Richmond High School - Garnet Yearbook (Richmond, ME)

Page 50 text:

I LIKE TO THINK OF LINCOLN When I think of Lincoln A brave boy was he, Who stood before the crowds of people Who, all eyes could see. When I see him there in pictures It makes me want to be, The kind of boy that Lincoln was So kind and true was he. By: Edward Chase '59 HIGH SCHOOL MEMORIES We started out our Freshman year With initiation our one great fear The day September 25 finally came, We sang the school song when called by name. Corny and cute were the combination of stunts We'd do over again with less groans and grunts Our Sophomore year it was our turn To think up the stuntsg and watch Freshmen burn, Then came our fabulous Sophomore Hop, The sock dance with lots of be-bop, Our Junior year I know not too much But I hear it was still the same old bunch, They did away with the Prom but kept Ir. Dec, The speaking contest everyone was scared as heck. Senior Reception they fixed the gym, With the orchestra in the center, a new and different whim. Our Senior year sure is a wow of work and fun, Smile pretty for your picturesg and that's all done. Rehearsals, committees' for our class play, Two performances, one at night, and one in the day, Few go on the Washington trip, But come home with stories that make you flip, All during school we've had our sports, And most of the time we've held the fort. And so we come to the endg tis time to say good-by We are finishing High School but to Life must say Hi, We'll keep these memories always in mind, For friends and memories like these are hard to find. By: Donna Adams H5611 FOOTBALL Football is fun: Football is rough. You have to run and learn to be tough Tackle and kickg Tumble and roll: Pass the ball quick, and run for the goal. By: Richard Withee '59 a-n-ana. z.r..,.aeL4e' e

Page 49 text:

,ir WHAT I BELIEVE IN All men are created equal, that is what our great document, the Constitution, says, but I feel we are not carrying out this great statement. I am referring to the Ne- grog they were brought here by our ancestors years ago without having the right to say whether they wanted to come or not. When they were brought here, they were auc- tioned off to some large planation owner. Ever since then, they have been more or less brow-beaten by the whites. For an example, having to sit at the back of a bus or not allowed to go to the same movie theatre or eat at the same restaurant, This, of course, is only in the South. But they are still ill-treated in the North as well as the South. I have heard that they are very ignorant and live in filth and dirt. But haven't they a reason to? Haven't we always pushed them back and never actually given them a fair chance? If God were here now and there was a little negro child lying on his back, maybe dying, it wouldn't matter to him if his skin was white or black. He would still heal him, I feel if these poor people had been given a fair chance years ago, they would make better citizens today, Actually, there is still a civil war going on down South between the Whites and the Negros. What if the cards on the table should change? What would we do in their place? We would probably do the same as they are doing - fight for our Independence. I hope that some day a negro may come home from work and sit at the front of the bus or take his wife and family out' to dinner and eat at the same restaurant as we do. Then I believe we can truthfully say, All men are created equal, Marilyn Perry '57 WONDER I often pause and wonder What I've done or what I will do for Him. The one who made this great wide world. The one who died because of Sin. I often pause and wonder About his everlasting love. Lover for you and me Love descending from above. I often pause and wonder If He didn't do more than His share So from Sin, we might be free. And that we might know the Father's loving care. By: Katherine Pratt '57

Page 51 text:

,. f-2--' BT LE ZECQ '.4i? '?3k,?Z:,,f Q., Q W' 5.4 J Q:.:11L111 f f 'fifsff f A 1122112121E111 ' is ' f SSN i i:555555i55f555f555555f5:s:s1wa:-..,., . ' A 1 'f ' 'A ' I 4 1 ' if ik! kr ' f ,-.,- - l sf II- '.f 3 1-. ,,,. - X-'X - -':'.- 3 -' f My K y xv ' - ,..- .,. ,,- ..f ,I . , I. .