The Illman School - Span Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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THE SPAN-1931 LAUGHTER The ability to laugh seems to me one of the finest attributes an individual can possess. If I had been one of the good fairies at the princess' christening I should not have endowed her with beauty, a ready wit or nimble feet, rather would I say, To thee my dear, I give the priceless gift of laughter. She might not treasure it above the others at first-youth seldom does-it loves to weep-but as the years sped on she would turn toward it more and more. By laughter I do not mean the shrill nervous giggles of self-conscious adolescents or the hollow mocking mirth of the cynic as he speaks of his warped views, but that gay, spontane- ous, bubbling laugh which comes from the heart. It knows neither rank, nor time, nor placeg it is as much at home in the humblest dwelling, as in the palace of the Icing. One meets it everywhere-in odd and unexpected places it rings forth to cheer the world. When one has learned to laugh then one is well on the road of learning to live. There are so very few things that are worth ceaseless mourning. We sorrow and then, if we are wise. we straighten ourselves as do bent trees after a heavy storm and climb again to happiness over the rainbow bridge of laughter. God put us on the earth to work and play and suffer and then, because He is a lcind God, he gave us laughter. DOROTHY NELLIS. MADNESS The moon pours its silver In wanton extravagance All down the hillside And into the pool. So it,s been doing for years without ending Ever it pours, ever renewed. Thus should our love be Careless of hoarding Moclcing at meagerness Laughing at dearth. If we give all of it, we shall have more of it To spend it lavishly over the earth. DOROTHY NELLIS. Page Fifly

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THE SPAN-1931 MAKE BELIEVE just a baby puppy lying in the sun, Stretching out his little legs, one by one, Feeling. oh, so happy-not a thing to do Tracing little white clouds across a sky of blue. Dreams he sees a kitten playing with a spool. He will run and chase him but he will be fooled. There isn't any kitten, and there isn't any pup. And if you really want to know, this is just make-up. MAY C. LOWER THE CLOUD CHRCUS Isn't it fun to lie on your back And watch the clouds go by? There's elephants, tigers, and round polar bears, All walking across the sky. Some walk on one foot, others stand on their heads, While a few on their backs drift byg But there's always thrills and surprises galore At the cloud circus up in the sky. CAROLINE GREENWOOD Page Forty-nine

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