R J Reynolds High School - Black and Gold Yearbook (Winston Salem, NC)

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THE BLACK AND GOLD High Srrhnnl illivmnrira Guiana 1Hnvm 1 I'm going now, Joe. Good-bye, I call, You'll sweep up my foot tracks no more. And good old joe gives his kindly smile As I step a last time through the door. But I pause as I cross the portal now, Of our old eleventh grade roomy The happy faces all are gone, But mem'ries before me loom. H 1- 4.. I like the memory of the mornings best, Mr. Moore at his desk, you know, As he reads God's Word and offers prayer, Then a choice little verse or so. It is as they are at the start of the day With yesterday's trials behind, And the sun shining down on a clean new morn With its joys and struggles to find, H J That I see their strength and their weakness too, To fight life's battle of strife, For the happy old high school days are gone, We must start the race of life. And it's not as we think in our golden youth- just a brilliant dash to the goal,- It's a long, hard track with roughs and steepsg But the prize brings joy to the soul. 4 There's a different prize for every man,- Miss Miller has taught us that. In the names that glow upon history's page From the humblest to monarchs who sat Upon their thrones in resplendent array,

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THE BLACK AIND GOLD 21 JACQUELIN P. TAYLOR KKJiCk!3 Shall I not take mine ease zn mme ofwn tune? President Athletic Associa- tion, Marshal Calvin H. Wiley Literary Society, Sec- tion Bg Manager Football T e a mg Member Juvenile Club. NORWOOD W. WILSON 'lPedro'l He was a many take him all zn all. President of Class, Chairman Student Council, Press Re- porter Calvin H. Wiley Lit- erary Society, Section Ag Class Statistician, Member Football Team, Juvenile Club.

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THE BLACK AND GOLD They all have striven to clasp At the end of the race the true rewardg But oft 'tvvas beyond their grasp. 5 For the boon of the soul is the finer things That are neither bought nor sold. With a single aim we must strive for them As Eneas in the tale of old. With the patient aid of Miss Wood vve've gained The Worth of the story he told, And a victory of mental and moral force That to strive at hard tasks will mould. 6 But the small tasks of life will confront us, too, And these are the ones that count. There's many a man, his eyes on a star, Neglects problems of small amountg And thus he never reaches his goal, For each is a stepping stone. So Miss Hunter carefully taught the girls The art of making a home. 7 The commercial students have prepared To conduct the business phase Of the Work of the World. For each, there's a part In the masterful scheme, and Ways To utilize all the bravvn and brain By each of us possessed. So Miss Dodson and Miss James have tried To help them do their best. 8 For the best is requiredg the s.rong will rule In the struggles we each must meetg And our minds must be trained to keep pace with the years To make our worth replete. And, ah, as again remembrance brings The good old days to mind,