Edmore High School - Viking Yearbook (Edmore, ND)

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,, W 71- X , ss. . lag CLASS POEM I GRADUATION DAY We all have plans for our new life, A We'll each go our own way ' May God be with each one of us I pray 4 The world is filled with right and wrong, X But may we always stay On the road that leads to happiness Q I pray We may be troubled and afraid Of things yet far away, But God will be on hand to help I pray Your life is yours and mine is mine This graduation day We'll all be great someone's eyes I pray Class colors Class lotto Barbara Torkelson Lilac and silver EXCELSIOR , LAL ugh R 'ggi 1. M ,A S Class flower .... .......Yellow rose .... .... , 2 S 5245 Elan A iglls , R Q- , M ,Z I p fn-galfgi!

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EXCELSIOR The shades of night were falling fast, As through the Alpine village passed A youth, who bore, 'mid snow and ice, A banner with the strange device, Excelsior' His brow was sad, his eye beneath, Flashed like a falchion from its sheath And like a silver clarion rung The accents of that unknown tongue, Excelsior' In happy homes he saw the light 7 Of household tires gleam warm and bright Above, the spectral glaciers shone, And from his lips escaped a groan, Excelsior' HTry not the Pass'n the old man said, nDark lowers the tempest overhead The roaring torrent is deep and d ' Excelsior' N0 stay,n the maiden said, Hand rest Thy weary head upon this breast'U A tear stood in his bright blue eye But still he answered with a slgn, Exce sior' Beware the pine tree's withered branc Beware the awful avalanche'n This was the peasant's last Good night, A voice replied far up the height, Excelsior' At break of day, as heavenward The pious monks of Saint Bernard Uttered the oft repeated prayer A voice cried through the start ed air, Excelsior' EDZS: il IL c:1EL A., L NX sl . . f 2 . ED.: . 5 , . e . -K wi el' And loud that clarion voice replied, ' i . A he ' . , - 1 . - s N J , f