown Mule tobacco. I yelled, By gully, Buford ! and grabbed his hand. Tell me everytliingf' I exclaimed: the pluee, the year. the month, the week, the day. and the hour, for I have been u regular Rip Van XVinkle. 'W VVhen I had! told the story of my strange flight, Buford explained that it was the 29th duy of May. 1938, and that we were upon his estute on the outskirts of NYushington. D. C. IIe proposed that I should tuke him in lllj' machine to the eupitol and attend the session of the House. of which he wus Speaker,