The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-06-12
PROPHECY OF CLASS OF 'l3.
Read by Miss Irene Whitehead OF The
Graduating Class.

comes to US in the merry month Of
May; l had arrived unexpectedly at
nv home in Ashevilie from trip
abroad. Finding that all at my
home were still roaming in "The
Beautiful Vale of Dreams" l sat
down on the veranda to enjoy the
beauties Of Nature.
The town nestled among the
mighty mountains which seemed to
caress it on all sides. The peaks
lowered in their lofty grandeur to
the heights of the frmament. Here
and there could be seen rose-colored
shafts n1ingling with the blue of the
horizon as the sun, the powerful
king of day, slowly rose above the
mountain peaks.
The baliily spring weather was
gioriously beautiful and the soft air
was diffused with the blended frag-
rance Of honeysuckles and rhododen-
drons. The heaven was without a
cioud, but pearly white mist lott
cred in the atmosphere of the upper
calm which the rosy radiance Of the
ascending sun began to lift as it
rapidly suffused the horizon.
During the night a gentle rain
had fallen, and under the first shim-
mering sunbeams Of the dawn the
waving grasses and tender foliage
of the trees and shrubbery took ON
a deeper brilliancy.
AS sat in the full enjoyment of
the vivid picture before me, 10!
there came to me waited by the
sweet breezes Of morn the full sweet
notes of song falling from the lips
of some early riser, even now at his
tolls of the day. The familiarity of
the melody forced me to listen in
tantly for the words. All! they came
to me as clearly as the tinkling OF
the bell. Could it be possible so far
away from the place of my child
hood school days that this was a
song of then? Yes, it was the class
song of the graduating class of 1913,
when at the high school in Scotland
;, Neck. 1t thrilled my soul, and as
the echoes slowly died away my
)! thoughts were borne to each and
:; every one of my school mates of DID,
and l wondered what had become OF
them, what heights they had at
taired in the seven long years that
had elapsed since those happy days.
| was seriously thinking when
suddenly fairy appeared before
!, me in wonderful beauty. She was
clad in dazzling white raiment, q
, crown of jewels adorned her mead
and silver wand swayed to and fro
, in her hand.
AS looked at her in mingled won
, der and surprise she advanced near
: er. What is the one great wish OF
YOUR heart?" The words seemed E
part of my revery and could scarce
lv believe but what | was dreaming
: "The one great wish?" / echoed
Yes" and the tones were as gentle
as snowf1akes, zone wish, whatever
, it may be, | will grant YOU In
stsntly and almost 1nvoluntarily
: exclaimed, "yel! ne Of the higf
: school class Of 1913
, AS q picture there appeared be
+ fore me at the waving of the hand
a large, sunshiny room. In 1t was
gracious young woman surroundet
by little children who looked at he
4 with loving eyes. Who could it be
. A second look and l recognized
: Alice TiIlery, who had always want
s ed to teach Kindergarten. Llttl
: did | think, however, to see her il
: : Denver, Colorado.
! The scene changed to Bellevu
. HOSPITAL, New York. The aler
0 Young man coming down the ha
n with quick step was DR.. Richar
! ! David House, probably the mos
+ noted surgeon in the city. Viii,
e taking 9 degree at Johns Hopkir
!. Hospital he became interested !
: the study oe the eye. BY repeate
!. experiments he discovered that n
# conld make lens by hardening tn
t. vitiline substance of the eye ths
u would reflect rose-co!ored rays {
- light through the skull and clearl
r. define the minute anatomy OF tn
brain. Since this great discover
lead to the cure of every form
n insanity DR.. House is the most note
IS scientist of the world. AS he had
many cares, he naturally hurrie'
hut this morning he was hurryln
y 70 lunch with his charming wife.
" was easv to recognize in the beaut
: fn, woman who awaited him Hile
m Hancock. whose talents and rare i