Brockton High School - Brocktonia Yearbook (Brockton, MA)

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BROCKTONIA 25 QfEf'T5-ffJfEf QiJDi'3f3fSlDfiftS'1 Uhr 09312 1 Upward toward steep mystic hill tops Where Life's compensations lie, gd Climb with swift pace up vague mountains Ere young strength begins to die Though dim shadows veil Life's high roads, Rough and winding be the trail, Fearless hearts will search new pathways, Leading starward from the vale. So emerge from shelt'ring havens Leaving youthful comrades dear, Sund'ring all fair school day friendships, Firmly forged with passing year, And engraved in mind forever, Mem'ries of each bye gone hour Will repel despair and sadness Will enrich our buoyant power. Through the misty maze of darkness Life's lane drear and gloomy seems, But always seek for the summit With its white-capped sparkling beams, Ne'er retreating nor delaying In the journey toward high goals, Helping fellow travellers upward Fearless and brave-hearted souls. So we're gazing ever skyward Up the steep enshrouded way, Watching for the visioned starlight With inspiring, brilliant rayg So we're struggling ever starward Striving toward the peak of life, Clinging to the righteous Virtues Conquering thus in storm and strife. AQYSJDQVQDQQQJQQQJQQJSN

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26 BROCKTONIA 0112155 Gbratinn WILLIAM MADDEN Class Orator CAREERS BEAUTIFUL A picture is being painted. First, there appears the rough background on the square of can- vas. More delicate lines grow from these and gradually evolve into some definite figure of landscape. Then, as the final and finishing touches are applied, the produc- tion assumes a depth and meaning that captivates its spectators and leads them to exclaim it a master- piece, a picture that will live. And so, it seems to me, We can develop our lives that they will stand out from the ordinary, be pre-eminent for having been lived fully. In development, our lives are quite similar to pictures. To each of us there is given the same square of canvas, the same sets of coloring, in some cases a little brighter than others, perhaps, but the same fun- damental huesg and a brush. It is left to us to decorate, as we Will, that square of canvas that men call Life. As education forms the basis, the background, the permanent structure upon which is built all lasting success, let us not under- estimate the value of practical learning. As it would be impos- sible to put the finishing touches on a picture before the broad, heavy background was completed, any attempts to bring out delicate shades of feature where there was no face, or touches of nature where there was no landscape, would look ridiculous, they would lack stability and, though executed by the hand of genius, would at- tract no more attention than the daubing of a child. In like manner, must We look upon education. Castles cannot be built upon air. A more substantial foundation must be found if the structure