Peoria High School - Crest Yearbook (Peoria, IL)

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IIAPTAINS HEPIIHI Qur good ship CREST is manned by a noble crew, and has on board Fifteen hundred eager and observing passengers, who are taking a pleasant cruise. The sky is ruddy in the east and the day dawns bright. No clouds are in the sky- no storms upon the sea. The anchor is up. Llhe whistle sounds. The ship begins a four year cruise. The course is chartered along the Shores of Science, whose lruits bring health and happiness,-through the Straits ol Human EndeavoL where working hands make strong- i IIFHIIIAI er and truer men,-Phrough thiedsthmus of Classics, plainly marked by the arts which men have wrought,-the songs which masters taught, the wards that bards have brought, the dramas so Filled with thought,-and out along the Shoals of War, beset with the follies of men. -lhese scenes and thoughts we ponder o'er and then-we resolve to be truer, Finer, and nobler men. We salute the peaceful Flag un- lurled o'er the Land oi the Free, Ti-IE BEST IN -ll'-IE WQRLD. I-IZA Whistles blow, anchors groan as they're pulled from watery beds, stewards shout the familiar Hall tfshoren to last-minute well- wishers, and we are oil for a cruise through the year 438-'39-Stopping oil at familiar points along the coursew-Squeezing into a nine month's voyage a four years' tour of points of interest, familiar faces, and un- limited activities. With a hasty glance at PASSENGER LISTS, we sail to the eventful SCRAPBOQK with many an uohn and ah at ports viewed when on shore leave'-Stop ping oft at the KIOSK for refreshments and incidentals, we're away to the game room for leisure and ACTIVITIES. En route around deck, we check up on last minute bulletins of immediate interest and laugh jovially over MISPLACED PASSPQRIS before passing on to other lively events-lt's lor pleasure this cruise aboard the S. S. CREST-wBon Voyagel May your review of events be as interesting as their former happenings!

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Our Captains on the bridge as we come into the head waters-Already he has steered us out of choppy seas and vve're homevvard bound, happy and carefree as a result of his labors-Ably he has captained us through ELEVEN CRUISES-Stalvvartly he has stood by his post in all lcinds of weather, and in- stilled in us the meaning of his favorite motto, Don't give up the shipln-ln all the ship's activities, he has been a capable leader-Lilce the unlaltering lighthouse, he, too, stands by, spreading his light ol lcindliness, generosity and masterlulness to all within vision and reach. WE DEDICATE THIS BCOK TO OUR CAPTAIN, MR. BREWER!