Cranston High School - Cranstonian Yearbook (Cranston, RI)

llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllmx fi fllllll Illl 1 ' ,mumn nuuumrg d1rect the1r way Among these was the tall lrghthouse called the Stu dent COUHC1l whose beacon sent forth far and Wlde along the1r way gleamlng rays of llght Here and there along the way were small green and white posts bobblng up and down rn the water Wh1Ch helped them keep to the1r course These were called Trad1t1ons The Cranstonltes added one or two txny posts to a group called Hlgh Scholarshlp a few to a group called Character And anon they saw at a d1stance a narrow passage called Sophomore Stralt When the twelfth month had passed the gallant l1ttle tr1be of Cranstonltes hardxer and w1ser through experrence arrrved at the mouth of Sophomore Stralt a pas sage known to be 1nhah1ted by huge and savage sea monsters Especlally not1ceable were three huge green beasts w1th belchlng Jaws and foamlng mouths and w1th fur1 ously lashlng ta1ls who were called Latxn Geometry and Engllsh Often they seemed on the very polnt of overturnlng the shlp and br1ng1ng havoc to all but day after day the sa1lors fought courageously Wlth them unt1l finally they were subdued and cha1ned and when the wrnd d1ed down they towed the shlp along as qulckly as the strongest w1nd could dr1ve It But the Journey d1d not conslst ent1rely of trouble and hardshrps They often played games and 1n the1r play they learned to cult1vate and apprec1ate true sportsmanshlp whxch they used not only 1n the1r games but also 1n the1r da1ly tasks The dramatxc members of the crew 21 jomed 1n a band whlch they called the Thyrsus Club These occa sronally presented plays whlch not only gave much pleasure to the crew but often filled them w1th the des1re to be as strong as good and as fear less and bold as the characters 1n the play Those who were mus1cal or gamzecl an orchestra to entertam the passengers who often after a weary day were soothed and refreshed by the mus1c As the end of the second year drew nrgh the youthful crew real1zed that they were now old and experlenced enough to a1d the Faculty 1n dlrectrng the1r course So they chose from the1r number four youths who 1n the1r opxnlon possessed the qual1t1es of leadershrp to a1d the1r counselors And soon they saw rn the drstance the sparkllng blue waters of Junlor Ocean And now the Cranstomtes em barked on the Jumor Ocean Although they had passed through many dangers they were st1ll val1ant and eager for further adventure Qoon however they were overtaken by a sh1p whrch as rt drew near them seemed fllled Wlth bold buc caneers w1th fierce swarthy faces black br1stl1ng moustaches and car ry1ng flashlng swords They bore down upon the Cranstomtes boarded then' shrp and at the command of the leaders called Algebra Chemlstry and French the fearless band attacked them Howcver they proved not so fierce and strong as they had seemed and the Cranstonltes soon subdued them compelllng them to act as ser vants to all the youthful crew As the Green and Whlte sa1led on It neared a group of lslands called - 4: u 11 , - . - . ,, . . 1 1 1 2 1 1 ' , , , 1 . ' ca - - 11 Q ' 1 1 1 1 4: - 1 1 11, 1 41 11 , , . 1 ' 1 1 1 ' al - 11 1 1 1 9 I - - . . 1 1 1 ' 1 , - 1 . , 1 , , .. 1 1 1 1 1 ' l- 1 1 1 1 A 1 1 ' 1 1 Y - , - . , , Y 1 . 1 1 1 . . . , 1 1 3 . 1 1 ' 1 , . . . Y - 1 . . 1 as ' 11 ' , 1 1