Roanoke High School - Acorns Yearbook (Roanoke, VA)

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a handsome building set far back in a beautiful grove of trees, surrounded by a high steel fence. I was told that it was the old maids' home founded by some of my old classmates-Callie Bennett, Katherine Brunner, Claire Emswiler, Reba Harrell, Frances Koehler, and Carrie Price. This is a real Palace of Beautiesf' and the charms of the inmates are such that no man can resistg the result being that there are hundreds of hearts broken every year by those hard-hearted goddesses. I I also made visits to all my old classmates who had married. I found that every one of them had married Well and presided over pretentious homes of their own. Their ranks were made up of Preston Fowlkes, Mabel Hurst, Alma Huff, I-Iazel Hassam, Grace Pearman, and Ruth Rush. I am at last come to the most interesting part of my journey, a part that will bring exceeding joy to your despairing hearts. I saw a model high school, and it was model because it Wasrun by those who were best fitted to make it so. They were all members of the same class at a school that was far from model. The principal was Blake Crabill, A. B., A. M.g Emma Keister was vice principal. The faculty was composed of Virgie Amos and Beulah Drabble, Englishg Myrtle Chockley and Meredith Painter, mathematicsg Anna Penstermacher, chemistryg Elizabeth Marvel and Norborne Muir, Lating Sam Shumate, scienceg George Wfood, vocational trainingg Mayme Possin and Lloyd Engleby, foreign languagesg Mabel Garrison and Maude Crum- packer, instructors in the intangible maze of businessg Marguerite Schubert, director in the beautiful study of music. FRANK E. BROWN, 'l3. llll 9 HG 1 36

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Trbose who make the worlb Go wandered afar off into the years that are yet to come. In my journey I saw many familiar faces. A First of all I saw Hugh Figgatt, D. D., in the pulpit of a large church, invoking blessings, prosperity, and happiness upon all mankind. No sooner was his prayer completed than a great peal burst from the organ. So masterful was the touch that I could not help looking to see who the wonderful organist might be, and great was my surprise to see my old friend, Flossie Daniel, assisted by Fred Harris, basso, Norinne Hoffman, soprano, Bessie Ragland, alto, and Peyton Terry, the noted violinist. After this beautiful service, I departed from the church with a great peace in my heart. I-Iowever, another pleasure awaited me at theqchurch door in the person of Esther Coulbourn, editor of the Broad Mind Magazine. She insisted that I walk home with her as she had many things to talk about that were of great interest to us both. She showed me the latest copy of her magazine, which contained paragraphs on famous men, among whom I noted many of my old classmates. There were I-Ienry Davenport, winner of the ive-mile foot race at the last Glympiad, foe A. Jamison, painter of The Court of Beauties, that took first prize at a large art exhibit, Edward H. Richardson, Senator from Virginia and ex speaker of the I-Iouse, Mildred Spencer, most prominent of the women senators, Dr. Charles Hurt, president of Johns Hop- kins University, Nina Quinn, leading woman educator of America, Frank Brown, chemist and inventor of a noiseless, smokeless, Hameless gunpowder, Myrtle Robertson, Americals foremost essayist, and Gordon johnson, moving picture actor. I-IE other day as I sat in my chair I fell asleep and my spirit Several days afterward I happened to come upon a bridal procession enter- ing a large church. For some reason or other I had a great curiosity to see who were the lucky parties, and I entered the church with as little noise as I could. Great was my surprise to see James Kavanaugh, comedian, and Eva Rice. a leading grand opera star, standing before the Rev. Earl Fisher. One day as I was driving through the streets my attention was called to 35

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