Cissna High School - Review Yearbook (Cissna Park, IL)

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'PHE CARDINAL sEN1o!Rs IN SCHOOL-DAYS Still sits the school-house by the road, A ragged beggar sunningg Around it still the sumachs grow, And blackberry-vines are running. Within, the master's desk is seen, Deep scarred by raps oilicialg The warping floor, the battered seats, The jack-knife's carved initialg The charcoal frescoes on its wallg Its door's worn sill, betraying The feet that, creeping slow to school, Went storming out to playing! Long years ago a winter sun ' Shone over it at settingg Lit up its western window-panes, And low eaves' icy fretting. It touched the tangled golden curls, And brown eyes full of grieving, Of one who still her steps delay When all the school were leaving. For near her stood the little boy Her childish favor singled, His cap pulled low upon a face Where pride and shame were mingled. Pushing with restless feet the snow To right and left, he lingered g- As restlessly her tiny hands The blue-checked apron fingered. He saw her lift her eyes, he felt The soft hand's light caressing, And heard the tremble of her voice, As if a fault confessing. 'Tm sorry that I spelt the word: I hate to go above you, Because, -the brown eyes lower fell,- Because, you see, I love you! Still memory to a gray-haired man That sweet child-face is showing. Dear girl! the grasses on her grave Have forty years been growing! He lives to learn, in life's hard school, How few who pass above him Lament their triumph and his loss, Like her,-because they love him. -John Greenleaf Whittier.

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S E N I O R S THE CARJDINAL Imogene Hickman bequeaths her unusually good singing ability to Hazel Strong. CStart practicing Hazelnl Kenneth Baier hands over his all around athletic prowess to Ed- ward Theesfeld. ' Florence Fields wills her easy going disposition to Dolores Gocken. To Verda Behrens, Barbara Verkler relinquishes her quietness. Dale Yergler leaves his knack of sleeping in all types of classes to Mary Ellen Alt. Harold King bequeaths his straight A report card to anyone who is good at forgery. Ray Steiner endows all his catcher's paraphanelia and two bruises on his left flank to his brother, Larry. fl-Ie will also include one gallon of iodine and three miles of tape.J Edith Hann transmits her large surplus of energy to Marie France-. To Olga Muehling, Lois Drilling donates her excellent dramatic talents. Lois Leverenz yields her unique manners of flitting about the dance floor to Evelyn Knapp, Harriett Walder issues her unargumentative nature to Stephanie Yabsley. ' Wayne Newlin wills his ability to act his age in class to anyone who can. Gilbert Brenner hands down his outstanding journalistic abilities to Henry Wann. K Carl Muehling relinquishes his rights as a taxi driver to school, to Charles Sailor. fNow drive carefully Charley and don't loiter on the way. In witness whereof, we, the class of 1940, set our hand and seal to this, our last will and testament this 28th day of May, 1940. Signed: Gilbert Brenner Kenneth Baier Barbara Verkler Correct, Attest Robert S-. Trask NEW FRIENDS AND OLD FRIENDS Make new friends, but keep the oldg For 'mid old friends, tried and true, Tho-se are silver, these are igold. Once more we our youth renew. New-made friendships, like new wine, But. old friends, alas! may die, Age will mellow and reiine. New friends must their place supply. Friendships that have stood the test- Cherish friendship- in your breast- Time and change-are surely best: New is good, but old is bestg Brow may wrinkle, hair grow gray, Make new friends, but keeip the oldg Friendship never knows decay. Those are silver, these are gold.

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