State Normal High School - Normal Light Yearbook (Elizabeth City, NC)

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1926 THE NORMAL LIGHT CLASS POEM 'Tis to you, dear school and teachers, too. We loathe to say farewellg And gratitude flows out to you For what you've done so well. The .strenuous efforts thou hast spent, To lead us to the right Have been unfeigned and truly meant To make our darkness light. You teachers earnestly have toiled To have us overcome Each obstacle that may have spoiled The victory thus far won. To you we must show our thankfulness. For all your many deedsg And we'll ever strive to do our best Where'er duty calls or leads. Thy walls have been a helpful home For all who wisdom seekg But the time has come--we must roam Somewhere to help the weak. Thy powers shall be known afar And felt on every side: For your teachings shall where'er we are Eternally with us to abide. Thou art to us a mother dear, A mother kind and trueg Whose standards high we'll ever rear And always picture you. When we are cast on life's great sea Drifting-we can't tell where- Our thoughts of thee shall be Who has taught us to do and dare. Now as we mount the crailired steep Of Iife's great mountain high: Alma Mater! Alma Mater! we'll keep Your cherished memories nigh. They'll be to us so very dear That as time goes with its flight We'll keep them fresh 'from year to year- A light to lead us aright. So at last we must say farewell For truly we must part, And gloom does in our bosoms swell And sorrows fill our heart. So now we bid you all adieu But we'll ever cherish theeg And our colors white and blue Shall ne'er dishonored be. -Norman M. Parker.

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1926 THE NORMAL LIGHT cLAsssoNG Tune- Our Yesterday Dear Normal we leave you with eyes full of tears, Although memories remain, We part from our teachers, whofve helped us with care With hearts full of joy and pain. Refrain Farewell Old State Normal, our last days are spent, And now we must part from thee, We've striven so hard to be loyal and true, We bid you again adieu. To those who must we bid them adieu, For parting days now have come, And we must look up to a higher view, For greater things must be done. Ruth Spellman, Catherine Grandy, Mildred Fleming and Willie Hurdle.