Winterville High School - Searchlight Yearbook (Winterville, NC)

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T)edicatioH Once long ago in Europe two men were living together, each trying to make enough money to study to be an artist and keep himself alive at the same time. Neither was succeeding, so they agreed that one would go to work and send the other to school to study; when the first one had finished school, he would paint and sell his work to send the other one to study. The older man said that since he already had a good job in a restaurant he would work first and let the younger man study. He worked hard--washing dishes, scrubbing floors, and doing odd jobs; but in his unselfishness he was happy, for he was sending his young friend to school. At the same time he lived in the dreams of the day when he could again take up the brush. At last the younger man, Albert Durer , sold a painting! He urged his friend to return to his studio , but something had happened I The work had stiffened the older man’s joints and twisted his fingers so that they could no longer use the brush. His dream of painting was shat- tered and lost, but with a wonderful spirit he returned to his work at the restaurant so that Durer could devote all his time to painting. One day Durer came to his little room and found his friend kneeling in prayer. As he en- tered and saw the work-worn hands folded reverently in prayer, he thought, “I can never give back the lost skill to those hands , but I can show the world the feeling of love and gratitude which is in my heart for his noble deed. I will paint his hands as they are now, folded in prayer, and the world shall know my appreciation for a noble, unselfish character. It may be that when people look at the picture they will remember with love and devotion all hands that toil for oth- ers and, like me, express in some beautiful way their appreciation for such service.” So it is that we dedicate this, THE SEARCHLIGHT of 1954-55, to those who have toiled in the past that we may have this glorious opportunity. Time and space will not permit us to call them by name; for, after all, each one of us would have a different list of loved ones and friends who have made it possible for us to enjoy this year of joy and glory as seniors. May we also dedicate our own hands to service to others and to the work intended for us. ‘ ‘Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do , do it with thy might .” (Ecclesiastes 9:10) Every student who has passed through these halls this year has a place to fill in the world. May we. dedicate our hands to the work God has for us to do! O God, our Father, give me clean hands, clean words, clean thoughts; Help me to stand for the hard right against the easy wrong; Save me from habits that harm; Teach me to work as hard, and play as fair in Thy sight alone as if all the world saw; Forgive me when I am unkind; and help me to forgive others who are unkind to me; Keep me ready to help others at some cost to myself; Send me some chances to do a little good every day, and to grow more like Ghrist. Amen (William DeWitt Hyde)

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