St Josephs High School - Red and Blue Yearbook (Manchester, NH)

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f GW X gms Lf 'KG-5,27 r'Z6L:Di1'.f:5 THE RED AND BLLE ifnnrnln Fliehal 4 sang BRAHANI LINCOLN' VN hat txue blooded Amel lcan does not honol and lespect the memolx ot thlS gl eat patx 1ot s0 lenoxx ned and 1ex 91 ed 111 the l119tO1X of our Count1x ll hat Ameucan does not xx hen dxxellmg on the Clxll Wa1 pe11od thank PlOX1Cl9I'lCQ fo1 so capable and x et So klndly a gulfllng hand to lead ou1 Countlx fl om the chaos and upheax al of C1X1l tllfe to the peace unxon and poxfx 91 that xx e1e the flults of hls labors But to att11bute Llncoln s populauty to Qupexhuman goodneab O1 ablllty xx ould be to do hlm an IDIUSUCG The folemost leason that hw name IS on ex Gly hp 12 that he xxae human He xx as a gleat man a leadem of a natlon and x et the most humble and gen e1ouQ of men He xx as abeolutelx fl ee from pllfle and axrogance The tact that he emanclpated the slax ee and hls 1eputat1on as a stateeman 013101 and laxxx 91 alone xx ould haxe made hlm reepected and 1enoxx ned but thex a1e not the xltal IGHSOHQ xx hx he lS lox ed ae pelhaps no othe1 Amellcan 18 lox ed bx Clt1Z9H9 of thls gxeat land That he f1 om h1s box hood claw 1n Indlana to h1s laxt hou1 ai P19NlClQllt 19IT13.lIl8ll alxx axs the same slmple honest Abe Lmcoln ls the ansxx 91 to hw succew ae 1 man IHS ITldllIlf.lN xxele slmple He actcd xo natulallx ln tact th It lt xxax h ud to1 the common folks ot that dax to 19dllZ9 that he xx as tal aboxe them Let lt not be thought that becauxe ot hls humble and 1Qtl11Ilg rnannel -Xbe xxae xx1thout Nelt confldcncc Ol XKltl'10Llt the coulage of hl COHXICTIOHN Fal tlom thl xx xx Llncoln He xxax wud to haxe 19Elll7t,Cl hle Elljllltles and poxx 91 and con tantlx put them to good use Th1 self contldence xxax 1 great awet to hlm xxhlle D1 act omg laxx He l1ll1ClxlY gla ped a polnt and lll hlw llIl3bbLlIY1lIlg but to1ceful mannel efcple sed h1 1Cl92l I ' 55 . 'P' .. d l -if-fff. f . I , ' ' - '- near va. . L x - . 1-4 X5 51, . - . v 7 . ni-Lf':-1' 'L ' V' II, ' ge v v ' ' v' Q 1' Al-A 1 lm r 9 , Y-iT'4s HC . -' . L- v L. ' . F . . y . . . , . K. .' ' 9, .' v . v-Q n sl v 'Y I .p, V A a v u , v ' v K1 , 1 - All men were his equal. Y. x , . . . . , LV o 1 v Y kv I v- 1 L v Lv ' . , ' W' ' ' . i- .Q A . L. , . . J. N. , K. 'V f x.. v - C . , - . . ' ' , , 'I 1 w 1 1 ' 1, A . A. .' K. '--. ' , . I . 1' ., 'rw . v' A ' Lx. - ' 1 'S -2 L. ' . ' - S kv: ' :Q I 'S K- -. ' . - kv P . . Lys ' . ' ' ' i ' '. ' ' ' ' S ' ' 'S we ' ' ' '- ', . ' 's ' S.

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THh RED AND BLLE Th1 hetltage lx outs to be ploud of and outs to petpetuftte the aged deposlt of ffuth left ue bx out gteat apostle and to xx hlch xxe clmg xx1th unxteldlng tenacltx thtough t11als and tll umphs tl'llOLlgh sunshme and stotm undet ex etx and all Conch ttons xxe Cllllg' to that falth t1ll It has xlelded Us the hundted fold t the gospel In the mx NtLl1OUS Cl19D9IlNdt1OllN of P1 ox ldence, the lush lace seems to h.1xe been used bv the Almlghtx as Nltsstona ues of the xx otld Then Hall Holx Chutch of Itelandl Vngm of the Notth adotned xx 1th the l1lx and the lose, the sx mbol of lllt9g11 tx of the ffuth and the tonstancx ot thx fottttude Thou att the 1lXlllg' monument of blessed Patuck The1e hae thou stood .and thete xx 1lt thou stand unchanged and 1llCl99t1ULt1b19 annd the mem ones that tlme and txtannx haxe Qcatteted atound then base let It not be xx aited Ol CllI'H1Ill'9h9d 111 ou1 hande let not a slllglf act of outs btlng doubt upon 1ts Splllt Let ue hand It doxx n to posteutx complete Ill tts p11st1ne g1dI'ld9ll1, and btlghtened bx the fidehtx of out 1llfllX1dL1dl hves Oh be tl ue, be ttue to uemnd Ttue to falth, and t1ue to God Iovph f Iouglt tmvntg Svvurn Saga Mnnhhgv lhtte s 1 sxxtet sftd pftug IH patting Xxhel lox 11 1ll9lldS lnd ulteu lot out golden daxs ate dtlftlng Att xxele tlamed t led U19 -Xlznd Nlatet xxe ate tllllllllg' -Ks though ftom gates of hefixen Loxe and loxaltx xxe pledge thee 1710111 the Cltss of Txxentx Sex en Alum XIHIGI xxe ale 193XlDg To plunge llL,llI mto the 11 tx Xlhlle Hlflllll out bosoms gllldlllg T x llglll le tds the x x Old Sunt Joseph xxe te lencxxlng mud pledge once glYGI1 Xe oltl Halls keep bllght the mem tx OI the boxs of Txxentx qexen The long long Trall llmmfu I 7 minion 9 r 1 V Y o-1 . ' .Q '. .w T , .5 . f Q V.. '1. . 1 1. . V i ' . , . . 1 1' l ' ., . 5 . fs - s , f 1' Q . S' J ' ' 1' 1 1 , A1 1 1 1 , X L. j 1 A1 A, A-.L1 - . . , . . 1 1 A .' ' 1 . 1 1 v ' 1' 1 5 kv - v I . 4 1 v I 1 v ' v 1 . 3 1 1' 1 1. 1 v 1 1 1 I 1 v. I ' 1 , I ' . . . ' . Q V1 I , 11 1. ' , 1, ' ,' ' , ' 7 0 I . v 1.x - 1: Q 1. v v 1 . I v. 1' . v it Q 1 v , 11- ! 1 ' , M 1 1 V ,1 ' 'V -1 - , 'lf-lf, 21. ll 3 Q! 1 je ' J ' z , W 1 1 v1 1 1' ' . tl ' ' ' . F' . '1 . A 1 Q sv v 1 1 ' - V4 . .4 K Y . . 1 . ', ' ' '- y .'y- ' J '12 1 ltj 'f -z .- , vaj. ' ' 1 .' Q: .4 . ' A I ' - . I ' - 1 ' , -xii.. lt ' -9 ,. , . ' . .- 1 -' 1. I , ,.,l.

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THE RED AWD BLLE Lincoln xxas kindness and affection itself The love that he lavished on his children axe examples of his affection No mattei how sellous the offense the offspimg of this great man nex Q1 ie celved punishment and 13.1915 haish iepiemand And thex ie fused to become spoiled bx this gentle tieatment A kind lemon strance would usuallx suffice to iemlnd them of then duties O1 to make knoxxn to them xx hat xx as xxiong Abe xx as pamfullx honest He fiimlx beliex ed 1n the exchange of full xalue and piactlced this doctiine in all h1s business tians actlons He fanlv abhoued all foims of cheating in monex mat ters This x11tue eained him the cognomen of honest Abe a title which he 11ghtlx piided himself Peihaps Lincoln s gieat belief Ill equalltx among men can be illustiated no moie cleai lx than bx his piaetice of dailx ieceptions of the common people at the VS hite House All xx eie 19C91Y9d alike Rich and pool both IQCGIX ed a co1 dial and biotheilx xx elcome fiom the Piesident and thex xxeie made to feel that the man befoie them xxas not then SUDGIIOI but slmplx a human being like them selves ing oz one occasion gax and light heaited and then on anothei unutteiablx sad and dejeeted He xx as fond of meiiiment and gieatlx engox ed a good stoix He xxas quite adept at telling these sto11es himself If hoxx ex ei he xx as iesponsible foi all the clex G1 xxittx iemai ks that xx eie ciedited to him he could haxe had little time foi caiixmg on the xx ai oi fulfilling his piesidential offices Aboxe all these xutues of kindness geneiositx hone-stx and the lest xx as xx hat had mo1e of an effect on oui countix his strong adx ocacx of the Lnion It xx as this bellef that he fought foi rathei than foi the fleeing of the slax es As fai as he xxas con cerned fleedom of slax es xx as a side issue The mam pi ogect xx as to keep the LNION intact Thiough his stuiing and able leadeishlp the Qtates Iinallx immeiged tiom the gi eat xx ai a bettei nation in the sight of God and m in Ifllqll 0 N I Il 56 A ' R Q. , i. . 7 ' v Q ' .' , v , ' , A CK K SY .. , r 1, 5 l v 1 I '1 1 Lv v 1 Lincoln was a man of many moods. Friend thought of him be- ' 1 4 .. v . 1 1 , , t , 1' . L . v v v, v A1 1 J . '1 v 1 ,' W' . . v 1 . . ' ' , v ' v Y' Q .ev ' A-C, . ' xv, if K. 1 , v Ax w 1 1 1 mtv, .V , 1 ,W I Y N v x s . . . . 1 I v l kJ I tv . 1 ' 1 1 v Q, 1 - ' z . - I 1 P' . 127.