Union High School - Acorn Yearbook (Vale, NC)

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CLASS PROPHECY As I drifted over Hawaii I stopped for a brief visit. The people were carrying on bravely in the face of their disaster. I was saddened to find the schools suffering so for lack of teachers. I offer the challenge to you. EvELYN Brown: I can’t wait to go. I have always wanted to travel and teach. MaZzELLE HEAvVNER: I want to go with you and teach Home Economics. On and on I traveled until I came to Australia. I found the soldiers begging for more Y. M. C. A., Knights of Columbus Workers, and U. S. O. entertainers. BacHMAN Brown: Since I plan to study for the ministry I shall go at once to Australia. INEZ Warp: I see where I can use my musical talent as a U. S. O. entertainer. When I landed in China I realized for the first time just what it actually means to those people to have the light of religion brought to them. Won’t some of you volunteer for that great cause? Rusy Scronce: Yes, I have always wanted to go to the foreign fields. GEORGE Rosinson: I shall go as a medical missionary. As I made a survey of Europe, I found so many places of need. I can only mention a few. The plight of the little French children was pitiful. They were in crowded places while their parents tried to work. They need day nurseries, nutrition workers, and playground instructors. SaLLIE Kate WaruicK and Let1a Houser: That’s my call. ’'d love to work in the day nursery. Mary B. Carpenter: I shall go as a nutrition worker. DapHINne Sain: And I as a playground instructor.

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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OES ELESGEASSE@OEBIO4s I, Margaret Wise, will my ability to get out of hard assignments to Bill Wood. I, M. S. Heavner, do hereby will and bequeath to John Reep my curly hair. We, Robert Leonhardt and George Royster, do hereby will and bequeath our devoted love for Shorthand and Commercial Law, to whoever wishes to learn the awful stuff. We, Doris Beam, Evelyn Brown, Daphine Sain, and Lelia Houser, do hereby will our title, “The Brats” to Earl Heavner, Ray Seagle, Bill Leatherman, and Charles Brown, with the fond hope that they will remain organized as well as we have. I, Sally Kate Warlick, do hereby will my hair ribbons to Virginia Sain hoping she can keep them away from the boys. I, Martha Yoder, do hereby will and bequeath my watch to Ruby Davis so that Miss Kiser may use it to keep time in dictating Shorthand. I, Virginia Goins, wish to leave my place in the Candy Store to Ruth Rudisill, with the hope that picking up the papers will help her with her exercise. I, George Robinson, wish to leave my aggravating ways to Billie Seagle, hop- ing he won’t get into as much trouble as I have. I, Dorothy Hallman, wish to will my small size to W. C. Scronce hoping he won't get run over as much as I have. I, Mary B. Carpenter, wish to leave my ability to chew gum in class without getting caught to Martha Elmore. I, Madge Wood, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to get along with the boys in Physics to whoever can handle them. I, James Seagle, wish to leave my position as bus driver to whoever gets No. 11. I, Ruby Scronce, do leave my position as health champion of L incoln County to Bobby Lewis Huss. I, Inez Ward, do will and bequeath my ability to sing to Jack Carpenter, hoping that he will enjoy it as I have. I, Bachman Brown, wish to leave my front seat on every class to Margaret Lantz hoping she will learn as much as I have. Witnessed Thereof: Our pleasures and displeasures, both now and forever, with our great hopes for the future. GrEorGE Royster, Testator.

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CLASS PROPHECY After I finished my assignments I reached for my favorite daily paper. As I scanned first one headline then another, I imagined going into the countries islands, and places about which I had been reading. b) As I traveled far and wide over the world I realized as never before that there were so many places where trained workers were needed. I flew over the battlefields of Africa, the war-torn countries of Europe, the strands of India and back over the towering skyscrapers of America. In each place I stopped I was besieged with requests to send help. At first I wondered what I could do, and then I thought of the thousands of young people who would be graduating from high school at this time of the year, and especially did I think of my classmates, and that they would be just the ones to fill some of these places. I went to a meeting of my class and told my story. As I glided over the vast Pacific I landed in the midst of one of the war-torn islands. I was attracted by a large hospital in the distance. Upon investigation I found that they were crowded with sick and wounded soldiers and were facing a scarcity of doctors, nurses, and dietitians. Here is a wonderful opportunity for our American youth. M. S. Heavner: I have always planned to study medicine. I shall offer my services at once. Mapce Woop: I shall go as a nurse. VIRGINIA Goins: And I shall join you. Doris Beam: I’m just dying to be a dietitian. I know I can be of service there. There was great need of construction engineers in North Africa to rebuild landing fields and important buildings which had been destroyed. JAMES SEAGLE: I shall join the engineer’s corps. I am willing to go to Africa.