Masters School - Masterpieces Yearbook (Dobbs Ferry, NY)

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And naught IS left of 111 thy glfllill tmm For when the rose nlltd month ot une wxs near Some went former some until ntptt year The slghts 'md sounds of populfttlon ful lNo cheerful screlmlnff ffrttts the morning mul No buss steps the grfass ffrovtn clrele treud No long proeesslon to the church 18 led Those busy hours when lessons held the sw '13 NL UIS t N lOllLN Wkllll lIl5 'Y Those healthful sport thtt frrzttcl the peietful scene, Lned m e1Ch look, 'mtl bI'l lltCI1t.ll 111 the green T ose, fu depwrtmff Vblfll the urls ure td u IS tt Sweet Dobhsl thou pwrent of the bll99l:lll hour Thy Qlatles forlorn 'Ire bne of 'gurl 'intl flower Here, is I twke nu solltwry roundz And mint '1 clfu elftpsul, return to new Wmcrt once, tVS0llL1IlllILCl uls plwsecl umlttcl 'md frrtu mtmlr ut x t e ls II! mx hu mst ul 1 Iltes IH 11185 mx t ut ut, 111 1 mx xx mc erm rs IUllI1Ll lllS world ot C e n all mx ffrlefs mc ml VXI out ms shire stlll rememhel mn mx l1 LpplI'lkwb OI strlte Dobbs cltstxt tl l D hhs l1 R h 1 on , ,, , A J I y 'l'hoe- ho of cone -rt', n F- 1: 3 :1lf'-- ' Q z g s :' C 1 X- , I , h t . . ' t, Q 5 : 2 fl' Fc ' it is holitlzus :xml Dohhs l-nfl. Y W A 1 ' X. I Y , 1 1 1' e l L ,, Amidst thy empty walks and tnngling grounds, K K li, 1 , t . , , 1,, 4 , .H Q2 y :,Y Re ' V11 'e Yrxlcws, with :xll her vloyotxs pzxfn, QW l 5 ' Y' '-: Q-nz nz ' ' e luff n j ruin. B 'zll 1' 1 1V9,'-t tf' ' nr, I . ft' 1G ll: f t D Illlf ll' . 'ti' '. H Not . 1 e -aut o I Vit l'fmfl

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DOBBS DWELT IN AND DOBBS DESERTED By MARGARET PRICHARD VV1th apologzes to Olwer Goldfmxth OBBS FERRY' lovellest school of all the mass VVhere health and lessons cheered the labormg lass VVhere smllm sprm lts earliest usxt peud And brought new hats to deck the church parade Where partm summer lmgerln ln the alr Postponed the donnmg of thick underwear Dear lovely bower of Innocence not ease eat of my youth your wery rules could plmsel The same dear charms we saw there excry das The grassy greens on whxch we used to play The Hudson from west wmdows blue and snll The decent church that topt the nu hborm hlll The houses where we used to sleep 'md eat The school rooms vuhere we conned our lessons nut How often hue I blessed that Saturday When toll remlttmg lent lts turn to pl tx Went to New X ork to see what thty could see Whlle many a culprlt clrcled m the shade Cursmg the day that clrcle e er was made And stlll at each repeated journey done Succeedm clrcumt had to be begun -Xfter we d exed IH hopes to lose 1 pound Full many a gambol frollcked oer the ground Some dancing palrs then simply sought renown By holdmg out to t1re each other down At caf our choxcest scandal wed relate Free for the tlme from matrons looks 1rate These were thy charms sweet Dobbs and sports llke these VV1th sweet successlon tau ht e cn toll to please These round thy glrls themr cheerful mfluence shed These were thy charms but all thy charms are fled Sweet Smlllng Dobbs thou lowehest of the past Thx sports are fled thx charms are now o ercast Amid thy bowers neglects fell hand IS seen And desolatlon saddens all thy green Two teachers only u 1rd the whole domaln 2l . V 4 t , ' 1 1 3 ' 5 . U . . 0 . . D , 5 , . . ' -c --J S , v v , , . 1 , 1 . Y I 7 '1 . 3 x Y 1 '11 a s - 1 L T- - - 7 s . ld 1 1 7 I.. K K C Q . .', And sundr ' samtl souls from flunkmg free . . 7 - 3 7 , 5 1 A T n ' ' KK ' 1, ' ' If ' 1, 7 . , . , . U . . U . Y ll 7, C' J . . . , l 7 c . fl Y, ' Y Y . , . 3 Y 7 . . , . . . .. , . g ' .. 3 , . . . - 7 - I . l D v -i Y , u . , . 3 7 . l Y Q . 'ga Y .

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TI-IE SPANISH SHAWL By VIRGINIA ROWLAND PI-IOSrI LV 'n r drops of molsture on my forehead and my h11r only partlally covered by 1 tmy Phu cap vy1s crlsply curlrn The fo drrpped softly from the trees, and shrouded every object wxth a mystxc whxteness 'Phe crles rn the dense dark around me had 1n eerle sound sllghtly muffled and especxally vague rn the dlrectlon of Thorneloe Only the door of the great bulldmg I h1d just left w1s y1s1ble and from lt hurrned a stre1m of figures, lrke a swarm of bees But I hastened forw1rd keeplng my eyes on the gllmmefln street lamp at the corner 'Ihe mrstv bl1nket had softened the light to a pale blur and I looked m v11n for the splndlyf figure of the night vyatchm1n I walked slowly now slrppm on 1 stretch of lce now splash ln ln a rut of freezlng w1ter Tod1y we had closed 1 welcome door on the week lNews 1nd C,hor1l yycrt oy er but the frled codfish and odor of omons were yet to come Frlday was 1lso the nlght for my green flannel dress and for yamlla lee cream wrth chocolate sauce The Lmdens was the only house on the campus whlch had ICL cre1m on Fr1d1ys The ymces behmd me we dlrectlon of the buxldxng drew near 'and suddenly I c1me ln cont1ct wlth a bullet he1d and sharp knees Who the whv rt s Gm' Let me h1ve the thlrd w1ll you? I called Fme Salhe 1nd then laughed quletly at my self 1s they turned off at FIFSI House Fr1d1yl I h1d been thmkm thrs an ord1n1ry Frlday thls bug est best nm ht of the school ye1r After weeks of elaborate plans of dance dates, of fussmg oyer costumes of yyluspers and excxtcment I h1d on the ycry m ht for otttn the D A 'X Estherwood german The cod would be turkey, cake would supplement the ICC cre1m 1nd mv scratchy green fl1nnel would be a Spamsh shawl rlch sllken, flower embroxdered My halr would wear a hmgh carved comb Vhth a toss of my he1d would sound the muslc of tmklmg earrings And the hrgh lxttle heels of my slippers would be pamted a brxght scarlet The shawl had been one of my grandmother s t easures and was yery grudgmgly loaned for my costume as an arlstocrat of old Castrle Truly lt was a rrch sllk m whose heayy mvory folds were worked the gay flowers of Spam I loved lts satm smoothness as lt folded oyer my shoulders and draped beneath one arm I was the most fortun1te of all for no one could boast as exqumslte a s awl 1s I Ey en the llttle ch1rwoman cnny had gazed at ll wrde eyed I had found her ln our room the other mornmg She was a pathetlc llttle figure as she stood dr1b and worn ln our sunny brwht colored room She had scrubbed the floors wlth all th strength of her puny bodv her yolummous p1tched gray dress and yylspm 23 ' ,- A.. .mn f..,c... LA nl I..,- ,-..,... . ,.,.,..l AAI La x.: A btbdl use neun Inc mL1tIlA5 anuw. I cuutil feet Inc - ' v V . v . v x 4 Q , Y . V . . . . . , '. . g. g 1 x K K I , ' L Q u K , I' g . . 4 Y Y . . rr . Q - 1 . , ,C r , , g 4 ' . 4 4 .4,, T ' v, , v ' ' . 1 . , . V . Y . Y . 4 . Y . . . . . . . Q . . . - 1 . '. , m L , , C 4 lv K t 1 - C u an - 1 - - ' , n I , . f , . u - - an ' Y V Q y 2 ' 1 ' ' ' .UU 'U ' 2 c v c . ' ' . , x V . . a 1 S - 1 . , - ' Y' g , g ' . I . . .- . . . . I K , 4 K TT , - 1 . . ,. I Y v , . 4 . Q , I ' . V a , . 1 . e, r V ' . , , . . . . . . H . - s ' Y . ' 1 3 . . ! V . .1 . . . , .I 2 ' . , , . , D - . . e , v - ' . V w '- if