Wallace High School - School Daze Yearbook (Bristol, VA)

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Class Prophecy - Concluded The next apparition was that showing Mr. Richard Smith, who was formerly our star basketball player but who appeared not to bo Interested in basket ball any more. Ho was one of the most famous actors of Hollywood; his name had been seen in bright lights more than once. Through all those years he had never lost his ability to at- tract the ladies. Next was a large concert hall where the attraction was a distinguished pianist, Miss Ida Vaught, just returned from a European concert tour. Another apparition revealed Miss Vaught as a noted singer, es- pecially fine In Scotch songs. Her favorite song was The Campbells are Coming . The last apparition showed a gondola floating on the canals of Venice. In it were Miss Caroline Uhitten and her husband, the American Ambassador to Italy. Now came a voice, the v itch’s voice, saying, Sock no longer to look into the future; the thread of prophecy has come to an end. Had I been asleep? Had I been dream- ing? I found myself In my own room, the clock striking one, sheets of manuscript on the table and floor. I had started to write my prophecy but my dream had brought to me a much more thrilling future for my classmates than I could over have Imagined for them. Hazel Simcox

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Contrary to all precedent the Senior Class of 1937 decided to make public its own will before retiring from active life. We do not wish you to anticipate grief but think there will be much less mourning when you know that we quite cheerfully, or at least philosophically, heard the learned say that on the 22nd of April the class must die. As this is the inevitable lot of all classes, we have made fitting prep- aration, executing for the consolation of friends the following will: STATE OF VIRGINIA ) ) to wit: COUNTY OF WASHINGTON ) On Thursday, that is to say, the 22nd day of April in the year nineteen hundred thirty- seven, we, the Senior Class of Wal- lace High School, being in good and sound mind, make our testament in the manner that followeth hereafter: FIRST, That the Principal be the sole ex- ecutor, and no bonds exacted. In the beginning we bequeath our good- will and loyalty to the school, only stipu- lating that the funeral service be conducted with due form and that the procession be of the correct length, embracing every particu- lar relating to style and decorum. Also, we bequeath to the Juniors the honor of being Seniors, the vast responsi- bilities, the front seats rightfully belong- ing to us which they and. some of the lower classes seemed determined to take when we had grown so old and feeble that we could not contest for them; also a copy of our Ah