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

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BLACK AND GOLD 29 An Apprvriatinn 1 T HAS been ten years since hdr. White came to this city to Jim? take charge of the High School, and all of us had the feel- CQ ing that, as it was when we came, so it would be when i we left,-Mr. White would still be sitting in the Princi- pal's chair, and we all expected that as he had greeted us when we entered, so he would bid us farewell when we departed But the Class of 1920 is the last to whom this happy lot will fall, for recently it has been made public that Wir. White has de- cided to leave our High School, at the close of the present scholastic year, for the Chair of Education at Guilford College. We knew that there had always been the closest ties between Mr. White and the Quakers, for Mr. VVhite graduated at Guil- ford, and was further associated with them by his attendance at Haverford College, Pa, but we had no idea that the call of the College would appeal to him until we heard that the session of 1919-20 would be his last with us. It is with the greatest reluctance that we give lylr. WVhite up. We feel that he is a vital part of our school life. He came to us when we were a comparatively small and insignificant High School and he has stayed with us year after year and helped us forge to the front till now we stand in the foremost ranks of our State High Schools. During the ten years of Mr. White's principalship, YVinston- Salem High School has made wonderful progress. The enrollment has increased more than one hundred and fifty per cent, and ad- vances have been made along all lines of instruction, literary, com- mercial and vocational, while in athletics, public speaking and de- bates our school has won a name for itself. Mr. Whiite's departure will be an incalculable loss to our school, and to our community, and especially will it be felt by those of us who have had the privilege of attending the High School since he has been here. For he has found a place as a friend in the heart of each one of us who have known him so well, and through his patient and earnest work with us, along a number of lines, we have all learned to respect him, and to honor him. Therefore, we unite in expressing our regret at his departure, and in extending to him our sincere best wishes for his new position. And while we lament, in the highest degree, our loss of so excellent a teacher, so proficient an executive, and so valuable a citizen, we wish also to extend our hearty congratulations to Guilford on being able to obtain as instructor one, of whom it may httingly be said: f'His life is gentle, and the elements So mixed in him that Nature may stand up, And say to all the world, 'This is a man.' -JOHN FRIES BLAIR.

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BLACK AND GOLD ,r:w,:.irryr-rrl'rri11i1iHlI1wxwlllIrsl1iniInuvrxIrIllllrlsrllmrlllllmrlt Elnmnrrmn Once more June has come with her sunshine, Her breezes and blossoms fair. The birds gaily sing in the tree tops, And the children play without care. It is spring time-vacation time--joy time, The air vibrates with the tune, Yet for us a touch of sadness Lies hid in riotous June. For to-morrow each one fares forth To sow in the world's vast field, A And whatever we sow will flourish and grow, And give us back just yield. The whole world lies before us- 'Tis ours to win or lose. Success, we may have, or failure Which ever we chance to choose. We may soar to the heights above, Or plunge to the depths below, Yet until the end we have still a friend In the old High School, where'er we go. Now let us review together it Our school days almost gone. VVe have come to the end of our race, And can proudly say, 'gWe have won. Yet 'tis with no feeling of sadness That soon time parts our way. Those days we have spent were happy, But To-morrow brings happier days. And to you who shall after us come, May we leave this truth in mind- That he who seeks in W.-S. H. Some treasure rich will surely End. -NETT112 ALLEN rIlHOMAS

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