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

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Class Prophecy T HE year 1945 brought about the perfection of the television, a project upon which scientists had worked for years. This great accomplishment was brought about by the famous Doctor Randolph Gardner, who, for many years had worked diligently at this task. By looking into a picture-like construc¬ tion, it was possible to see your friends here, there, and everywhere at any time. While I sat looking at this new wonder my attention was called to a picture of Dr. Gardner engraved in steel upon the instrument. My thoughts went back to the year 1932 and I recalled the days when I was in the same class with him. This made me wonder what my other fellow graduates were doing, and 1 decided to look up each at his work. Focusing my set I saw first the famous Johns Hopkins hospital where Doctor Robert Eakle was discussing the latest germ theory with the noted Doctor Thomas Cox. Here, also, was Mary Serrett, superintendent of the hospital giving instructions to a group of nurses among whom were June Clifton, Anna Fearnow, and Helen Baugher. Switching to the kitchen 1 saw Margaret Hulvey and Vivian Frye, dieticians. Changing the focus of the set I witnessed a Notre Dame football squad under¬ going a rigorous workout under a competent coaching staff of whom William Mitchell was head coach and Howard Hanna, line coach. After watching this for a while I turned to another large college in the mid¬ west, of which Jennie Fevie was dean. Now the set revealed Carnegie Music Hall and whom should I see among the celebrities but Dorothy Bear, who had become one of the leading pianists of her day. Just around the corner in the Metropolitan Opera House Dorothy Parker was taking her bow as the outstanding star in the year’s most popular play. Hearing that Wayt Whitesell, the United States’ foreign minister, had just arrived in Paris to settle a dispute which had arisen between France and the United States, l immediately turned my eyes in that direction. Here, I found Catherine Packette who had married a French Count. 1 then witnessed the activities of other members of the senior class. Ran¬ dolph Valz, due to his immense scientific knowledge had just been made “Pro¬ fessor of Science” at the L’Universite de Paris. Suddenly, I found myself watching Carl Coiner who was now President of all the 4-H Clubs in the United States, at his desk dictating a letter to Nancy

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Salutatory Maud Deeicens F RIENDS, teachers, and fellow students, it is indeed an honor and a pleasure to welcome you here tonight. We, the Class of 1932 , have just completed the first step in our education. Education—a little word—and yet how much it means. One may say that one never completes his education, for we learn or should learn something new each day. But the knowledge we acquire is of no value to us unless we use it in our daily lives. Jn order to be successful in life, we must be quick to take advantage of each opportunity as it presents itself. As Shakespeare says: “There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which taken at the flood, leads on to fortune; Omitted, all the voyage of their life Is bound in shallows and in miseries.” Shall we let our lives be “bound in shallows and in miseries?” I am afraid some of us will unless we learn early in life to apply our knowledge when and where needed. For education does not consist only of the three “R’s,” “reading, writing and ’rithmetic,” but is very wide in its scope. Each person will have a different way in which to apply his knowledge and must recognize this. May we not look to three of our most noteworthy Ameri¬ cans, George Washington, Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson, as wonderful examples of our class motto, “Seize Opportunity!” Each of these applied with remarkable ability his knowledge to his daily life. But for George Washington would we have such a great country today? And do not the schools of Vir¬ ginia owe much to Thomas Jefferson? Nor would we have the wonderful elec¬ trical devices so nearly perfected today if Benjamin Franklin had not made the most of his knowledge and opportunity. And we must not fail to mention the name of Robert E. Lee when enumerating the great American men. General Lee was one of the world’s greatest military strategists due to the fact that he was able to do the right thing at the right time and did it. No two of us will acquire the same amount or the same kind of knowledge when we leave Lee High. But however great or small the amount, may we try to the best of our ability to apply it to our daily lives and opportunities, as these great men did. It has been said and rightly so, that, “What we learn f rom books is valuable only when we do something with it. What we do is valuable only when we know why we are doing it.” It is with regret that we leave Lee High and the teachers who have helped us so much not only in our daily work but by inspiring us to higher ideals and nobler thoughts. They will always hold a place in our hearts. Class of 1932, 1 salute you, and on your behalf extend a most sincere welcome to our friends here tonight.

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Markley, his private secretary. In a nearby building I saw Virginia Kyle con¬ ducting her afternoon kindergarten class. I now shifted to a view of the great “Hanna Air Service.” Here 1 saw Presi¬ dent John Hanna giving instructions to Captain Charles Lawson for the safe transportation of their two distinguished passengers, Michael Kivlighan on his way to Washington where he was about to take the oath of office as Secretary of State and Elizabeth Mosely who was to have the honor of becoming the first vice-president of the United States. Turning to New York I saw the name “Edwin Taylor” reflected in lights at the “Little Theatre” off Times Square where Eddie had achieved fame as the nation’s greatest tap dancer; immediately memories rushed to my mind of Eddie and his habit of entertaining his class with some sort of tap dancing. Just across the street in the “Temple Theatre,” Virginia Hildebrand, a famous director, was seen directing the presentation of her greatest stage play “Dawn of the Morning” featuring Albert Serrett, Mary Elizabeth Alexander, Frank Barber, and Evelyn Whitesell. As a special attraction, Christina Bowman was heard in a piano recital. Little had I realized that this newly perfected device was able to offer such a varied number of pictures. 1 turned the little dial to the left and was presented with a court scene. Just entering the court room was Cecil Pence, the newly appointed judge. The court was called to order and the different cases were called. Soon two lawyers appeared engaged in a very heated argument. Clark Payne, a great criminal lawyer, was arguing fiercely with his old school mate, Maurice Moore, now a capable lawyer. Busily copying the heated arguments of these two was Virginia Driver, court secretary. Passing from this scene I now saw Virginia McGuffin, a well known figure of the social world; she was wearing the latest gown creation, designed by Mary DePriest, a famous gown designer. In the same social circle a ball was being given by Helen DePriest in honor of Charlene Harlowe and her famous hus¬ band, Bernardo De Vice. At this ball Dorothy Bradshaw was present; she had recently returned from her wedding trip in Florida. While in Florida she had seen Ashton Rowan who had just entered a college there as head of the Art Department. While waiting for the next presentation, I picked up a news¬ paper, edited by Raymond Wymer. 1 read an article in this paper headed, “Mr. Conrad Harris, Candidate for Presidential Election, Has Voiced His Opinion on Changing the Money Standard.” In the same paper I saw that Elizabeth Paul was sailing for Europe to continue her study in art. On the next page I glanced