Franklin K Lane High School - Senior Echoes Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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- X, if lk lk lk ik The long skirfs swished on fhe highly polished floor as fhe finely dressed ladies and genflemen gracefully walfzed. There was no quesfion as fo who fhe mosf beguiling beaufy was. As I danced wifh my very handsome lord who had given up so much for me, all eyes furned in our direcfion. When we passed fhe new King and Queen I bowed, and even if fhey did nof refurn my kindness, I did nof care. I was 'rhe happiesf woman in fhe world because I had affained all fhaf my hearf had desired-fame, wealfh, and love. The sparkling wafer shimmered below us, and fhe moonbeams played on my hair. My blue eyes shone, and my pure whife lace dress and lovely skin were shown fo fheir besf advanfage. My husband gafhered me in his sfrong arms, and pulled me close fo him, eagerly waifing 'ro press his lips on mine, fo fell me once again of his undying love. All af once, someone shook me. Perhaps if was fhe jealous Queen. As I furned around fo see, I mef only a fluffy whife pillow. The hand on my shoulder persisfed in shaking and shaking me: so I was obliged fo look up. The sudden shock of seeing my mofher immediafely and very decidedly woke me up fo fhe facf fhaf I was iusf my old humdrum self who would be going fo school in anofher half hour, and would live fhe same humdrum life 'rhaf I had been living for nearly eighfeen years. I relucfanfly crawled ouf of bed, and as I was dousing cold wafer on my face, I carefully sfored away my many wonderful dreams for anofher nighf. Marilyn Baillef TI-IE LOST CLOUD I-low slowly and gradually you come and die: How disfanf and far in fhe wisfful sky. Who may deny finding comforf in youg In your misfy way, your cresf of gray blue? Whaf efernal mysfery governs you and yours? Why are you a prophecy of open and closed doors? Who are you, fo warn, and why so forlorn? You come and go, now you're hidden: I mourn! I beg fhee-be fhere, be of beaufy, be proud Even in mysfery: show, oh, show, Iosf cloud! Joseph Alberf Bra ncafo fe L- v3 I4 sENloR sci-loss 4 X!

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TI-IE SECRET LIEE OE MARILYN BAII.I.ET lwiTh apologies To James Thurberl Bedecked in my exquisiTe cIoThes and iewels, and seaTed on my Throne, I was more beauTiTul Than CIeopaTra as I pondered The TaTe of my IaTesT lover. My hand- maidens, in cosTumes nearly as lovely as mine, were Tanning me wiTh large pink and green osTrich TeaThers, and aT my elbow, a marble Table was loaded down wiTh all sorTs oT The besT TruiTs and sweeTs. Chained To one side oT my Throne was my peT lion, and a Tew sTeps away rose-peTals were TloaTing in a shimmering pool. My many servanTs and sTaTesmen were busily conducTing all my aTTairs so There were iusT my prisoner, his Two guards, and my chieT execuTioner around me. My prisoner well knew ThaT I was iusT as hard as I was beauTiTul, buT he was silenTly pleading wiTh me Tor leniency. I remained asTuTe and silenT. lk 'If lk lk lk All aT once The huge audience was silenT, and a pin could verily be heard, iT one had dared To drop iT. I had made my grand enTrance, never looking more lovely. My voice had never been beTTer as I Thrilled ThaT very disTinguished audience, and when I ThoughT oT all The giTTs I possessed, I smiled, making more Than one hearT skip a beaT. To look aT me wiTh my golden curls piled high upon my head, and my TIaTTer- ing sky blue dress, everyone TeIT a pang oT envy mixed wiTh deep admiraTion. In my closing aria I surpassed Them all, and when The veIveT curTain came down, a bursT of applause rang ouT, equal To none which I had ever heard. As I came Torward To meeT The ovaTion, and To receive The many bouqueTs oT Tlowers, I glanced aT The Thousands oT Taces in The greaT MeTropoIiTan Opera I-louse, and I was in my glory. FK if ik if X As I pushed Through ThaT iungle rarely peneTraTed by man, I Tell' The Thrill oT new Things yeT To be seen. The day was hoT, buT I was sTill cool and coIIecTed, and I could sense The admiraTion of my Tellow explorers oT whom I was The only woman. There was much I could be proud oT because, alThough I was sTill a young woman, I had capTured more rare specimens and dug up more skeleTons Than any oT my asso- ciaTes. Suddenly we heard The roar oT a lion and could see him rushing Towards us Through The Thick Trees. My Triends, Taken unaware, sTood There moTionless, and if iT had noT been Tor my quickness of recovery, one oT us would surely have been ThaT king's prey, buT wiTh nerves oT iron, I raised my TrusTy riTle, sighTed The inTruder, and as The loud shoT rang ouT, our opponenT, a magniTicenT Tellow, Tell dead. i wk Y if li I saT Tacing The unTriendly audience buT knew I could win Them To my side when my Time came To speak, so sure was I oT my eIeganT vocabulary. Twice beTore I had held a place in The SenaTe in spiTe oT The eTTorTs oT my opponenTs, and alThough I mainTained my own opinions, which had consequenTly Turned mosT sTaTesmen againsT me, I was sTill The mosT popular and widely known candidaTe Tor re-elecTion. I had a low and very magneTic voice, and a sparkling personaliTy, and all my oTher qualiTica- Tions more Than lived up To These asseTs. I was The mosT discussed and admired woman oT my Time, and I Took greaT saTisTacTion in knowing ThaT I could deTeaT anyone I wished. I was also very pleased wiTh my perTecT privaTe liTe. A deep hush Tell over The audience as I goT up To deliver my speech. JANUARY I948 I3

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SENIOR COMMITTEES Senior Play Class Niqlnl Senior Dues Senior Secrefaries Color Guard Prom Reps Senior Reps Jewelry Reps