Polytechnic High School - Caerulea Yearbook (Long Beach, CA)

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Cbexuleh. 191a THE GOAL u-lonorable McntioM By Allen Carncross Princess Patricia'a Canadian Light Infantry went to France 1800 strong. On the night of May 7th, 1915. they had a muster of 635 men. When relieved. on May 8th, there were I50 men able to bear armaA No Huttering peunons cheered them as they fought, Nor pump of war, nor tales of warriors bold; No bubble at the cannon'a month they sought; They lived or tiied the thin, red line to hold. Not as the half-barbaric knights of old Who slaughtered fellow-knights for love of fame. With knee to man unbent their lives they sold. Nor cared they for the glory of a name. But knew that not through them should England come to shame. 'Twas Vaior which had called them o'er the sea, 'Twaa battlelheal their gallant mettle lriecL Themselves they gave for home and liberty, And Fortune swept their Earthly hopes aside. Tho' sweet to live 'tia not in vain they died, Nor is it vain their suffering was horned Tho. happier years their destiny denied-A If Nature smiles on lands now battle-torn And Free om shall arise. redeemed to a new mom. Twn-nty-Eix

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A wire had been fastened to the gate to facilitate opening it, Lem tried to thrust the handle of the shovel through a loop on the end of the wire but could not reach it Would he have to give up aftEr am Again hope was renewed by the sight of a slender pOIE, which appeared to be long enough for his 1311!- pOSeV almost bidder: in the weeds on the ditch bank. He put out his hand far it but. in despair, saw that it was not within his reach. Must i give up! he gasped. Just then Jackl eyeing Lem curiously. gave a yelp as though he was asking to have a part in this queer game. ul wish you could help me. moaned Lem. Then he thought. Maybe he cant'i He remembered that Jimmy had trained the dog to fetch and carry things. so bracing himself for one more trial, he cali- ed Jack and, pointing to the railt he said, Bring it to me; that's a good dog. Jack was obviously forgetful of past grievances for he frisked happily about and finally took hold of the rail and dragged it toward Lem. then dropped it. and frisked about again. The suspense was terrible. but Lem kept his nerve as best he could and continued to coax Jack. After what seemed an interminable time but which was. in fact, not more than two minutes. jack dragged the rail within Lem's reach and. quickly seizing it. he thrust it through the wire and. exerting all his strength, managed to draw the headgate out and let the water pour through, Then all grew black, Hi3 one thought was to keep himself from falling back into the water; He felt himself slipping back. The water closed about him and he lost con- aciousness. The next he knew he was in his own room with his father and mother near and jimmy peeping in at the door. uDidedid you notice the water? he asked weakly. Yes, his father replied. but we'll talk about it iater. Youire tuckered out now but you'll soon be all right. Your leg's not brokenejust Wrenched.' When Lem was able to tell them all about it and the im- portant part Jack had taken in the rescue, Jimmy said triumphantiy. Jack's a pretty good clog after ail. And Lem answered heartily, He's a fine dog, Jimmy. But, he added with a return of his former spirit, if he can learn one thing he can another. and you better teach him not to run the cult. Twnzntyqewe Caerula 1916

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THE MITTEN tHonorable Mentiont By Freda Place The gang 0f dismissal clanged through the long halls and an avalanche of noisy sixth graders came racing out onto the school grounds in a headlong rush for the football field. Comint to Bible Class tonight. Jimps? The speaker was a husky. handsome. little fellow of twelve. with light wavy hair and exceptionally large. brown eyes. HN'cbpe. 'tain't no fun, much. when y'ain't got a girl to talk to you. Too dry for me anyhow, that Bible Class. Guess ynu wish you wuz in my shoes thent Jimps? I'm goin' to take Beatrice. ' Just then Smootey the Second came up, and oven hearing Clenhs boastful remark. retorted jealously. Bet you a nickel you get stung. guyf' Huh. Ihd jes like to know what you know about it? Maybe you think youtd stand some chance! Beatrice Barnes was. without exception, the cuteat little girl in the sixth grade. Her Iong auburn curls and dark brown eyes made her admireli by every boy in the Lincoln Grammar School. Now Glen had not made a date with Beatrice for that evening, but knowing that she always came to Bible Class. and having an extremely good opinion of himself. he was egotist- ical enough to tell himself, and evexyone else, that he had a date for that night. We . s'long fellows, rm not goin' to play ball tonight. Say, Smootey. I'll take you up on that nickel. So each produced his nickel to show he had it. and Glen jumped on his new wheel and rode off, caning back. See you a at Bible Class. Slang.n Now all little boys know that in order to receive favors from mother. such as going out extra nights during the week, they must never stay to play baseball after school. 50 Mrs, Rogers was surprised in looking up from her embroidery that afternoon, to see Glen coming home so promptly. He noticed the pleased look on mother's face, and feeling in the heat of spirits he tossed his cap on a chair. Feelin' good today. Momsie? TwentyrHeven