Stephens High School - Tribute Yearbook (Rumford, ME)

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14 STEPHENS TRIBUTE me fo1 a short cut to h1s 1ude dwelllng the Egyptlan put me to use the Greek made me beautlful and the Roman gave me per fectlon I am the great Roman road I am Flfth Avenue I am Maln Avenue I am the Path of Llfe of Success I am everythlng that g1VeS to man a route of progress and a path to experlence Lack 1ng me mounta1ns would not have been crossed deserts would remaln barren folests un cut and cxtles unbullt No people on thls earth would survlve wlthout me The horse would remaln useless the automoblle umm ented lf It were not for me Street trall path subway or avenue over mounta1ns across pralrles road and lead manklnd yet I am what manklnd makes me Yet great IS the romance of the road' and may we nevel wander from 1tS course Almandei Yuknzs P0 TO IL PENSEROSO As sprlng arrlves upllfted by a breeze Surrounded by her flowers and buddlng trees I often thlnk of you wrapped up 1n gloom Away from all our sprlng llght ln full bloom To glve you and myself a day of pleasure I want you to come to me neath Sk16S of azure Well romp o er h1ll and dale ln the brlght sun Well JOIH w1th all the chlldren 1n the fun We ll seek out blrds wlth tr1ll1ng merry song And fish 1n laughmg broks that skxp along We ll lunch among the pleasant peasantry And between b1tes we must stop and laugh ln glee At some qualnt story told ln humorous form And not once w1ll we stop to look forlorn At eve the cows come stralghtway to the barn Thelr bells proclalmlng that they re free from harm And when the barnyard gates are closed at last We not1ce that the sun IS fadlng fast We ll watch It as It pauses 1n 1ts H1ght To bld the clouds and earthly frxends Good Nlght It s rosy llght reflects down to the ground And the sllvery clouds are seen for m1les around Then when the world seems almost all asleep We ll rush away lest shadows round us creep We ll enter a brlghtly llghted door Where mlngled sounds make a great uproar VVe ll dance and slng and laugh t1ll It IS one Then we must put an end to all our fun We ll then go home and to our waltlng beds Whlle dreams of gala Joys fllt through ou1 heads And when old Sol comes back to bld Good Mornlng We'll st1ll be wa1t1ng for h1m even tho we're yawnmg He'1l lure us out beneath hlS sh1n1ng face And fill our m1nds with thoughts of peace and grace Then Penseroso I Wlll let you go Back to your world of gloomlness and woe And lf ever you feel that you agaln are free LN 4 . - . J . . 3 . 5 9 ' a 3 . J 1 - 1 9 W v 1 V . - w , K f 1 a , 9 9 K ' , . . Y , . . u . y . . , ' 7 'Y' v Y 7 't 7 through Cltl9S or forests-anywhere and everywhere. I am the 9 ' 1 1 . . . , ' 7 ll 79 Y Y . . , . . 7 Y y Y ' , , . . . . Y , . . . . . . 9 , . . . . Q n Y . , , . Y . . . , ! , u s 1 Q Q . v ' , Y , . , . . , 1 u Q n . , n o .

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STFPHF NIS TRIBUTI Take It easy old chap Sdlfl the doctor commg toyy ard h1m What lsn tl asked the beyylldered W1ll1am Why that heart you phoned me about Somebody s k1dd1ng you answeled W1ll1am and the doctol e Vt as he dreammg or yy hat yyas the mattel xy 1th h1m Flrst thc pollcemen and noyy the doctor VS hat yy ould happen next? But he wasn t kept 1n suspense long for 1n about an houx he heard the shrlekmg of mrens and groamng of brakes and fare vafons appeared Flremen dashed 1n neglectlng to bleak down the door or smash a yylndovy as lequlred by the Flremans Gulde Where ls lt? asked the first of them Where s what? asked W1ll1am The fire you telephoned about W1ll1am reeled shghtly but recovered Somebody s k1dd1ng you he sa1d Thls thlng was golng too far lVas It Bob yyho yyas playlng '1ll these trlcks on h1m It yyas true that he had yoyyed to et ey en yvlth W1ll1am but yyhy yy as he takmg all thlg palms Late m the afternoon he sat smokmg h1s p1pe feelmg a trlfln yy eak It had been a hard day He looked out of the XV1I1Cl0Vy and blmked A tl0p1C3l garden had appeared on the s1deyvalk as lf ry maglc There were tall potted palms great bealllllflll ferns What? he demanded brlefly of the two men flom the floust shop The stuff you ordered for dressmg your home fo1 the fancy ball tonlht one replled W1ll1am staggered and caught hold of the door He thought SLllQlX that he was gomg to fall when he happened to look out of the door There rlght ln front of the door stood Bob laughmg t h1m but as Wllllam looked Bob QlllCklN tulned and started o yy ilk ayyay Vt 1ll1am ran out and crled Hold on the1e Bob I yv'1nt to speak to you Th1s yyas yust yyhat Bob yy anted so he turned around Yes yvhat IS 1t he aaked Vt ell I was yust thmkmg that I needed some one to look after my shop for me and lf you yy1ll come back agam you can haye '1 tvyo vyeeks vacatlon and yes ey en three lf you want 1t So Bob Went back and he and W1ll1am have llyed peacefully ey er smce The firemen doctors and florlsts h'1ye ney er bothered h1m agam E Watson I S THE ROAD I am the load Like mln I am born I l1ye flOLlI1Sll yvlther and d1e Llke man I progress vvxth the centurxes I spxlng from ln Indlan txall a dee1 path leadmg to a lnook I spung from a brook Ol stream I am crossed off I grovy untll I become a thrlymg thoroughfare a hlghway for the r1ch and poor good and bad b1g and l1ttle The pr1mey al yy arr1o1 and cay eman made F 2 I. .' C 13 ss ' V y H U ' ' , , ' A., Y 1 ' Y 1 u ' , a 4 H ,' ' ' as , , n Cl t 7 ' U' Y Y! 1 4 ' ' , A ,, V A S I 1 ' V v 1 y' ' ' v ' , V v , l 1 w . 4 y . . . . , , , . . . . , xv L 1 ' x' . . . w Y' v y . , ' y ff ' ' v ' 7! 1 ' u - ' f rv , ll 7 7? Y ' ' if Y! K6 Y ' ' Y 79 ' . . V Y V ,W f p A Q x C L, , ,,y. . , G . . .r . . ., ., gorgeously colored flowers by the hundred. as s xv - , 4' c . v7 I' It N ww' 1 . ,, . , . xA N lv n , I , 1. y .l , 4- I 1 . D l v n w A' a , L .. , D c - L C W . 1' - I ' as , v v ' C ' 1 Y I, .W V . v y v y cc , ' , ' sr ,, , . . . a . C v ' v v' ' v 7 ' 1 ., 1 ., f I v v K1 ' lv ky, 7 ' Ur I .H x I n . , 'nl n I C 7 v l Y - '91 . . N. I a I . I I v 1. 1 l . c , c , , . , , I D ' I vw ' 4 I 1 n' . , .. .. . 1 .1 Q . 1 1 ' - 1 1 u f 9 v 1 4 1 1 ww 1 v D S K ' ' . 7 Y . 1 Y I , .

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