Ipswich High School - Tiger Yearbook (Ipswich, MA)

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E! X P14 Ei PF FI! ' PI! Ei 'Ii Ei Ei Ei Eiiiil fiiifli E3 lililil lililliflillillliililliililgllliiilil Like two cathedral towers these stately pines Uplift their fretted summits tipped with cones, The arch beneath them is not built with stones, Not Art but Nature traced these lovely lines And carved this graceful arabesque of vines, N0 organ but the wind here sighs and moans, No sepulchre conceals a martyris bones No marble bishop on his tomb reclines, Enter! the pavement, carpeted with leaves, Gives back a softened echo to thy tread! Listen! the choir is singing, all the birds, In leafy galleries beneath the leaves, Are singing! listen ,ere the sound be fied, And learn there may be worship with- out words. fLongfellowj -Alicia Hills, ,46 AGAWAM Where the skin teepees o11ce were and the council ring was formed, Where the dark-skinned huntsman made his arrows and stalked the deer, Today there is a village, my village. 24 A village by a tidal river divided into two and crossed by majestic arches that are bridges, A river that sparkles in the heavy heat of summer And murmurs sweetly beneath the crackling, crystalline veil of winter. Oh! by that name I recall many a well- remembered sight and scene Of the village bordered by the sands and barnacles and kissed by the spray of wind-tossed waves, Your dome-like hills, unshaven of the bristling pine, green hemlock, and sweet Field birch, Your tidal creeks winding their way to the humming sea and to Harry Main's home on the bar, And that natural edifice, Heartbreak Hill, where the blood-stained Rock is proof to show that a maiden waited until the end for a sailor lad who never returned, The devil's footprint in the lichen- covered rock to show he jumped from the high, white Steeple, The great expanse of salty marsh, joined to the land by a fringe of flotsam, marsh hay, and drift wood, The well-curved elms spreading their green sheathed mautles over the lawns and walks,

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EIBIEMMBMHBLEBIBJBIMIEEIZJISIEJEIMIHSIEEIEIEEIBYJ MMXMX Ligwlgligfgpgglglfggyrggxjggfggglmfgyiggggggggg Graduation Essays REHABILITATION OF WOUNDED G. I. 's By jean Richards T last we have come to the end of a devastating war, but many of our veterans still have a tough fight ahead of them - that of recovering the use of their battle-torn limbs. Many of these young veterans enter the hos- pitals with very little hope of ever be- ing able to enjoy a happy, normal life again, but with the help of doctors, nurses, and other aides, many of them are transformed both mentally and phy- sically within a very short time. Through various medical associations these young men are supplied with any medical aid that they may need, from hospital treat- ment down to seeing-eye dogs for the blinded veterans. One of the most serious handicaps to these young veterans is the loss of one or more of their limbs. They are now being provided with hooks which are readily being adapted to take the place of hands. It may sound incredible, but boys who have suffered the loss of both hands and both legs are now driving their own cars in cities as near to us as Salem, Massachusetts. One veteran, now having two hooks in place of hands, entered a large cafe and was astounded and fr-It very uncomfortable when the 26 patrons ceased talking and eyed him with great pity. However, he decided to show them that pity was not neces- sary by ordering a drink, picking it up, and swallowing it with no difficulty whatsoever. A few moments later he lit up a cigarette and sat smoking it with the ease of a normal person. These boys need no longer be self- conscious if they are obliged to have an artificial eye - medical science has done wonders in this Held. These new eyes can be so accurately colored to match the good eye and contain a sub- stance that looks so much like the fluid around a real eye, that one has difii- culty in determining which eye is which. Even if the G. I. has trouble and drops his eye, he can feel assured that he will be able to pick it up in one piece be- cause of the new substance that is now being employed in the manufacture of these eyes. The C. I.'s who have lost their sight completely are sent to special homes Where they receive only the best of care. Even though this is a very serious han- dicap, it is amazing how capable these boys really are, and many of them are able to work in the factories and on farms to earn their own living. If we were to sec some of these vet- erans enter the hospitals with injuries