New Berlin High School - Whispers Yearbook (New Berlin, IL)

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f'W'W A-rf' 1, Alfred Dean Henry was born in Franklrn Ill1no1s on March 28 1938 He com pleted lus grade school educauon at the Berhn school and enrolled 1n New Berlm 1-hgh School rn the fall of 1953 Dean became 111 rn the early part of December 1954 He entered St John s Hosprtal on December 15 and passed away on January 21 1955 at the age of 16 years The students and faculty members of New Berhn Hrgh School greatly admrred Dean He was fuendly and w1ll1ngly gave hrmself to any undertal-ung he belreved worthwhrle Dean s smrle and happy presence are greatly mused but hrs mdlvrduahty of character and hrs brave sprrit wxll always be an msprratron to all who knew hrm , 1 , 4 - ik X, .. V A fy! s

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F-w2Q.Q?Q 9.5551 , ' 1 N .. 25... ga., - Helical NEW BERLIN HIGH SCHOOL, May, 1955 Mamma I it NEW BERLIN HIGH SCHOOL 1864-1906 THE DEAR OLD MAPLE TREE As I sat beside the school house Neath the Dear Old Maple Tree Where the boys and girls together Often played at Wicket free Visions O'er my memory flitted Of the days I used to know When as school mates we together To the old school used to go As the old tree towered above me Toward the sky of azure blue Each leaf kept time to the music As the breezes whistled through And the song they seemed to echo, In their sweet and rustic laysg Was the song of early childhood, And our happy young school days. Friends, those times are taken from us And those happy days are o'erg On Life's path they ne'er will greet us And we Ne'er shall see them more, But within my book of memory, Loving thought shall ever beg Of the School mates that have played 'Neath the Dear Old Maple Tree. A. A. Coulter