Elmira Free Academy - Torch / Sagoyawatha Yearbook (Elmira, NY)

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VAR- iw ig? 1 e To Nhss linu.u.unm To have liwrl. workt-al. anal playetl for thirty-thru' years in the intvrvst - f not ol' self' hut of othvrs is liki- having compose-cl a great pie-1-0 of music. inspiring antl immortal fa pivre of music' made up of slots passagvs. fastvr ones. runs. trills. vhortls. f'I'0Sf'9lltl0S. ancl climiu- uvnclos. The slow passage-s luring out hvauty anml mlvpth ol' tone: the faster ones show l7Pt'lif'f'li0tl of tevltliiqlw: the' runs anfl trills atlcl zest. variety. antl intvre-st to tht- com- position: the vhorrls harmonizn' tones so that they sountl like a great Anwnf' while the crescettclos and elimin- uc-nrlos express the cle:-pe-st emotions ol' tht- compost-r. ln some IIIOVPIUPIHS a haunting ine-lotly is heartl ahow the at-rwmpanying Chords likv a philosophy ol' lift- uhif-It varrif-s through in time-s ol' stress. ol' turmoil' a personality whim-I1 is so ratliant that it IllLll'iPS all thosv around. no matter how tirwl. how c-onluss-cl. glarl to lw aliw. To haw composccl musir' so hm-autiful. so uplifting that those who hvar it art' thrillml to the tlvpths of thvir souls. or to have- liveml a lilie so lveautiful. so unsvllish that thosv who arc- touchwl hy it arc' lwttct' persons is the highvst rvxsartl ol' l,il'v. So it nas with the life of Miss .lanv llil'1'ltZll'fl. our lwlou-rl lfnglish tvavhvr. if ,, lh' l,I.lzxm:TII How K I .Sl . ' f .- 43 ..,.- -4

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2 Z. t. WE, THE SENIORS OF THE ELMIRA FREE ACADEMY, WISH TO DEDICATE THIS TORCH AS A TOKEN OF APPRECIATION TO MR. JAMES RUPERT AND MRS. GLADYS CHAPMAN FOR THEIR NEEDED GUIDANCE, AND FAITH- FUL INTEREST IN OUR CLASS. -' 1

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