Allentown High School - Derrick Yearbook (Allentown, NY)

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ALLENTCT.TN UNION SCHOOL In a quiet lictlc valley By the rippling rills Stands our live progressive high school Sheltered by the hills. CHORUS Allentown, our Alma Mater Fair be thy renown Many be thy sons and daughters Dear old Allentownl Short the time we spend in high school Long the years to come When our hearts keep fondly turning To our old school home. In memory of Emma K. Cartwright

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DERRICKS Did you ever notice the similarities between ac- tivities of an oil field and a human life? In a Small community surrounded by level,rolling plains stood a ramshackle cabin. Its sole inhab- itant was a lonely little lad of eight who earned his living by selling newspapers. Often while de- livering the papers on his daily route, he hummed snatches of lullabys taught to him by his recent- ly departed mother. Occasionally he burst joy- ously into song. At this stage we’ll leave our hero and proceed to the scraggly yard surrounding the shack. Unbeknown to civilization a rich store of oil lay deep under the surface of this unkempt lawn; This vast supply would enrich its small owner, if only he knew. As we go back to the boy Gary, several years have elapsed. He is now fourteen. One morning while cheerfully absorbed in his task a man unobtrusive- ly observed him from the doorway of the village grocery.