Frankford High School - Record Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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ff The Castle Gate MARY I1. MILNEI: All hesitant I stand before the castle gate, thnce comes to me, on shadow wings, the call of destiny. Ah, let me pause awhile before I enter in: IVhat shall befall Within this drcam-onchuntul realm, Of strange adventure, of ronmnce, of mystery and fate? And, as I pause, my eyes Climb swift thc Vincwlad wall To Where, unfurled, bright pcnnons flutter t0 the sky; And strains of music from some magic minstrol hand afar Steal forth, on vagrant breeze, to won my lagging feet. This is the enchanted castle of my deep-hid dreams, Which holds, cnfoldcd in a mist of unreality, So much of all Pve hoped, and longed, and yearned to reach. I hesitate to lift the latch and thus, perhaps, Dispel the precious fantasy of youth. Then look I backward oter the path by which I came: And 10! I find it crowded full of living 111011101'ie5m Sweet memories of love and friendshipk cheering smile; And scattered all along my wandtrerts happy way Are dusky, wooded dolls and Howtr-bedizencd meadows gay; And well do I remember one bald, rugged knoll VVhereon, it seemed, there was no room for any loveliness T0 dwell; and yet, in sheltered, sun-warmed crevice, growing there, I found a smgle, starlike, sweet anemone! And so, emboldened by these cherished memories, I turn me back again to castle gate, For now I know that naught of ill awaits me there, Behind the enchanted wall of fancyts Woven dreams. Entranccd, I place my hand upon the latch, And joyously I lift it up and enter in!

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Among them? poems of Grantland Rice u'hit'h he has styled uSongs 0f the Ifnafraitl. ' I chanced upon, a, stanza that arprrssm admirably certain. thounhfx that l hurl Wanted 10 leave with you. I aim you the lines as l rcuwmhwr them. It may be that you. 'reralling thmn some day. may find inspiration and renewed wourflgch hhTho lad Irho knows: 1hc world is rough And not a rlarcr-berl 0f 'rmt; H7110 takes his fortune ax it r-mncs' Am! prompflu r'nunfmns' with his hmt: I'Vho sloas along through fogs of doubt. Fear, pain, and anvy anrl dcxpair XVilh, dear eye fired upon the Aaoalhh U'ill apt ,s-rmmu'hvra. .llay the years spent in Frankford High Nwhool hare Ilium: you zwal to start the high atlmnture of life 91'1qu fr; orcrromc crew 0b- sfaclc you may moot. llau you harp wmraua aml xfrmwfh. Hay you Imou: the joy of frimuixhips and learn that duty uwll 41mm brinyx happinmx. Jlay erwy u'orfhy draam hvmmc a glorious rvalify. Mww 0 $0M g

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Executive Committee DELMAR JONES, President MARY SMITH, Vice-Presidmzt MAY HERRMANN, Secretary THEODORE ENGEL, Treasurer H. CONN R. STRADTNER E. MARTIN C. MORRIS H. DI GIOVANNANTONIO A. ALLEN D. PUDER Elevew