Kirby High School - Echo Yearbook (Woodville, TX)

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DEDICATICN The editoral st a f f dedicates the 1953 Echo to Hugh F. Davis, President of the Board of Trustees of the Woodville Independent School District. Mr. Davis is an honored citizen of the community and a faith- ful friend to the cause of education. His sense of justice and fair play, his loyalty, and his devotion to the welfare of the Woodville schools for more than twenty years endear him to pupils and faculty members alike .

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LEGEND OF 'I'l-IE DOGWOOD TREE Richie T. Weikel Oft have we heard at our mother's knee The legend of the dogwood tree, How its fragile tnmk once strong and grand Grew tall as the oak in the Holy Land. From its sturdy timber the cross was made To crucify, shame and degrade Our Lord, who, sensing its humility As He hung suspended for all to see Murmured, 'I'is not your fault I now hang here. And because I know you are sincere As you tremble for My earthly pain, This hour do I promise never again Will you be the means of pain and loss To earthly beings formed as a cross. From now henceforth do I decree That slender, twisted and bent you'1l be. That your flowers enrich the countrysideg The fame of their beauty spread far and wide, But, their petals soft as the purest floss Will ever take the form of a cross, On whose outer edge as now I've bled Will appear brown nail prints stained with red. In each flower center a crown of thorns The like of which My head adorns That they who look deeper than beauty may see And remember this day on Calvary. I ISV x.f u, I .X k , P X 'Q f . bf , f X' f , f ' ,Wh ' f 'fx . K af A ,

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