Yorkville High School - Warrior Yearbook (Yorkville, TN)

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CLHSS HISTURU 14 It was the llth day of July l9h7, that the good ship Yorkville High School stood at anchor at the wharf of a new school year. It was the same old ship that had carried many passengers to safe harbor in the Land of Great Wisdom, but this day was a gala day in its history, and many people gazed upon the 12 beautiful and charming ladies and ll bold and dashing young gentlemen as they so happily stepped aboard. As the ship stood at anchor on that eventful morning of July, the passengers began to arrive, and as I was the first to be enrolled upon the list of passengers, to me was enthrusted the important task of writing the log of the voyage--the voy- age that, even then, they all realized was to be the most important of their lives. we were naturally very enthusiastic and asked many eager questions of our Cap- tain, Mr. Riley Dennington, as to the incidents of our voyage and its probable length, and were assured that if we were perserving and diligent in our duties we should easily reach our destination at the end of four years. We were young and socially inclined, so it did not take us long to become ac- quainted with our fellow-passengers, nor to fell very much at home with our Pilot, the Captain, the Stewardess, and even the Porter. Our fears of shipwreck VVGTE G - tirely wiped away in the assurance that so able a staff of seamen had us in their charge. There were naturally a few cases of seasickness and various ones tempted to throw up Algebra, English and other disagreeable dishes and to of their best belongings overboard in times of rough sea, but the sured them calmly but firmly that they would only have to consume ibles over and over until they were perfectly assimilated, and so aged to hold them down. Our Captain explained to us that the voyage of High School Life was ity to be over four seas, though the four bodies of water were so closely W'6l E SS SOME' Stewardess as- these indigest they bravely man- ir real joined together that they seemed but one immense sea. He informed us, further that we had just entered upon the first and smallest of these, which was called t man Sea. Martha Hickerson was elected class president and Miss Nellie Ma our Sponsor. he Fresh- rrs as The usual intimacy of shipboard soon sprang up between us voyagers and we have been loyal shipmates ever since. We sailed over Freshman Sea and received our checks of identification from the purser to the Sophomore Sea. On the Sophomore Sea, Larry Hassell was elected class president and Mrs. Baird Sponsor. Our new Captain was Frank Simmons. Ralph Featherston and Rulle ss Brown became seasick and fell overboard. Jeremiah Gorley was temporarily assigned tc the Marray City, but was returned to his home ship, Yorkville, by preference. welcomed our new passenger, Doris Fbster. The Junior Sea brought much fame to their passengers because in this Fbster was elected F.F.A. Sweetheart. We also had a new Captain, Mr. Mar due to his illness he took departure and Mr. England came to complete the We all year Dcris tin, but cruise. Our Junior play, Who Killed Aunt Caroline, was a big hit. Larry Hassell was elect- ed class president and Miss Johnston Sponsor. While we were on the port of Va- cation, Martha Hickerson and Rachel Todd started a cruise on the Sea of Matrimony. We started our last cruise, the Senior Sea, with l8 passengers. Fiv passengers had started the cruise together in the Yorkville Grammar Schoc had their earlier training in Nebo Grammar School, and were still togethe Senior Sea also brought us much fame because in this Sea, Peggy Gray was Queen and Rebecca Wyatt F.F.A. Sweetheart. It has been a most wonderful voyage and we have accumulated many sou from every port, striving, however, to guard against the danger of excess and of taking into ourselves anything which would not be cf service to us yet greater voyage of Real Life upon which we are this day to embark. We able to procure the necessary passport at the entrance of each succeeding have been able to pay the price in good hard work for every part of the p We have sympathized with the seasick passengers. We have enjoyed the suc periences of those who have landed on other shores. e of these l, and 3 r. The Basketball veriers baggage on the have been sea, and assage. cessful ex Now we look at the larger, more majestic ocean ahead and feel that our ex- perience has fitted us to withstand every storm. 11

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F 4 1' 127' ., , , sei Y 5 C Z 'M Qebvtefgbwrg 2 W IILHSS PHUPHECU Having been asked by the illustrious Senior class of l9Sl to look into their future and foretell the events that will come to nassg we shall now call upon the spirits to vuide us through this dark journey into the future. As we Qaze into our cun of tea leaves, the spirits reveal a bright fu- ture for some of our class mates. The scene is growinv brighter and we see that a life long dream of Patsy, who always liked sports, is now the first baseman of the famous girls baseball team. Jamie, always up on the news at school, is now pounding the keys of the typewriter that turns out the best stories for the Commercial Appeal. As we look a little deeper into the future, we seo a famous basketball coach who is none other than Charlynn. we see her team fighting its way to the top under her brilliant coaching. Larry, after his brilliant army career, is now working for the F.B.I. in Washington. He has become very famous and undoubtedly will take Hoover's place when he retires. After a very successful career in the city, Rebecca has returned to the farm to take up the career of being Nelson's wife. The scene is slowly growing dimmer as the future is getting deeper. Ah! once again it gets brighter and we see Billy Headden teaching agriculture and running his cattle farm. But then we see Pevgy who always wanted to be a nurse, giving up her nurs- ing career in the hospital to become mistress of a certain cattle farm. Sue, who married during her high school days, is now owner of the biggest beauty salon in New York, while waiting for her husband to return from the army. Bill Pack has astonished everyone in Yorkville by his famous discovery of a new type of bomb. He is now known as a great scientist. In her school days Doris was always very good at typing. She is now the best typist in Memphis's largest manufacturing firm. She will probable marry her rich boss and live in luxury. Vernon, who always had an eye for the navy, is now the Captain of a large battleship. His brave deeds have won his ship many honors. Josephine's Preat skill in drawing has won for her much fame. we find her in England painting Princess Margaret's picture. After many long years of college Janie Lou is now president of a girls' college. She has her school well under control with a demerit system. After many years of acting in Shakespear's plays on the stages of New York, Todd has returned to the farm. Coming from Oklahoma was only natural that Don would want to return there some day. He is now married, has three sons and owns a large ranch. Dorothy, who always snid she was going to marry Buddy, has at last suc- ceeded in her plans. They now have five children. As we stir the leaves in our cup we see Faye in a faw away land. She is teaching the natives the modern way of life. She and her husband, who is a doctor, are doing great work to improve the living conditions of far away lands. Bettye, who never liked small towns, left for a larger place and is now bookkeeper in a large firm out in California. For our teachers we foretell great happiness and peace after the senior class takes its leave upon the great road of life. Dear friends, we hope you have been greatly impressed by these visions as our tea leaves have revealed them to us. 12