Peoria High School - Crest Yearbook (Peoria, IL)

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lllillllliw E, the Class of193O, dedicate this edition of The Crest to Miss Sue Bartlett, who is retiring at the end of this year. Her spirit of helpfulness, tireless energy, and loyalty to our school, both as an inf structor and as dean of girls, have greatly endeared her to us. We take this opportunity to express our regret that she is leaving us, and to join with the entire school in wishing her great happiness for the future. KIEB RCBROWN

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P-C-Grzowrq 5 lillllltw MCORDING to the beliefs and superstitions of early peoples, the tree symbolized life with its roots, branches, and buds, it signifed the various qualities of character and the different emotions of life, and most of all it set an example of living which human beings proptably follow. They believed that various trees had certain dejinf ite meanings, thus, the pine tree indicated com' pleteness of work, of thought, and of character. To them the Pippilla tree was a sign of knowledge and learning. The Roman olive meant peace, the oak designated strength of muscle, endurance, and sturdinessg the laurel symbolized dramatic recognition, and the Acacia, friendship. 'These symbols, with additional ones, we have used to represent the wide range of activities and ac' complishments of the past year at P. H. S., and we take great pleasure in presenting this book. TU lr:

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Trees I think that I shall never see A poem lovely as a tree. A tree whose hungry mouth is prest Against the earth's sweet flowing breastg A tree that looks at God all clay, Ancl lifts her leafy arms to prayg A tree that may in summer wear A nest of robins in her hairg Upon whose bosom snow has laing Who intimately lives with rain. Poems are made by fools like me, But only God can make a tree. -JOYCE KILMER