New Lincoln School - Yearbook (New York, NY)

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We were especially struck by the appearance of one fleet youth who Seemed to bound with steel-springed feet o'er the paneled floor in pursuit of the ball, 'Ah,' smiled Blysseus, 'yonder leaping youth is the fleet-tooted one whose greatest diversion is accomplishing dazzling gymnastic feats.' with a last glance we passed out of the hall, thinking that this was the sum of the act- ivities which the slaves undergo. 'Ah nay,' cried Blysseus, 'come ye hither into our glorious Snack Pit, whence pours money into our starving treasurv.' Then back went we into the brightly illumined hall of feasting, and saw we there merry people, eating and drinking to their hearts' content. Thither came the mentors, to be served by the graceful and smiling nymph behind the counter, for lo, it was the halo-haired one who directed this noble enterprise which brought nourishment into the puny bodies of the slaves. Scattered about the hall, were groups of slaves playing at Canasta, while others played ping-pong or passed the time of day with their friends. Here sat another nymph, bustling like a hen around her nest, and she hastened unto Blysseus and informed him with grieved tone that there was no more vanilla. Blysseus gave her wise counsel, and she rushed away, with honey-co GbOUi hef GUYS- I pushed onto the counter, and saw there the sweet cookies and sugar-frosted cake, which raised their heavenly odors even unto my nos- trils. But there was no native currency in my possession and, alas, neither the slender nor the swift-striding nymph did relent, and I was forced to leave without sampling the delicacies served by the institution. lored hair bTUSHiHQ HHence went I and my men, and after bidding farewell to Blysseus at the entrance of the building, we hastened to our ship. It was not far to go, already we could hear the crystal waves lapping the shore. The sun went down and all the ways were dark, as we came unto our ship and entered aboard it. Forth went we over the wine-dark sea in our swift, black ship, but we did not speak, for each man was thinking for himself about what he had seen that day SSA'

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There was the time we said, HThis day is first.H l Can't rememher now the way we felt, But newness was the strongest thought, I know. The room they ,ave us then was painted blue, And in that room we learned and planned to find The stuff of fact and thought we wished to know. Good God, Seven weeks and where are we... Our goal for the year: Happiness and how to find it in five easy lessons Do you budget your time... modulate your voice... base your conclusions on fact...? There Came the day we moved to our new room, And in that place of grey and yellow walls We started out to read the greatest book - No need to tell the title of that tome, It came to mean our class with all its sides, The endless time of argument between The camp of pro, and those who were against The thing named core, the word misused and bent. So thus passed time and in the days we found That core could be a hundred different things. Communication was our password then, And Donchian tried to tell us as we jumped From thought to thought, that underneath it all There was the thread of language never lost, Hwhan that Aprille with his shoures soteu Made us wonder if it was of worth UTo suffer woes which Hope thinks infiniteu.