Oak Hill High School - Oak Leaf Yearbook (Virgilina, VA)

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0,4 54 Our journey began in the year of '42, And before we reached the third we wished that we were through! But that was in our younger days when we knew not what was best, Now we've reached our goal and hope we've passed the tests, The faculty, we see, are equally surprised, For when they find us passing they scarce believe their eyes, Perhaps it was their wisdom that dragged us up to grade, And so we're saying Thank You, for good advice and aid. We're crammed to the brim with learning, and now we must turn it to us And if one of us is a failure, he hasn't a single excuse, The more we work and the less we talk, the better results we shall get, For we've had twelve years of trainingg it may make us successes yet, So Oak Hill High, here's to you! You've guided us the maze of learning through, Away our footsteps are turning And for freedom we are yearning, With cherished memories, we bid you fond adieu, MRS, JAMES WINSTON MRS, FENTON CLARK MRS, A, R, KNIGHT MRS, MELVIN ADCOCK CLASS COLORS CLASS MOTTO Blue and White All good or nothing Tout bien ou rien CLASS FLOWER Gardenia

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5444 qfckufazq Does it seem possible that the class of '54 confronting you in all its strength and ability, with its wealth of experience written on its features, was ever a class of Freshmen, with nothing in their brains but a lot of nonsense? This class of Freshmen are now thoughtful Seniors. Whom shall we thank? Our parents, who have worked hard to give us as many advantages as they could, the Superintendent and the Committeemen for their choice of teachers, and most of all the teachers who have worked so faith- fully with us during these twelve years and who have at last succeeded in fit- ting us to meet the problems of life. ln the fall of 1942, we, the 1954 graduates, began the long journey with an enrollment of about forty students. Mrs. Kate Burch was our teacher. It was in the second grade that we had to buckle down and work, because school work was beginning to get hard. We still feel grateful to the late Miss Harris who worked with us that year. Polly Clark joined us that year. Our years of grammar school seemed to pass rapidly. As we traveled from grade to grade we lost a number of students, yet we gained a few. In the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth grades Bobby Talley, Ellen Woodlief, Betty Atkins, Elaine Sprinkle, Chester Vaughan, Nell Cifers, and Carolyn Knight joined us. The next year was one of the greatest in our lives, our first year in high school, Our teachers were Mr, L. C. Adcock, Mrs. S. M. Watkins, Miss Betsy Boney, Mr. Charles Cone, Mrs. Marie Currin, and the principal, the late Mr. S. R, Murray. We elected our class officers and got to work. As another school year sprang upon us, we were named Sophomores. That year we had many different things to attract our interests. Chester Vaughan was elected President of the class. Clyde Mangrum joined us that year. When we reached the eleventh grade, we were very conceited because we were Juniors. We had a great deal of excitement that year, both pleasant and unpleasant. With the able help of our sponsor, Mrs. Stovall, we pulled through One of the outstanding events was the Junior - Senior Banquet. Barbara Ann Yarbrough joined us this year. The long-looked for year finally arrived and we took our place as the Digni- 'tied Seniors. This, our last year, has in many ways been our best year with the help of Mrs. S. M. Watkins, Mrs. Stovall, Miss Hester, Miss Maness, Mr. Neal, and our principal, Mr. Adcock. Our Senior play was presented in March. The Juniors gave us a beautiful banquet in the spring. We all had a wonderful time. The outstanding ventures of our Senior year were the publishing of the Annual the presentation of the class play, and the preparation for graduation. We will forever be grateful for the privilege of attending this school and for the guidance and encouragement of our parents and teachers. When we receive our diplomas, the history of our class as a group ends, and each member will write his own history by his future deeds. Celia Perkins , Historian