Gem Consolidated School - Gems Yearbook (Colby, KS)

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to the reahzatlon that God st1ll rules the seas On July 4th l776 ln Old Independence Hall I see the old sexton ready to rlng the bell that was to proclalm to the world that a new nation has been born And at a desk wlth an old qulll slts Thomas Jefferso 1 wrltlng VN hen In the course of human events It becomes necessary for one people to dlssolvc the polltical bonds which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of earth a seperate and equal station to whlch the laws of nature and nature s God entltle them adecent respect to the OPIIIIOKIQ of man k1nd, requires that they should declare the cause whlch lmpells them to sep eratlon We hold these truths to be self evident that all men a e created e ucl that they are endowed with certam unahenable rlghts , that among these. are llfe, liberty and the pursult of happmess Stevenson w1th h1s locomotlve, and Bryant wlth h1s ra1l road had to over come the supe StItl0ll of the people who clal nel th at the smoke would darken the sheep s wool an I lower the value Morris the man who made lt p0S3lbI8 for us to flash a message fron1 one end of the continent to the Q her wlth the raplshty otthlrtcen tunes 'around the world ln a second and then Field with hls cable jomes all the LIYIIIZCCI world Followed by Vlarco 1lWI1JtlIi th wa I1 oil 1t II g I ask what ns 1mpos1ble As I thunk of Arn rncas orator whe 1 sp aku lg ot rIa'n1lton I 11a1c1al pollcy saying' l'Ie smote the rock OI our natnnal rcsou ces and abundant streams of revenue poured forth he touched the tc: fS af Il thc crednt 'ard t sprang upon Its feet th North thought he favored the South he lost hls populax 1tv, anJ1t was nevtr regamed Two vears later h duel a broce1 h 1 L 1 n ll l' .1 1 X n cas gaeatest men perlshed m doing what lu. thought vv as r1,,ht Isee America s greatest man swlnglrg an ax Wlth long even strokes cutting extra ralls to pav for a palr of overalls At one tame when Iaughmglv asked how long has legs had ought to be he ansvvere Vell I alwavs flffuretl that they ought to reach from mv bodv to the floor Hls fnrst great effort was the debate agamst the Kansas Nebraska Bull In his inagural address he gave the dlssatlfned South such words of truth and love that they can never forget hum Hts partm v words memorable and touching were to the South In vour hands my dussatnfucd fellow countrvmen and not ln mme IS this mounenteous ISSUE of CINII war th goverme It w1lI no assall you You can have no conflict wlthout belng vourselves the 'lggressors You have no oath registered ln heaven to destroy the g1verme1t whale Ish'-1ll have the most solemn one to perserve protect and defend It ' I am loath to close we are not enemies but frlends we must not b en emles Though passion may have strameil lt must not break oar bo1ls of af fectlon The mvstlc chords of memory, stretching from eve v b'lffICfl9lJ and patriot grave to everv IIVlIlg heart and he1rth stone all over thus brow I If-nfl . . . . ' V . . in ,, , V Y . , . i . . - , . ' Ol ' .1 ' 5 qa. , , .... . .- 1 . . Q . . ,, I ' ' 1 . :A . v . , qi. . .' -IIOI e 'gs 'i-g.e'nj. ' .e' ...:.'. .' s:'1,' 4 . ' ' ,. . ,,. x A , ' , f - ' - .' . 2 fl He was a staunch unionest man but unfortunately he male a speech in which G A' v N ' .' I. ' V. f . ' . , ' e-' 'e :f: . IGLISJI, :ri- . . V 5 V: .U i . , . . T ,. I . ' z L , Q 44-' '.-. 'R , , , VV V . - . . A , H v , . . . m 4 I I . a I K ' S - o ' Il . , . , . . V n - , . - . . . . , . V I ' V: - ' ' - - 'L ' .

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wlll yet swell the ehorus of union when again touched, as surely thev wlll be b the better angels of our nature At llettssburg has address was short but full of words that make one thrlll When he sat down there was no shoutnng no elappmg of hands all was stl He went home thmkmg that hls address had been a fallur, but tha next dav a wounded eonfederate soldler told hlm that he had reeened the most perfeet trlbute that anv man had ever reeuwed VN e as a natnon are gust begmlng to reeogmze w h'1t a qreat man Lmcoln was He was X5ltl10UtqllL5tl0l'lfl1L greatest man smu. the time of LIIYISI tlrant was Anlerleas gre1testgen4,r1l He e 1uIl h1 1 llc n1 1 lntte th1n any other man th nt we haw h'1d He d1d not eare how he brought tht war to a dose One time Ile S'llll, lee has 10 000 men I have ltl'l 'Nl I L1 1 1 t r1J of as many of h1s 111 11- I1 e 1 1 1f 1111 ,wh 1 1s w h 75 000 then I wlll get rld of thun We fmd that he W19 1 gentleman 0 se tm1 wh 1 he was1'1 1 amp o IL of hns offleers sand, I h'11e '1 storx to tell '1 ere are no l'1d1es present No sand Ilrant Bst th re 'lre gentlem 11 prest nt lhe n1an we 1ll hugh 'lt espeuwllv the Re ublle 1 IS has fill xfte the presidents Ch3Il'fl1l't.LlIlI'l0S, but he dljn t ru1 fast e 1ouv'1 Ho 1 xe 1, will 1etoexeuseI1lmo11te11ntofl1lssh1tleg 'I ln- r Ll t It 1 has gone to spmlung Hns P Ile of P 1 3 Y FL among the best pn ees of literature prmtul elastgwtt 11111 ll 1.1 t itll! 1 1 1 He IW not afraid to do 11 h1t he thu 1lxs IH rn ht l lS1.G0f gre'1t men 'III ro. 'lllld ns, VN e can n11lte our In es subll ne , Rnd depart11gle'11ebLhmd us Foot prints on th. sands of time Flovfl Lflssel 131 bpnupsns of 1115132 bshoul pear After three long months ol' restmg We the puplls of the dlstn t Started on our schoolward l0lll'l'lkj started for the dear old sehool house 0 how good the old bell sounded Lallm us to tasks and stndles Telling us that we must ever hver strive for noble pdrpose As we gathered tn the sdhoolroon1 0n that first September mornmg 'Mr Howard the professor Spoke to us somewhat In thus wise As he stood up noble looking Flcnng us with much emotnon Now dear pupils we have met here For a three- months nrd n halfgeur To prepare our elves for ll e Let us always be lol nd f ntl ful Let us alwavs do our duty Let each boy hz friend the other And e1cl1 'virl befriend 8l10Y'l Let us Jom our hearts In fr emlshap 90 tha thex wxll never s ver Sever from thus lnppy p ople lnstlng were his words tl1 xt morning As lu ,stood there looking nt us NN nth a lender look of mercy From hns eyes ol deep blue colo Tl1en 'Vlr lllott the grrmmxr ten I1 r Always led us ln our sn ugmg . V 1 4 1 w 1 r r. vw , v YY U - 1 1 - 1 's ' x-x' 'x 1 s- ' 1 V .,', , 5 . : x . K . . Q . V I . 1 D -A v4 Av r' 51 ' 1 ,As Av' fx 5 ' ' 'C I ' 11.1 11.. 'e . e' 1 r . ,' 1 '1 '1 . . 1 ' 1,'.' - L f , ' ., i 'tr gr: just ' 1 c .' e ' 1 1 '. e : he h 35,011 I ill :nc ,1 1 E 19 , . ..: 1 1 . .- . . H 4 ' 4 .' ' 1. 1 ,l . . ' .H vi' vvx ' 1 14 , J I , ls, 11. ' . 1 ' . 5 , 1 1 1: 1 , - k 5, , . ,Y , Y ha' ' 5 ' 1 . 1 1 : .' 1j 4. ' 2 ' ',lv1 11 KW :mtl '. ' 1 .: Je , fl 1l Th: ?flc:r1f. S 1 ll il 1 Th 1 . . 1 : Q ': R zc 1t. H:is th: mo. I :1'lIZ1i'l1l'l'l sc I 1 e '. ' ' . 'z 'S 'g . 'U '1- K s 4 nm ' ' I ' . '. 0 A 1 .1 ' x l A 4 - . 45 . h,' '. '...'1 fl t. , O , . 1 ' ' ': . 5 f X ' 1 . 5 1 :1' 1 : 1 L ' ' ' I 1 1 ' ' . . ' . f . ,, .er. ' . N , ' A : -4 ' s Q . . , . - 1 . g u x I ' X . , . h ri 1 ' ' ' , , . . -4 : . 1 . . '-,X I 'Ii 'I 'v