St Mary Central High School - Renard Yearbook (Menasha, WI)

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J g-2 f? xg igx lf. Wx XJ QE gl X fi f 5 ' f 1 l P- X K -1 ff '-Xe:-' 3 K? 72267 -722,1 QE 1 '7heme The Ancrent Manner a ballad lrke poem by Samuel T Colerrdge rs mysterrous 1n con tent and melodrous rn verse The poets rmagr natron takes flrght and prerces the very berng of the soul The supernatural element IS mm gled wrth that of realrty The poem IS based upon an old super strtron that the Southern Sea of the South Pole rs vrgrlantly watched over by a sprrrt that loves the Albatross Thrs sacred b1rd proved a harbrnger of good omen to the sh1p prloted by the Ancrent Manner through a regron of rce vord of all lrfe and lrght Day after day thrs brrd followed the shrp Then serzed by some frendrsh hate the Manner shot the Al batross wrth hrs crossbow Hrs Shlp mates crred e sun shown rn full splendor they lustrfred e cnme thus becomrng hrs accomplrces rn e eV1l deed The breeze ceased and there came a great calm over the waters and the vessel stood As rdle as a parnted sh1p upon a pa1nted ocean One by one the crew dropped dead the Mar1ner alone lrved The Albatross was avenged The sarlors belrevrng that the Albatross was a b1rd of rllomen were punrshed Wlth death whrle the Manner suffered cr fate far worse than death He was permrtted to lrve and the Albatross was hung about hrs neck A frrst curses passed over hrs lrps but gradually hatred was changed to love and he blessed the creatures of the sea and breathed a prayer He prayeth best who loveth best All thrngs both great and small For the dear God who loveth us He made and loveth all The spell was now broken Wrth glowrng fervor the Mar1ner prayed The holy sprrrts en tered rnto the bodres of hrs dead companrons and together they steered the shrp rnto the harbor Colerrdge has a message for the world The human soul thayflefrcmtly separates rtself from God and turns vrrtue followrng the path of srn and cnme cannot frnd sweet peace unless rn a retum to God through prayer re pentence sacrrfrce and expratron 1 ' Q I .' np 3 fly 'H ' ff' A . l E 1 , . ,Il A l ll at . 4, I . A- t 'ir p X ,. Y nk? l K I K N Q . . f ' - Q 1 GLA N' ' . xxx, R 41' Xl . 1 lr L I ' 3 ' 4 E, My px . ,, . . ,, -. fill A l 11 1 l ' ' ' ' ffr' 1 ' k , , ul ,pl - 'x , . ' ' - H V f' ,, 5 l, . ' . ' ' 6 ' l' ll M ' V 3 A ,1 x ,A .. gil' ' XX, fl- th H . . . . . l - 1' QV 19 1 it I f L J . - - S ka . . . 1 D - - - c 1 - . - - ' . J . . . D 1 . - 4 X i p . . I . - 'R out against him. But when the fog cleared and f E. so th ' - H 1 1-2 I I th . I . . . . ' 5 A X-' th ' . . 5 no., . H -H I I X T ' 'z . . . . 'sf' ' Lx gil-5 X . . Q I if-T! A X' g Iv' Y 1 X h . . 5 K 'vnu' , Y ' . t 6 I AT 1' f - 5 W ' 1 :Q T ff K 'g . . 4-' 'f iff I f-- X . . '. H . l - y ' X x J nj ij fs 5 . . f H 1 g I iq, ' 1 ff Lx' , -'Z ' ' I T' S u . . A 5 D 5011 . Q Q I .. . . Q Page3

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76214 The Shlp was cheered the harbor cleared Mernly d1d we drop Below the krrk below the h1ll Below the l1ghthouse top At length d1d cross an Albatross Through the fog 1t came As 1l 1t had been a Chnstlan soul We harled 1t 1n God s name It ate the food 1t ne er had eat And round and round 11 flew The ICG drd spht w1th a thunder ht The helmsman steered us through' To Mary Queen the pralse be g1venl Heaven That sl1d rnto my soul The Anclent Manner PQQJE FX fzf rw ff fR ,J Ly ff? .-2 -jf 5 3 X!!! . . . . I Q J g I I ' l ' ' ., X ll ' ' f I ,, . . pl l She sent the gentle sleep from .il T , ll l li X . . M - . . U V 4 xl f 1 sl -T . 4-'qs Y f '--11 '- -. V T! X ,, 5 e 0.74 ooep :Tig X

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in. 1 -li- SZ. Alamy Day after day Fond and loving scenes Delighted our youthful existence. Ioyfully we worked Lovingly we played Manfully we struggled On the path of knowledge. Together We sailed the sea Of youthful endeavor Under lVIary's care and Guided by our watchful pilot. 11 --1.-3 pe-aff gl: -sw W wwww, '1!!'!.,,,, WW 4' Maw gy sa5e?kf' my vi f- vga, jig' ,494 '5M?'am-0 ' 1375