Tarboro High School - Tar Bo Rah Yearbook (Tarboro, NC)

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19 2 2 TAR-BO-RAH 19 2 1 From sunny fields all decked with spring, On petals white I bring to you, The future of each classmate Of the class of 1922. An orator with silver tongue, Can it be Jack? Why, yes. He is talking fast, with knowledge vast, Which he learned at T. H. S. Raymond in Grand Opera shines, For she can act as well as sing; From far and near, men rush to hear And loud her praises ring. Henry has an eye for lines. He ' ll build some bridges high and queer; He ' ll wear puttees up to his knees And be a civil engineer. Sweet Evelyn will be keeping house For her dear mother? No, She ' ll fry and bake, and make a cake For some one she likes MO. If elocution doesn ' t claim our Lucy And send her on to something more sublime, She ' ll be a business girl, with hair in curl And marry her boss sometime. FAGE TWENTY-FIVE

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19 2 2 TAR-BO-R AH 19 2 1 of the entire province having given up the work, a new governor was installed. This new governor and his assistant, like Capt. John Smith of old, forced the colonists to give up the search for pleasure and to work, work, work. The colonists had to come under the yoke of dis- cipline and to dig for knowledge as they had never dug before. Another terror which added to the unhappiness of the colonists was a different language. They were tortured with a never-ending pano- rama of French verbs, French nouns, and French idioms. The horrors of the French Revolution were reacted before their very eyes. Plea- sures were few and work abundant that year. But one social festivity mentioned in the Colonial Records of Feb. 11, 1921, calls up happy memories. One of ye biggest social events ever given in ye province was ye Junior Senior reception last evening. Ye rulers came in ye royal equi- page, ye guests in ye holiday attire, and company manners, and ye en- tertainers in ye best of spirits. All made merry together. The last round of the ladder was finally reached in the fall of 1921. The acquisition of the long sought-for flower of knowledge seemed near but illusive. To keep their eyes ever on it, the class adopted the motto which spurred Columbus on through his sea of darkness, Sail on. A terrible giant, Mathematics, stood in their way. It so affected the number that they fed on incommensurable quantities and slept on dihedral angles. In the meantime, the colonists had developed some fine athletes, who matched their strength with that of other colonists. The Colonial Record thus speaks of some of the colonists: Ye knights of ye colony have jousted with ye knights of all neighbor- ing colonies and of distant provinces in tournaments and Olympic games. Ye colonists cannot be beaten in running fast, jumping high, and holding tight. The colonists came to the end of the journey with a mingled feeling of joy and sadness. They were joyous that the object of the climb, — the flower of kowledge was within their grasp ; they were sad to think that the colony would soon disband, each to search for a flower of his own choosing elsewhere. For eleven years, the colonists had enjoyed asso- ciation with each other and with beloved teachers. For eleven years, one building had sheltered, and nurtured them all. They saw all this fading away. Yet, with a grateful glance backward, and a hopeful glance forward, each colonist plucked the flower of knowledge and the colony disbanded. All ' s well that ends well. PAGE TWENTY-FOUR

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19 2 2 TAR-BO-R AH 19 2 1 Prophecy [Continued] A preacher Wilson Crane would not be He wished something else to do. But he came at last, to follow fast, In his father ' s footsteps true. Elma is sent to Vassar college If the class does not reject her; And there she stays till the end of her days A physical culture director. If Maurice Light will only learn To talk a little slow; Then up and down, from town to town, A salesman, he will go. Ernest will be a farmer gay, And many cows he ' ll raise; He ' ll plow and hoe, and reap and sow, And be happy all his days. Alex will be a lawyer See how calm and cool his face! Whomever they try, he won ' t tell a lie And he ' ll never lose a case. As your futures were revealed to me, I pass them on to you; And wish all joys to girls and boys Of the class of 1922. PAGE TWENTY-SIX