Robert E Lee Institute - Rebel Yearbook (Thomaston, GA)

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6:3 Principal ' Llfe IS change to remam statrc IS to lose the race You should have learned ln hrgh school that the educated man IS unprejudlced that he welghs evaluates and wlthholds Judgment untll all possrble facts are ascertamed ln th1s frlghtfully fast movmg world he knows that durmg hrs llfetlme he w1ll have to make fundamental adjustments 1n all change IS nevertheless absolutely necessary to survrval I would counsel you also to hold onto those thmgs that dlstmgursh our country and our heritage of Anglo Saxon law and culture In these tlmes of attacks on our schools on our democracy and on the fundamental rlghts of free dom of speechl press and rellglon hold fast to an Amen cans mvrolate rlght to speak and to wrlte what he de srres so long as our securlty IS not Jeopardlzed or a person s character defamed or rmpugned Remember freedom IS an lndlvlsxble thmg f N 9 his outlook and in his belief. Remember, however, that Message to the erziors

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DEBBY NOELL Masta! CLASS POEM i by Billy Sinrich A heavenly light shown all around As St. Pete knelt there on the ground And as he gazed toward paradise A light of wonder filled his eyesg Now Lawd, You knows jest how I bin, A swearin' all mortals was fulla sing But Lawd, I'se now done seed de light My eyes is beheld a wonderous sight. A bunch 0' folks what's jest so fine, Why Lawd, it made me change my mind. I seed some mortals in dis place That's sho chock full o' Yo own grace. An Lawdfseein' how I'se changed my mind An ideas I had since de 'ginninyof time, I knows Yo jest won't mind a bit If I drinks a little ole toast to it. Then old St. Pete reached way in back And pulled out a bottle of apple-jack And raising a glass to the Heavenly Host I-Ie then repeated this little toast. A toast to good ole R. E. Lee And de kids in de class o' '53 A toast to ,all de fun they'se had A' lotta good times an one or two bad. A 'toast to all their jobs well-done. A toast to them each and every one. And then St. Pete took one long sip And said as he wiped off his upper lip, Lawd, have plenty o' room there in Yo town Cause dis whole great bunch am Heaven bound! And I, as I watched this scene from afar, Couldn't help seeing one bright star Swing from its path in the Heavenly sea, And come to stand over Robert E. Lee. CLASS SONG fTu,ne-You Belong To Mel Now these last school days will soon be gone Days of learning what is right and wrong, But my love for Lee will still be strongg I'll just say, So long. Friends and teachers that I love so dear, Our home team that I would always cheer, How I hate to leave all of you here, Lee, you are so dear. I'll be soalone when awayg Maybe I'll come back someday, I pray. I'll see the halls and rooms of used to be, Find the desk that once belonged to me, See the friends 1've waited long to see, Memories of Lee. Ellene Noell MOTTO One for allg all for one COLORS Light-blue and white FLOWER 'Red Rose Mascot