Russell High School - Pointer Yearbook (East Point, GA)

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57? is ,uv qpmnm 1932 fl:-Y N SENIOR HISTORY , PROLOGUE All the world? it stage, And all the men and 'wouzeu merely players. -SHAKESPEARE. OR the past four years a play has been enacted by the high school class of '32, At the beginning, the material consisted of about three hundred seventy boys and girls gathered from East Point, College Park, Hapeville, Ben Hill and surrounding country districts. An eflicient corps of instructors has given time and energy to the training of these boys and girls in preparation for the parts they are to play on the Stage of Life. ACT I. Scene-Newer Russell High with its S100,000 addition, fully equipped. Time-1928-1929. The .boys and girls who were to be the actors in this play were assembled on the stage in September, l928, and each was assigned his part. All had severe cases of stage fright upon making the first appearance because everything was so new-new surroundings, new teachers, new friends, and new subjects to be mastered. There was little opportunity for any of the actors to take leading parts in school activities in the first act, because most of their time was devoted to mastering the new studies. It seemed a stupendous task but they all attended each day's rehearsal and finally reached the end of the first act. ACT ll. Time-1929-1930. ' After a short vacation the three hundred sixteen actors qualifying for parts in the second act were reassembled and assigned their different pieces to learn, each more difficult than the first had been. There were more new friends, teachers, and subjects, but the actors settled easily into the routine of daily rehearsals. They had time to take part in other activities-athletics, music, Hi-Y, Girls' Reserve, and literary clubs. ACT III. Time-1930-1931. Their number reduced to two hundred nineteen, the actors again crowded upon the stage and received their parts for the Junior act. Some had become versatile actors and were able to take the leading roles in football, baseball, and other sports, ,literary clubs, the band, and in the editing of the school paper. This was a difficult year for the players, but they worked diligently, keeping their spirits up with the thought that in the following act they would reach the climax, ACT IV. Time-1931-1932. At last-the hopes of the actors were finally realized as the time arrived for the act in which they were to be Seniors They had been looking forward to 'this act since the first day's rehearsal and now, the fact that their dreams had been realized seemed unbelievable. They took the leading roles in all the school activities and had the added responsibility of setting an example for the lower classmen. They repre- sented Russell in the District Meet and on the athletic fieldg they sponsored the Senior Play and the publication of the Russell POINTER, they held' offices in the Hi-Y .Club, the Girls' Reserve, and the Spanish, French, and Literary Clubsg and, above all, they loyally upheld the honor of the Gold and White. f . ' EPILOGUE And now, as the Seniors of 1932 leave the scene of their preparation for the Play of Life, each will receive the applause of the world, according to the efficiency he shows in acting the part for which he has trained. ,lt Li! y f K l A' -es: ' -.1-:,'n , r , 4-. -5' 'T'b.'11W- 1 , .1 7 f ii 'A: '5i'r . 'l 1 . . f . X 4 ,c . I x'. . ' V . ' , - . 4'. . s , . . . . , . , , Y- . -Q . 1 5 . - - 5' '-' ' - ' - , Q xg ' . M- - ----- x Page 3 I

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1 ff? E112 igninivr 1532 THE THRESHOLD OF LIFE Unceasing, never failing, We have come along life's way, Hoping, ever wishing For the glory of the day. Life's flickering ray of hope Is beckoning to us now To strive, to win, to cope And secure its fruitful bough. Strong character and courage bold, Long years of preparation Lead us onward to our goal, Past the milestone, graduation. A t last we reach the harbor Of the sea of love and life, And 'we'll ne'er give up our ship, But o'ercome old Neptune's strife. Our happy days at Russell High Will soon be at an end. Success we'll gain--both you and I- llnd merit God's Amen. Donoruv Esrlss, '32. 1 A r l f,Qfl NQix- - Q' ' f .':,-cf' rl M . k qffv'T',V-171, l i ssss is ssss Li a Tl-1 Page 32