Spartanburg High School - Spartana Yearbook (Spartanburg, SC)

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 Tom's whole class were of a pattern—restless, noisy, and troublesome. When they came to recite their lessons, not one of them knew his verses perfectly, but had to be prompted all along” —The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. 13

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Senior Class Poem Another class turned out into the world To lose itself in life’s swift-flowing tide, Into the futile battle lightly hurled As others that long since have fought and died? And are we but a fragment of the whole. As weightless as the lightest winds that blow, Like runners that may never reach their goal ? Let none say we were made to live with woe! We are the future of our native land, Material for citizens to be; In us is born the will to understand, In us reborn the splendor of the free. And we are little streams to feed the flood, The rushing river of a conquering race; We in her body are the warm life blood To lead her on to honor or disgrace. And we shall go as rivers to the sea, To win the world anew in our fair day; Our youth will make democracy more free, And all will listen to the things we say. Then, if we conquer and may be content, Another youth will come to hold our place, To take the field when our fresh strength is spent— New runners to relay the splendid race. As we withdraw to age’s sheltered quiet, And watch the endless race once more begun, Then may we find a refuge from the riot, And comfort in the thought of work well done. —Mac Matthews. 14