Radford High School - Oak Leaf Yearbook (Radford, VA)

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bers of our class played exceedingly well on the athletic field, and we only halted in our grave and studious labor to say farewell to the Seniors, in the form of the Junior and Senior banquets. June came again and with its realization of the fact, that after three months of vaca- tion and fun, we would take up arms for the last time at Radford High School. With open minds and clear heads the Class of ’28 started this last and most important journey. Most of the Juniors were back with several additions, including our class beauty, Helen James, from Rural Retreat. Being a Senior meant being a member of the most respected class in school, being a Senior meant having the best chief, Mr. Eagle and the wisest and most sympathetic sponsor. Miss Anderson. We passed onward and onward, solved difficult problems, made that rough and tedious road smoother, and conquered the dragon of mid-year exams. Amid the routine duties of school life some events stand out with prominence: This year the social side of our life was developed when we were so delightfully entertained at the Junior ancl Senior banquet. Everyone left pronouncing the evening most delightful. Realizing that all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy, we wish to call your attention to the great athletic rates in which our boys have taken part; but time does not remain to recall the deeds of this noble class. March came with its brisk winds that made us more active in our work. Then April showers brought dull fears of failure. But April showers must bring May flowers, and so it did. The beautiful month of May brought us happier hearts and fairer hopes of success in the end. We are proud of our achievements. For we are the first class in the history of the school to have three stu- dents to vie for the honor of the valedictory and first to have two students making an average of at least ninety for the four years of high school work. Those honor students are: Irene Allen. Lois Banks, Nellie Bond, Marjorie Einstein. Myra Greiner, Winnie Hensley, Rita Munsey, Ruby Hylton, Noblin Huddle and Kathleen Wilson. But our fare- well to dear old Radford High must be said tonight. The class of 1928 shall no longer be — except in history. The class which entered High School September 1, 1924, graduated May 25, 1928, carrying with it many fond remembrances and leaves its love and best wishes to the faculty and student body of Radford High School. So — “Like Gallahad we go To catch the vision of perfection, That tve may fling the torch we found, To countless children keen to every sound Of life’s sharp battles.” Winnie Hensley, Historian. o GIFTATORY Classmates : I have been wondering why I should have been chosen to give the various members of the class a gift characteristic of each. It now occurs to me that it was because I do not mind giving anything at all away — if it doesn’t belong to me. However, as it has fallen to my sad lot to be Giftorian of the Class of ’28, I shall do my best to show fair- ness and discrimination to each member. I shall start the ball rolling by beginning with Irene Allen. I might as well give her something to start with so she’ll be satisfied, as she always takes anything she can get her hands on, especially around drug tores. It is fitting to give Irene a deck of cards so that she can entertain herself by playing Solitaire. A druggist doesn’t have time to stay home with his wife anyhow. To William Baker, the pride of Buena Vista, we give this little horn. We hoped that it will be used to call cows out of the corn rather than get the mules out of Band and Birds. To the Siemese Twins of the Senior Class, Louise and Lucille Nance, these two dog tags will be acceptable. These will prevent male visitors from a nearby city from getting the wrong twin. To the soft-spoken Eunice Lucado we present a megaphone in order that her voice may be heard above the din caused by Lillian Keadle’s chewing-gum. To Gladys Creggar, the arithmetic shark, we give this pocket adding machine so that she can more easily check up on Miss Far- lowe’s addition. To Marjorie Einstein, the musical prodigy of West Radford, it gives me great pleasure to present — in honor of her wonderful musical talent — this harmonica. Buddy Trigg’s fascination for the fair sex has long been a known fact around the High School, and so to ease the mind of Helen James, the fair beauty of Rural Retreat, we give this little dog chain to keep Buddy from running astray. Lillian Keadle’s well-known fondness for car-riding leads us to believe that she will cherish this little merry-go-round as a PAGE 11

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SALUTATORY When I learned that I had been chosen to extend the welcome to you, the guests of 1928, was very happy and at the same time very hesitant — happy to have the privilege of telling you just how glad we are to have you, and hesitant because I felt myself unequal to the task of expressing what is in our hearts. We have looked forward to the time when we might welcome you here and express our appreciation for your interest and encourage- ment in our high school life. Fathers and mothers of the Class of ’28, we cannot express our appreciation of your efforts and sacrifice in our behalf. Many of us would not have reached this goal, the honor of being a graduate from Radford High, had you not encouraged us. Through our four years of high school life you have entered into the spirit of every activity. It is you we wish to welcome, first of all, hero this evening. Our teachers, you have been largely re- sponsible for our being here tonight. You have led us to the open sesame of books from which we have gained a vision of new worlds, with broader horizons than those that we had known. We feel that you who have come over the way with us day by day, and have shared each failure and success, can enter into our commencement in a pecul- iar way. And we welcome you. Mr. Barnett, and members of the School Board, you have ever shown a sympathetic attitude toward our school and a desire to cooperate with us in what we wished to do. Juniors and Sophomores, you have been good pals through the days here together. You have contributed to the fun, the tricks, the little daily happenings that have welded the bonds of comradeship so close, and that will make our sweetest memories of R. H. S. Patrons and Friends, you have manifest your interest in us in various ways — in con- tributing to the paper, helping in our enter- tainments, and ever-boasting a greater Rad- ford High. As we remember Radford High School we will not only think of the school but of all Radford as well. To you, our friends, we would say that in the days to come we hope our records will be such that you will not be sorry for the en- couragement you have given us. I might say much more — but after all, have we not said all, when we say — you are welcome? Irene Allen. o Buddy Trigg: “I want to try on that suit in the window.” Charlie Mottesheard : “Sorry but you’ll have to use the dressing room.” CLASS HISTORY “Like Gallahad we come To catch the vision of perfection, That we may fling the torch we found, To countless children keen to every sound Of life’s sharp battles.’’ Life today is the history of tomorrow. History is a moving thing, a dramatic chain of events, infused with the vividness of per- sonality. Hence, is it not a bit ironical that for lack of better means of expression, one is called upon to write history? We ask you to look, and read, in life the history of the class of ’28. In the fall of 1924 a large band of girls and boys, one hundred and two in number, green, young rats of every class and description, entered the mysterious land of high school. There were many others here, but the newcomers could be distinguished from these, by their shyness and fear of treading the wrong path. High School at last! It was a perfect garden to us, the golden gates for which we had worked hard, for many years. We were to be allowed to see the flowers and partake of the luscious fruits at once — so we thought. But we were igno- rant and were gracefully told so by every one with whom we came in contact. The highway which we took in going through that first year of high school, was a strange and hard road. Twice during the year the storm rushed upon us, but after the storm — the calm. Examinations were passed and our fears vanished. Then spring came with its commence- ment. We watched our older and more sophisticated brothers and sisters carry off their diplomas. From them we began to realize that we, too, were on a quest — a quest for something valuable that must carry us through life — our diplomas. The year of 1925 soon came and hurried us into the Sophomore stage of our exist- ence. Our class was smaller than it was the first year, a number of the members having dropped out, leaving only seventy-one. No effectual glories and no athletic victories were for us as yet. The class of 1925 has nothing yet to show. But wait and see what we will do and then we’ll say, “We told you so.” When time pointed its finger to 1926 our history began to be eventful. We were Juniors, a class of seventy-two strong. We began our work with deliberations, for as yet we were not what we wanted most to be — Seniors. During the Junior year mem- PAGE 10

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reminder of happy “shake-rattle and roll” hours. To Lucille Smith, the belle of Christians- burg, (not dumbbell) we are happy to give this box of soap flakes. She already has a “Maytag.” To Lucille Long, the owner of charms which made Radford known in Christian- burg, and daughter of one of the upholders of Radford’s law and order, it is fitting to give the key to the Detention Room in hopes that it be used to better advantage than heretofore. To Noblin Huddle, the most dignified member of the Senior Class, we give this little monkey to remind her of her former classmates. We are happy to present to Edward Wad- dell, the New River sheik, a pair of tennis shoes because he is always running after a Junior of his acquaintance. To Edmonia Meyers, one of the famous beauties of New River, we give this marriage license. She already has the “Wright” boy. The Class of ’28 presents to Duval Wright a law book, as we are sure that anybody who can argue as well as he can ought to be a lawyer. He already stretches the truth sometimes. Robert Bird will undoubtedly find great use for this garden rake to keep the alley on his block straight. Don’t dig too deep, Robert- — the splinters will fly. Edward Talley, the only fisherman of which the class boasts, will undoubtedly find great use for this little chain to carry his fish on. To Thelma Calfee the class bequeathed this catcher’s mitt because of her great in- terest in baseball. The walls and desks of old R. H. S. have suffered for years from Nellie Band’s draw- ing talent, and to preserve the walls of her own home, we present this slate. Esther Bricker has been officially recog- nized as the classes’s laziest girl, and to speed her up a little we give her this bottle of “Pep.” This has no alcoholic content, Esther. Lois Banks will greatly appreciate the bottle of Cod Liver Oil. We hope that she may soon have the general dimensions of Miss Anderson. To Buddy Trigg we present this bundle of hay on account of his famous horse laugh. To Myra Greiner, one of the most dra- matic players of New River, we present this edition of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary. She can never again say, “I don’t know nothing.” To Ruth Hagy, keeper of the Library dur- ing Miss Anderson’s study period, we give this package of cotton with w ' hich to stuff her ears so that she may concentrate on the problems confronting General Caesar in his Gallic Campaigns. This little book on “How to Make Salads, Sandwiches an d Home Brew,” will be of great help to Robert Campbell, who will some day be a druggist. Gladys Hedgecock, North Carolina’s con- tribution to R. H. S., will find this fan very useful. Whenever she gets tired of talking the fan will keep the air stirring. To Lois Clement, one of the commuting inhabitants of the wild stretches of West Radford, we present this aeroplane to pro vide transportation to the more civilized por- tions of East Radford. And say, Lois, better always carry a passenger with you. If the engine should stall it would be rather incon- venient to have to get out and crank it yourself. Dollie Garking is extremely interested in boxing for some reason or other, and we are sure that she would appreciate this piece of beefsteak if Frank got a black eye. Louise Bond is one of the leatheringest females of the Senior Class, and to save time we take great pleasure in presenting this bottle of Nu-Shine to her. To Virginia Ingles, bearer of a noted and ancient family name, we present this family tree. It is not a dogwood. In the wild reaches of Floyd County there lives a gentleman whose name begins with “W,” I think. At any rate we are sure that this carrier pigeon will find great use for sparing the distance between Ruby Hylton’s home and Floyd. We are sure that Agnes Lyons will find much use for this target with which to keep in chalk-throwing practice. To Iva McPeak, one of the housekeepers of the future, we present this can-opener. Her family won’t starve at any rate. Getting rid of the tin cans will be the problem. It gives us great pleasure to give this game of tiddliewinks and a doll to take the place of tit-tat-to and Edward Tolley to Vir- ginia Showalter. We sincerely hope that it will not make as much fuss as the other made in Miss Miller’s classes. Winnie Hensley would greatly appreciate this gift of three of Miss Atkin’s objective tests to keep alive her memory of the high school. We hope that she will have them framed, and may they cause her no night- mares. Harry Price’s bashfulness will give way to Rudolph Valentino stuff if he will study this book as hard as — that is, much harder than he studied his Physics. It is entitled, “How to Make Love,” by Roy Weaver. To Juanita Stafford we give this bar of Palmolive Soap. She can always keep that school-girl complexion. PAGE 12