Hope High School - Blue and White Yearbook (Providence, RI)

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me time ag 1943 Who is the girl with the slim legs and straight back? How did she come to this rich land, This land of fertile valleys, Of tall trees and high mountains, Of wheat fields and great canyons, Of blue oceans and gleaming deserts? She was brought in the hearts of strong men and brave Womeng She was placed in a fragrant forest Which grew into a throbbing city. She came many years ago In the hopes of many people- People from the upper country, People from England, seeking free religion, People from France, seeking wealth and fame, People from Ireland, seeking property, People from Germany, seeking farmlands. After many years these people grew into one And gave her life. She was raised in this section of rounded hills, Of mountain fog and sea fog, Of granite cliffs and cliffs that face the surf, Of neat white houses and clean, slim steeples, Of red brick buildings and waxy ivy, Of lilacs and roses misty with ocean air. Who is the dark boy, the tall boy, The boy with rugged shoulders and dreamy eyes? How did he come to this rich land, This land of freedom and advancement, This land of learning and improvement, Of self-government and equal rights, Of aggressive politicians and objectors, Of critics and appeasers? He was bred in a sunny land of ancient cul- ture, Of solid, massive, richly decorated buildings And dirty streets: Of fish nets and orange sails in violet sunsets, Of laughter and music and many children, Of color and fragrance, Of oppression and discontent, Of violence and revolt: His fathers came to obtain that which is the right Of all God's creatures- Freedom!

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Qeclflcatllan To all the boys in our class who have already left school to enter the services, and to all members of Hope, faculty and students, who are now Or are soon to be engaged in defending their country on land or sea, Oz' in the air, the class of June 1943 affectionately dedicates this book. VERNON DUNLOP flnI'IOMAS MUDDIMAN ALFRED GRIMSHAW GORDON RENEHAN HERBERT JEZARD BRUCE GIFFORD RUSSELL HOWARD CARL HOWARD MILTON AIKEN LOUIS BAKER DONALD CAMERON RICHARD FITZPATRICK LEO SCANLON HENRY HAYES ARTHUR GUSTAFSON JOHN HALL WII.LIAM CHESHIRE WILIAM MCGOVERN EDWARD MANNING

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Freedom to think, to develop one's giftsg Freedom from hunger and despair: Freedom from ignorance: Freedom to employ the artistic temperament, And thus he was transplanted. Why are they here in this brick building, This edifice of many books and instructors, This house of debate and study? They are here to develop their minds and their bodies, To learn to live with others like them, To be useful to themselves and their country. Are they soft, these youths of the brick school- house? Are they soft from the good food, the gay laughter, The smart clothing? No! They are rugged as the rounded hills, As fearless as the cliffs that face the sea, As clean and fresh as the salt spray on roses, As rich in character and courage As the blue bays, The fertile valleys, The splendid buildings, The waxy green ivy, The white steeples, The saving wheat fields. They have courage, detgrmination, faith: They have confidence, new ideas, traditions. 'Will they win this clash of guns, and planes and men? They will win the war and they will win the victory, too They will win the victory of reconstruction Over hate and radical reforms: They will establish alliances of friendship all over the world. They are not alone. The souls of the fathers at Lexington, At Gettysburg, and in the Coral Sea Are calling to them. l.l..l...l- They are not afraid! Give them this rich land, This land of sunshine and peaceful swelling. They will take it in careful and loving hands. Give it to the slim girl and the boy with dreamy eyes, And they will hold it and guard it forever. BARBARA GIRARD