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

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« ♦ ♦ « 4 ' ‘ y THOMAS HASSETT “For all may Itaz ' C, if they dare choose, a glorious life or grave.” Advocate of all that is good and fair, with a smile to greet everyone that he meets, that is “Tom.” His humor and sportsmanshij) have won him ]) 0 ])ularity at Lee High and he will he sincerelv missed. BURNLEY BROCKENRROUGH “Cheerfulness is the badge of true loorth.” “Burn” might well he called the “Sunshine” of the class, for in spite of her many duties, one can always hear her merry laugh. We wish for her the best which life can give. Her personality and ability have stamped her as a leader wherever she goes and may her laugh continue to echo along with her.

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LKONARl) CHITTUM .-III (ire needed by eaeli one Xolliing is fair or good alone.” “Bo” lias the true school spirit which every Lee man should have. He has that fighting spirit which won for him the Doran Gold Foothall for the sea¬ son of ’30. P ut this isn’t all. “Bo” is the best hasket- hall center in the state for Class B teams as well as one of the most poi)ular hoys ot the Senior Class. His winning smile will surely he missed next year. JESSIE BE.AR “Novelty has eliarnis that our minds ean hardly seithstand.” Jessie breezes in and out with her merry laugh and cheerful smile, which has endeared her to us all. Good luck to you, Jessie, in all that you undertake! SWINTON STEELE ‘Just being hafpy is a brave thing to do, J. ooking on the bright side rather than the blue,” Here’s one of the liveliest fellows you ever met. Rain or shine he is performing his self-appointed duties of putting every one, teachers and pupils, in a good humor. His arguments are endless. V e shall miss Swinton’s laugh and his genial good na¬ ture. LOIS CRICKARL) “I’ve still got lots of vitality. And that’s the thing that eounts, today.” Lois is another of the quiet, dependable members of our class and she performs her tasks willingly and cheerfully. We wish her success in all that she undertakes.

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Valedictory (jUy F. Sutton, Jr. S WE, the Class of 1931, stand tonight on the 1)oi ' der of real life, that imaginary line which separates preparation from action, we are hlled with varied emotions. Sad, indeed, we are, to leave such congenial surroundings and associations; eager, however, to test our ability in life’s struggle; apprehensive somewhat, as to the trials that await us; hut overjoyous, to have attained our hrst stepping-stone towards life’s ultimate goal—Success. One can easily understand the sadness of our hearts, as we, who have been an integral part of old Lee High, depart from it forever and leave the corridors and the classrooms nevermore to echo and resound with our youth¬ ful voices. But though we are leaving, we are not forgetting and the physical aspect of our dear old High School will dwell forever in our hearts and minds. May we pause to bid a sincere farewell to our teachers, those who have so faithfully worked with us and ever set before us an exemplary type of patience and perseverance. They know, and we know, that our debt to them is so great that it can never l)e paid except by our attaining the end for which they have so nobly trained us. l ellow classmates, we shall soon hid each other farewell, an external farewell to he sure, for the character and personality of each of us have imprinted a fond and indelible image in our hearts that not even Time, the greatest of destroyers, can erase. W ' e have hnished our first period of apprenticeship and are about to part; each to betake himself into his separate field and pursue his own course. Though each of us has a different temperament and amlfition, we are all about to seek, to strive for, the main goal of man’s life—Success. Some may measure success in terms of wealth ; others in achievement; hut in the final analysis, one cannot gain anything without first making something of himself. As has been said, “You must l)e something before you can be anything,’’ and the one who makes of him¬ self that which he desires, will have achieved something far greater than mere wealth. In striving for success there are several factors that we must consider if we wish to attain it. T should like to believe that all men are created equal and have equal chances to ol)tain the highest and noblest in life, but if we cannot grant this we believe as Emerson says, “In the nature of the soul is the compensation for the inequalities of condition.’’ Opportunity is not wanting, there is a place and means f(jr all, hut in order to grasp and utilize our opportunities we must have will power, faith, hope, and above all an aim and purpose. Greater and higher things remain to he done than we have yet accomplished. With the careers of such men as Homer, Napoleon, Franklin, and Abraham Lincoln as glowing examples let us not he disheartened but remember that every man has his chance to succeed. With a clean heart, a clear mind, and a firm purpose, a man’s power is inestimable. However, in advancing along life’s highway, there are certain fundamental rules for us to remember. It is especially important for us to select a definite career, develop an admirable personality, employ perseverance in all our undertakings, and he modest regarding our accomplishments. With these things in mind let us go forth into the world prepared to do our best. And now, along with our last good-bye to our teachers a.nd friends, let us leave this promise with our school, that, though we forget many things, we shall always remember these immortal words— “This al)() c all : to thine ownsclf he true, .And it must follow, as the night, the day. Thou canst not then be false to any man.”