Rustburg High School - Owl Yearbook (Rustburg, VA)

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SENIOR CLASS OF 45 It was a notable day in. '!41 Ole R.H.S. was in a hum Bouncing Freshmen,Like bees in a hive Entered room 35 - the class of '45, “twas in the fall of '42 We entered aS Sophomores good and true We wanted to learn and cooperate With those whom we had to associate. To reach our goal became our aim We did:our work and staked our claim, In the year of '43 We entered into our Junior Glee Steady,strong and healthy too The teacher our captain,we the crew We were sincere in work and play And did the work assigned each day. Yes, dawned the year of '45 The finest of years to be alive Wetve finished the game,and learned good deeds Along life's path we've sown our seedss May all the thinga we've left undone Be completed by Seniors in ysars to come, TT late Bang bar RED, WHITE AND BLUE Tne colors of Old Glory are red,white and blue Those colors to which we strive to be true We have chosen these colors for our class this year For to each heart they are so dear, Blue is for Loyalty- which we all desire Red is for Courage = as to run through fire White ts for Prrity - most needed of all Juniors,for this quality, please don't fall . Of our Junior Class we won't brag of boast But of our school days we'll make the most There are only fifteen - the smallest class in school But even we disobev some rule. Red, White and Blue, how sweet they sound We'll send this echo the whole world round While wetre still Juniors,we'll say anew Our pled-e to Old Glory and to it be true. Aliw Seseotn ) THE SENIOR CLASS PROPHECY + CONCLUDED: Valcolm Jones has sone into the radio industry and is the prize comedian with N.B.C. He has gained a followins as large as Bob Hope's was back in '45. At the present time he is busy taking singing lessons from Jimmy Durante, and very successful ones, we might add. Jane Calohan has finished her medical course and now works at Rockefellow Center in N.Y. We heard that she is making eyes at a handsone fellow Surgeon who seems to share her enthusiasm, Gerald Maxey realized his worthwhile ambition of becoming a lawyer, and is well on hie way of becoming President of the United States.Contarary to everyone's expectations,he is still a happy bachelor and saya he hopes to continue as one. To my surprise and chagrin, the candles flickered and went oub,leaving 4 tiny pool of wax upon the candle holders. It was beginning to get dark ‘outside so I stood up,and stumbled from the shop and wended my way through the crooked streets, filled with the wonders of the things I had just beheld. ae —