The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1915-06-10

quer in unknown fields of erua:tion
Well we liked il for while, but
Il seemed rs if sie was mighty hav6
IN rs and wanted to make authors
ot us a: by making. rs write 81
many stories and compositions, ,3u,
VIC soon :1vercance our basiiialnass
and learned 20 speak Ike real q
atOrs.
We must say if we did not learn
grammar it was not Miss Arnie's
fault, because she worked as faith
Iul as any one could to teach us and
let Us leave her thoroughly prepared
for the next grade.
We were such industrious pupils
and she was 50 devoted to US We
spent three years under her able
leadership and she wanted to be
with us the next because it almost
broke our hearts to part from ner.
On account cf OR unparalleled"
ssrli.laacy the whole class was pro
meted iron, the seventh TO the
ninth grade. Acknowledged heroes
and conquerors in our native land,
we came confident Of an easy vic
tory. But like the Macedonian
monarch, we were destined to bite
the very dust with our teeth. Our
class now took on renewed energy
determining to do or die and oir
efforts were not in VAN. for while
they were Of minor importance to
the school, they were Of tremendous
importance to rs.
In our Sophonlos E year, our chief
object in life, our fondest hope and
fairest dreams, was TO become
Jusiers.
Last year there came 10 US as
superintendent one whose quiet
manner. gentle courtesy, and
scholarly attainments won at once
our love and respect. The school
term was bright and prosperous, at
commencement we entertained the
Seniors at a tea on the campus. We
shall long remember the occasion,
for he. the bright spirit Of the party
now sleeps the sleep that knows no
wakine," you all knew but too well
the events of the unhappy summer
that followed. You know of his
long brave struggle and Of deaths
final victory, as loving father, de-
voted husband. finished scholar, and
christian gentleman, we have known
none better, none braver than he,
Clinton Joseph Everett Truly we
''iong for the touch of vanished
hand and the sound of voice that
is STILL
But through all this darkness
there was one cleaning star, we
were to have our beloved teacher
Miss Claudia Stella B'ount again
this year and as "digniied Seniors
with he- and Mr.. Zalidah Hardy
Rose to guide US, We entered upon
| new fields Of discovery.
| AS Seniors it behooved US to grap
pie with Virgil, geometry and Ger
man. Latin that did not bother
some at al, for they had access t.
an extremity well stocked stable ant
some rode along gaiiy all the way
through Virgil and Cicero but con
trary to the warnings Of their
friends their "ponles' never once
| baked.
We are certain Miss Louise Fut
reil enjoyed teaching this briilian
class German and we are sure i
that German scholar could teach Il
another year we would be able Il
speak German fluently enough t
serve as trained nurses for the Ger
mans.
| Our history this year has bee
quite different from last years
Our teacher last year was studyin.
more about matrimonial histor
than English history But We wer
considered very bright history q,
pills. We read our lesson on clas
every day and always got hig
marks. While this year we. neve
read our lesson on class although "
have asked Miss H. almost ever
day, but we soon found out it We
Of no use because she was alWay
anxious to hear US reclte, and
think we have learned more abou
history this year, especially, wher
all the states, mountains and river
!, in the United Statea- are, and "
! can fill out a perfect out line MAJ
! telling which states are slavery al
:. which are not, also trace the tari
question successfully.
, We are sure nc class in this scho
2 has learned geometry as well as Y
: have. Because the former class
were not as fortunate as we were
t having a "star' geometry teache