Peabody Demonstration School - Volunteer Yearbook (Nashville, TN)

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EXCERPTS FROM THE SENIORS TRIP TO LOWER HEAVEN On the long bus rade home from Gatlanburg the Volunteer edators guaaed by mystae methods the daary of Senaor Cntrap Wath a hope that ats eontents wall enlauhten the Senaor stay at hoanes and under classmen we are publashanv sOlHe of the anforanataxe and descraptave parts For those who went on the trap thas should be a reanandea of those happy days of pseudo mountaan laf Tuesday April 20 1948 Gettang up at 5 30 A M I began the rush of e atang dressanv packang and dashanv for our 7 A M rendezvous at school Upon arraval was greeted by 1 large group Mary McClure and jennye Lee Radabaugh were the two who most faathfully saw that our group got off safely Mass Heath arrayed by cab and Mr Fank by Mrs Fmk When the beautaful new bus eame the crowd rushed for the seats as soon as the door was opened by Mr Sanders our draver After about Hfteen manutes of anxestagataon of luggage racks reclananv seats ash trays glove compartments and other faealataes the bus offered we were ready to depart Once on the road Murfreesboro Woodbury and MeMann Valle rolled by In Sparta we saw soane wald eounrry folk Pedago s no doubt A Crossvalle after a treat of Cumberland Plateau scenery and wandang roads We stopp d for refreshments Those whose stomachs had been left on the eurves were rexaxed by sparats of ammonaa from Mass Heath s ever ready bottle Oxer the Waldeaa Radge and anto the valley of the Tennessee Arrawed at Knoxxalle and adausted watches to Eastern tame Between bates at the Haghl and Grall the larst postal e ards were sent home On through town and out toward Norras Dam The road l d along the Claneh Valley for about fave males Suddenly through the green halls ah ad the na assave gray structure appeared A guade told us about the TVA and the operataon of the d aan and showed us two of the turbanes Drove across the top saw th lake and boat docks Baek through Knoxvalle to Gatlanburg Arraved for danner afterward groups wandered through the Wednesday Apral 21 'I948 Went to sleep? at 3 30 A M Decaded I w as on the xerge of sanotheranv so erawled out from between the other two anhabatants of my b d Cslunab r partyj and eurled up at the foot Was rudely awakened by the arraval ofa fixe to .I monster an my faee at 6 30 and bounced out of bed fresh as 1 rather trampled daasy Notaeed there were sexeral other sleepy lookang characters at breakfast but attrabuted th at to the anountaan aar W left at 8 30 for Roarang Fork Gap and a male and three tenths hake up to Laurel Falls Mr Stupka the park authoraty on Flora and Fauna went wath Us to poant out the lox ely wald flowers Really washed for some colored Elm when We neared the top of the hall and looked down anto the valley wath ats evergreens dovwood nataxe an wnolaa and wandang stream Fanally arrayed at the falls where NOlUe waranblooded people went wadang whale the eamera fiends turnaaw naountaan goat took paetures of the lovxer fall After half an hour or so We started baek down the tr ul Daek e arryaaav Dottae the lxay runnang th garls takang at easy xeryone pale up an a pantan f h ap at tla bottom to waat for the bus Laaneh tame Yuan Yuan Fraed ha ken Took a nap w le the more energetae went baeycle and horsebaek radanu It s too bad sOIl1e of the horsebaek raders havent deeaded to be teachers beeause they eould sf art by reaelaang thear horses the meanang of WHOA' llt helps sometamesj After supper The Badlands of Da ora a wald western attraeted quate a group Later We went baeyele Flelllii' out toward Ille par headquarters The faall moon shanang oxer Mt L Conte as one f lla savlaas Wa newer orget loan-I to d xery eary tonafat ll 30 Page Twenty fate f I 3 I 3 5 I 1- 5 I' . . ,I . . . 1 x K .4 Q 5 1 . x , S x . . 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Thursday Aprll 22 1948 After 1 l1ttle more sleep 1I1Cl bre1kf1st we congreg1ted Ill the bus Enjoymg the eool fresh mormnv 11r wuted for oxersleepmg dr1xer Off to h1gher k,lt,VltlOI1S Stopped ne 1r the Ch1n1neys 1nd w1lked down 1 long tr 11l to 1 log budge ox er the r1xer W1d111g t1k1ng p1ctures 111d d1r1ng pos1on ny took lllHOSf hfteen lnmutes Up the w1nd1ng roid we enjoyed the be 1uty of spr1ngt1n1e 1n the mo1111t 11115 w1th the wh1te of dogwood IH full bloom M1ss He1th 1roused out 111terest III the s1lver b ll trees After fru1tless obserx 1t1o11 We dec1ded th It We were 1box e the1r elew 1t1o11 so h1d to w11t unt1l afternoon when we retur11ed Were very pleased when we d1d see one At Chngman s Dome after seven m1les OIT the h1ghest ro1d 111 the eastern Un1ted St 1teS we were the h1ghest earth borne people IH the st1te of Tennessee Re 1lly gettmg up 1n the world Down th North ClfOllI1l s1de to the Smokemont c1mp grounds where We h1d 1 plCIl1C lunch fe1tur1ng fr1ed ch1cke11 w1th 1ll the tr1111n11ngs fmcludmg mts 1nd sp1dersl O11 to the u1ll1 I11d1 111 Reserx1t1o11 to x1s1t the er1ft shop llld s e th I11d1111 eh1ldren It plly B1ck up the mount 1111 to Newfound G1p for 1 long Llflllk of fresh w lfef before our descent to Glfl1l1l7Llfg Arr1x1ng there so111e slept swept w1d d b1eyeled rode horseh1ck but Ler1 TTIXIS went sw1111111111g when her horse l1y down Ill the r1ver Dmner ox er the group smg for the gu sts of the hotel A PICUIFL show o11 w1ld flowers 1nd We 11 mg concluded the progr 1111 The11 the groups sc1ttered to get the1r l1st s111tehes of fu11 before b d 111d dep1rture Friday Aprll 23 1948 ofeool fresh lI'lX120I'lIlI1g lUOLIl1fllI1 11r before l1re1kf1st Cue the b llboyn1or1l support 1Sl1e st 1ggered out to the bus w1th our lllgglge A1111d 111ueh vu IX mg ofh mds 1nd weep 111g of te 1rs feX eryo11e w1s so s1d to Qee us go'j We left G 1tl111bu1'g for the b1g b1g world Stopped to fefllel It Knoxvllle where Thompson 1nd Ve11r1ck broke the p1cture Illellig 1111ch111e lTh y should h1ve known If eouldn t st111d both of them 1t onee Peerxng through the smoke LILISLLI by Dynamzte s1w the U T CIHIPUS c1l111y reposmg on the h1ll IS though nothrng h1d h1ppened P1perw1dl1unch111g n11ch1ne 111anuf1ctured at re 1r of bus by W1dl y New lyrxcs to Let Me Call You Sweetheart mvented by S V S Inc CSw1nford Vennck Stuntzl Lunch 1t Crossulle Sleepy people begmnmg to outnumber the IIOISY o11es Pops1cles 1t MCM1HDX1lle After pulhng Bobby joyce b1ck IU the front door for the umpteenth t1me We re1l1zed We were 1lmost home A r1wed 1t Peabody the p1eture of sleepy d1shexel1nent but when asked 1f we had a good t1me 1l1nost ek eryone mamged to s1111le w1th .1 l1ttle sp1rkle IH hIS eyes 1nd s1y WO NDER FUL tell you 1ll 1bout lf 011 Mond1y So ends the d11ryofSe111orO11t1'1p but We w111t to 1dd 1l1t1l P S to 1t A Thank Yo11 to exerybody for 1111k111g 1t so wo11derful Espee11lly th 1nk you MISS He1th 1nd Mr F111k for bemg two of us 111d e11ter111v 1nto 1ll the 1et1x1t1es so wholehe lrtedly th 1t 1 ope 1t t1e ote eou d11t tell who were the el11pero11es W 1lso w1nt to send 1 long d1 tu1ee th111k you to the eu st of th Iviount 1111 VILW' I11n llld people Of-Cslflllllillfg w o showed sueh 1 u,e11u111e 111d k1ndly mterest Ill L15 T 1 1s tru y een 111 exper1e11ce w 1eh vue sl11ll look l3lk.lx O11 Vxlfh d l1 ht 111 1ll the ye 1rs to eo111e Mv1Djs Page Twenty set en I I 5 1 5 5 15 ' 5' 1 5 5 5 ' 5 Y X ' V- 5 ' I ' I f - 5 VX 55 ' I 71 I N 5 1 - 3' 'S 4 3 ' ' 5 ' ' ' h ' I 3 V3 I V5 A 1 1:,1 '1 - 1 11 11 1. 1 1 3 3 I 5 5 NL I ' 5 Y 3 v x 1 1 I V . F sz 1 ae ' s ss ' s -' e C . s ' 3 V' I S 5 V ' 5 5 5' V5 54 5 BY' A 4 ' I 4 ' 5 N 5 3 5' 1- 5 5 . 5 4 ' T I . , . . f . 3 r 3 s . 1 , 5 5 N F 3 35 5' 1 - I 1 e 1 1 - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 I Tx I rx 1 f -e V A - I I ' 4 5 5 Q1 1 1 1. 1 '1 1, 1 11 . 1 ee1 e 1 1 1 1 1 . . 5 1 ' 5 1 . I w ' 5 5 5 5 Q K- , 1 , 5 1 . M , Q 2 C i - - , v . ,Z .Q 5 1 - 1' 5 A I x 5 5 ' I x I 3 . 1 78 3 .1 1 e . 1 1. 1 .1 1 .1 11 1 , , A D 1 e . .2 1 1 . , 1 A A - ,L , , C 2 , 1 .. I Arosc 11t 6:30. Funshed throwmg thmgs 111to bags llI'lC1 went o11t for ll lust l1rc11tl1 1 , , 'A 1 , 1 1 1 1 11 13. 1 '1 1 c 1 1.1 1:1 11 1 11. 1 '11 1 .1 '11f ,L R 1,1 1 5 . J ge, p H e 1 L , s - s s s - 1 ' -, s e . , e ' V e e ' 1, . I 5 v5 5' 5 I 4 5 1 f - 5 1 1 1 1 1 . 1 1 f 1 f, f 1 ' 1 ' 52 1 e , 1 1 1 . . . 1 1 1 , 1 1 1 1 . rf Av ' 5 F s s ' va. - - ' - 'L 9 1 ' s - -,v 5 - - ' 1 ' - ' s. I s ' ' . , , , , ,,,, q L L L A 1 1 1 1 1 , 1 1 1 1 e . . . 1 1 . ' 1 AV 1 1 1 5 1 Xl 1 ' . 1 11 1 1 . 1el11l1h1l1l 1 11 cz: 1 .11 SR 11 1 'f 1 1 e1.1 s e 1 1 1 1 1 1 h .1 1 : 1 1K1 11 ' 1 hshz: l 11111 1 1 1 h T 'X f 1 ' li' Y C g I ' xl .' T '.