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

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Salutatory Wll-I.IAM Nf.i.son F.vans Farents, friends, and members of the facility, on behalf of the class of ’48, I welcome you here tonij ht; we appreciate your interest in us, an d consider it an honor to have you present. As we look hack over the past four years, we are thankful for the help which this school, this community, and our parents have i iven us, and which has made possible our part in these exercises tonight. We, also, must look into the future to find out what we face, and what our work is to be, and how w ' e shall accomplish this work. One of our main objectives, of course, will be to work for peace for our¬ selves and for those who come after us. Wt‘ appreciate the privilege of living in America, and, knowing what this privilege means, we should make every effort to offer a democratic government to all the world. Today, there are threats, threats that would take away everything that we hold dear. We must stamp out these threats, and to do that we must help. There are many dangers that face us; one is the atomic bomb. So far, it has been used only for destruction, and it will be our generation, probably, that will decide whether this bomb shall destroy the world or benefit mankind. We must realize that it is our first duty to work towvard the establishment of peace and fellowshijj in a war-torn and divided world. And 1 say to each of you as we again give you a warm welcome, we shall not neglect that duty.

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Valed ictory Dorothy Ann I aynk A, iht class of 1948, have now arrived at the moment of graduation. As we look over our four years at Lee High, we begin to realize the value of the splendid training and guidance that has been our privilege to receive. In this training we ' ve received certain assets or tools that will aid us in our future lives. In our associations with fellow students and teachers we’ve seen the value of courtesy, friendliness and charity. WA’ve learned how to get along with jieople. Also our school, through its various activities giving to each responsi¬ bilities, has aided in building our characters into strong and good ones. Through our students we’ve gained a certain amount of information about various subjects, which will serve us in the future. However, the greatest contribution of our school has been to teach us that knowledge of itself is not enough. When we leave high school we certainly don’t know all answers to life’s pn.»blems, but we’ve been trained to apply our know¬ ledge to problems of life and have thereby gained in wisdom. W ' e have been taught to think out the answers. This training has been provided for us at Lee High, now we must see that it is employed for the betterment of mankind. Just because our training in high school is over, we must not become indifferent or careless. Commencement is the real beginning, not the end ofgrowth. Life itself is a series of lessons, some easy, others hard as granite, which all must learn. We must always strive earnest¬ ly and diligently, and exert our full strength if we are to get the most out of life. We are going forth into a new age. We believe that life is good, it is pur¬ poseful. We also believe that the privilege of living is a gift of God and we should show our thanks by upright and fruitful living. Now, as we leave our school, we wish to thank all who are responsible for (jur training here. We thank the taxpayers who have provided the money, the schoolboard and superintendent, the principal and teachers who have so patiently worked with us through our school years. We, the class of ’48 who are indeed grateful for the kindness and benefits that we have received, say farewell.

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Hall or Farae Prettiest. Ciirls .Grace Nebel Most Attractive. .Grace Nehel Most Popular. .Nancy Dey Sweetest. .Doris Powell Wittiest. .Loretta Thomas Best Sport. .Myrtle Anderson Most Studious. .Dorcjthy Payne Best Athlete. .lime Hall Best All Round. .Myrtle Anderson Best ScIkjoI Spirit. .Myrtle Anderson Most Popular. Boys .Glenn Shirkey Handsomest. .Donald Rossetti Best All Round. .Glenn Shirkey Wittiest. .William Ralston Rest Athlete. .Glenn Shirkey Most Courteous. .Samuel Wright Best Sport. .Earl Albert Most Studious. .Donald Grine Most Tactful. .Ritchie Fishburne Best School Spirit. .William Campbell