Allderdice High School - Allderdice Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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Flesh and Steel Al-on-e upon a hill, I stand in my city. My city is built of steel. Below me the seething steel mill hurls spears of flame from its fiery depths into the deep black universe of night. Glowing orange bars of pig iron lie at the grey sides of the mill. I know the outside walls of the mill are but a thin shell concealing violence and turmoil within. Ethereal vapors of scalding steam rising from bubbling baths and vats give an unreal feeling to the shadowy world. Here in this semi-darkness gases swirl. A blast furnace is opened to test the steel. The white-hot, luminiscent lake of steel is dimmed and crusted by impure red slag floating on top. Gliding a long-handled spoon -expertly over the surface, a worker with thick goggles skims off the dully glowing crust. Pure, free steel remains. A brew -of strength, con- jured up to power a city, a nation, a world, cooks and bubbles. Suddenly with a roar and a hiss, the violently boiling steel pours from the confines of the vats. The hot-gold river rushes turbulently through narrow channels. Showers of sparks tumble to the floor like miniature stars. A gritty wave of heat blasts particles into my skin. Seared by the in- tense brilliancy, my eyes sting. The acrid smell of sulphur engulfs me, causing my head to ache and spin. My :blood steams within me. Dazzled, my whirling brain fuses blood and steel. We are one. Wildly sings the steel through my body, I am power. I am strength. I am Pittsburgh. The Teacher VV ith quiet strength the 'teacher stands Up-on her spacious mvound. Surrounded by -a carpet green, She gazes all around. She's stalwart in her dignity- A soldier armed in whiiteg A symbol of our freedom, 'she's An everlasting light. Her silent voice cries out to all, Come enter now wmy gates, For time is slh-ort and all is l-ost To him who hesitates. Accept what I shlall teach you now, Commands the giantess. When you -have truly learned, I vow, Vou'll surely meet success. Bring all your wishes, hopes, and dreamsg And be sincere wiftlh me. Then in exchange, I'll teach you how 'To know, to do, to be'. 16

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Zin illilemnriam Q- Q C!EIlen Qlarnle ibnbenstein .. I :V 7 .PXUGUST 7, 19-10 1 JULY 12, 1957 jllilarcia Zinan Jllililler MAY 29, 1940 Dlcclamlslck 5, 1957 - u Your lost friends are not dead. but gone before Advanced at stage or two upon that ruzul NVl1ic11 you must travel in the steps they trod. 17