Farmington High School - Student Yearbook (Farmington, CT)

 - Class of 1955

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C9-fue ICU? The sweet dampness of the summer night filled the air. The sidewalks were still wet from the afternoon's rain and the puddles shown like silver lakes in the glow of the streetlights. I walked slowly toward the big white house thinking over the happenings of the day. Was I wrong in treating her the way I did? After all, she had no business doing what she did to the newsboy. It was kind of funny, though, seeing that look on his face. He hadn't seen her sitting on the porch when he came up. When she threw herself at him, she must have startled him. That's why he pushed her so hard against the railing. But she had no right retaliating the way she did. Yes, it was her wrong, or my name isn't Jack Thomas. She hasn't come near me since I reproached her this morning. I wonder if she's forgiven me. The porch divan felt damp as I leaned back against it, but it was a relief from the persisting heat of the previous days. I sat for a while waiting, but there was no sign of her. Shortly, however, the screen door was pushed open. There she was. She walked to the steps and stood looking across the lawn. Then she turned and saw me She stood surprised, not knowing what to do. Then slowly, very slowly, she came towards me. Her eyes held mine a moment then swiftly looked down. So! She realized she'd been wrong. She looked up again and then with a quick movement, she was beside me on the couch. I stared out over the rail. I could feel her eyes, those dark eyes, on my face. She wanted to be forgiven. Suddenly she came closer and nuzzled her nose in my neck. That did it! I pulled her into my arms and held her close. Even if she did nip a newsboy once in a while, she was still the best cocker spaniel in the neighborhood, and we were still buddies. Charlotte Konopka, '55 goats in the Harbor Normally, the thought of boats anchored in a harbor is a peaceful one. The mind conjures up a vision of white sails talking back to the teasing wind, of sea gulls disturbing the warm silence with their harsh calls, and of brown sailors loaf- ing on the deck until the captain appears - generally a picture of utter serenity. To the fisherman, boats in the harbor suggest several ideasg the fleet is in with a rewarding catch, a storm is approaching which prohibits chasing the first run of the year, luck has run out - there have been no fish in weeks and hope has been banished, too. Only fisherman know this thought pattern. Boats suggest play to a child. They are connected mentally with fun in the bathtub or at the shore last summer. They may be visioned as mere pieces of wood floating in a rusty tub or real cabin cruisers docked just within sight in the bay. To an artist, boats take on new life, especially during sunset or early evening. The picture paints itself while the artist gazes out towards the horizon until an evening star glides through the sky like a flickering torch to awaken him from his dreaming.

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The sharp, clear outlines of the masts are no longer alien to the eye as they are during mid-day. They are softened and blended with the lengthening shadows until they become entirely transformed fiigures. This poetic scene often appears when boats in the harbor are mentioned, but recently that phrase brought fear to the eyes of many women. They thought of other ships in other harbors, in harbors which seemed to reach out and hold their loved ones from them. They visualized bursts of light from onshore batteries instead of pink sunsets. The gulls in their thoughts assumed the shapes of bullets and bombs. The twilight was not seen by the men on these boats. Their eyes were constantly on the sky - not watching the sun set or rise, but seeking enemy planes. They saw no poetry in their mission. Certainly, they were in boats in the harbor, but the harbor was call Inchon, Korea. Elaine Hollinger, '55 wall maps I look upon the wall and see, A row of maps so bright, It makes me wish that I could be, Traveling 'round the world tonight. I'd take a plane to Norway, Then a ship to Germany, I'd wander through the doorway, To the shores of the Baltic Sea. Then when my journey was over, I'd hurry back home to plan, Wtih wall maps I would cover, Yes, the universal span. I'd go to Paris next time, And see the Eiffel Tower, 'To the top of Notre Dame I'd climb, To spend a happy hour. just think of all the fun it can be, And all the pictures that I may dream, With all my wall maps I do live, They make my world more pleasant seem. Jacquline Wiese, '55 C91 eep Closer it comes, then slips away, Teasing in its quiet play, Veil draws nearer, sweeping clean, Enclosing gently in a blissful dream. Blackness filled with softness calm, Engulfs the mind, dispelling qualm. Peace is ruler with Content, Tranquil, sweet -- Heaven sent. Breathing comes in even time, Eyelids droop and sleep is mine. Lorna Nybakken, '55

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