Central High School - Prospectus Yearbook (Flint, MI)

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I watch...... WITHIN THE This poem was written for Central High School in the fall of 1959 by one of its dedicated teachers, Ernest Cole. THE OLD SCHOOL BELL I loved my home among the trees— The floor was like a lake of green That stretched and flowed encircling me With beauty fresh, alive, and clean. But soon they came and took me way And set me here where I now lie. I watch and 'wait my resting place Within the halls of Central High. ACTIVITIES, PAGES 42-75. I know they've stood for many things— And high upon the list I'll score Those things which helped them show our school Was not just a school but something more. I know they've stood for many things— Which filled each day with time well spent: For learning aimed at finer life. And gaining skills in government. So many thoughts now crowd my mind— And come again from memory sweet Of clubs which they have organized. Of teams that were so hard to beat. Of all these thoughts I'll place as first The many boys and girls who've known With happy heart and deepest joy The pride of being Central's own. —Ernest Cole STUDENTS, PAGES 106-169. ACADEMICS, PAGES 10-41. SPORTS, PAGES 76-105.

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They stand ....... FOR LEARNING AIMED AT FINER LIFE CLASSROOMS IN OLD FLINT HIGH CERTAINLY WERE CRUDE IN COMPARISON TO THOSE USED SEVEN DECADES LATER. MR. LAVOIE DRESSED AS SANTA CLAUS FOR THE TEACHERS' CHRISTMAS PARTY IN 1932, PROVED THAT THE FACULTY HAS ALWAYS HAD ITS LIGHTER SIDE.