Burlington Township High School - Merlin Yearbook (Burlington, NJ)

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Preface In the beginning—a wall of leaves and branches bounced with the hot wind. Like a rippling sheet, the mass of brown vegetation yielded and shook gently. Oppressive heat and humidity filled the breezy ;ur, and trees and bushes leaned nearer to the earth. Behind this heaped foliage was a yellowed meadow, furrowed by a dwindling stream. High above this panorama, in the moist, glaring greyness of the sky, floated a minute point of life. Round and round it swept, indifferent, remote. The eye was sharp and clear and watchful but never interested. Its bony, broad wings seemed paralyzed as it glided noiselessly above the arid ground and majestic trees. The bird’s power was evident as its wings swept and its fantail soared. Now—in the shadowed greenery of the diminished woods stands Burlington Township High. Surrounded by playing fields marked for the action of future successful campaigns, this school gives life to the landscape. Spurred by the clanging bells, the students alight from the yellow buses. They race with sure-footed steps, not slowed by weighty books, toward future responsibility. Yet the verdant trees still shake and yield to the warm breeze; and the watchful bird, its head flat and its beak curved, continues its effortless flight. No more an indifferent point in the bright light, but now an animation of strong purpose, the Merlin symbolizes the proud hopes, aspirations and promise of those below. mjc 4

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Burlington Township High School proudly presents its first edition of the MERLIN Vol. I published by The 1965 Yearbook Staff

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