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

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i 59 ie . I5 .' ly W F-I Anthony Medal Winner BARBARA YOUNG Wlly I Like Poetry By BARBARA YOUNG My love for poetry began in the misty, half- forgotten days of my childhood when my mother, who had a deeply poetic nature, used to take me on her lap and recite to me for hours on end. I do not think I understood what she was saying, but that was not important. I would lie in her arms and listen, my eyes fixed on her lovely, young face, and I would be content. The world was a wonderful, magical place, and. even today. poetry recalls again a little of the beautiful peace I knew as a listening child in my moth- er's arms. Just as I find poetry a link to my happy childhood, I think of it also as binding me to even more remote times and places. Sometimes, when I read. I think of all the others who have sat, just as I am sitting. and read and dreamed and wondered as I do now. At other times my vision turns ahead, and I realize that many years from now, others will love and think about these poems as I do now, There is a timeless- ness in such beauty, a power so strong that it makes past and future one. and, as I read. a little of that power comes to me. and I feel a part of all people and all times. A sort of immortality is mine. One of the most extraordinary qualities of poetry is its power to create emotions and visions in the readers. How could a person read The Bells and fail to hear their sound and to sense the messages, both beautiful and Twelve horrifying, which they convey? Could even the cold- est person read A'Two Locks of Hair without feeling a thrill of pity in his heart? Do not the pain and sor- row of The Ballad of Reading Goal seem to become the reader's own? How could lVIilton's sonnets fail to impress, or Shakespeares to delight? A whole new world of emotional experience lies waiting to be dis- covered in the reading of poetry. Poetry holds, too, a fascination for the intellect. Many of the world's greatest thinkers have written thzir ideals and philosophies into poetry. To read th ir works is not only a joy for the aesthetic senses but a wonderful experience in thinking as well, for it allows you to watch the mind of genius at work. It combines beauty and knowledge, the rarest and most precious combination on earth. What are all these things for which I search in poetry? I search for childhoods peace-the security of my mother's arms around me and her soft voice speaking words that sang themselves like melodies. I search for beauty so vital that it still lives on long years after its creators have ceased to be. I search for the wonder of words, -tremulous and beautiful, guided by man's mastery into paths and patterns of perfection. In no other form of literature can I find so much beauty and satisfaction. In no other form of literature can I End so much joy.

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BLUE AND WHITE tn Q 3 xi Fourteen HARVEY STANLEY ABRAHAMS 196 Morris Avenue Oh, those terrific UD jokes! Harv is the fellow who likes passing notes in the music rooms . He is very scientific, and who knows, maybe he will be famous someday! His school activi- ties include the Hope Log, Senior Play Publicity, and Junior Achievement. Some college will be lucky to get him. BURTON M. ABRAMS 52 Gallatin Street Burt's favorite subjects are short, cute, and blonde. He has been a member of the band and a homeroom oflicer for two years. He dislikes snobs from a certain section of the city. To be a business man is Burt's ambition, and he is certain to be a good one. EMILY ADAMS 10 Knowles Street A lover of all sports, Emily has earned her major letter and is a member of Leaders' Club: she has served as a homeroom officer. Emily wants to become a typist, and we know she will be a great success at her chosen oc- cupation. PATRICIA E. ALLEN 65 Winchester Street Attention all modeling agencies! Here is a prize package for you! Yes, Pat is going into modeling, and why not? Her brown eyes, cute nose, and dazzling smile are very attractive. All the luck in the world to Pat. who has served our class as .1 homeroom and class officer, BERTIE VE'RLINA AISHLEY 109 Howell Street Because of her love for sports, Bert is a favorite around the girls' gym: vol- leyball, softball, .and basket- ball, being her specialties. She also enjoys music, art,,and bicycle riding. On account of her pleasant nature, we know that she will be a fa- vorite at her work as a lab- oratory technician. PHYLLIS HELENE BERGER 198 Sessions Street Riding in open convert- ibles and dancing to, You're so Understanding , are what Phyllis likes best. She has been very active in the Span- ish Club. Senior Play, Red Cross, and was a corridor re- ceptionist. If she intends to go to .R. I. State, Phil will have to get up earlv. MURIEL BERMAN 51 Lippitt Street Another sports enthusiast, Mickey's main interests are softball and hockey: dieting is strictly on her forbidden list. She has been a member of the Spanish Club and a corridor receptionist. Success for Mickey in business is as- sured. SHIRLEY L. BIGNEY 19 Ruskin Street Here is a cute gal who loves dancing and driving. Washing dishes, hypocrites, and kibitzers are strictly taboo. She was in the Sen- ior Play and has been a homeroom officer for four semesters. Best of luck at college, Shirl. EUDA LOIS BILLER 33 Sixth Street Hardworking? Energetic? Intelligent? Yes, these and many more line qualities make up our Editor-in-Chief of E119 BLUE AND WHITIZ. Math and English are her fa- vorites. Euda also has been active on the Publicity Com- mittee and Slide-Rule Club. Her talents, she hopes, will soon be tested at Pembroke. GERTRUDE LEE, BLOOMBERC1 145 Ivy Street A girl with loads of friend- liness and a pleasant smile for everyone, Trudy enjoys parties and loves shrimp cock- tails. She has spent a great deal of time as a library aide and has also worked in the infirmary. We hope her new friends at R. I. State enjoy her company as much as we did.