Monday, September 13, 2010

Inside and outside

Reva Bloyd, an imperturbable sen-
ior--'25 vintage--who claims the Col-
umbine as her state flower was born
high (perhaps eight feet) above the
raging Arkansas at Granada.

Frequent changes of the parental
home--to Oklahoma where she exper-
ienced a cyclone, but not the K.K.K.,
to Rocky Ford with its celebrated can-
taloupe and cucumber, then across the
range, into the Uncompahgre Valley,
noted for its fruit--have each had
their influence toward making her
pensive, amiable, and of an introspec-
tive nature.

Though she has never attended an
"A" banquet she could certainly qual-
ify for all "B" requirements, and she
has never failed in either a grade or
a high school subject.

Having lived in the country during
her high school career, it has not been
convenient for her to take part in the
school activities, as she might other-
wise have done. Then she lacks that
qualification commonly called gall to
push herself forward into the most
prominent place.

She is, though, in full accord with
her teachers and her classmates, try-
ing to co-operate faithfully, punctual-
ly, ever willing to do her share of the
work.

Her fondness for mathematics per-
mits her to see two sides of a circle--
inside and outside.

Her aspiration is to be a successful
"school marm" in the Goose Creek dis-
trict, and her healthy view of the ser-
ious as well as the common-place leads
us to prophesy a successful future. She
has no enemies, but many friends.


-newspaper clipping

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