Rogers Hall School - Splinters Yearbook (Lowell, MA)

Page 13 text:

Q Huff? R19 fa' 'gg 2 If LUCK - The dictionary says that luck . . . is something left to chance . . . and I will add that it could be . . . a whim of circumstances . . . luck often wins where craft falls short . . . this fact is so well known . . . yet, who is there who can pre- dict . . . when it will grace his zone . . . it's best not to depend on it . . . unless you are quite willing . . . to pay the piper when you hit . . . a zero with your drilling . . . luck has a magic power . . . magnetic in its force . . . affecting mankind's interest . . with happiness or remorse . . . no one knows how to find it ...itvisitsbutafew...so do not try to look for it . . . someday it may Find you. LISA WALKER '63 QF: ij' in 'ba ik 'Qf A-as -el ia. f.-1 ff!! -is 791 5 if I F 'Sf Q45 B, ,- ' Y i jf . J-jrjif' A --,. yi,-i'.L': , 1 nf 4-! l My-54, ' lv 7 Q. .- .y. 1, . Us gf. ' 5 - - ' Q vi fi iff fs. of r - i g-f,-.ff.- rt 1 , .V 1 Qi 1 'K ' A hy, -' 'J' .. 5' f, h ' f'4- ja w : . , ,Ljf-4'1':l ll 1- -A W - ,. - If '-A up f ' 'Lx .W ffm-ggi it 5 ' 'f ff 1. is if-'N ff!-t if -L. .-'3!Qi'v-4' 31' ff ' 'fl 'J xx 'gzfzl fff-'fff' ff-'IE 'A P' f' Q e 1, an fwfr - - 1 'N i iff., ' , 1 N3 4iH4 ,' fQ..'Lf A ggi P. A 12:31 ,Ji AQ. i S , 'Tiff 'sV5U ' .-I V j X I ' 4' r , fl '1 - ' Tfiiii.. K if' X ' 4357 4, Ch: ', ' V' 4 ' , f ' , 5 f gg i: W J- ' fy' 'g r , ,f ,plana fe ' X 7,-195' ' fl, 7' lr-S ' ,ls-Q - t-zfgif af' . - ' ' 1 1--w '1r .' ' ' . .. 'v ff' fl- '? ,',,sj ' ' V x v ' 7' 'ilffgf ,

Page 12 text:

self-determination was demonstrated. The hatred and the jealousy were not in Ovid as they were in Romeo and Juliet and West Side Story, but the desire for self-determination was apparent in all three. Here, too, the search for happiness led,to inevitable death, the same ending as in Ovid. Yet to reHect the changed times, Shakespeare eliminated the lion and substituted a sleeping potion. As further indices of the changed times, a fight between jealous suitors took place, and the final destruction was achieved by the use of poison in place of the dagger. The Shakespearean era passed, but Shakespeare's works endured. They can apply to life today. Even though Mr. Laurent used the plot as a reference point or suggestion for the development of his theme, West Side Story could well be considered a modern Romeo and Juliet. The hatred is there-the hatred between the parents of the lovers, the jealousy is there- the jealousy between two suitors, the desire for self-determination is there- the resolve to take the fleeting chance for happiness by running away, and lastly, the tragedy is there-death. The ending is similar to the previous two but altered somewhat to meet a later age. The lion and the sleeping potion are replaced by a gang fight, the expression of jealousy is replaced by a struggle with knives instead of with swords, and the destruction by daggers and potion is replaced by that of a gun. Yet contrary to the other two, the heroine lives on. Why is this, one may ask? What are the three trying to prove? Could the conclusion of West Side Story indicate that in our age the idea of self-sacrifice for love has diminished in importance? Are we able to recognize the death of a lover isn't the end of the world? Is it that as human beings we are better able to face reality and to recognize that under any circumstances life must go on? ELIZABETH SEMPLE '62 SPECULATIONS OF A SOPHOMORE What is humor? Is it the character of a person or the expression and wording of a joke? What is laughter? Is it that overwhelming feeling that completely takes you over or the boisterous noise that shows understanding? What is fear? Is it the things you can't explain or the somethings you can't face? What is emotion? Is it what one lets in from without or what one must let out from within? VIRGINIA 'MARTIN '64

Page 14 text:

SOFTLY AT DAWN I looked and I saw it, like thousands of doves, Noiseless and peaceful from havens above. It covered the world in a blanket of white, Only to be shattered by man's hurried I-light. Once man awakened, hurried not to be late, I knew that that splendor would only abate. But this day I had seen it in dawn's early morn, Something to cherish as something newbom. LINDA TAFT '64 REALITY In spite of our intellects And high-Hown talking- We can only go on Plodding and walking. Com BRYER '64