Lancaster High School - Lancastrian Yearbook (Lancaster, NH)

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e Lancastrl ge ll ang Fu spoke ha1plx to f1 man at h1s 11ght H Ol deled hlffl to get the executlonel Lmg Lo The m1n p1ang to h1s b1dd1ng and boon 1e1ppe'11ed xx1th 1 man xx ho had an axe ilung ox er h1s shouldel The axe looked 1ustx 111 the fl 111ng l1g,,ht but 1 mo1e 111tent look p1 oxe l that 1ubt to be d11ed blood As I notel that tact mx knees tlll ned to the xx eakest kllltl ol 1ce xx 1te1 and I felt the sholt hum at the b1se ot mx skull use l1ke 1 dog s hackles They xx ue noxx D1 epaung to do axx 1x xx 1th those pool m1se11ble leople and I stood behmd mx cu1ta1n hke puppet unable to l1lt 1 nnge1 to help them It I h 1d 1xxe1p on It xxould be d1tfe1ent I thought but 11 I cha1gel 1nto then l1ttle pa1tx noxx I xx ouldn t t md much ch mce of com mg out lecogmfable As I mullel the p1OblbIT1 ox 61 1n mx lllllld a l1ttle xxlldlx I must contess the t1me xx IS gettlng sho1t I not1ced that the xxoman h1d been IGXIX ed md xx 1 xx'1lk1ng t1embl1nglx toxx'11d the block tu IICG '1 plstx quencee a new XOICP plGI'C6Cl th1ough the gum drama be mg enacted It xofued through the 1oom Cut' lVe ll shoot Scene III tomo11oxx It e1ffht shfup Thanks for xxorkmgr OX91'tl1'I l8 tomght exelybodxl Th1s p1ctu1e xx1ll break all box ollice 1eco1 dsl s ze Bron 12 STORIES OF SACRIFICE G1eate1 loxe hath no man than th13 that he lax doxxn hm l1fe fo1 h1s fuend All t1ue HOb1l1tX 1s Qelf 'i3CllfICll'lg but the man xxho g1x es h1s hfe for a person O1 a cause he lox es In nololeet of all The elements of self sacmflce a1c cou1 age and 5t1ength of mlnd One muet bel1exe IH hls CILNQ and be xx 1ll1ng to g1xe up all that he has for the fultherance of hrs 1deal Such un elflshness ta1th and COll13.f,9 ale 1'119lX found 1n one man xet xx hen such an 1nd1x1dual rex efxls these tlqllfs of chamcter bx domg braxe deeds 01 bx m1k1ng QQHQIOIIN facufices he IS knoxxn as a hexo The he xrt core and esqence of all self w tC11flC9 1 loxe be lt fOI loxe fol one s 1el1g1on loxe fo1 a glefxt tluth loxe f01 one s felloxx man reflected 1n loxe of countlx Ol loxe of xx oman xx h1ch m1ght be 1n 1ts h1,Q'hest form 1nd xxhen ew emphfled bx such a pe1son as 'ix dnex Carton the g1e1test and noblebt feelmg 1n the human heart I h 'an Pa l5 . 3 , S . K, L S . n 9 . . A, ., . 2 S . k. , . 2 C , , 1 , ' J ' 'S S 1' .' H ' 3 j ' 2 'f 2 ' I v v Y r v 'v v. ' w f L u - s Y I, ,,L, . , , S - ,Z .V 1 'v v 1 ' Q1 r 1 ' v w 1'f1 ' v 5 C I x V L 5 1 ,'v v C - pu vy -X v - . -' V2 v 2' 2 1 u A ' .2 3, , . A. , . , . , 5 at , 1 '2 ' 1 . 2 . 2 ' 2 - 9 1 N . s ' f v v v v , v 4 K N , 5 2 L ' ' - Q U: -. 2 . Y, 2 . ' . , . . 1 . 1 , L-2 x v ' 1 2 , . -' v 2 ,I S .C . L, .C . . y N. 2 1 K, gray. As I prep:x1'ed to leap fo1'xx'211'd and take the conse- Y Q . w Q. ., , r c ' . I ' 2 ' ' : U 7 .Q ' 1 . .' ' 2 ,, . 2 . p V . v . . Y , V f . - 1 v- 1 v q 1 ,, . - 1. T 1 I n , Lsfl '1 , 37. ,......-. 55 . . 2 ' 1 - v v s 1 C I I .N . Q . v. ,, . y, K LQ -L . V , ' ' . x ' ' 1 1 v 'w .1 '1 . v - ' 1, . . 1 u s L C L C . C 1. . s s I . ' f ' '2 ' j . , , . ' ' Y' v 1 s - ' -2 , A . L n k K - '. ' j 2 ' ,' M' 2 ' 3 . ' S, . ' ' . 2 , 2 7. i 3. ' s 'az ' . v . 7 . ' ' . . . . 2 ,,' , c , ' 1 ,1 v I . ' 1 v s v , , k n , C . ' 1 j J , . j 1 I , ' 2 . 1 ' C Q

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Page 4 e ancastrl IH a mspmg and g,rat1ng YOICG My leelpexs nexe1 fa1l n e thlee tlmes Thls 1s final A knell eemed to fall on the llttle tableau The xx om an hcked he1 drx hps tartel to speak gasped started agam and hnallx succeeded IH sc1exm1ng out lNo'No'Not1h1tll1ng Pu' Hou Cant do thxtl Haxe meltx on me' Then thloxxmg huself fate doxx n bx h1s th1one she 1C1Clf1Cfl up and touched the hem of h1s 1obf xvlth he1 sca1letflnge1na1ls brought It to her hps and touched It lexelently Plexse Wang Ifu xust one mole chance 1 O A h1gh pltched QCICHHI ounded thloughf-ut the room and the xx oman s bodx txxltched conx ulslx ely then lay st1ll xery st1ll it the sound of the sc1eam the man 1a1sed h1s heal and staled at the plostlate body of h1s companlon H tlembled as he faced VS ang Fu He stood xxlth the Pold 1JQ1SD1I'dfI01'l runnmf 1nto tmx uxulets doxxn h1s fa e IS W mg Fu spoke Xou too h 1xe falled me txvlce You shall nevel fl l my feet and sax you1 last p1 iyers together for 111 live mm utes x ou shall both pax the dear puce of falllflg' me VS 'ing Fu He clea1ed hls throat and xx ent on You knoxx the Ienaltx The flnal 1est1ng place fo1 xoul heads xx 111 be these knobs that stand emptx noxx The man looked xxhele the flnge1 po1nted and gaspel On those 1oxxs of knobs xx e1e human heads Qhrunken noxx so that thex resembled sm 111 d11ed apples then 1eal 1den t1tx vxas onlx too plam Txxo empty knobs stood ommous lv at the end of the 1oxx The man turned f1OI11 th xt ghastly slght and began h1s plea lOl mel cy I plomxse xou It ll nexe1 happen agaxn Fxexxthm xx as all o k t1ll I 1'1n out of dough and got p1eked up lOl yagmncx Noxx 1f xou d fo1ked over mo1e of the good old mavuma xxe d all be Sltllllg prettv He spoke IH a xx l'1lHlI'1g xolce that uutated the xud e Wang Fu He ansxxered xx 1th a tuumphant laugh at the feal udden face of hls x1ct1m You C12XXllI1,Q',' pa1as1te of a dog dare to Cl1tlC17C mx most noble methods? Hls xowe falrlv drlpped xx 1th xenom and hatled You shall IECQIXQ NOUI 1exx ud fO1 that llttle plece of adxlce Xvlth these xxol ds he slowly turned h1s head toxxaxd the knobs and the doomed man fell doxxn befole the thlone and sobbed vxlldly 1 T h L 'a n . ,C . T . v . , U v A 7 1 K. P I . yi . . 1 ,, L. L, L, C a 5 c . v 2 ' j S, s 1 .e ' , .1 , : 1 , 1 L1 -1 ,, ' f. 1 Z Z as ' Y . V, 1 r v , A Q A . K , C 1 1 1 , C 1 1.t. .H . 1' ,.L. , 1 -1 '. ' . 'z ' 1 . 4 1 1 4 l 1 1 . I 1 1 ' ' 9 -9 . 1 1 u 45 I a 1 I 1 1 A 7. LL , , . L I !! uw H v vs .V 1' 1 1' 1 1 C , ' y , . 1 . ' C ' . 1 L, . . L , A, . , K1 . ,3 'I Yr 1 1' L C n L 1 K. . V 5: V, . , 5. 1 A .C il. vt a C H n KK ' 1 . . Y 1 4 1 4 L . , , 2 . . .1 11. me agam. Go noxx' to Mxss LaMonette who hes so prett1ly at V s .7 N N2 'Q a A ' 1 f1 1 4' ' ' 7 ' v .1 ' 1, v f 77 . '1 1 1 , . U 1 1 1 . 4 1 1 . , 1- 1 1 H . . ' ' ' c.. L. i vL , Lv Y Q . K Y . 1 j J - s 2 ,, ' - . Y 7 Y ' '- n r D K L ' L Y H 1 '1 t1 ' Y 1 1 ' 1 . 1 ' 1 L C . J . . 1 7 ' 4 ' ' 1 'c . . , c 1 ac 1. 7 ' 7 7 1 . . , , Q ,' ' 77 - ' ' ' . 2' 1 , L 7 Y Q C . , 1 4' ' 1' ' . U . 1 ' 1 51' - . . , Q. . . V ,, N q , , i 1 . . , , ' ' ' 1 1 U . ' 1 V 7 n L . . Y. ,, w c ' ' 1- 0 . 1 1 ' L L, L A L ., 1 1' '

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Page 16 T e Lancastr1an Anothel element of self acufice IS Falth It 1s unq.1e t1on1ng bellef IH that cau e 01 person for wh1ch one 1s xx1ll 1ng to g1X9 up ex en l1fe 1tS9lf It IS that certam consclous ness xx h1ch means that 1n the g1x1ng up of l1fe one h as gam ed greater l1fe And xx ho xx ould be mot1x ated to fors ke h1s dea1est DOSSQQSIOH except for that xxh1ch he COIlSlCl6l9 l to be good pure and lovely'7 In other xxo1cls xxho could be st1r1ed to an act of great sacr1fice except thlough uncon quelable ffuth? In the cause of fa1th haxe been made the xx orlds noble t SHCFIHCGS of Lh11st1ans fo1 the1r rehglon From the b1rth of Ch11st1an1tx xxhlch occurred durlng the tlme of the Roman Empue from 1ts subsequent groxvth thlough the ages 1ts fultherance has been accompamed bv blood shed and cruel vxar xx 1th other fa1ths and exen bloodshel among people of the s zme 1el1g1on Sfxxanalclas grtat eloquence as a preacher d1d not save h1m from the fate xxh1ch was 1nev1table to one who xx ould not compromlse h1s 1deals Had he been less devoted lov1ng Flo1ent1nes he xx ould haxe escaped death But true to h1s stern 1deals he d1ed rather than forsake h1s COHVIC t1ons One must adm11e such steadfast devotlon to pr1nc1ple Does not th1s same truth applv to John Hus he who xx as burned to death IH 1410 as a heret1c had denounced the church of h1S t1me and set forth h1S bel1ef that the Scr1p tures alone should rule 1n matters of rel1g1on Rel1g1on IS colored bv emot1on pass1on and somet1me ex en p1e1ud1ce The ph1lo cfher however xxho sees llfe cleal ly and sees It xxhole can calmlv dr1nk the hemlo k e cure 1n the knowledge that what was stlll and perhaps shall be or else xxhat does l1fe matter? So 1n thlg Splllt Soc1ates d1ed Why He felt but one reahtx loxe fo1 the great truth that xxas 1n h1m And now to d1scuss loxe of one s fellow man as re flected 1n loxe of countrv Should one onlv th1nk of the gl eat heroes that the xvorld has pra1sed 1n song and storv In Westmmste Abbex the tradltlonal restmg place of the monarchs and dlstlngulshed men of England there 1s a s1mple b1onze tablet on xxh1ch are eng1axed the e xx ords Beneath thls stone 16StS the bodv of a Br1t1sh xvar 1101 unknoxxn bx name or rank brought from France to l1e among the most 1llustr1ous of the land and bur1ed here ' ' c S 'Q l ' . 'K 1 2- . . T 7 . . .L . , - 'A 1 C s . 4 ' r v ' ' 4 9 ! ' 7 ' n . v 4 , - A I I 1 ' v y , ,y c , . 5 X 1 ' A . , ' 4 a l 1 , . . 1 s ' 1, ' 1- c ' 2 Sz, ' ' ' . v . 7 . v ' N . to h1S cause, less r1g1d IH h1S demands upon the pleasure- ' ' ' V v v ' - a 9 l ' K ' . ' 1 1 . , U , . , . V g 1 - Y , t , . s v - ' ' ' Q I , v 1 y N ' - , . c , s - Y ' 1 7 H . 3 . ' . , . ' , - ' v ' r Y ' . . . A , . , Y 1 ' 7 ' ' - 9 . P' Y I 1 . 7 4 ' ' ' . r ' 1 7 Q , , ., , . . . ca ' . ' ,' - Q' 1 v 7 9 -1 ' ' 7