Stamford Union Free School - Camera Yearbook (Stamford, NY)

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SHORT STORIES THE FIGHTING HEART WAS a nlght an June and Danny Murphy ontender for the hght heavyweaght tltle sat 111 has room Tomght he was Hghtang Sallor jennmgs holder of the belt wh1eh Danny coveted He remembered very d1st1nctly how Just ten years before a doctor had told has mother that she had tubereulosas She had daed a few years later and strangely enough thas thought came to h1m as he awaated the tame to enter the rlng Neverthe less Danny straaghtened h1s shoulders and has face broke 1nto a sorrow defyang smale Huggans has manager opened the door Well Kad he sang out wlth that gran youll not only wan thas fight but also the hearts of the crowd C mon for you re rub down there s only one more prehm The tame had come and Danny a gflli stall on has face entered the r1ng Ray' Here comes Danny Danny Murphy our Danny' From SO OOO throats assued the craes for Mur phy Saalor Jennangs entered amad hand clap pangs for the ehampaon but Danny who just tlp ped the scales to be L1 hght heavyweaght was the favorate The gong struck and Saalor jennmgs began weavang and bobbang around Danny The latter has face stall wearang a smlle followed hllll Hug uns could tell by the way Danny stepped that he meant to make a qulck flght of lt Murphy really started the lT1lX1IIg watb a left to Sulors jaw whach landed perfectly square and knocked has head back The champlon returned a raght jab but too late Danny was gone Agam Murphy came an to shoot a quaek left to Sallors chest Saalor stepped closer to get an a raght Danny sade stepped neatly and then he stopped stlll on the floor stralghtened h1s arms suffened the gran on h1S face seemed paanted there and then he slowly crumpled to the floor When they reached h1m Danny was stall as death After a braef examanataon Dr Blue saad HIS lungs he ll never faght agam A look of dlsappolntment passed over Huggans face and Wlth a sneer he answered I m through wlth h1m It was a day of uly an Montana Estella Burke and her father were radang along about a Illlle from the raalroad tracks huntang for some stray steers whleh had wanelered from the X Bar A ranch They came to a h1ll overlookanv the tracks and stopped Daddy suddenly craed Estella whats that lyrng beside the tracks? Its a pale of rags No' It s a man Daddy quaek we must go see Estella and Dad Burke spurred thear splrlted horses and an a m1nute were beside the human belng lyang 111 an anert heap Stella swung from her horse and ran to the man She rolled h1m over on has back and pressed her ear to has heart Daddy at beats Hes ahve she eraed u1ck we must take ham home and Hx ham up Hand me my canteen Takang the canteen she held at to h1s laps wet tang them The touch of the water acted as no other st1mul ant could have Danny Murphy for xt was he battered and bruased opened has eyes and when he saw the beautaful shmmg face bent over ham h1s faghtlng heart came uppermost and wath a cheery gran he murmured I must be an heaven but who would ve thought Id ever get here? And then he faanted Estella and her father took ham home wath them an true western hospa was as near heaven as he ever hoped to be He told them has story 111 the IIVIIIQD room of the ranch w1th all the cowboys attendmg Every one of them loved ham before he fII1lShL.C.l at One bag fellow was heard Illllfllluflllg I d lake to have that d sucker Hugqans at the end of my 4a Id fix m One day when Danny was well enough to be outslde he and Estella sat before the house an large easy eha1rs The men had all gone some where and they were alone on the ranch Danny loved to watch Estella as her be autaful head bent over her work H1s eyes lanally searched the das tant horazon He had learned to love these halls and plaans and ne-ver tlred of watehang the ever changmg hghts of the clear atmosphere Suddenly Danny started Over a hall about two males away eame a horseman Stella whos th at? he asked startled b cause he kneva the men could not be returnmg so soon Estella took her fathers poxxeaful field glasses from a table and leveled them on the r1de1 7 , . , . . , . . a . . . c K ,. 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Marcia Ennest and Cornelius Brown won first prizes and Mary Frances Getman and Warren Shaver won second. All contestants are to be conf gratulated for their fine work. Marcia Ennest and Cornelius Brown represented Stamford Seminary at Delhi in the interscholastic contest, Cornelius taking first prize there. Does it not give you readers of the Camera a glow of pride to see what has been done in Public Speaking in the past few years and to view an un- broken rccord which has been achieved by nsem bers of our Stamford High School? 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 -First girl's prize -No contest. -First girl's prize First boy's prize .. Elizabeth Honness ....Gladys Morrow ..............Fred Dart First boy's prize ....,.,............. Richard Frame Second girl's prize Second boy's prize Second boy's prize Second girl's prize .........,..Hildred McIlwain ............Raymond Govern ............Kenneth Doonan ........Viola Eklund First boy's prize ...................... George Harris First boy's prize .. ..Cornelius Brown These annual contests are held at Delhi and since 1921 six first prizes and four second prizes haxe brought honor to our Alma Mater Let us carry on' PLAYS HE Senior Class presented thc play After You Im Next in the gymnasium on March 71 and 24 It was considered very good and was our main money making feature of the year VN e wish publicly to thank Mr Wilson vvho took part in the play and Miss Daniels and Mr Hamil ton who were our directors '7 After we hid returned from our Washington trip the juniors began to think about earning money Accordingly they put on the play Love 1 la Carte in the gymnasium on Friday May 18th Miss Hubbard was their director The play was a success Hnancially and those who attended were rewarded with a good evenings entertain ment JOK 1 Will you give me a kiss? Pen Well' what cheek 1 Oh eithe one Miss Bushell The man I marry must be square up right and grand Prof Wilson You dont want a man vou want .1 piano If a boat should sink would a safety razor Shiek Do you know I am quite a lady killer His Sheba One look at you is enough to kill her If a rose fades does a shirt waist While in Gettysburg I dropped into a restaurant to get dinner when the waitress came for my order I said How is the chicken to day? She said First rate how is yourself? When she brought me my order I said I want a spoon She said Wait a few minutes until those other people go out and I vull come over and sit with you If a beefsteak is tough is a bar tender Deak Whats the best way to preserve peaches? Doc Don t introduce them to anybody Miss Bushell In Civicsj What is a political plat form? Ed Laux It is something to stand on during a campaign After election he lies on it Mother Daniels I saw a sign while in Baltimore Winted boys to deliver oysters that can ride a bicycle We came into Washington four hours late and t took the Studebaker to do it for it takes a lot of pull to get there Washington is the capital of the United States Look at our great men General Nuisance Use less Grant and Julius Sneezer But what is the use of electing men and sending them to Congress when every man has a senate in his own home The wife is the Speaker of the house We have a son William I take the floor every night and he is the only Bill I have car ried through the house since I have been elected Rex to Connie Did you ever catch Peg flirt1ng7 Connie Sure thats the way I caught her Pop Hamilton to Bill A young fellow like you ought not to get married so young you should enjoy life r t Bill Can t a fellow enjoy life after he is married Pop Not if his wife knows it . , 3 3 3 1 A Y 7 3 ' by D 5 ' D L , K , u I r , N , 1 . 1 . Y ' tt ... 1. . ' ' ' 1 r us - . . . , 1 , . . I ' I I ' I . , - ' 9 , . . ., . 3 1 - f 7 ' ' sua ' f ' ' 4 - ' - ' Q . K,-A . . . . But- . Y i K. . ,, . . . , . . - . ' sv. as . . . . . .. ,, . . .. . . . .,, . f 1 r .1 . , 1 . r r . , I I I I K. 1 xv 3 I ' I ' , .. K . 3 L r ' . . 1 . 1 ah L C . - I . . I l , . . . , , 9 S Y tt .Q Q .w .. . . . Q. A I - Q. - tr 1 . . . . - -.1 . tt V - - - . r ' ' at an - - A . - . s. K 1 , . s , t , Q f . fi s . sn as s 1 - ' ' ' ' ' rt ss r . , ss ws A - - ' I THE 1928 CAMERA

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Oh dear 1tS that terr1ble K1ller Mull1ns What shall we do? Hes been pestermff me for months to marry h1m Imag1ne marrymg a man llke hun? Dannys cheeks blanched not from fear for h1mself but for Estella Don t fear Stell I hope I m st1ll man enough to take care of you Id do anythmg for you St lla Ill fight to the last Danny had changed He was more reined and more serlous from h1s contact w1th gentle lovmg Estella They reseated themselves and watched the on coming r1der The rxder came rushxng up and flung hrmself off h1s horse near them He was a tall heavy set fellow who shaved once a month and dehghted 111 belng a bully He came swaggerrng up to the chalrs before the house 1gI'lOI'1I1g Danny Wal l1ttle wlldcat yu re all alone today an Im gonna carry yu away an marry yu Danny was on h1s feet Keep your dlrty mouth closed 1n the presence of a lady you dlrty skunk K1ller turned to h1m w1th a sneermg snnle on h1s face Wal th l1ttle boy has got h1S temper up h sneered And then Danny started for h1m Hls fist met K1ller s Jaw and snapped h1s head back He fol lowed th1s w1th a r1ght to Killer s stomach wh1ch doubled h1m over w1th a grunt A left to K1ller s left eye closed that for good and a qu1ck r1ght to h1S ear cut that member nearly off K1ller had had enough and started to run a staggerlng bee l1ne for h1s horse Danny d1d not follow h1m ut stood stra1ght and pale w1th h1s fists clenched K1ller scrambled on h1s horse and spurred the poor anlmal to get away from there Danny stood watch1ng K1ller untll he s appeared Then he turned to Estella She held out her arms to hma He started for her suddenly staggered and fell 1n a twlsted heap Estella ran to h1m and reused h1s head Just then she heard the chp clop of hoofs and knew her father was returnlng The doctor was sent for Danny was placed ln bed The doctor sand he had l1ttle hope but that h1s lungs were almost un hurt Hls nervous system and heart were shaken up a b1t They stood around the bed and watched every heart stopped Danny stlrred looked up saw Estella and gr1nned He went softly to sleep w1th a l1ttle grm st1ll Cl1I'V1llg his hps Hell l1ve sa1d the doctor and be a man now He s go1ng to get half my ranch w1th Estella declared Dad Burke Estella took Dannys hand and watched fas cmated for Dannys fightlng heart had won and Danny was hers By ROSE BEARD WORTH THE MONEY OC Johnsons old Buffalo BISOIIS had as a center fielder one of the most fam ous baseball figures of that trme George Swan by name He was SIX feet two 1nches tall and vxe1ghed two hundred th1rty pounds He pos sessed terrlflc speed and was one of the leagues lead1ng hrtters and the best base runner of the perlod Because he was good natured jolly and always gr1nn1ng he had more frlends than any one else 1n the game and was the most popular man playrng 1n baseball The B1sons had just f:1I1lSl'16d a SCYICS 1n New York and were to depart for WHQh1I1QtOI1 at elght o clock On the way to the stat1on Swan met some frxends and stopped to talk He was xntroduced to some more people and he m1ssed the tra1n There vtas another tram at nxne o clock but by that t1me the party was so good that he m1ssed the second one He dec1ded to catch the nlne oclock tram the next mormng but he overslept and then man aged to l'I11SS the ten o clock one and finally caught another one half hour later The trun should have put h1m rn Washmgton at four otlock but It vxas late He knew that Johnson would be rag mg so h got a stateroom and put on h1s unlform and as the tra1n pulled 1nto Washlngton he raced through the statxon he jumped 1nto a cab and reached the baseball freld just as the first half ln n1ng was over W1thout stopp1ng at the bench Swan ran out on the fleld chased h1s understudy off and played When that half 1nn1ng ended Swan came to the bench Smlllllg and trylng to look xnnocent ohn son was mad and gave Swan no chance to use the excuses he had made on the tram That wlll cost you one hundred dollars he Sald w1th a roar All r1ght captaxn sa1d Swan 111 h1s most pro voklng manner It ll cost you two hundred fumed Johnson angered by Swan s tone Very well captam sa1d Swan as pleasant as ever ohnson was too mad to talk and sa1d no more The game started tamely enough but soon de veloped 1nto a p1tchers duel Buffalo had a one 11 - 1 - 1 - 1 - - ' 11 - 1 11 , , 1 . . . , . . . 1 . 5 1 , 1 - - - - 1.1 1 11 . 1 , 1 K 1 . . . .,., . f , . . . , . b 1 - 1 , . . su. 1 1 1 1 - 11 - 11 1 1 1 1 .K 4 , . . . 1 L , . 1 11 - tt 1 11 - C . 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