Newport High School - Blunita Yearbook (Newport, PA)

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LINCOLN A ronzed, lank nan! His suit of ancient black, A famous high top-hat and plain worn shav l Make him the quaint great figure that men love, The prairie-lawyer, master of us all. By Vachei Kindsay. TEE S3 TAT K YJSCIPATOR 'flith all our celebrating of the 200th anniversary of Washington's birth vie must not forget to do horoe to one other great national fi ure Abraham Lincoln. Because L’..--coln was such a great man we, as American citizens, should emulate his life. Perhaps the most important thing that every man, woman, and child, here at the outset of 1932, can learn from the life of Abraham Lincoln is given in Dr. William 3 rtons words: That the way we begin the year is not nearly so important as the way we continue it, and the way we end it. Let us pause for a moment and consider how Abraham Lincoln began the year 18 3. The autumn months of 1862 marked his darkest hours. Or. Sept. 17, 18o2 the bitter and bloody battle of Antictam v as fought. The following week Lincoln composed the Proclamation of Emancipation. When the public heard of this a financial panic ensued. In November came the state elections. Now Y.rk, Pennsylvania, N. J., Ohio, Indiana and even his own state Illionois went against him. Ho President ever stood lower in popular favor than did Lincoln in ITov. 18t2. Congress relused to support him. In the midst of Con.'ress wrangling came the awful defeat at Fredericksburg. Lincoln had said that he would sign the proclamation on Jan. 1, 1863 if the rebellion had not been brought to a close. The gloom deepened. The year of 1862 v ent out in aar.zness. On New Years day, during the afternoon Lincoln stood and shook hands with a large crowd of people who v ished him the Happy Hew Year which they felt he would not have. VJhen darkness fell shutting out the cold, rainy day and after all the visitors had g°ne L'ncoln sat down at his desk and prepared to keep his promise. lie bad to rub his hand, which was s? ollen from so much handshaking, before he could hold a pen. T .en slowly and deliberately he affixed his si nature to the Proclamation of Emancipation. Before the end of the year Li coin was complete master of the nation's destinies. The Union was saved in that year which started so discouragingly but whic- v s the greatest year in Lincoln's life. This is Lincolns 1932 message to American citizens: The way we begin the year is not nearly so important as the way we continue it, and the way we end it. Glenn Trout. Edwin Markham Edwin Markham, America's gre. test living poet, ga ’e to Newport one of the finest and most educational type of amusement that it could desire. Edwin Markham came to Newport, Monday, Jan. 11, 193' His program was sponsored by the Boy Scouts of Newport, T.oop 74-The meeting was held in the tethodist Church and all who were pro-sent fullx enjoyed themselves, m

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