William Allen High School - Comus Yearbook (Allentown, PA)

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Allentown Park System of the few not controlled by pOlIllCb No matter what party IS ln power the depart me nt goes on unchanged and undlsturbed beautlfylng ugly spots lDL1lldll'lg lIT1IJIOVlI1g Perhaps the oldest and one of the most beautlful of the parks IS West Park 7 93 acres of naturll beauty almost ID the heart of the clty where among trees md flowers of every varlety muslc lovers can slt and llsten to band and choral groups presented from the great outdoor concert stage or on warm summer evenlngs and Sunday afternoons he who Wlll may slt at ease or may walk through thls blt of Paradlse Unlon Terrace out on Unlon Street wlth lts flnlshed grass grown outdoor lmphltheatre IIS attractlve lake forwlnter skatlng and sprlng and surnmerflshlng llld lts Zl I7 lcres of beautlful grounds IS a thlng of beauty To walk by lt at sunset to see the gorgeous sky reflected ln ltS stlll waters to see the calm mantle of nlght envelop lt IS to be really close to nature and yet close to home Cr go out to the Cedar Parkway west on Llnden Street ln the valley of C edar Creek and follows 1tS wlndlng course There lb the famed Rose Garden lnd the old stone house made lDtO an Art Nluseum There too IS Cedar Beach the f lvorlte swlmmlng pool wlth ltS tennls courts ltS Flne plCDlC grounds and now the newly constructed boatlng lake whlch IS to be completely ready thls summer mlth ltS beautlful ls-land and stately trees tralllng thelr branches ln the stlll waters a total of 9I acres of wholesome natural beauty open to all Trexler MCIHOTldl Park glven to the clty after the late General Trexler s death has for years been well known throughout thls sectlon of the country as 1 geat area of wlndlng roads rare trees and smooth velvet lawns bordered wlth trees and flowers a maglc falryland at any tlme of the year More than l4U acres of natural magnlflence lnvltes one to walk and drlve along the qulet shaded wlnd lng roads or just Slt by the lake and watch the swans at any hour of the day Here IS beauty Here IS peace Dear to the hearts of the all ardent horsemen lb the Llttle Lehlgh Parkway Brldle Path beloved for lts shady tree llned tralls along the banks of the Llttle Lehlgh and for ltS breath taklng beauty And lf one wlshes to go swlmmlng Robln Hood Dell tucked down ln a great shady valley IS as perfect a place as one can hnd PICHIC grounds and lnvltlng woodland paths make thls an ldeal spot IH whlch to spend a day Over on Lehlgh Nlountaln on the nearest slope where one of the huge emer gency reservolrs has been bullt IS a beautlful spot made out of what ln mans cltles would be an unslghtly mass of concrete Reservolr Park IS lntended for plcnlc groups and as an observatlon post to VICVN the whole valley Thls flftw lcre tract IS supplled wlth a councll clrcle for campflre meetlngs Besldes these larger parks ln Allentown there are many Clty play grounds some of them attached to the varlous parks They are Rlver Front Jordan l-ountaln Muhlenberg Allen Unlon Terrace and Flfteenth and Slxteenth ward playgrounds where youngsters can play and swlm to thelr heart s content The Comus IS proud thls year to feature as ltS theme and to plcture ln lts twelve full page photographlc color prlnt scenes from thls remarkable park system of Allentown and to pax trlbute and to pledge support to the Park Com mlsslon whlch has so treasured and cherlshed the natural beautx of the town ln whlch we grew up and IH vshlch we hope to llxe . x C , A , . , l Y n - c , . , i . . 2 , . ' ' v V 7 . . - l . 1 , , , f , - , c . , C v X - v , . V . ,- . , . . , c Y , , . , - v - ' 1 . . v . , . Z . . 4 . . . . . v V - V - . .