Robert E Lee High School - Leeway / Record Yearbook (Staunton, VA)

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Sweet Clotho was o’erheard to say: “The threads which we now make at Jove’s request, Are made of mingled joy and woe, As all the lives of men must be, and have A sense of beauty, love, and honesty. Let Honor be their stamp of quality, Let Justice be their highest aim ! And Lachesis, let them be strong, and able To o’ercome all evils that confront them. Let this lad have a skillful hand That can portray both man and beast; Let him live long, for Richard Lewis is a name That will forever be revered in art.” She also spoke with noble words concerning Kerlyn Baber, Who with the wisdom of Minerva, will be learned In the languages and arts. To one thread she gave many of the brightest strands, And dedicated it to Juno, for Catherine Baylor M ill be wed and lead a life of love and beauty. Lachesis decreed great steadfastness to one Named Nancy Baylor, a mathematician, Who will be famous in her field ; She dedicated to Thalia, Muse of Pastoral Verse, Kate Blankenship, to write of Nature, Beasts and Fields; Miss Louise Borden was entrusted to the care of Mercury, That she might sail through the air on motored wings; To Rosalie Brown was gi’en the love of beauty, That she might make man’s homes more lovely, And better fit to live in. And William Brown was given patience as a Scout-master Who would help instruct the youth of a nation. To illiam Collins was bestowed the gift Of teaching lessons through drawings of humor Right near the throne of Pluto, The Fates kept up their daring work, They spun long threads with brilliant hues, They wrapped them strong, and made them good. The beautiful Clotho used her utmost skill, And made threads that were safe against evil and ruin. To Doris Coville was given the love for art, That she might decorate the abodes of men. Mary Artis Danner is to vie with the winds in speed, Clotho will give to her the championship of auto races. Kate 1 Rake, w T hom Minerva has blessed wdth knowledge, Will live to teach men of the deeds of the ancients. Charles East a famous Senator from the South, Will follow Jupiter, the lawgiver and lover of peace. Polyhymnia, the Muse of Rhetoric, will tutor Richard Ergenbright, a lawyer, a friend of the oppressed. There are many in this world who loyally love, So Clotho promised sacred matrimony to Bessie Flippo. To Eleanor, her smiling sister, was given the skill To design the styles of clothes for women. To Grayson Goodloe Lachesis gives the power To follow Aurora or the fleeting Iris through the sky, Or mount the lofty clouds by aeroplane. Molly Greenstone’s thread of life was modeled After Melpomene, the Muse of Tragic Drama. Urania was invoked to bestow to Forest Harper, Scientific knowledge, from which he’ll earn his fame. Marguerite Harper, wdth her love for Euterpe, Muse of song, Will be noted for the playing of w r edding marches. Mary Harper, taught by the chief of physicians, Appollo, Will be a nurse, to treat the suffering world ; Bernice Hoover will be gifted with the ability

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The Prophecy of the Class of 1930 “Tzvist, ye, tzvine ye! even so, Mingle shades of joy and zvoe, Hope and fear, and peace, and strife, In the thread of human life. ■ —Scott. And then spake Clotho, the youngest Fate, W ho spun the threads of human lives, And mingled Fright with sable strands, Which made life gay or made it sad, Who fashioned threads to guide men’s lives, Or set their goals, aims, high or low, Which facts determine man’s success, “The noble Jupiter now entreats us As he oft times is wont to do, And in a most imploring way doth wish That we be generous in the bestowal of gifts, Knowledge, beauty, wisdom, love and friends, To a certain group of mere short-living men; For it seems that of that tribe for which he prays, A few have praised him much and sung his name, Wherefore he wishes to reveal to other men That he can love and administer kindness.” And while with deft fingers that only time can teach, The fair one spun a thread for some poor mortal, And while Lachesis, the second-oldest Fate, Twisted it and by so doing made it Sometimes strong and sometimes weak, The aged Atropos, who often cut too short The thread of life, spoke in quiet tones, So many men are weak and ignorant, They cannot see the wills of the gods, But are so head-strong, vain and proud That we often see it fit to stop their lives, Lest by liv ing they influence other men Who might have known and loved the gods. It seems imprudent now that we let them live longer And have wisdom, but since great Jove 1 )oth beg that we enrich their lives, Because that they have loved us gods, There is no reason that can hinder it.” hile hearing this the skillful Lachesis made strong The threads that fair Clotho had spun. She made Them fit for harder and more useful toil, For service and endurance, and twisted them firmly. And while the dreadful Fates worked on They sometimes spoke in praise or admiration Of the lives for which they planned. And while Father Chronus made the day pass by

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To teach Domestic Science in a college. The spinning continued with infinite care, Lives were mapped out, plans laid for the future, Threads were then spun that can never be broken : Isabel Kennedy, with a love for education, Will become a dean of a woman’s college, Clotho endowed Walter King with a knowledge of flying, So he will become an aeron autical engineer. To Agnes Kivlighan, a knowledge of science, Whereby she’ll be a chemist at the L niversity of Chicago; To her sister, Marjorie, will be entrusted the care Of a great library to be built in New York. Paul Knopp, with a sympathy for human nature Will be a preacher, that he might show the way of light. Frances Lackey, with a love for Nature, Will help the Nymphs and Dryads to protect dumb animals. Dorothy Larner, also taught by graceful Euterpe, Will become a violinist of great repute. A person of unusual tact, gentleness, and grace Will be the head-nurse at a large hospital, Evelyn Lee. Still further the Fates were spinning threads, Exchanging comments and complimenting the group Which Zeus had so magnanimously blessed. To Woodrow Mackey was given the talent To portray the different moods of men And act with perfect mimicry. Lenore Matacia will achieve her fame Through the teaching of the Spanish language. Thomasia McClintic will be known to the world By her marvelous success on the stage. Nancy Marino, blessed with ambition and zeal, Will win infinite applause by playing the violin. Eleanor Naille will arrive at fame, Through the raising of wonderful race-horses. Wherever the name of “sports announcer” be mentioned, The name of Roland Nicholson will always be recalled; Cornelia Quarles, blessed by the gods with a sweet voice, Will be famed as a wonderful soloist. Virginia Peduto, quiet and patient, Will find her service as a trained nurse. Audry Potter and Sarah Thomas, adopted by Clio, Muse of History writing, will become famed As the writers of an American History. Mary Bell Riley, aware of the needs of men, Will be a famous dietician. Marjorie Russell, also a favorite of Clio, Will be a representative in the State legislature. A person greatly favored by the gods and Of fame in the movies is Rebecca Smith. When one of our leading universities needs a coach, William Thomas will be chosen. A famous secretary of the Y. M. C. A. Will be our Robert Thompson. Helen Waide will sway the crowds and move millions By her persuasive orations. And at last, seeing that the world needs him more Than himself, Rockwell Boyle will go to foreign fields. And as Phoebus’s car sank in flames of gold, Clotho laid aside the wool, Atropos put up the shears, Blythe Mercury glided forth and calmly Laid the world to rest.