Goshen Central High School - Yearbook (Goshen, NY)

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THE PIONEER 11 fry, and the boy, his grandson, waited below ready to give the signal to ring, which ringing should, “ Proclaim Liberty throughout all the land and unto all the inhabitants thereof.” Down stairs in the east chamber a hot debate was going on as to the advisability of adopting the Declaration of Independence. Meanwhile the old man patiently waited. Oh, how slowly the time passed. The old clock struck the hours, ten, eleven, twelve, and as it neared two o’clock he began to lose hope, and to say, “Oh, they will never do it, the)' will never do it, wrhen suddenly the boy ran out shouting, “ Ring, Grandpa; ring, ring, ring! ” And he did ring. He seized the iron tongue and swung it back and forth as he had never done before. Soon every church bell in the city, and the people, and the cannon was blending its voice with that of the old bell. The news spread like wild fire. The next day copies of the Declaration of Independence were read all through the country. From that day the bell has been known as the Liberty Bell. Since that time it has been taken on five different occasions from the State House. First to Allentown in September. 1777, to prevent its falling into the hands of the British. It was kept there until they vacated Philadelphia. The second time it was removed from Philadelphia was in 1885. It was then loaned to the City of New Orleans for exhibition at their exposition, where it remained until the end of that great fair. Then Chicago was granted the privilege of having it there during the Columbus Exposition in 1893. The fourth time the bell was taken from the State House was in October, 1895, when it made a second trip south, having been loaned to the Exposition then being held in Atlanta, Georgia. In 1904 the bell made its fifth journey from Philadelphia. This time to be shown at the Louisianna Purchase Exposition in St. Louis. On the last four journeys the precious old relic has made in recent years, it has l een seen by thousands and tens of thousands of people of many States. Great demonstrations greeted the bell along its routes. Whenever the train carrying it stopped at a station, no matter in what section, or at what hour, great crouds of men, women, and children assembled to pay it honor. Although silent in sound the bell told a story of patriotism and brotherly love to every one who saw it while on those never-to be forgotten journeys. The bell was rung many times during the war and in the after period. Its joyful peals voiced the happiness of the people when victory was theirs. And in sadder tones it gave expression to their sorrow when death took from them one by one those strong, noble men who dared to stand for the liberty which it proclaimed. It was again cracked on the eighth of July, 1835, while being tolled for the funeral of John Marshall, Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court. The Philadelphians are still its proud owners and guard it jealously. A request from another State for a loan of the bell always arouses a storm of protest, and if the city decides to let it go the militia turns out to escort it to the station and four big policemen go along to guard it. On its return there is a parade in honor of its safe arrival. Today the old bell stands in Independence Hall, under the tower in which it once hung, and one looks at it almost reverently, for th ugli silent, we feel that it is still proclaiming, “ Liberty throughout all the laud and unto all the inhabitants thereof.” Finis. MARCUS TULLIUS CICERO. A. C. W., ’09. v w When a certain (moody) young man takes a certain (’05) young lady out riding in the chill of the evening he should be careful that she doesn’t catch cold. Don’t be too bashful! Harold is beginning to feel in good spirits now that the Cushing Academy is to let out. He can have all the Ro(e)wing he wants.

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10 THE PIONEER We then heave a sigh of pleasure And drink deep our joyful measure To old Slate Hill. And when living under life’s rule We’ll remember how we cut school To climb Slate Hill. Ever back our minds will wander To that dear old place out yonder, “Old Slate Hill.” AN ALUMNUS. « ® The Minisink Prize Essay. The following essay won for A. C. Wallace the prize of $5 offered by the Minisink Chapter, I). A. It.: LIBERTY BELL. Liberty Bell! What a thrill of patriotism the mention of the old historic relic stirs within us! What memories it awakens of our nation struggling for existence against the tjTannical rule of George the Third. How little did our forefathers think when they ordered the bell and directed that it should bear the inscription, “ Proclaim liberty through all the land and unto all the inhabitants thereof,” that it should take such an important part in the struggle against the nation who made it. In 1751 the superintendent of the State House in Philadelphia sent the order for the bell, to the agent of the province in London. The requirements were that it should weigh about a ton and bear the inscription—“ By order of the Assembly of the Province of Pennsylvania,” aud below, “ Proclaim Liberty throughout all the land and unto all the inhabitants thereof.” Lev. xxv, 10. The following year the bell was delivered but was cracked on being set up for trial. The firm of Pass Stow was chosen to recast it, but their work was not satisfactory. They again tried with the result that in June, 1753, it was raised and fixed in the steeple of the State House. In the meantime England had been imposing different kinds of taxation on the colonies. Among these were the Stamp Act, the Quebec Act, Regulating Act, the Boston Port Bill, aud taxes on tea, paper, painter’s colors, etc., all violating the Colonial principle that, “ Taxation without representation is unjust.” England continued to send new taxes and laws with troops to enforce them, until the Colonies could endure it no longer. Finally some of the more influential men hinted at a union of the Colonies and so in the process of time the first Continental Congress convened in Carpenter’s Hall, Philadelphia, in 1774. This congress adopted some resolutions aud sent a petition to England, but all in vain. Early in June, 1776, Richard Henry Lee, of Virginia, obeying the voice of his Colony, introduced into the second Continental Congress his famous resolution that, “ These United Colonies are and of right ought to be free and independent States.” Massachusetts stood by Virginia and John Adams spoke in favor of Lee’s motion. A committee consisting of Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benj. Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robt. R. Livingston were appointed to draw up a declaration of independence. Jefferson was the author and produced an immortal document containing a statement of the rights of man, a list of the causes of separation and a declaration that all political connection of the colonies and, “ the State of Great Britain is, and ought to be totally dissolved, aud for the support of this declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other, our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor.” It was submitted to the Congress July the third, seventeen hundred seventy six, and was debated upon all that day. On the morning of the fourth, when Congress convened, an old man and a young boy might have been seen to cross the yard and enter the State House. The old man, who was the janitor, climbed the stairs to the bel-

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12 THE PIONEER Jars, Jolts and Lemons. IN MF.MOniAM ORPHA D. WOOD, who departed this class December— 1907. Heard in Physics class : “ What are resonators ?” Ans : “ Pews for the deaf people to vibrate in.” The poetic junior of the class was heard to give this definition : “ Color is a sort of music of light.” M : “ What is A. O. W.’s favorite pickle ?” E: “ Guess it is electricity, he is always tasting it.” Conundrum : Who likes rocking chairs built for two ? Ans: Sally. (She thinks of getting a double decker.) “ Why does the president of ’09 class take such au interest in Smith college ?” “ You’ll never go there, my wandering boy.” H. P. : What is your favorite part of coun try ? J. S. S. : The S(o)uth(er)land, of course. Miss Farley—(in Ancient History). “They scattered his ashes all over the world. (Time —A. D. 500) ” Heard in German III.—“Do not pollute yourself by my pestilential nearness. ” It is said that one of the lower classmen has taken a particular liking to Summerville lately. “ What’s a watt ?” “ Why, that’s it ” “That’s the nature of it.” T : “ They are the worst sounding things you ever saw.” Mr. Wyker (translatingGerman): “Let me, blush, me, who feels so small beside you.” Mattie’s favorite occupation is shelling peas so that she can handle the “ Pods.” In Cresar, (translation): “ He was Au- gustus’ daughter.” “ See his right hands.” S2 likes anything that has to do with Mil(ls) or Towns(ley). Stacy—“ How many yards of ribbon (?) in that suit case ?” Miss C.—(in A. H.): “ The house was destroyed by Jove.” The force diminishes 1-9 for every indi vidual much. “Beauty note: To get fat order lean meat of your butcher.” If Margaret D. worships a piece of Ivory, what is her religion ? “ Does Margai-et C.— take the trolley home Sunday nights ?” “ No, she takes the (h)’Os’car.” “ What about the incubator, Mattie ? ” “ Get in your barrell.” “ Well V”