Perry High School - Perryscope Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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lfmifkfb THE PERRYSCOPE Jigg,a,iflImifLIa5ifL,D5igg199if9f? 110 ,ifllbliflIDJifLZB5iflfDlifLlDJiflfDJiflf3DifQfgjQQ ?3gC Four STANDARD BEARERS Shrilling fifes, blaring bugles, rolling drums, and tramping feet--a regiment marching to battle. At the head of the columns, flies The Tegl' mental standard, an inspiring leader. Guns crash suddenly and the standard wavers, hot lead hisses and the standard falls. A man springs from the ranks and raises it high once more. Again it falls and even again. And every time, there is a brave heart, willing to bear forward the bulletftorn standard. Shortly after the organization of the United States of America, General Washington sketched an outline of the American flag. Though he was not aware of the fact at that time, the father of our country was designing a flag that would forever be the symbol of democracy and liberty. At the same time, in the process of his administration and because of his noble characteristics, Washington created another standard for posterity. The stars in this standard were his many memorable deeds, and the stripes were his characteristics-courage, honesty, leadership, statesmanship, and foresight. When the venerable Washington could march no longer, others seized the standard and tried to fill his place-men who embodied, in part, the same characteristics. Henry Clay, statesman incomparable, was the first standard bearer, and his sonorous passages, both of wise counsel and fiery denunciation, echoed thunderously through the Hall of Congress. Then fackson, com' pelling everyone with his dominant personality, grasped the standard firmly and assumed the place of a born leader. When dissension tore the march' ing ranks and when civil war raged disastrously, the tattered ensign of democracy was snatched from beneath the trampling feet by Abraham Lincoln. Always honest with himself and with his country, this staunch and rugged patriot held the threatened standard high, while the burning darts of adverse criticism seared his noble soul. Theodore Roosevelt ref ceived the standard from the lifeless hands of Lincoln, and bore it forward with notable courage. He was not only courageous in regard to physical peril, but he also had the moral courage of a man who loves his country and obeys his conscience. The life of Thomas Edison, like the rising of the sun, served to enlighten the world. This whitefhaired saint of scientists foresaw the needs of a scientific age, and supplied them by his ingenuity. When Edison passed to the realm of perpetual light, he left a vacant place, for the standard needs a steadying hand. But though we know the future to be dim and uncertain, our confidence will remain unshaken. Even though our ranks be broken, And our cause in danger lie, Some staunch heart will raise that token, Bear it forward, hold it high. Robert M cGuinness s . j

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C.lD!ifC.7D3if kiwi! Llblif Cvf6JifC.1BJiCLIDJifLIOJi-fl-fa, if CONTENTS ADMINISTRATION THE CLASS OF FEBRUARY 1932 LITERATURE ACTIVITIES ATHLETICS HUMOR ADVERTISEMENTS fblifllblifllblifllblifllblifllmifllb FEBRUARY-32 gxqgfmkg Page Five