Central High School - Centralian Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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Qi wmv ?' un t5'iH'T?!l'lTS!f wifi 5 is 41 lu u is HN, ff U2 - wi 31 annum-5 Q ,U gs fl loan .2 , ,.-, , . es !! PN'5lI llizz 'I' I N Gracious living, soft speech, a gallant bearing. From the East, the shrewd and astute, We obtain our business sagacity, Our love of learning, sturdy Policies, and the watchword Caution But from the West there come The plaintive strains of a coWboy's song, Mingled with the Indians' tom-toms. lt is then We see on the hillside The Scout, and his pony with the golden mane, Gazing out over the mighty city, magic in the Sun, Great structures: edifices, temples, dwell- ings On the land of his fathers-that the white have won. He beholds English cottages, Spanish castles, French chateauxg and there at his feet Every race on the globe come and go Telling their story to the Heart ot the World. To this metropolis - The Heart of America, To all her institutions, beckoning Us to right and warning us of wrong, Our book is sincerely and gratefully dedicated.

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D - D .. Long years ago our sturdy pioneer fathers Settled in a little lndian villageg And planted a citizenry which has stridden With mighty steps through time. More beautiful in natural splendor Than the mythical, mystic city of Camelot With its golden towers of the Cld World ls this realistic, natural City of Kansas With its towering trees, and modern spires. The sluggish, duslcy waters of the Missouri Flow leisurely through the fields of varie- gated blossoms, Fruited trees, ear-burdened corn, and low- ing herds. The Heart of America draws its life blood From the North, South, East, and West. From the cold land of the North Our sturdy, energetic, invincible leaders came. No task too arduous, too great For the fortitude of these pioneers, Who brought to our Middle West An invincible courage to persevere. From the Southern Colonel, with gentility supreme, And the bustling, picturesque Mammy Cur people have inherited a kindly man- ner,

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HESE, our northwestern steps, constitute the step- ping stones to success. lt is upon these that we stride, refreshed by the blasts of the wind as it sweeps around the corner oi our dear Alma Mater. Seniors, juniors, and sophomores, all alike, climb them. lt is an invigorating sight to see the new students with a look of anticipation on their eager countenances as they ascend them, and a sorrowing one to behold the graduates in their descent turn their backs on the ivy- clad walls of dear old Central.