Mattituck High School - Reflector Yearbook (Mattituck, NY)

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9 ------ IT spoken his “Forty Singing Seamen”, “Sherwood”, “The Highwayman”, “The old Skeptic”, and “A Night at St. Helena” have been read and greatly appreciated. His “Avenue of the Allies” has made his fame per- manent. The following stanza is from this poem: This is the song of the wind as it came Tossing the flags of the nations to flame: I am the breath of God. I am His laughter. I am His Liberty. That is my name.” So it descended, at night, in the city, So it went lavishing beauty and pitv. Lighting t he lordliest street of the world With half of the banners that earth has unfurled' Over the lamps they are brighter than stars, Laughing aloud on its way to the wars, Proud in America, sweeping along Heath and destruction like notes in a song. Leaping to battle as man to his mate. Joyous as God when he moved to create, Never was voice of a nation so. glorious. Glad of its cause and afire with its fate! Never did eagle in( mightier pinion Tower to the height of a brighter dominion. Kindling the hope of the prophets to flame, Calling aloud in the deep as it came, “Cleave me a way for an army with banners. I am His Liberty. That is my name.” Flora A. Binns.

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accompanied him as far as the gate and there said, “Goodbye, daddy, come home pi tty soon.” On her birthday, two years later, when in the battlefield of St. Eloi, he wrote and sent her the following in verse. Do you remember the summer’s day, When daddy kissed you and went away, Kissed you and left you busy at play Girl of Mine? You told me then to “Come home pittv soon”, I think you expected me back at noon— Have you watched for me since, gassoon, Girl of Mine? It’s a very long time that you have to wait. From babyhood in through to girlhood’s gate Do you still think that “Daddy is awful late,” Girl of Mine? .... I’m hungry for you, and your handsome eyes, And many a day when the sunlight dies, I look for you there in the western skies. Girl of Mine. But though there are faces of angels there, There’s none with my baby can compare, My babe with the eyes and the curly hair, Girl of Mine. And so I can only stay and wait. Pill 1 come to the road with the Peaceful Gate, It’s the road that will lead me back to you straight, Girl of Mine. Another English poet, Alfred Noyes, born in 1880, had a world wide reputation before the war. His skill lies in the unusual blending of the gay temper and the serious mood. herever the English lano'uace is

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Class History In spite of all the efforts of President Wilson, Lloyd George, Clemenceau and Orlando, we hear of wars and rumors of war. Records will always, no doubt, contain accounts of battles, trenches, man- euvers and other arts of the great and terrible Mars. In view of this fact we do not think it out of place to represent our class as a company engaged in warfare. Four years ago we heard the call of our country for voluteers to assist in conquering the enemy Ig- norance;. With hearts that knew no misgiving we assembled at the noted cantonment Mattituck Union. The first of September we commenced an extended march which was hidden for a long time bv the heavy Fog of Conceit. The following June the Peaks of Learning became visible and occasionally signal lights from the City of Intelligence brightened the dark skies. We trudged forward until the beautiful city was in view. Then we saw the Cathedral of Character en- trenched agaihst bomb and shell; and the Spires of Genius glistened in the Sun of Wisdom. There was still, however, a wild, wierd no-man’s land between us and our first objective. We dug in and for over two months we were busy repelling raids and getting ready for the work of the following year. Again September with its goldenrod and Spence- rian Chimes signaled a new move. Now the first line trenches of Indulgence fell rapidly although we lost a number of men taken prisoners by the retreating enemy. Back of this line was the stronghold of Des- pair. Again our losses were quite heavy. However we mastered the forces of our foes, and in an incredibly short time had passed their second line, named after one of their famous generals, Von Hinder Obstacles.