Lincoln Junior High School - Panthers Lair Yearbook (Orem, UT)

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Speech - The Index of the Mind by Greg Thomson And after a while came unto him they that stood by and said to Peter, 'Surely thou also art one of them, for thy speech betrayeth thee,' This quotation from Chapter 26 of the Gospel of St. Mat- thew shows that when we speak we betray just what kind of person we are. For one thing, you can tell by a person's accent what country or part of a coun- try he is from. Another thing is that when people use profane language they show that they do not have a very good vocabulary or that they don't respect God or else they are just trying to act smart. Other people show by their speech that they are not well educated. For instance, a person might say, They was tryin' to get me to go, but- I ain't goin' . There are some who always use big words to try to show off, but educated people usu- ally use language that everybody can understand. Seneca was a Roman statesman and philosopher who lived about the time of Christ. He said, Speech is the index of the mind. By this he . probably meant that you can tell all kinds of things about people yhen they talk. A Tea Party in Boston By Ronald Farley One day three ships came sailing From London across the sea; They stopped in Boston harbour A11 laden down with tea. The colonists didn't like this, They said, Just wait and see! They got on board the ship and then Thew over all the tea. Then the fighting started, They called in Paul Revere; He rode around to every house And yelled, The British are here! They fought until the war was done, Then they were satisfied; They settled down to farm their land 'Til they got old and died. The Day School Ended by Sherrie Wilkinson 'Twas the day the term ended and all through the school; Not a smile could be seen-- as the general rule. For the teachers and students were enemies, you see, 'Cause report cards were out and on each was a D . You have to go home too! It's a real must, tTo hear teachers talk you'd think parents were justh. Home is a sweareword on these kind of days, Unless your card reveals you have straight A's . You hear these remarks, If I had only studied harder . It's these remarks that make you feel smarter. Well study hard kiddies and rack out your brains, It's your stupid type the school loves to train.

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The Trip I Never Took by Janet Compton Wednesday was the day for which I was impatient- ly waiting. Mother and Father and the whole family were waiting too. Wednesday was the day we were to go on the long trip to Washington D.C. Our family had never been together on a trip before, and finally we were going. There was much excitement in the home with everyone hurrying and scurrying around. Every one was extremely nervous and jittery. Soon night came and I couldn't sleep. My sister, who shares the bed with me, was tossing and turning, and I could easily guess what she was think- ing about. I lay awake thinking of seeing the White House and all the lights of the big city. I thought of the busy streets and subways and important men I would see. Yes, this was going to be a big ex- perience for me. Finally I went to sleep and in the morning I woke to the sound of the alarm clock. I got dressed, ate my breakfast, and then sat around all day think ing of Washington D.C. and the good time I would have there. I now had just one day to wait, just today, and tomorrow I would be on my way to Washing- ton D.C. The day seemed too long and drawn out, I just could not wait. The time dragged by, 1:00, 2:00, 3:00, 6:00, 7:00 and finally it was time for bed, just one night left. I was so tired I slept most of the night but at 5:00 in the morning, I woke to the sound of my father calling, Get up so we won't be late! I jumped out of bed and ate breakfast and got ready to leave. We were soon off to Washington D.C., going along the city streets and highways. Oh! I was so happy. Soon we were traveling along the quiet and beautiful canyon road. Time was going quite fast. We had been traveling about four hours when Mother spoke up and said, Listen! do you hear that funny noise? The car was making a queer sort of rattling noise. We kept going along until we came to the next little town. We stopped at a garage while they checked the car and said it would not go over ten more miles without stalling. Here we were a long way from home and no way to get back home. Here we all were tired, disappointed and hungry. Well, I recall hearing my sister say, Here goes our trip down the drain, but it sure was fun thinking that we were going to go on a trip. We decided to call my grandparents to come and take us home. While we waited we had something to eat. Finally they showed up and took us home; I might add that we still never have been on a trip together since this disappointing experience. Abraham Lincoln by Diane Peters Abraham Lincoln was a wise old chap, He wore black whiskers and stove pipe hat. He was a great leader in war and in peace, And his duty to his country never did George Washington by Diane Peters When George was just a child like me, He chopped down his father's cherry tree. When George's father asked, Did you chop down the tree? George sadly answered, Yes it was me. He dared to do, he dared to die, but He did not dare to tell a lie.