John Adams High School - Clipper Yearbook (Ozone Park, NY)

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'IHROLCH Il recent tr un of exents th1t obxrousls bodes no good for the lirrtrsh lmprre rn prrtreulrr lllel for world demoerrrey rn tgeneml the usu rlly optrmrstrc Amerre rn publre h'1S ers 1 whole suffered 1 er1du1l loss of eorrhdenee rn the outeome of the pres ent world eonflret rn reglrd to both lnel lllel rnd the Unrted Stltes Owrng to our by now elose eonneetron wrth the fortunes of Brrtrrn thrs drmrnrsh rnt, eonndenee hrs tended rn sexer1l rnstrnees to border on th 1t ment.1l It trtude thrt so often proxes frtrl to nrtron s 1 ILISC defertrsm sueh defeltrsm rs present rn 1 eertrrn 11e seetlon of our Ulllllfllbll thrt exen more serrous frult e1n best be noted brought fUPL1bl1L lttentxon ernd fn rllx eorree ed Ihe frult 15 not rn uneomrnon one rn the stxess of sueh trxrng tunes 'rs ese d ree 1 re1 e rn be e rsrlx seen for rts brrth Iirrefly rt tonsrsts of .1 urowrng resentment on the prrt of 1 large m ljorrtx of Amerr ree om 0 peec gpm! o qt 1701118 MALCOLM CULVIQR LdIlS to eountemnee the xorernq of any oprnron whertsoexer th1t III 1ny way drtters from the st1nd1rd1zed xrews of these same men and women In other words the as erage Amerre 1n rs today so feirful of losrng hrs srered herrtrge of demoerrey th rt he unwrttrngly ffrees mueh the srme predreunents thit al most leqendrry hqure who stood be tween the dewrl and the deep blue se1 Should he strele hrs herd rnto the ClL11LleSlHCl of 1 doetrme th rt m ly pos srbly need adjustment to meet exer eh IUQIHQ world eondxtrons or should he lrsten rntellrnentlx to the thoughts rde1s worth heedrntg' It seems for the present rt le st th rt the lrtter eourse rs rn eleerded drs frxor I offer thrs oprnron ehrefly be eruse of the reeently tendered resrgna tron of Cl11flCS A Lrndbergh from hrs srtlon C lrnel 1 e S Cor s Reserxe lr1 this one elrrm re rnerelent mu be seen the whole eruv of the srtu rtron If h rnd rn bergh lonr ' 1 0 Y -1 f 1 . - F- 1 g L 'K 1 ' ' ' ' , ' 1 ' 1 1 ' ' . 1 Q .I . . ki .41 . . ' ' 1 1 ' 1 ' 1 1 1 L ' v ' 3 ' ' V D k 4 L 5 - V I 1 ' ' ' 1 1 , 1 ' , ' '1 , , 1 ' 1 , 5 ' 1 L1 1 1 1 ' ' '1 ' ' 1 ' ' ' ' A 1 ' 1 '1 ' 1 - 3 '1 1 ' ' 1 'A 1 4 A ' , 5 - L L . L I 1' ' l A ' 1 ' A ' 1 1 1 ' ' 1 1 1 - A 1 1 ' ' 1 1 21 ' 2 L ' ' ' ' L ' 'X' 'Q x Q I l A I' . -bl 1' It IS thus by 21CliI1OXYlCLlglI1LLI that of men and women who perhaps have ' - 1 ' 1 ' 1 'A 1' ' 1 ' ' L f 11 'I p 1 1 1 1111 - -Q 1 2 21 1 1 1 . - - 2 fl 1 I 2 , , I ' ' I .' A ' 1 1 , . . 2 , , L . 1 V ' 1. .1 . . W .A 7 - N 1 1 1 ' ' I 1 . ' ' ' ' S ' ' ' k ' ' 1 po ' 215 Qot - ir tlv U. . Air 111'e th 1111 , in 1 l lrtion, 1 A2 son 1 'po - ' 1 llfll -L . 1i -' 'rv , A s ' ' V 1 v7 ' -' 1 Zav . - 1 . v 1 - I ' ' ' ' ' V ' ' L: U . V - ' 1 1 1 1 . 1 1 1 ' L! 1 1' ' ' - L d k , g 11 leader of the

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gnc In arty strung Ium up I STHFR TORC I RSI N C MON boys lets get the hangrng oycr yyrth' 'Ih1t wrs Lem Peabody s yorce urg mg the other r1nch owners to flnrsh thc job The yy 1y rt loolted to me they drdnt need any urgrng The men ranged around the horse and tree were mutterrng beneath therr breath and starrng 1bout yyrth angry half crazed eyes I felt a deep fear as I looked rnto therr hate frlled faces I had to do somethrng somethrng to stop thrs ly nchmg XV11t boys I suddenly shouted Y1 can t do thrs In the strllness th It followed my words I heard the cold delrber 1te yorce of Abel Causw ay Xlifhy not' Wfcl you just cant Now you know there arnt been .1 lynchrn rn Broken Rrdge for years Everyone has had farr trrals and that way many rn nocent people haye been sayed D you yy 1nt to brerlc your record and thlt by sendrn an rnnocent man to hrs death? Innocent' Lem Peabody sneered up at me Cn .1 person who s pors oned the c1ttle yy 1terrng place be call ed rnnocent' C an 1 person who s re sponsrble for the deaths of thousands of c1ttle IIILI for the deaths of tyyo lxrds who h 1d b1rely had trme to enjoy lrfc be c1llecl rnnoccnt' Lems yorce brolcc on thc l1st fcyy words and he looltcd uound 1t the men wrth grref strrclten eyes I drclnt blame hrm for w mtmg the ITIIILJII5, oyer The two chrldren wcrc hrs youngsters 'I he group brolye out rn yyrld mutter rngs Murderer lynchrn rs too good for hrm Dog oughta make hrm drrnlt hrs own water The men were excrted and eyerythrng was at fever prtch when the men were suddenly startled by a boomrng vorce rn therr mrdst Men lets thrnlc thrs thrng oy er It yy as rm Wfethers the only preach er rn these parts I felt a burden lrfted from my mrnd If anyone could stop thrs hangrng he could Lets thrnlc thrs thrng oyer 'lou just h 1ye to ad mrt ey ery thrng s been done 1 brt hastrly Wfhy not consrder the problem for a whrle eyen rf only 1 short whrle If you strll yy 1nt thrs man hung a man whom youye known and honored for years Ill 1e1d 1 few words from the Brble IIILI then do rt Lem Pe 1body st1rted t1llcrng agarn and the crowd qurcted doyyn rr you lxnoyy as well as I do that thrnkrng thrs oyer wont do any good Hes got to be done away wrth and rf I haye 1ny thrn to say he s not gonna dre lrke a Chrrstran You just go on your way 1nd rf any words are sard when that noose trghtens Im sure they ll only be curses Thrs lynchrn rs gonna be oyer yyrth rrght now rf I haye to whrp the horse my self The crowd cheered Lem prclced up the yy hrp I could see the horse s body grow tense 'Ihere yy rs 1 sudden cr1cly of 1 whrp The horse bounded for yy nd I felt the rope close rn 1 out my neclc There w lb 1 srclcenrng sprn nrng rn my head and then a suddcn n1p Q 1- .-1 f N- - 1 . 11 L .. .. , , , ,, , , , I 1 1 y 1 1 1 ' ' 7 J 7 jl. V' H - 11 11 yi I r - . , , - I I , .Q . .1 ,, c 4 I T- I , f ' 1 I ' y ' 1 1 c L 7 I j ,L , , r , , , . ,, , . . . v ' 9 ' ' I! 7 7 1 1 1 1 , y , ' , 4 - 7 J 7 1 - . . A Y ' , i . . , . ,, , . 7 1 K - . . D V 7 , 1 1 1 1 . 1 . g - C. 1- 1 - yy . . , . . 1 - 1 1 . 1 V c , , , ' 1 4 . 1- E , ,i 1, . 1 1 . , . . . 2 ' 1 1 1 ' ' . , L 1 f t 1 1 - ' 1, ' . 1 1 a 4 1 1 s 1- --1 , 11 y y V y 'y , , . , , . 1. 1 , , , - , 4 c y V - 1 V N - 1 - , - 1, L 5 4 . ' 4 . 1 - , 1' , ' ' L V C I . . V - . 1. - 1 1 , w , ,. 1 , . rr , ' 1 1 1 - 0 y 1 , , , 1 1 11 ' 1 v ' I -- I I 1 c , I ' 4 . . , . V . . L 1 C 1 1K 1 v 1 - 11 . , y - ' 7 1 V 7 - L 1, C 1- --1 . . . . 1 1 , 1 . LV, U 1 1 - . - . 1 , , , , , v 1 , , 1 1 ' , f 11 I 1 ' ' I L L ' I V 7 . W , 1 , . . , . . A L ' 7 , I v Y. . V 7 X 1 - , . v ' ,I c , c ' ' , 1 v - 1 1 1 y v . - .fp 1 L L Y 1 1 - '11 1 V . 1 I 11 as 1 - , r , 1. . , ' 'A 5 1 ' a V ' ' 1 . 1 Q 11 ' 1 ' ' 1 L' 'I Y I 1 K L - L y l c -1 2- 1 I 1 2 , , 1 -'-- 1 ' ' 1 ' 1. . 1 ' ,b 4' C . K 71 1 4 -.- ,, 1 , .fr I - . 1 Y L v 1 1 . 1 1 ' K 6 , 1 ' - 1.1-I - y y- ' ' . , . 4 , y ' - - I 1' , Q . K . 1 .

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lSOl1flUl115f mmement hele Smcerely that suh 1 pohw of strut n 1llfClXLIlfllJll .ls PICSLIIIJCLI by XV1Sl11nq ram Ill 1115 flmed Ixrevwell Address xx IS best fm the QOLIIIYIX 5 xxelfuc H mat onlx felt thls LOI1X1LflOl1 1111115 own ut Qcsued 11 othexs 1 LIIILICISKKIKI 1115 pomt of new 101 th If 1 um he deI1xe1e sexem 11 IO ape 11115 to the Ameuem people ex ulumnf' 1115 own Luefullx eonsldered xevcdy fm the quebtxons 10nf10nt1n1g the Umted Stltes They xxe1e basel umm seus of sulwyeetne Qtudx 111 L1 von months of objcntue p1ep11111t10u They 1ep1esented the C1l1UCSt bellefs mm who deseued the whole heutcd lffCI1f1O!1 of exery pe1SOr1 111 the 101111115 Hoxx ex C1 111656 1116315 xx ere 1 lSf llttl lt X 11111116 xxlth f set mmhons of 1 md IS AINLIIQI Ihq LOIDlNlTffLd 1116 unpu 1 ulule mime o SUIXIIIQ 10 IOLISC 5 mm 1 smug Lompl 1111111 A 10111 pl 1111111 m the bchcf tlnt the ue pumued lt the lUQ lI1l1llN1 xx ll Ill ICQULI to fO1IDlIlW 16 possible illmme xuth F1101 md QOLIISC 01 1116 Qlosest ought PCIIIIPS to be Qhmged 111 uexx of liutuu 5 SIILISIIIIILI setb 11115 111 the At lultle 111 Afum .md 111 fC111fO1111l ku nope 101 sm 151111125 they are 1ega1d 1655 of whit 1 shqhtly colored press mav luxe to sly to the contnuy let 115 011111 that not one of xou IQICCS xuth what M1 Lmdbmgh has to 5115 Yet 111 sp1te of 11115 IS 11 111 11116 xuth the t1 111111011 of Ameucan demoerau to 1mmed1ately brand Such 1 m m .1 defemst and 11 x11tu.1l good fm nothmq as dnl P1es1dent Roosex 611 Lt 1 p1es5 1111116161116 1110 dns llffll, Nmaly 1 m m who 1115 5611611 1115 mum tu IS futhfu .ls h 18 Imduugm LC SCIVKS flllil flLlf1'lN.Hf lt the hmd: of I I lL51LIL1f A 1011111111 mee of Mesa tLlKt1LS 11 seems to me xxlll dmc the xcmunder of such 1166 thlnlxlng men ro wvu In then 516.111 xull stand the I ctuxc of 11 smug Amerlu 111lmly pur mum :ts xx 1X mmus the help of 11m one who 11.15 1 x 111111116 1116.1 to oftu luf who beuuse of lts posslble x 1r1 une xx 1th the p1es1dent1.1lly aceepted pmgrlm of J.QtlKJI1 feus Pllbllt 16 111011511 M1011 .md 61611 h11t1ed The Lmdbelgh use 11 511011111 be 1111116 dear IS only 1 p11rt11ul1r ex lmple 111 11 mpldly dexelopmq dum tint 11116116115 to bmd doxxn 0111 noun xv to lfS mx 11 muioxx mmded .15 511111116 Pe1h.1ps the wax we hzne chosen of 1151111111 exeqthmg on Inv land s suaeess OI fzuhue 15 11651 for the Lountly PCIIIIPS L1IldbC1Qh 15 qulte 111 Ulllikf Ill 1115 11611 thlt 1nQl1md must 5111111 lose the xx ll md fm thlt 1c1s1m IS not the Illlpkilflllff point XVl11t IS f puma ll1'lPOIflI'lLC. lb the fmt ht night Ol NVIUINL M1 Lmdbelgh H15 ullcd uuythxmg fmm ldefeatlst 10 1 t1 l1fOl by the vovemmg he ld of lm lmd snmply fm xoxung 1 SIIICCIC md honest 0131111011 desugned to help solxe kome of A1U611L11S d1ff:lClllt1CS If tlns 1161111 Lontmues xxhlt M111 116 happen 1113 to 511111 111611 hve O1 1611 vears fmm noxx J It seems to me to be qL11t6 10111111 that 111 1 land 1111616 the Qombmed effmts of 1111 ,ue 116611611 to vovem me should not delxberdtely thrust away xx 1th msults the 1emedy of one of the fmemost of 1tS emzens Reject It most .xssmedly lf we 1011511161 lt IICIJHQ but do not bmnd 1ts authom a t1111to1 and 1 116111151 fm folloxxmg the Xen 1111 lc Ind down III the Bll Rlghts md 111111113111 lted 111 the Cum bflfllflklll xxlmh xxe ue all Sf1lXll1Qj0ll1f I5 to lnesuxc K ' -1 1 - K ' - 7 1 1 '- ' , 1' -' rl felt 1 21' 1 on- ' ' - ' 1 ' 1-rm ' 1 ' ' fx v 'f ' - Q- '- - 1 -' - 1 , 1 . K :K , AK. ,K ., , K. KK 'NK -, - '13 1' ' 1 ' ' e J ' K ' ' ' ' ' K' lv 'K' - -'- ' ' ' , A 1 , K VK 2 ' , ' ,. 1161 ' but lf'-1 1111 ' 1150 7 ,, ' . '1 J ' ' '1 '- .- K '- ' ,' K 2 . 1 K . 9 . ' ', , , -1 'eat 'd 'l '111' 'K1 , 1' '- . Z O ' ' 'L 'K .' ' ' 1, 'Z v ' A A K' ' ' , 1 ' K 1 ' ' , 1 ' ' 1 I4 K V 2 l A17 V 4 1 , . r '1 ' V 7 I L L I 1 K' 1' 1 ' 1 K' 1 Cl 1 ' 1 ' ' ' ' - 17 f '.1- ' 1 - 1 -1 ' K ' ' - f 4' ', ' f . ' - - 1 - ' - -2 1 K - . -,lv v ' of 21 1 ' 'f ' - ' ' KK ' ' K ' I,- KK A K . K K K . K . KK K . K . alsc JL Ll Cl '1 '1 ' the ' ' ' 1 f K ' ' putly-'A ' S M1 1 INI Q 'A K' P '1 ' 1 ' 1 '11 J '1. 1' ' ' A 1 '- we would do well to leave her. That 1011 ' A f S K ' I u' ' '1 ' . ' 1 f' 1 Q K ' 1'- ' - cu A ' '1 1' t 21 K-A -1 1 1 1 K2 K A - -' 'KKY ' ' KK 'K 'KK 'L' . .. K ,h K -K , , 1, K . K , K '1' 'K1' ntl ' ' '1 K, ' KK 1 5 li ' lbl K , 1 J ' 'f ' K1 ,. K K.K . K K , 1 A , K . , . 1 ,S 1 1 ' 21- ' - K: .'.,' ' ' I ' 1 2 -K ' -'-1 K . ' --' -'. A - - - ' 1 2 v' , ' ' 1 1 K 1 '. 1, 1 7 1 . 1 1 7 R - 4 D L I I K KK . . .... K . K K K K 1 -lv K . l I - ' 'A . l I ., 1 1 ' 1 ' , ' ' K - ' ' ' ', ' ' ' ' 1 K, 1 1 ' ' ' ' ' 1 1 1 11 ' ' ' ' K ' 1 K'1 1 ' 1 'i - pri 'p A 1' ' 1 Of if 1' lly Lf .' ll-K1 l- 'K '1 ' ' ' '1 ' I' - :C '11 ' 1 A 1 ' ' ' '1'1 - 1 1 . K rm DH' 11. ' 1 ' ' 1 1 f '