Plainfield High School - Milestone Yearbook (Plainfield, NJ)

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Tae ORAS Gules Class Poem We're here for the last time, hand to hand, As our school-life draws to a close, And we pledge new fellowship, while we stand To the friend that our youthhood knows. Side by side we have worked and played, And the fast-fleeting years depart; We fought the fight, and, were undismayed hontniewlastvorm the srace, com ete ms taints A surer hand and a steadier eye, And strength to play fairly the game— These are our gifts we've gained for the try, In winning or losing, the same. There’s a shadow that clouds our pleasure And chills the warmth of the day; Our joy has been full to the measure, Yet the heart’s smile fades away. For soon we go, and the hours fly fast, Sweet memories cling to the walls; Songs we remember so well float past, Dim-echoing down the halls. But ever thy hand, shall guide our feet, In the thick of the greater fight, Till in the last assembly we meet In the gleam of eternal light. And so good-bye, for the time has come. May those that follow, true, Play up. and conquer as we have done; Farewell, dear old school, to you. BURNHAM CARTER.

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Uni Ol kes C Meh SD hip through, found his master lying pale and still. The dog knew something must be the matter, so sitting down near Larry’s head he sarted to lick his face. This awakened Larry from unconsciousness, and looking up at Lad, he just managed to pat his head. Then an idea came to him. Ages ago, it seemed to him now, he had taught Lad to fetch and carry, so, taking up his hat, which lay on the ground near by, he held it up near the dog and just barely whispering the word “carry,” he lapsed back into unconscious- ness. The dog, taking the hat between his teeth, turned and ran. Just then a rocket rose in a graceful are from the German trench, shedding a bright blue light over the field. Four shots rang out and Laddie faltered in his steady lope, but still kept on. Limping along he finally reached the trench. Then he made such a disturbance, by leaping and barking at the men, that they finally caught hold of him, and took the hat out of his mouth. “Why, it’s Larry’s, that little Cockney,” exclaimed one of the men. At this Lad, though quite weak, caught hold of the man’s trousers and tugged at them. He finally made the soldier understand that he wanted him to follow, so, getting two other men, he pursued the limping dog out into No-man’s-land. The dog’s footsteps dragged slower and slower, but he kept bravely on until he finally reached the shrubbery. There the men found Larry, both legs riddled with bullets and tenderly picking up the unconscious man, they carried him back to the trench. From there he and Laddie were carried to a field hospital. By this time the men had heard of Laddie’s bravery, and though he was wounded in the leg it did not hinder him from eating the choice tid- bits offered him. After getting back some of his strength, Larry was sent back home on furlough, taking his dog with him. Larry was very proud of his dog, but he was not the only proud one, for Laddie, now the mascot of the regi- ment, strutted proudly around the town, wearing a bright new collar, witha silver medallion pending from it. On it is just these two words, “For Valor.” This story is made up by myself and is absolutely my own ideas. Some time ago I read a very short account of what the Red Cross dogs have done in the war. I myself have trained a dog to carry.

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EEO RA CU 13 Seen | RouGH THe Heriscore CHESUER ALPAUGE: plenem “T don’t mind being a guy if I’m comfortable” Classical; Cornell; Football, ’15, ’16; Basket- ball, ’17; Class Basketball, ’14, eC B. A.A. Board, 16, 717. B. A. A. Minstrels, rim, we Class IDeky Committee—Class Presi- dent, 04, 15 Ps, Hes; Cadet Co. 47. FLORENCE ALPAUGH Hlonencex “To be alone is something unpleasant” General; Home; Glee Club, ’14, ’15, ’16; Class Basketball, ’15, ’16; Winner Girls’ Tennis Tournament, 16; P. H. S. Basketball, ’16, 17; Vice-President Alpha.