Rich Valley High School - Lasso Yearbook (Saltville, VA)

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PROPHECY OF CLASS OF ’48 As the hour of parting drew near I realized that soon the Class of 4S must go forth— either to schools of higher learning or out into the world of affairs, and I, despite of hope and faith in the future had an intense longing to know something of what lurks in the be¬ yond. I wanted, like Tennyson, to “Dip into the future, far as human eye could see. See the vision of the world, and all the wonders that would be. In this mood I called upon the spirit of the years, past and present, of Rich Valley High History, to throw upon the futu re the light of other years and reveal my classmates to me. The vision came and under such strange circumstances that 1 shall tell them to you now. Late one afternoon I sat near a glittering pool of magic water. The moon shimmered through the white mist in the sky and as I gazed in amazement, a tall and stately figure, dressed in white, arose out of the pool and stood before me. “I am the Prophet of your destiny. Fame, love, fortune, I can reveal. Gaze into yonder pool and you shall see for yourself what was, and what is to be.” As the spirits voice ceased there came the vision of five houses, scattered throughout the country, where lived Evelyn (Gass) Goodman, Ocie (Lamie) Carter and Mildred (Taylor) Lam¬ bert, who married during their senior year and Andrea Penland and Rubv Kinder, who decided to take up domestic work. As this scene faded, a mass of white arose from the pool and the vision became clearer. 1 saw an operating table with Billy Neal as a surgeon and Eunice Frye, Zayne Mitchell, and Elizabeth Gates, as nurses. The white dissolved into the lights of a main street of a large city, which I thought to be Chicago. Walking across the street was a policeman, Everett Wyrick. About one b ' ock down the street the sign of City Motors appeared. The peck-peck of a typewriter sounded and behind the dask sat Nellie Gil¬ bert and Billy Barrett, a business executive. fter this scene a football field came into sight. The people were enthusiastically cheering and I knew a great game was on 1 scanned the stands for familiar faces and then on to the players bench. To my aston¬ ishment there sat Warren Olinger. John Barns, and Kenneth Surber. What did 1 see next? The foreign lan¬ guage international office with Clifford Craig and Irving Asbury as typists. They seemed very pleased with this work. I hrough the stillness of the pool, the glim¬ mer of footlights in a large theater in New ork. brought Elizabeth Roberts as costume director, Neal Webb as assistant manager, Mary Bise and Juanita McCready as clerks. I knew not what to expect to be revealed from the mystic depths next. Then a tiny ripple and a large schoolhouse appeared be¬ fore me. The high school had as its faculty members, Madeline Gwyn, English teacher, and Nancy Buchanan, Home Ec. teacher. When the grade school faculty was lined up I saw familiar faces, those of Arlee McAllis¬ ter, Mary Olinger, and Lorraine Buchanan, music teacher. Noise, so loudly that I felt as if I could see it, came to my ears. The moon threw a shaft of light across the pool and in the light a giant plane reared its nose. A man swung down from the cockpit and I recognized him to be Campbell Whitely. Clifford Necessary was aboard seeing the world, and Ollie Boyd was on her way to Africa for mission work. This scene faded and I saw a large busi¬ ness firm. As it became clearer 1 noticed Jeanette Keesee, Louise Atwell Margaret Frye, and Nelle Price happily typing. I began to feel cool from a wind that stirred the white mist that hung over the pool. It cleared and I discerned the sign Edward Frye—Real Estate Dealer. A scien¬ tist working busily on some experiments, who proved to be Fox Hays. After the fumes from the experiments evap¬ orated, a vision of a beauty parlor was pre¬ sented with Eunice Havens, Sally Frye, and Bessie Roberts as beauticians. A tiny speck of light came into the pool and out of it grew a basketball court where Jimmy Vermillion, regardless of height, was a college star. The tang of the salt sea breeze sifted to me for out of the waters of the Pacific arose a passenger liner. I saw the captain, Truby Vanhoozer and co-captain, Steve Farmer. This scene changed into a great auditorium where Marion Mitchell was at the speaker’s stand. Her articles were being published and she had become a famous woman lecturer. I he waters rolled again and I wondered what classmate I hadn ' t seen in these visions, when who should appear—Nell Griffiths and Pauline Necessary, both outstanding business ladies. This, too, faded, and for a long time there was nothing. Then the ghost of confusion came into the pool. “Peggy Olinger,” I asked, “What do you know of her? Again there came familiar scenes, changing rapidly as if in succession of ev ents—a nurse in white —a bride—a homemaker—Alas! the fates and fortunes of mv classmates had been told. Peggy Olinger

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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT The Senior Class of Nineteen Hundred and Forty-eight, being sound of mind and healthy of body, do hereby file this, our last Will and Testament, bequeathing our various and sundry goods, possessions and good wishes to the mentioned beneficiaries, and do hereby declare all similar documents which may appear, to be null or void. General Terms: To the Faculty —We leave our deep regard and gratitude for making the past four years the most wonderful ones of our lives. To the School —We leave our sincere appreciation for her high standards which will ever serve as a guide to those who have known and learned to love them. To the Juniors —We leave our precious homeroom and all the memories that we “Love and Cherish.” PERSONAL WILL Irving Asbury leaves the good opinion which he holds of himself to Herbert McAllister. Louise Atwell wills her fond affection to a certain junior boy to any junior girl who is successful in getting him. John Barns leaves to J. W. Buchanan his “kiddish- ness” and his love for “cutting up.” Mary Bice and Ruby Kinder will their love to chat to each each other to Jolene Parks and Peggy Smith. Fox Hays leaves to Willis Moore his artistic tem¬ perament. Elizabeth Gates will her moods to Kathleen French. Eunice, Margaret, and Sally Frye leave their devo¬ tion of their home town to George Frye. Madeline Gwyn wills her ability to make good grades to Buddy Henegar. Edward Frye wills his seriousness of purpose to Bob¬ by Penland. Warren Olinger and Campbell Whitely wall that wolfish gleam in their eyes, which all girls notice, to Thomas Mash and James Kestner. Billy Barrett walls his silly grin to James Taylor. Lorraine Buchanan and Ennice Havens give to Dot Spence and Wanda Bowling their quietness. Mildred Lambert, Ocie Carter and Evelyn Goodman will their newly acquired domestic interests to the junior girls. Clifford Craig wills his neatness to Dewey Frye. Ollie Boyd leaves her ability to creep into class to Gordon Hagy. Steve Farmer leaves his spontaneous giggle to Harold Gillespie. Nancy Buchanan walls her leadership ability and class presidency to Bobert Anderson. Billy Neal gives to Frank Mitchell his interest in be¬ coming a business man. Nellie Gilbert leaves her lack of interest for class work to Bobbie Rogers. Zayne Mitchell, Juanita McC ready and Bessie Roberts leave to the juniors the desks which they have oc¬ cupied in the senior room. Elizabeth Roberts and Nellie Price leave their execu¬ tive ability to Nellie McGuire and Jeanette Surber. Truby Vanhoozer and Clifford Necessary will to C. P. Brickey and Merle Osborne their good conduct grades. Kenneth Surber wills to Clarence Frye his apple polishing techniques. Everett Wyriek wills his seat in Gov’t class to Jack Campbell. Neal Webb leaves his figure to Sam Myers. Nell Griffitts leaves that pleasant smile for everyone to Cecil Carter. Jeanette Keesee leaves her desire to work in the li¬ brary to Jean Henderson. Peggy Olinger leaves her quiet manners to John Anderson. Marion Mitchell and Arlee McAllister will their in¬ terest in the teaching profession to Doris Maloyed and Carra Call. Audrea Penland and Pauline Necessary will their close friendship to Madeline Harris and Peggy DeBusk. Mary Olinger wills her lovely hair to Ruth Robbins. Jimmy Vermillion leaves his height to Philander Griffitts. Nancy Buchanan. —16 f -

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SENIOR SUPERLATIVES BEST LOOKING MOST PROMISING Nell Grifeitts Irving Asbury Marion Mitchell Edward Frye BEST SPORTS MOST POPULAR Elizabeth Roberts Campbell Whitely Nancy Buchanan John Barns MOST ATHLETIC MOST FRIENDLY Evelyn Gass Warren Olinger Audrea Penland Kenneth Surber MOST INTELLECTUAL BEST ALL AROUND Madeline Gwyn Steve Farmer Nancy Buchanan John Barns