Morris High School - Yearbook (Bronx, NY)

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THE LEGEND OF THE SACD But within the cloven hillside All the goblin spell abated, And the waters rested calmly, Coolly, darkly, in the shadow. Swift the sorrovving Warrior caught him Who had been his one, his great joyg Safe from out the net of rapids And the dark, still waters, claimed him. In their arms they bore him smiling As in sleep, to the far borders Of the Land of Happy Hunters, And above him rose the pine-trees, Breathing in each passing Whisper Of the Wind that stirs their branches, Lies here child of the Great Spiritg Here shall ages still to seek us Know by this lone darkling inlet All the story of our warrior. FREDRIKA VV. HERTEL, 7-8. Ghz ?K2111arh fWith apologies to Rudyard Kiplingj A F you can only keep your head when all about you only signs of lateness areg Wlien of all the people round about you, you're the only Morris person in the car: If you can Wait, and not be tired by waiting, to see a wagon rumble off the track: Or being vext, you don't give Way to hating the very horse Whose Wagon holds you back: ,N 0 , ,aes If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew S, 2 to reach the end-room of the hall,- uchbm lf you can make the little nerve that's in you to serve your feet at all: In short, if you can fill the agonizing minute with sixty seconds' worth of distance run, Your's is the class-room, and everything that's in it, and you're early-for the clark was fast, my son! GERTRUDE AIKEN, '15. 27

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Afiirgenil nf the Svarn lllllllllunlll l 'llWI1!III 'l'l w as WM l 5 Mi ml 5 N the rocky cliffs that hem in That wild, stormy, seething river Which, to-day, men call the Saco, Dwelt a sachem, mighty warrior, And the Great Spirit the Good Father Gave to him a son, a fair youth, Blessed by all the Forest Children, Little Brothers of the Pine-woods, With the cunning of the red fox, With the bravery of the great moose, With the patience of the beaver, Graceful beauty of the salmon, But the host of evil spirits That made wild the streams and rivers Sought but ever to bring danger To the great, the wise young warrior, Till the voice of the Great Spirit Echoed through the hills and valleys, O, my son, seek ye a new land Where ye shall raise up a people Evermore to call ye blessedf, Hearing, then, the youth set forward, Sought to cross the roaring river, But the jealous goblins spreading For his feet a net of rapids Caught him in their arms and dashed him On the cruel rocks to perish. As the sachem, pacing lonely, On the cliffs beside the river, Thought upon his son, sped onward, High there rose a roar of triumph, lvlocking, scornful, ever vengeful, We have slain him! We have slain him' Then the father, roused, dashed blindly To the cliffs above the chasm. But the rock-wall knew no pathway, And the father, vainly searching, Cried aloud in deepest anguish For a road to lead him downward. Then the precious boon was granted, With the yawning of the earth-quake. Lo he stood beside the rapids, 26

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Uhr illflnrria llvxirnn A. Assembly : A place which furnishes agony for those in front, but a pleasant study period for those in the rear. Athletic Association: An association which aspires to get some- thing for nothing, by admitting the girls as honorary members at the low price of twenty-five cents each. Annual: A freshman desires to know whether the editor writes the whole book himself. We refer him to the celebrated editor of the 1913 Annual. B. Mr. Ballard: A very amiable gentleman, who is accented on the first syllable, and who has a cure for every human ill. Father of the eight-hour day plan for Morris students. Bluff: One part common sense, ninety-nine parts pure guess. Book-room: A place which, like the genie in Aladdin's lamp, changes new books for old. Mr. Bogart: A gentleman who receives you very warmly, but does not ask you to call again. C. C: A mark which the freshman finds it very hard to convince his parents is passing. Campus: Like many of our teachers, grown bald with age. Class Day: The last spasm of the seniors, before being cast out into the crool, crool woild. Class Representative: The embodiment of all that is best Q ?j in a student. Chemistry Laboratory: A place which, on account of its odor, reminds us of Lake Avernus, over which no bird could fly without being stifled by the fumes. V Cut: The operation of omitting an unpleasant period, and sub- stituting lunch for itg painless to the period, but often painful to the pupil. D. Debates: Inter-society: Foisted upon us in Assembly by a hard- hearted faculty. E. Elevator: A means of ascent for teachers and other freight. Eligibility: A bugaboo that scares off many a husky young man from athletics, especially from the chess team. 28