Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-02-08
Memorial to Edward Vincent

School Auditorium sunday after
noon at three o'clock by the
school authorities in memory of
the late Edward Vincent.
1 The exercise were opened with
the singing of "MyFaith Looks
up to Thee Prof. E. J. Col
trane made the opening remarks
and led in the Invocation. The
Rev. r. H. Broom read selections
from the Holy Bible and the Rev.
Lewis n. Taylor offered a prayer
A quartette sang.
/ Prof. Chas. w. Davis, princi-
pal of the high school made the
I first address in which he stated
that the pupils and faculty of
the high school looked upon the
school as one big family, tn cir
cle which had been broken by
the passing of their beloved
member. He said in reviewing
the scholastic records Of Edward
Vincent he found NO outstanding
grades but as he continued to re-
view further he found something
else unconciously making its way
in the lives Of the pupils, spirit
of devotion, unselfishness, loyal
ty. Il find Edward Vincent at
the top" He then read resoIu-
tions of the High school as drawn
up by the committe as follows:
In behalf of he school there are
few things we wish to say
about our felleW student.
The Roanoke Rapids High
school has lost one of her finest,
most promising, and ioval sons.
He was a leader, with a leaders,
power to touch the lives Of others.
He was an athlete, with an ath-
lete's love of good craftsmanship
and fair play. He was a friend,
such that those who knew him
best were proud Of his friendship.
He was a good citizen with the
welfare Of the schoo! at heart.
| The seventeen years of his life
were full Of the JOY of living. Le'
US not grieve for him too much.
/ But be comforted with the
thought that now his spirit is
free. and courageously follows
the Greatest of Captains.
In behalf of the school We say
these few words Of appreciation
and offer to those who loved him
best our sincerest sympathy. II
is with pride that we say, He
was ours and we are the richer
/ for it. ="
Prof. X. l.. Elmore, as one of
his teachers, spoke of his physi-
cal and moral strength and of
the effect he mad upon the men,
bers of his class as leader and
of his influence as still carrying
on living in the hearts and lives
of his associates.
Mr.. Walter Simpson. atheletic
director said: "As | review my
experiences with several hum
dred boys, over a period of more
than twenty years. | most natur-
ally select few Of them to be
classed by themselves: because
they possess something more
than atheletic fitness and ability.
This something according to my
personal analysis, is spirit.
This great spirit, so necessary in
the makeup of genuine man.
hood, is composed of several ele-
ments, frankness. f"irness,
generosity, honor, humor and
the will to-do." Pictured in my
memory these all time champions
of fitness and spirit, | feel pima
cled in the group Edward Vim
cent He read the following re-
solution.
Whereas. we are convinced
that, on the afternoon of Decem
. Der 2Sth, 1928, in the Roanok,
River, near Roanoke Rapids, N
c., Edward Vincent was takei
. from US by SAD accident, durini
: an effort to save himself, and rem
l der assistance to a comrade,
= THE 2EFORE BE 1T RE
f SOLVED: First, that, in tn
E death of Edward Vincent, tn
e Athletic Association of Roanok
< Rapids High school has suffere'
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