Brackenridge High School - La Retama Yearbook (San Antonio, TX)

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Om any af ?7ecace Afte1 QVGIV W31 a song of peace lS sung Ou1 song was made posslble by the boys f1 om ou1 fam1l1es town and school who d1ed that We m1ght s1ng th1s song th1oughout the Wo1ld They have f1n1shed the11 task and now We beg1n ou1s that of lllaklflg the peace song t1uly l1ve 1n the hea1ts of ou1 new gene1at1on No song can be sung 1n pe1fect ha1mony Wlthout a d11ecto1 to teach how It must be blended and ha1mon1zed 1nto one pe1fect 1end1t1on Thus We w ho s1ng th1s song salute the DIRECTORS ou1 teache1s Into evely compos1t1on Whethe1 lt IS a slmple tune 01 a conce1to the1e must be a MELODY Melody IS the body of any song and Wlthout lt the1e can be no song f01 eve1y othe1 th1ng IH the song 1S but a spotl1ght f01 the melody May we P1 esent ou1 melody the classes All th1ee SQHIOI JUHIOI and Sophomo1e w1ll s1ng the song of peace togethe1 And yet the1e 1S anothe1 element that must be blended The blend1ng 1tself the HARMONX H31m0Hy g1V9S the fullness and 11chness to a COHTPOSIUOH It IS the blend1ng and comb1nat1on of many d1ff61 ent notes and cho1 ds So the clubs a1e act1V1ty and P1 oduce a halmony of good fellowshlp and SQ1'V1C9 to the school Stlll We a1e lack1ng the snap of the song the CADENCE set to ma1ch1ng feet and the fly1ng banne1s of a pa1ade On Rev1ew' the ROTC of B1acken11dge snaps to atten t1on These cadets who a1e taught the why and Whe1efo1e of th1ngs m1l1ta1y a1e taught so to 1nsu1e the fact that the peace song Wlll be sung We look now fO1 RHYTHM the 1ng1ed1ent that bungs mus1c to hfe The V1g01 ous L11'1Cl91S'C131f1 that accentu ates all pa1ts of the n1us1c The synonym to 1hy thm 1n ou1 song lS Sp01tS The heutage of Ame11can youth IS the enyoyment of 91301 ts Whlch bulld a st1 ong youth whlle It IS also bulldlng St10Dg cha1acte1 th1ough good spo1tsmansh1p Now fo1 the f1nal touch SYNCOPATION It IS the l1fe of ou1 song just as the act1v1t1es a1e the llfe of ou1 school It takes many dlffelent k1nds to make up both good mus1c and a good school So he1e IS ou1 song a song that takes many to s1ng It takes many th1ngs to make It up but has only one pu1pose a lastmg peace fo1 all mank1nd PAGE 4 . Y , I . . . ! ! 7 5 , - I , . 1 ' ' w u 7 1 ' . , ' . . , 5 , I I i , i . I l I r I ' . ' t 9 .7 i! 1 3 n K , 0 I the harmony in our song. They blend every type of student and I . I . , , . V . 1 ' 7 1 1' - i 7 . 1 . . . ' . 1 , 11 l U 1 ' , , . 1 I l g I I l V I . , . 0 I I Q , . 9 ' . , g . .

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