Murphy High School - Mohian Yearbook (Mobile, AL)

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Out of the summer’s pleasant vacation time, Out of the Ninth-month heat and the hurricane, Down from the Stars and Stripes, vivid against the sf(y, From the green of the campus, live-oal{ framed and patterned with shadows, Down from the red tile roofs of the cream-colored Spanish buildings, Out from the myriad classroom experiences, Out from the shuffling of feet in the corridors, From the clatter of trays and rumble of voices at lunch time. From the endless mirth of students. Up from the lusty yells of the bleachers' cheering crowds, from the work{ and sweat of the Panthers, from the clamor around the hot dog stand, Over the footlights of the blue and gold curtained stage, Out of the festive, short-lived holidays, Out of the mockingbird's throat, melodious among the magnolias, From the purplish iridescence of the red bud and the faintly fragrant azaleas, Up from the new-planted tree, commemorating our presence. From row upon row of white-gowned graduates. From the Sixth-month heartfelt sweet sorrow. We the Seniors, uniting the past and the future, A reminiscence sing. Phrased by Norma Langley in the manner of Walt Whitman’s Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking