Claymont High School - Clay Tablet Yearbook (Claymont, DE)

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IX THE LOCKICR ROOM REBECCA BEAN, 1941 Who's the new girl? Come on over tonight. Who's got a comb? llfly hair looks a sight. ' A babble of voices, a broken shoe string, A derisive voice shouting, Who thinks he can sing? A sarcastic reply, an infectious laugh. Who stepped on my paper and tore it in half? J1Iy combination won't work! Darn it! there goes the bell! I,ll be late for my class-the teacher will yell. ' A bell shrills somewhere, The girls answer its call. Their voices are heard echoing in the hall. The locker room's silent-for a moment or two, Then more voices are heard-and it all starts ODE TO LOVE: HIZENZU. WITH APOLOGIES TO DOROTHY PARKER JANET CADE, 1940 To you, my sweet, I give my love, Though roughly bruised it be, For in the past I've shown my love, So the whole wide world could see. To you, my sweet, I give my love, It's something I can't help, For if I could I wouldrft take So much from you, you whelp. STRENGTH DIARY NIALONEY, 1941 We say strength and think of man- 11Ian is not strong.' .1Ian, compared with mountains, is weak. .1I0lHlllIlIl.1' hold their ground And do not harbor a thought of retreat. .Uounlazrzs need not protection from wintry Mountains need no comfort, no encouragement. blasts. When you say strength think tml of man- Iiut of mountains. THRIFT CHARLOTTE GIBNEY, 1941 When it comes to money, Daddy is very funny. THE CITY YVALTER LILLEY, 1940 As I watch from my penthouse window, Down upon the fog-clad buildings, Standing stately, yet like jagged black pillars, Standing in a silent dense profusion, The apartment house windows look like cats' eyes Shining through the ocean of fog! And the blaring tugs, echoing From one stately pillar to another, Is like the cry of a hawk in the morning, Echoing through the stately pines. And the dim gray smoke belching from the factories' stacks Mingles with the fog in a mixture of darkness and mystery. Yet as I watch this silent monster sleeping so restfully, Covered with his blanket of fog and smoke, The first dim rays of morning, jet out like church spires in a small town, And his blanket becomes restless as it moves out to sea, Taking with it the grim, dark mystery of a city at night. THE POND - A CONTRAST HENRI DE V1uEs POTE, 1940 The pond in summer Placid lies Beneath the Waving trees. Iiright birds in Leafy branches sing Of journeys in The fall and springg Of winters in The southern lands- Their summers northward. Dragonjiies dart On lucent wingsf The love song of The green-frog rings, And all is happy. 1 I' 9 The pond in cefrzter' Silent lies Beneath the Ice and snow. The naked trees Around it seem, With branches bare That try to lean Against the sky For vain support, To be debating Whether the pond Is there or no- Down beneath the Ice and snow Completely hidden.

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TH E DDETIQY DAGES A TRAVELER THINKING ABOITT PLACES HE HAS SEEN HENRI POTE, 1940 That was a night- Lights flashing on the shore And sending sparkles Uver the gently lapping water. Phosphorescent waves Broke from the bow As the boat glided softly along . . The first time I saw the Pyramids Was on a bright, cool june day In early morning Which in more temperate, Misty climes Would have seen the Crass and flowers jewel bedecked with dew. So clear they stood, And their hard brown stones Seemed like the Warm sides of ancient mountains Entombing Archaean majesties From the gaze of all times . . . The jungle, with its tepid Sluggish rivers flowing Beneath the twilight shade Of years of thick green vegetable growth With sun and tropic rains. Among the branclzes Parrots flew, and monkeys swung To the tune of savage drums Beaten by primitive, dark-skinned men Who, after all, were more Lazy than ferocious. Their women do the work- Wlzat there is of it- Plant beans and corn, Re-root young banana trees, Tend the children- Carefree little ones who Make mudpies and catch beetles, And poke twigs at small scorpions- At least, they do if someone hasnlt been there and Civilized them into schools and white men's clothes. SWIMMING JANE 'rRUAX, 1940 Left arm over, Let out breath- Right arm over, Dee breath P . I wonder if I'll ever be able to swim as well as she. Such grace and swiftness-oh dear, that's not for me. Left arm over, Look at that divel When I learn to swim, 1'll try that then. Deep breath. SPIDER STANLEY YFAXVES, 1941 Long legs treading in ominous silence- Button black eyes glaring glassily- Squat, hairy body lurking- Black, bloated abdomen- Thick webs of sticky silk- Long legs treading in ominous silence- A spring! Poor fly, he flew too late. STEEL MILL SCo1'r CLARK, 1941 Groaning, sweating, human energy Turning out steel by the ton- The thrill of power- Satisfaction of work well done. AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL NOTE REBECCA BEAN, 1941 Dreamers build high castles in the air And dwell within, Immune to worldly care, and woe. Dreamers keep companions mystijied With actions that seem So preoccupied and slow, Tho' dreams are frail And seldom last for long- I know. MEMORY DRESS ALICE VANDEGRIET, 1940 The sweet joy it has brouglzt me ls not so unusual When you consider How his eyes seemed bright When I first appeared In the shimmering rays of The moonlight. And it seems that I should love This pale blue gown For its clinging grace as we Clided beneath tlze arbor dulled By grapes, A gown, then untouched by the Slippery, grey fingers of life. But then, you could not expect Tlze qualities of wispy lace To bind him here by my side Forever and a day. Or did I suppose the silver-touched stars With their mocking eyes of gold Would run their gauntlet of charms Through a part Of his heart? Perhaps the reckless notes of Some tune To which we danced and often sang Will sing again in his heart As they sometimes do in mine.

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