Soldan High School - Scrip Yearbook (St Louis, MO)

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x --f -is -' -iii f- aff-9-' - , -fx - . The Knight SAW a Knight among the crowd,- 511' A man who might be justly proud: I. Since Hrst he rode away to war, . I Q He'd been-in countries near and far. .. Y '- A man of honor, chivalrous, And truthful, free, and courteous. He'd fought with valor for his lord, He'd ridden far to keep his wordg In Christian lands, and heathen too, His name was honored, as I knew. At Alexander was this Knight When it was won Qhow he did iightj, He'd sat at tables, at the head, With Prussians all around, 'tis saidg In Russia he had forayed more Than any Christian Knight before. For his .fine work high praise he'd gained, But wise and worthy he'd remained: His bearing was as meek as Mayg To no one did this good man say, In all his life, a word of wrong, For he was gentle, true, and strong. -Bernice Hosch, '8. Yesterday 1-yfv ' Are quaint old-fashioned Bowers, n, , Forget-me-nots and Rosemary D , 2 Recalling golden hours. 'S Each day brings back memories And longing stir anew, To walk the road to yesterday With old-time friends I knew. ' ' -Francis Washburne, '8. K LONG the road to yesterday I' I Unattained Ambition l 1, MADE a mad reach for the moon, ff I caught it! It crumpled! It crashed! It broke andkfell down at my feet! The goal of my dreams lies here dashed. 18

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2 Elsa? 2' as T er' Chaucer in Modern Verse HEN April with his showers light The drought of March had put to aight, ' And bathed every vein in that moisture Of which power is bred in the flowery When Zephirus warm with his sweet breath S l, 1 is if 'V n' ' ' i ' J' -'S'--.-,.-I Q - 1 Inspired hath in every wood and heath The tender shoots, and the young sun Hath in the Ram his course half run, And little birds make melody And sleep all night with open eye, Nature in their hearts pricks them so: Then on pilgrimage folks long to go, And palmers to seek strange strands, To famous shrines in sundry landsg And, specially, from every shire's end Of England, to Canterbury their way they wend, That the holy blessed martyr they may seek, Who them hath helped, when they were weak. -Reiner Rowland, Post-graduate. Sonnet A533 HE sky in sullen gray is decked today lim 4 And minds from all their movements are held still P,J..te ' fuss li H- .-,037 :Y -mv: J? jxfwfi.-f I ,C Qt he A traveler hurries forward on his way Conscious of presence of the strongest will. The birds have ceased their merry cheering songs, The squirrels crept into their hollow tree And every bird and beast silence prolongs- Silence that crushing downward seems to be. While bird and beast are held by Nature's spell, When e'er that sullen sky is o'er the land, Man, too, feels that of which he cannot tell But knows 'tis from the mighty Father's hand. Thus God is felt in everything on earth A power supreme since First He gave it birth. Rutledge Gish, '7. 1

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Class ofjune, 1925 ' Our Motto : ' 'Friendshipu Our Class Song Words by Alexander Hicken Music by Wm. John Hall We stand on the threshold of life and look back On friendships we've made through the yearsg With many a sigh at the parting of ways, As the last moment steadily nears, With Fellowship guiding our work in the world, We'll go forth resolved to our bestg Our friendship toward all men as deep and as true As this which has so stood the test. CHORUS: Through all our future days when we From Soldan High have gone, May friendship to our fellowmen In all our deeds be shown. May Fellowship bind fast the words That make ambition soar, Trouthe, Honour, Fredom, Courtesye, To us forevermore. Our Sponsors rj MR. COOK MISS RUDOLPH 19