Central High School - Blue and White / Pnalka Yearbook (Springfield, MA)

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THE PNALKA The Faculty WILLIAM ORR . . . Principal ALLEN H. KNAPP .... Head of Mathematics Department J E s s I E M. L A W .... Head ofH1'Jtory Department WALTERV.McDUFF1E . . Heaa' of Cldifllff Department HELENM.MCKINSTRY . . . Plnysieal Dfrector for Girls 30 Firglade Ave 86 Euclid Ave 26 Greenleaf St. 37 Spring St. 64 Temple St.

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AA M V O L U M E I I -mu 11 rologue HAT do you expect to find, friend, in this book of ours with its cover of rough red stuff and its crude, irregular letters? Only the annals of a year's Work and play in our individual school? That is all, to be sure, and what grander theme could you desire? Again, with as many variations as there are boys and girls, the old immortal theme is Wrought out. What a symphony this book presents. The chill rtillnerr of early morning, the clear pulrationr of the rchoolroom clock, a few muffled rhythmic runr-a hreathlerr hurh. Soon the runr repeat, they roll up and down, the cadencer commingle and then heginr the prolonged drone of the hury hourr. In yonder yield the cicada ir riring from the grarrer, holdr poired in the runrhine, windr hir accelerating zoon and then dropr away, leaving the hum to mingle with the stirring of the tree topr. Ar the deeper toner drift into the hreeze another rpirit, roaring, pourr forth itr run-bathed trillr. Then out with the cicada it fleer, purruing the elurive perfumes of the morning. It leafuer hehind peace, the rpirit of the lihrary rich in the henedietionr of the marterr. Softly like the crooning of harp- rtringr, the rpirit rirer from fuolumer gray with the glaucour durt of time and hofverr above like rummer twilight. Through the window rome rtrainr of wild, reed-like noter-the nortrilr dirtend and the heart with guickened impulre, whipr the gypry hlood eourring through the -veinr. The ichor of rpring and fall-throhhing with chantr of durty highwayr and cool dingler. Romany rtrainr in the far away pipe noter of Pan. A roar, jitfully riring and falling, jillr the breeze that hlowr frerh from the dirtant yield. flrdour rwellr and flagr, the contert wearr on-fuictory and Spr-r-ring-field. The mighty riphon! So, haton in hand, perruading the gentler toner, modulating the powerful hum of ehordr, and jiercely heating the throlzhing toner, rwayr the maertro. The drumr murmur, cyrnhalr rcrape, triangler ring, on and up together. Hir eyer gleam ar he heatr the warring noter to harmony and the harr fuiol roarr, Fore! Fore! they challenge lurtily from their deep chertr. Fore! it roarr forth-the cymlzalr crarh, the drumr hoom, the lerrer inrtrumentr whir round and round the haton pointed upward. Round and round with a roft, reraping hum, farter and farter--out into the purple tinted mirt. ls it here, friend? This vigorous, rushing undercurrent, this quiet, sturdy life whose heart beats true to all that rings real and sound? Come, and turn the pages with us.

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A U G U s T E. M E 'r z D o R F . . . 27 Massachusetts Ave Pbysiral Direftor for Boyx SARAH M.PRATT ,..., 4oTempleSt. Head ofEnglis19 Department WATERMAN S. C.RUSSELL . . 79MonmouthSt. Head of Sfienre Department M A B E L E. S T 0 C K .... go Westminster St. Freehand Drawing JULIUSTUCKERMAN . . . 336DickinsonSt. Head of Modern Language Department VOLUME II 13,