Hartford Public High School - Classbook Yearbook (Hartford, CT)

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THE CHRONICLE CLASS POEM Before his task the sculptor stands, His shapeless clay besideg For the first time without the helping hands That till this day his work have planned, He will alone his outline guide. What will his clay's foundation be? And how be builded up? And where Will the height of his skill be brought to b To mold the form most perfectly? Alas! this man has 110 ideal, No perfect object to attain,- He gropes, in a blind way, to reveal Beauty he knows not of, but fain Would breathe into his form of clay. What, pray, can the result but be? Will any mortal dare to say A model which presents no key By which the critics beauty find? Nay, the master catches here and there A line or two surpassing fair, Born of the well-nigh suppressed ideal VVhich lowliness could not quite conceal. Vlfould he but set a loftier goal Than he can possibly attain Today, to scramble for, would let his soul Sublimely rise, in pure disdain Of all things which are not so good, E'en now could he change the lifeless clay Into the loveliest form he wouldg For the sculptor's hands can but obey The noble impulse guiding them, And in the clay would shine the gem Of high ambition, love of Truth. And when the form was complete, in sooth, 'Twould shine more bright by far than when 'Twas but begun, for he could not stem Ambition's flight. His tireless soul ear

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Ebe C ronicle Vol. XXIV JUNE, 1915 No. 9 CHAIRMAN'S ADDRESS Ladies and Gentlemen: 42' OUR years ago we entered this building as a body of individuals, but today we are gathered here, in accordance with the finest of old customs, as one class, joined by the strongest bonds of com- radeship and loyalty to one another and our school. During these four years we have had a wonderful mixture of hard work, hard play, and good times, and it is the purpose of this class gathering to enjoy again, by recollection, some of the incidents in which we have been interested. lie- cause this is our Class Day and we wish our fathers and mothers, our teachers and friends, to enjoy it with us, I am given the privilege to ex- tend to you, in the name of the Class of Nineteen Hundred Fifteen, a most hearty welcome. HiXROLD DEJXRRORN CAREY.

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THE CHRONICLE 273 Attaining this, would set a goal Still higher than the one before. W'l1at a glorious statue would that be If he'd place his goal just high enough to see, Then climb,-and reaching, let it soar Still high'r. What man dare say just what the perfect is? But the whole world knows That he might, if he chose, Mold an ideal from his clay. SHIRLEY Arwoou. i ORATION HONOR NE year ago this time, the world was electrified, astounded and saddened by the news that the Powers of Europe had forsworn their allegiance to the cause of humanity and civilization, and were attempting to blot out each other's existence with the shedding of inno- cent blood. The world was amazed, I say, by the rapid stride of events, and saddened by the consideration of the fearful possibilities of the war. But the world in general had no greater cause for concern than we, the United States, the most powerful people who have not as yet tasted the horrors of bloodshed. Let us hope that we may never feel the need of entering the struggleg that our interests can be honorably cared for with- out recourse to arms. The war means much to us. It means much to our country, its pros- perity, and its policies. No other class can recall a graduation in times half so stirring as the present. In the years to come we shall relate with pleasure tinged with grief that we completed our High School course while the XVorld lVar was waging-almost upon the anniversary of its outbreak. But the war signifies more to us than mere sentiment. It furnishes a mighty though horrible lesson to us which should be applied to our national government and to ourselves. For after all we are the nation: we, its citizens, determine its policies, and labor to preserve its honor-the national honor. And we can do this only by maintaining a high standard of personal honor. 1 .4