Oak Grove Coburn High School - Oak Leaves Yearbook (Vassalboro, ME)

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OAK LEAVES 1950 BELLEROPHON TO PEGASUS O speed on burnished wings of snow-white light, My Steed, bear me above these crowded plains For see, below men toil with leaden heart And heedless step, and blindly follow each Of thousands that wore narrow paths before. Thy spirit that I harness for my joy Serves me with all the strength of love's sure faith And in this bond of love between us two Dwells that which brings us both to liberty. Now up, into the air, my noble friend And take me to yon lofty mountain top, Beyond, the countless twinkling stars await, Beyond, all space and time can be explored. GRACEANN RIDLON, '51. Dear Ellen: Do you knofw what I mean when I say you can feel snow coming? That kind of breathless, silent feeling in the air that precedes the wild flurries and steady floating down of that muffled quiet? Remember how in early afternoon the grey, troubled clouds gather overhead, as a stillness and feel- ing of expectation pervade all? A little scurry of wind whips brown, rust- ling leaves in an airy whirlpool,-and then gently scatters them back over the hard, cold, barren ground. From nowhere a beautiful, soft white star floates gently down to earth. Then there is another, and another! Gradually they increase in number, and a playful breeze spins them round an-d round, up, up, and then lets them softly settle down again, Soon the air is full of swirling whiteness, drifting here and there, only to be picked up again and spun around. But sooner still, the heavens settle down to laying a steady, feathery, white blanket, and, with only a tender whisper, gently spread the coverlet over the sleepy earth. I hope that you will be here sometime, Ellen, to share the strange spell of a New England snowstorm with me. Until then, I am always, Cynthia 19

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OAK LEAVES 1950 OAK GROVE SYMPHONY To be so sincere that the true meaning of life may open new springs of joy and serviceg to cultivate all good qualities and knowledge that we may look out upon ever broadening horizonsg to have endless faith in the good intentions of othersg to be ever mindful that our conduct squares itself with our thought lifeg to look upon religion as co-mradeshipg to love nature in all its varied forms, realizing that the wonders about us have come from God, our Creatorg to seek to be lovable and honorable rather than popular g to have ourselves always under discipline and our School ever at heart so Oak Grove may be a harmonious symphony of our young lives, and that the beauty of our growth and associations here may remain with us always. y if YI Li ,gi x 21