Plymouth High School - Pilgrim Yearbook (Plymouth, MA)

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THE PILGRIM 29 POETRY THE CHURCH OF DRURY In the town of Drury Upon a wooded hill, Beckoning the weary To peace, soft and still, Amidst the grasses greener On this country road, Inspiring the toiler Beneath his heavy load, With spire shining brightly In the sun's mellow ray, Stands the Church of Drury On this August day. LAWRENCE MAYLER '26 TREASON Spring lay basking in the sun, Thinking not of anyone, Peaceful, trusting, sleeping. Winter lurked behind the hedge, Peering thru the leafing sedge, Guileful, slyly creeping. In the east the sun shone bright, Gilding o'er the gloom of night, Laughing as the birds flew by. In the west the dark clouds hung, Sombre drapes with violence flung, Against the window of the sky. Winter launched his arrow fleet, Burdened with the snow and sleet, Speeding toward Spring's heart. Spring heeded not the piercing stings, Just wondered at the course of things- ' Straightway forgot the dart. A. E. BERG '26 SPRING . How welcome is the voice of Spring! With life proclaimed anew, With song and joy on every side, And faith and hope renewed. Once more the fields are gay with flowers, Awake from slumber deep, And from their nook among the hills, The modest violets peep. The babbling brook flows swiftly past, V The glorious sun is high, The lacy trees sway gracefully, And song-birds chirp nearby. With everything alive once more Our sadness drifts away, Again we answer Springtiine's call And laugh the live-long day. How beautiful the springtime is With all its magic charms, We welcome thee again, O Spring! We wait with open arms. HELEN NICKERSON '28 EARTH'S TREASURE This is a legend archaic, A tale that has often been told- Of a father who willed to his chil- dren A clue to his hidden gold. 'Tis in the garden hidden, Just dig for it, he said, In this search you must look most carefully - Then a smile-and he was dead. They dug the whole land over But no pot of gold did they find, But the vineyard repaid their ef- forts With grapes of a better kind. Thus did a father bestow on His sons, a truth to be learned - That no gold could be found more worthy Then gold they honestly earned. A. S. RESNICK '25

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28 THE PILGRIM He- Oh say, you'll pardon my walking on your feet, won't you? She- Certainly, old dear, I 'walk on them all the time myself. One- I call my iliv opportun- ity. Two- You do? One f- Yeah. Opportunity knocks. .ll The young man was spending his holiday at the seashore and thought he would like to take a boat out for an hour. Having hired one, he stepped into it and cautiously seized the oars. I haven't my watch with me, he said to the boatman, so I shall have to guess when my time is up. Oh, that's all right, sir, came the careless reply. You'1l know by the amount of water in her. She sinks after about an hour and a half. .li- On an English train, a visitor from the U. S. A. was comparing the extensive railways of America, with the short systems of the United Kingdom. Say, he re- marked, I can board the cars in my home state of Kentucky at 7 o'clock in the morning. I can trav- el all that day and all that night, and at 8 o'clock the next morning, I am still in Kentucky. I guess the old country can't show any- thing like that. Oh! said a voice from behind, We have trains like that, too, but we don't boast about them. I wonder why the artist has called this picture Home ? Because there's no place like it, I should say. London Opinion Queen- Knave, who is that playing the Anvil Chorus out in the courtyard? Jester- Nay, Nay Queen, 'tis the guests removing their over- coats. Keen, but nervous amateur: I say, old chap, what shall I do if they ask me to sing ? Candid Friend: Do? Why, sing, of course-it'll be their own fault! Humolrist fLondrmJ Several Americans and an Eng- lishman were touring the Pacific coast in an auto. The Americans were much amused at a road sign which read: Three miles to San Francisco. If you can't read, ask the black- smith. When nearing San Francisco, the Englishman burst out laugh- ing, saying he had just got the joke. When asked what it was, he said, Suppose the blacksmith wasn't' at home? The heads of a big manufactur- ing plant had this notice posted at the beginning of the summer: New Rules for Employees All .requests for leave of ab- sence on account of toothache, se- vere colds, and other minor physi- cal ailments, and on account of church picnics, weddings, and fu- nerals must be handed to the fore- man in charge of your department before 10 a. m. on the morning of the game. Senior Qin dressing room, be- tween dabs of powderj Oh Gee! We're to have a test in Burns next period. Junior Csurprisedlyj Why! do you take chemistry?

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30 THE PILGRIM , f-.Rx -'4-v fxr' -:rEvf ?27 ' W- 5 - 5 fm . F Q will 'J 9 I A I - . ll - :' - 'r':-I-, pf fl3:.: 3 fl .7 all f 'fef' .s... it BASEBALL The P. H. S. baseball team, un- der the direction of Coach I. E. Brown, has completed one-half of the season's schedule with four games to its credit, and five to that of its opponents. In several of these games exceptional playing was shown to the public, particu- larly in the case of the Abington game. In the first inning, one of Ab- ington's men knocked the ball for a homer. Through wonderful teamwork the score remained 1-0 until the ninth inning. Here Plymouth was able to score a run, thus necessitating another inning. Abington secured no runs. When Plymouth came to bat, Davis made a hit and was brought home by Anderson who knockd a Texas Leaguer to left field. The game was Plymouth's, with a 2-1 score. The town fans expressed their opinions on the game and declared it to be the best game ever played in Plymouth by high school teams. The second team has produced promising material for next year, and has shown up favorably in several games. ' TRACK The track team has progressed with increasing interest during the sunny spring afternoons, and re- markable results have been ob- tained in the 100-yard dash, 220- yard dash, the shot put, the run- ning high jumps, and the broad and running broad jumps. On May 23d several members of the track team attended the Harvard-Princeton Meet in the Harvard Stadium. Among those who enjoyed the exhibition were, Cavallini, Lahey, Garvin and Mc- Donald. p Several members of the track team and others picked from the school at large, were able to give a fine exhibition at the Field Day held on May 27, at the High School field. SWIMMING The Gymnasium Class, compos- ed of pupils of both the Junior and Senior High, will receive in- structions in swimming as soon as conditions permit. 1.-ll, FO'OTBALL At this time it is well to sug- gest that candidates for next year's foot-ball team should at- tend, ifpossible, one of the Citi- zen's Military Training Camps, in preparation for a strenuous sea- son with some of the best teams in Southern New England. A word to the wise is suf-- i'icient. ADDISON B. CRAIG '25