Rustburg High School - Owl Yearbook (Rustburg, VA)

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QOKING AND THE WWRE Rummaging around in our attic one rainy Saturday afternoon, I came across a dust-covered crystal ball. I recognized it as one that my grandfather had picked up from an old fak- ir in India many years ago. I wiped the dust away and polished it until the crystal was sparkling. Then I sat gazing into its crystal depths. How long I sat gazing Ido not know, but suddenly within the ball there appeared to my amazed eyes a book - a book whose pages slowly started to turn, I watched, fascinated. As I watched, I realized that I was seeing into the future for this is what the pages told me: Barbara Clay has whizzed through her commercial course and holds a position as secretary in the Rustburg Auto Garage. Alice Tanner, capable and efficient as ever, is now head nurse in the Lynchburg Hospital thus realizing her school-girl ambition to help humanity in every way possible. Julia Frazier, after perfecting her version of going to Cuba , is now working for M, G. M. and will soon be seen in the forthcoming picture She'll be Coming ‘Round the Moun- tain , Mary Lee Taylor, now a tall sophisticate, is top buyer for Charles’, while she designs exciting new creations for Vogue in her spare time, Alice Baker startled us all by eloping with a dashing young doctor during her junior year at college, Lucy Jones, after an exciting trip abroad, has arrived home and taken up the difficult job of teaching mathematics to the fresnmen of Rustburg High School. Nancy Wright, walking of with top honors at her graduation from secretarial school, now ‘hands out advice to the love-lorn in her column, Life Can Be Beautiful . Edith Lindsay, after majoring in foreign languages at college, is now an airline hostess on a Trans-Atlantic Clipper, Hazel Duff has now added another ring to her collection and is heard humming Mendelssohn's Wedding March constantly. as) Tom Phillips, after studying contentedly in History IV class, has become one of the out- standing leaders in the civic affairs of Rustburg,. Harold Coates, realizing his secret ambition, has become one of the most prominent lec- turers of the day. Jesse Cowart has climbed far and high on the ladder of success. His pounding voice can be heard every Saturday night over W. S. M., Nashville, Tennessee, Jim Stone has become principal of one of the largest schools in Campbell County and also gives vocal lessons to all who may be interested. Billy Davidson, always interested in riding and roping, was fascinated by the ranch life of South America which he studied in World Geography class. He is now a dashing gaucho on his own ranch in Argentina, Ed Whately has become a renowned barber of Gravel Ridge, and customers clamor for his at- tention, His little wife keeps his books and his two sons are good at keeping him sup- plied with hot towels and sharp razors when business gets very brisk. Cecil Reynolds, famous the country over for his interpretation of negro spirituals, comes back home every May to deliver an inspiring sermon to the graduating class of Rustburg High School. Gerald Cheatham, another Luther Burbank, has just received an honorary degree from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute for his experimental work with hybrid corn, --By Hazel Duff A BREEZE Over the marsh comes a little breeze, Flirting with cattails and laughing in trees, It whispers through the grass and reeds, Sighs among lilies, romps in weeds. Ruffles the blossoms on the rose bush; Tears off the petals in a playful push, Chases a leaf across the ground, Stops a minute and looks around, Sees a bock on a garden chair, Turns a few pazes and leaves it there. Races down a sunny steep, Sits down to rest and goes to sleep! “Sqn ts --Mary Lee Taylor tte

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OAS WL = We, the Senior Class of 1946, of Rustburg High School, being of sound mind, do hereby make this our last will and testament and declare all others heretofore null and void, I. General: To the Junior Class we leave our Senior room, in hopes that they will follow our example and always keep it clean and tidy. We also leave our History IV notebooks so that they can take time from copying from the boards to study then, To the entire school we leave our school spirit and attitude and our efforts to uphold the standards of our dear Alma Mater, Lie : To Miss Cardwell we leave a memo book so that she will be sure to get all of the groceries for the Home Ec, Department. To Mrs. Drinkard we leave a full-time secretary to assist her in the selling of stamps and bonds, and all of the correspondence she has to do in an effort to get an annual printed. To Miss Evans we leave a 90 minute history period so that she will have an ample amount of time to go over the day's assignment and make sufficient assignments for us to do. To Mr, Jones we leave a job for next year as a math, teacher, so that there will be some more math. genii at R. H. S. as there have always been, To Mr, Gardner, our beloved principal, we leave the front radiator in the Senior room in hopes that other seniors may enjoy his presence there as we have, Ill. witctal Fequests: Harold Coates leaves his ability to make cute remarks to Donald Fitch, Barbara Clay leaves her popularity to Dixie Denton, Tom Phillips wills his athletic ability to Fred Anstey. Edith Lindsay leaves her ability to translate Latin to Bob Stevens, Edward Whately wills his ability to get out of at least one class a day to Thom- as Tanner, Nancy Wright leaves her sweet disposition to Kathleen Coleman, Julia Frazier leaves her job as moon recess shopper to Gene Tweedy. Hazel Duff leaves some of her temper to Nancy Wade, in hopes that she will use it only when necessary. Cecil Reynolds leaves his title of Preacher to Charlie Mitchell, Alice Tanner bequeaths her ability to have her lessons always prepared to John Hodges. Jim Stone bequeaths his ability to dance to Gordon Wright. Billy Davidson leaves his secret of growing tall to Aubrey A. Carson. Mary Lee Taylor leaves her hair style to Virginia Puckette, Jesse Cowart leaves his secret of being teacher's pet to Pete Monroe. Lucy Jomes bequeaths her ability to look just right for the occasion to Arlene Daniel. Gerald Cheatham wills his mathematical ability to Preston Talley. Alice Baker wills her quietness to anyone in high school who needs it: We hereby appoint Thomas Tanner of the class of '47 as executor of this last will and testament with full power and authority, having perfect confidence in his judgment, ee teeeeeeeeeeee From dear R. H. S S. we soon shall go; Good times and friends we shall miss, I know, We'll be what our teachers want us to be, And see as our parents want us to see, On land, om sea - whether near or far, We will hitch our wagons to a star; And a life of service gladly give To make the world better, because we live. -- By Alice Baker

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Pretty as a picture Cute as a mle Busy as a bee Smart as a whip Dumb as a dodo Wise as an owl Slender as a reed Innocent as a lamb Sly as a fox Spry as a cricket Pair as a lily Good as gold Silly as a goose Plain as an old shoe Paithful as a dog Crazy as a loon Ugly as a mud fence Honest as Abe Sharp as a tack Lucy Julia Gerald Cecil Jim Cecil Nancy Alice B. Tom Lucy Edith Gerald Lucy Jesse Alice T. Harold Stubborn as a mle Haro Lazy as an old hound dog Tan Neat as a pin Barbara Slow as molasses in January Billy Cross as a bear Billy Swift as a hawk Tan Crooked as a snake Tan Brave as a lion Jim Punny as a monkey Karoxk Happy as a lark Alice and Julia Strong as an ox Sour as a lemon Quiet as Mad as a Sweet as Shy as a Handsome Noisy as Constant a mouse hornet sugar doe as Romeo a jay as the stars O wad some Power the giftie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us! It wad frae mony a blunder free us, An' foolish notion. -- Robert Burns Billy Hazel Gerald Billy Julia and Gerald Gerald Tom Jin Gerald