Marcellus Central High School - Marcellian Yearbook (Marcellus, NY)

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1954 PRIZE POEM MORNING GLORY by Barbara Parsons Ah' How qulet 1S the early morn' How sllent 1S the r1s1ng of the sun And sllent too the op nlng of the blooms The growlng of the trees from day to day God s handlwork Come walk w1th me along the sandy shore Before the world awakens from 1ts sleep I want to see the beauty of the lake W1thout the 1ncoherent human crles D1sturb1ng me I wonder 1f the Indlans of old Stood here to gaze and marvel at the v1ew And longed to palnt 1ts splendor as do I But no one can No man can sketch the golden warmth of sun The clear cold water lapplng at the shore The mlnnows dartlng anxlously about Or dragon flles 1n rap1d frenzled fllght Golng nowhere If every member of the human race Could stand upon thls sandy stretch of land And watch the waklng world wlth reverent awe Then all manklnd would know the love of God There would be peace A joyous calm that trlumphs over str1fe A Holy peace to soothe the soul of men As constant as the currents of the lake As normal as the crylng of the gulls As everlastlng. . , . . U 7 , . I . . , g Preserve this summer scene, for darker days U I . . , - , , , . . 1 . . . : Y 1 1

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1954 PRIZE ESSAY ONE EVENING by Catherlne Cook Am1dst the sound of bullets 1nd the exc1ted cr1es of Get that guy' I glanee at my w1teh and notxee th1t the t1me go1ng qu1Ckly The fateful hour IS drawlng near I me1n that 8 30 IS bedtzme for johnny and M1ry As soon as I get out of these ropes and get the g1g out of my mouth I w1ll m1ke them get re1dy for bed ohnny Mrry turn off the TV T1me for bed N He w1nt to w1tCh Hoppy You know Wh1t he did? He Q1ught 1 robber Ind I don t eare wh1t Hoppy dld Hurry 1nd get dressed for bed At l1st they 1re dressed 1nd rezdy for bedj W1ll you re1d us a story9 ust one? ' M1ry 1sks Well just 1 short one Then you have to go rzght to sleep I e1n 1lmost he1r th7f sllent lzugb but I proeeed to tell them 1bout some pxgs 1nd 1 wolf e fhlfd p1g 19 just 1sk1ng for brlgks to bulld hxs house when Mzry 1nterrupts I want 1 drlnk Why d1dh t you get a dr1nk before? I wasn t thlrsty before Mary 1nd I are IH the kltchen when there IS 1 loud cr1sh longer In bed I rush up the st11rs to 1nvest1p1te 1nd fxnd 1ble under 1 p11e of bedclothes I tr1ed to reach the l1ght to turn xt out Looks l1ke Why d1dn t you let me turn zt out 1fter I f1n1shed the UPSfl1fS App1rently johnny IS hxm on the floor only p1rtIy vxs 1t w1s too fir 1w1y story9 Now th1t s a good questlon By the way I don t lxke that story How 1bout rc1d1ng Tho Gun Theodore? ' After gett1ng them settled lglln I resume the story Two p1ges l1ter I look up ind see th1t they IFL f1n1l1y :sleep Off wzth the llghts 1nd d0WHSf71fS zn t1me to witch 1 good mys tery on TV The robber h1s just m1de bls get1w1y when I he1r footsteps Trying to fool me g71U, I t1kc off my shoes 1nd elzmb slowly 1nd s1lently up the sta1rs THYP on tic lxght ind fxnd ohnny wznderlng around in hxs room What IS wrong? ' I ask Are you sleepwalklngg ' No I wfs just try1ng to detxde whether to 1sk for 1 Roy Rogers gun and holster or a C1p taln Vldeo SPTLG helmet It s 1 bzg deelsl n you know All I fun szy IS th1t baby SIIIIHQ IS strenuous work Mlybe I just don t hlve the F1 t p pro 11 h ' ' ' ll II , . 1 . 1 1 IS , , ---- 1 : 1 . 1 , 1 1 . ll , ' II , 1 , . 1 . as r , A , , rl 0- f c 1 . 1 . 1 1 1 1 ----- ll I 1 ' II f C a I s 1 1 C 1 1 1 . lr ' A I 411 44 - 1 ar I ' f ' I o '1 1 ' 1 1 . 1 , N. 1 . :1 1 . Th . . 1 -- . . 1 .. cz , - as 1 . af ' D ' tt I ' II . 1 E 1 1. E . 1 UO 1 1 ' 11 1 , 1 -' f l I, . , , . . V fr , 1 1 1 1 . Il ' I ' ' ' 1 1 . . , . ' - ,- 11 1 1 u D I 0 K ,K I 1 1 , . , . 1 1 1 - 1 i ' 1 F' 1 ' - I -'f 7 I ' - '. , 1 ' s 1- . 2 1 . 1 , 1 1 1 . 'fl ' , ' . 1' 1 ' 2 ' 1 , 1 ' 1 . 1 , . 1 - f I 1 ' J 1 J . ll ' I ll ' I Il .. ' ' .' f n , I . I I K - - , n , - N- - nn . .1. 1 . . 1 . o , . -g ,- f -g . 1 . 1 gh 11 if .

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