Peru High School - Narcissus Yearbook (Peru, IN)

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had 0' ' tt Inst 1m elmortunity presented itself and Venus took aid- Vzllllt . it it. It .4- uue . Ly while the youth was riding through the forest that he bean; very t 01 hasten 1. 1 spring near by for a drink of water. Kneeling t J11 the St. tgmss which grew around the liturgiu of the sprin;j J leaw'ng ft. .v'aud he drank to his heart's content. After satisfying his thirst Narcissus gazed into the waituml mirror hefore him mid a sight met his eyes that heinedi i1 m 16; spot. It was the iillzige of a boy with long, yellt iu ' m1 1-11! V lips. This picture had 2L wonderful effect upon the min t ii the youth W that it appeared real. He became enamored with it, talked to it, tried e111- hrace it. and pined away in desire for it until death. Now Echo was l'evenged that Narcissus had been thus punished. A funeral pile was prepared on which to burn the body; and when the sorrowful nymphs went to hear the youth to his resting place they found in the spot Where he died, not his lifeless form. hut Eli beautiful white flower. To this liower they gave the name of Narcissus. and it bears his name to this day. FRED 0. AI'HI'IK, W2 W 2 'ti WWI ' M l; , I I I ' V I t I W hint iii I'll , t, fWiW W ' i i H W'Wlii . In H1 H. Mi'il'il'Wht i. W! 3i i.;l'.I'iliI.li. i 18

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Nuwissus was :1 lwuutil'lll ymllll. ulmsv slum in u-umnw-tiun xxitll tlw nymph ldvlm is mw wl' llw ln-vtlit-st in 11w xxhulv n-ulm Hf rlnssiwzll llly'tlmlogy. Ht! wnxmu-ul'11va lwrmns who tlitl IIHI mm In lu- lmwl by his vmnpuniuns :lml shImm-tl tlwm wry uftvn. H110 lwiglntsllnnnvr tluy while out w; :1 nwrry rlmsv through 11w sylnm grows. Nun'issus was met lgx :1 lany qul-nympll xxlmw n:nnw was lCclm. 51w 1m NUUIIPI' lwhvltl llm w11tl1 Hum slw iR-H deeply in lum' with lli111.;lml mm wry llllh'll grimwl un swing that luv tlitl nut l't'llll'll lmr :H'l'm-tiun. Urmily mst down zit MH'II lrmtmvnt. 11w nmhlml mn- plorwl Venus in punish Nm'issus l'nr his :wtiuns. 'Hwn lm-lznn-lwly41ml longing to divxlw u'andvrwlufl'umnng. 1110 mountains. Venus. tlw gmldvss of luw :lml lunmu. lwing fowl ul' livlm. tlid nut fail to grant- tlw nymph's requcst tn mulw 11w ymlth SHl'l'y for what 1w IT

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x :- 2: 7 5h School Directory H. L. HALL .............. Prim-ipal and Muthenmtivs R055 F. Lm'KHIDHE , . Asst. Prin. 21nd Hisfm'y LOI'ELLA M. REILAY English T. F. BERRY . Latin A. J. REDMON . . . Biology 0. D. MELTON Physics :111dC119111istry LILLIAN BAPI'EliT , , , Vldnglish W. E. FISHER . . , ....... Music A. A. CAMPBELL. Superintendent . L. O. MALSBUHY. Pres. Board of Eduvatinn. . H. P. MCDOWELL. Sedy. . A A. EIKENBERM', Treas. A. J. PARKS, Janitor.