Stephens High School - Tribute Yearbook (Rumford, ME)

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STLPIIFNS BROADCAST PAGE TWENTY OINF GRI-I N VALLI- Y Nestled among the snowy erags of the White Mountains in New Hanipshne there hes a beat. tiful green xalley At one end of the xalley there rises a moun tain winch by xirtue of its brilliant foliage xx as called The Great Green Mountain by th t ibe of lndlans who urst irhlbited tue xalley Natuie had tak n a curious fancy in shaping the mountain for at the top she had formed a httle plateau From the slele of the plateau fae ing the xalley there was a sneer drop of sex eral thousand feet to the xalley Iloor below From the plateau one has an msplrlng xiew of the valley and the mountains on each side Happy Eagle had spent many pleasant hours on this httle plateau He had come he-le frst when he was a httle boy to calm himself aftel outbreaks of temper As he grew older the valley and the xiew took on new importance for him Many moons passed and Happy Eagle oecame a chief the braxest warrior in his tribe but unhke the other brax es he would spend many silent hours at his sanctum the little plateau nigh above th valley He was dreaming always dreaming of the day when his tribe would be the most powerful of all Looking down at the envisioned them as green and golden with fields of corn and maize He saw the tribe grow and 11 time inhabit the whole fertile xalley Dream ing always dreaming of the day when The days passed and Happy Fagle took many trips outside h1s beloved xalley looking ox er the land spying on other tribes planning for the day when he xxould be able to realize his dream Each time he returned his xalley looked mole beautiful to him A man obsessed with noble ideas whether he be savage or not usually leads a noble hfe So it was with Happy Fagle His tr1be reeog nized him as their leader and supreme chief One day as he was descending from his m0-ill tain a trusted warrior told him that a strange tribe had entered the lower end of the valley Fear clutched for the moment at Happy Fagles heart then was gone Why should he fear Was not his tribe as fit as any other Yes but they were not ready for his great plans He must act at once Feverlshly the tribe t to woil male ng bows and arrows tomahawks and arrowheads of wnich they would need a large supply Happy lfagle was exerywh ie at once gixing ordeis hcle encouraging there With him this xxould be more than the saxage struggle for self pres eixation The work was slow and Happy Eagle began to grow uneasy As yet they had heard or seen nothing of the other tribe He feared that perhaps they were ready for the struggle fol possession of the xallev In two days he would be readv for his assault One fatal afternoon he sat in his tepee miklng arrow heads Thougnt of his tribe his pl'1ns for the future filled his mind th 1 sudden h w 'is aroused from his rex erie bv 1 snlppmff twig close by He got up and looked outside All around he saxv sinister forms taixing., xent to his deepest wax cry he seized a tomahawk md flung himself at the nearest phantom The camp was aroused and from exery tepee poured the brayes of the tribe The number ol their adxelsarles was great Happy Eagle saw one after another of his men go down undei e swinging tomahawks of the lnxaders Eael one gave a new stab to his heart The massa ere was pitlless Women children and new boin babes were dragged forth and scalped while happy Lagle fought on in agony of despair Finally he observed that he was the lone survixor Despalrmg all he started to run to wards the path which led up the mountain As he left he was noticed by three of the blood crazed assassms who started after him Although he was exhausted he managed t keep ahead of them and out of sight Scrambnng desperately up the steep ann rugged slope of the Great Green Mountain his brain was founding w th the thought that he must gain his plateau and look once more upon the valley he loxed Bushes and brambles tore at him but he ignored them in his wild rush exei upward upward klnally he burst through the scrub pine th rama was spread before his eyes He grew calmer and walked slowly toward the edge For many minutes he stood with arms folded Wllh out a single muscle moving a silent majestic fig ure with his world before him His green xalley with xts myriads of irldcseent streams and fra grant meadows the mountams with their shin ng tops beckoned to him in the distance The smkmg sun slid down behind him All his dreams his hopes and plans were shattered his world was in despair All was gone Happy Lagle now knew the heartbreak of ambition All wxs ended but the beautiful gr en xalley was still there A soft erunch in the underbrush warned him that his enemies were at hand As they stepped upon the plateau hate turned to awe for '-lappy Lagle had become truly a palt of the xalley he loved Tourists who come down from the Great Green Mountain say that at sunset on a clear day one can see an Indian face clearly drawn in the rippling streams and wooded groxes of the xalley Those who hxe in the xalley know whose face it is and gixe thanks for their prosperity to the Indian god Happy Eagle whom they know still inhabits his gieen xalley BARRY MCMFNIINANIIN MICHAEL Higher mother higher' This is wonderful' As I entered my yard at fifty Elm Street I glanced in the direction of the cries across the shrubbery which dlxxded my lawn from the ad Joining one The picture I saxv was a familiar one Spacious green lawns forming a frame around a beautiful flower garden ln the middle of which an ancient gnarled apple tree so eu' 4' - Y uk' m 1 - .- ' ' - I if . 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PAGE TWENTY Llberty' What 15 l1fe 1f l1berty lb rernoxed A day IH F1 ance or Poland would soon extenuate an answer The Blll of Rlghts assures us that we may read WFIIC or speak on any subject of nnportance w1thout IHIQIICFCDLC Censorsh1p or curtallment 1s completely out of the quest1on But let us not be d1s1llus1oned by the gcneros1ty of ou1 forefathers I'he Const1tut1on IS not 1 passport to a happy carefree l1fe It IS the foun datxon the rock upon Wh1ch democracy the only true way of l1fe 1S to be preserud Uncle Sam stands for l1berty the strongest most unyleldmg l1berty Happmess' The colleague of l1fe and out growth of l1berty IS happmess To attam com plete happ1ness our world doctr1ne must be DHCIHSYII for 1nd1v1dual content does not msure secur1ty One country though the last peaceful country 1n a un1versal calamlty may attaln a part1al happxness or feelmg of securlty 1f com pletely prepared to meet any emergency The whole story then reverts to the one statement If Amerlcans bEll9V6 1n Amer1ca they must de xote the1r hves to the defense of Amer1ca L1fe 11061 ty happmess A nat1on mlnus one IS a nat on mmus all COURTESY Stphens Hlgh W1nn1ng Theme By Joyce Lord Respect c1y1l1ty pollteness and knsdness all rolled IUIO one f0I'm the greatly netdcd and greatly neglected vlrtue courtesy R1ch men have th1s spark w1th1n them Some nourlsh t untll It develops 1nto a warm glowmg tire wh1le others neglect 1t unt1l It practlcally d16S out Courtesy 1S not hard to Obtaln 1f the obtalner 1S smcere Followmg Golden Rule WhlCh says Do unto others as you would have them do unto you As soon as th1s hab1t IS formed It w1ll never be broken One of the most common examples of cour tesy IS the use of please and thank you At the table when deallng wlth requests always accompany them vuth these words One should Jemember however that the table 1snt the only place for pollteness Manners 1n the classroom are equally as 1mportant as those at home bury student should do hls part to make the school more mterestlng Any class could greatly beneht by the cooperatlon of the students 1n thelr re pect for the teachers and lellow classmates and tl1e1r enjoyment of the lessons A large part of school l1fe 19 centered 1r sports Dur1ng each season there are both wms and losses It IS most lmportant that one can w1n gracefully and also lose gracefully The losers should not call the W11111t rs paor sports or cheaters and on the other hand the WIH ners shouldnt boast to the1r opponents If you can learn self control fa1r play and good sportsmanslup try sol1ta1re where you can cheat yourself Many good tlmes have been spolled by msuflx clent knovs ledge of courtsey and good manners ll one does not know when to use the fork or STEPHEN S BROADCAST spoon he should Und out before It 18 too late Informatlon may be found 1n books or th1ough aduce from the skllled Whtn you obta1n tms 111to1'11at1o11 howex er be sure to apply It for ll s a lot more fun to play the game when you know the rules WHAT I OWE AMERICA AND VVHAT AMERICA OWES ME Amerlcan Leglon DISIFICI Contest By Genulut Nlclscnna .June lb the commencement t1me tor many Amerlcan boys and glrls gl adu ttmg fxom schools and colleges Uppermost IH the1r mmds IS the questlon of what oppo1 tun1t1es are 1n store for them We have devoted years to prepara uon now we arc thlnkmg about the chance the world w1ll g1VQ us to use what we have learned We ask the quest1on What does AHIGFICH out us' All our country nas ever attempted to assure IIS people IS an equal chance for every body It has made good on that promlse to a greater extent than any people have ever found unde1 any other gox ernment It cannot offer any more than opportumty It would be a trag1c m1s take to try lf Amer1ca offered everybody equal possesslons we would be a natlon of Weakl1ng and mcompetents We all have the opportumty to achleve equal possess1ons but a lot of Amer1 cans have fa1led to make good Wlth thelr ODDOI tun1t1ts The Amer1can system has bullt up equauty people because It puts the r1ghtlul rewards ot 1ndustry and amb1t1on W1th1n the reach of al' 1ts people It cannot compel anybody to go after these rewards we do It of our own free w1ll Amer1ca IQ stlll a land of opportumty even though wars threaten from all s1des We the graduates may be d6CClX0d by the hard years and dlsappomtmnts ahead of us but through hard work and pat1ence there Wlll be opportu n1ty and eventually possesslon That s what Amer1ca owes me and that s what she w1ll ex en tually glV6 But what do I ovse Amer1ca If I were a boy of the draft age I could eas1ly show Amer1ca what I owe her and what I mtend to pay for all the serylces she has glven me Unfortunately I am a g1rl and a glrls l1fe lacks the thrxll of soarmg through the clouds IH a due bomber 01 apparently adyenturous l1fe of guns camp and un1forms But Uncle Sam says that I may st ay home and seryt Amer1ca as Well 1f not better than soldlers sallors or alrmen More 1mp0rtant to SUIXIVHI than any Maglnot l1ne or eyen the best tralned army ls the hung fa1th 1n democ racy If the people of a country prefer safety to l1berty nothlng can prexent them from bclng oyercome oy a host1le power Now IQ the t11ne to help others tram themselx es for an un e1ta1n future Now IS the t1me to make our mmds bOdlQS and ldeals strong The best contrlbut on I can make IS to prepare myself for some t1me ln the future when Amer1ca w1ll need me most Thats xx hat 1 one Amer1ca and th'1ts xx hat I1 1tt11d to gut' , . . 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PAGE TWP NTY TWO tts branches of comfettlng shade Suspttded from one of the loxxer branches xxas an old fashloned sxung VShlCll 1n lts moxem nts svxayed the tree from 51de to 51de Seated ln th1s svxtnff xxas a beautlful chlld vxhose laughlng face xx 1 upltfted tn a serene yet QUGStlOfl1I'lg manner a dtrect contrast to l115 clear blue ey es xx htch held 1 glassy almost deathltke stare Hts golden l1a1r lormed a halo of curls for l11s xxell sl1aped he nt and nls ttny hands flrmly grasped the ropes ol the sxxlng Standtng near by xxas a young woman dressed 1n a cool green dress xxnlcn vxhen one looked closer brought out the green flecks ln her seemtngly clear broxx ll exes 111 halr a beautlful chestnut color xxas vxorn tn thlck braxds vxound closely to her head She xas laughtng xxtth the chtld but her face wore a protecttxe yet hall fearful look A5 I passed l1om the glartng heat lnto the cool dark lnterlor of my house I soon forgot about the chtld lll tl1e occupatlon of my own aftalrs Later that mornlng as I happened to glance out of my vxtndoxx I saw the boy and h s mother leaxtng ln a large Cal and tt was only then that I remembered that th1s was the day that the great speclaltst was comlng to operate on Mtchael s eyes A week passed before I saw the fam1l1ar form agaln and then only for an tnstant as they car rled Mlchael tnto tl1e house I stepped through my door and walked noxselessly across the green carpet of grass past the br15tl1ng shrubbcry and a moment ln the cool damp shade of the app e tree As I touched the rusttc svxlng I vxondered lf Mlchael should soon be granted hls long destred wtsh that he be able to gaze upon h1s loxed swtng and to see through h1s own eyes the beaut1ful panorama whlch xx as now spread before me IH an axve lnsplrlng array I closed my eye for one brtef moment and breathed a prayer that hls deslr mtght be fulfllled and the11 qutetly I tu1 ned and entered Mlchaels home Steppmg 1nto the d1m hall I caught stght of Mlchaels mother talklng wlth a mtddle aged man vxhom I tmmedtately surmtsed to be the speclaltst I approached them ln tlme to hear the surgeon say the operatlon ltself vxa sueeessful but due to all unforeseen nerxou response I doubt 1f he w1ll llxe longer than one half hour I sensed rather than saxx the look of lncredlblllty and fear that flashed across tl1e face of Mlchaels mother mtngled vxlth the tor tur d QUGSIIOTIIHQ ltnce whtch she cast Iilst at the su1geon then at 111e as 1f she vxere asktng HIL to say somethtng anythlng to proxe to her that Mlchael vxould ltxe I stood there dumb founded not knovxlng xxhat to say or do Ftnally Mlehael s mother spoke hardly aboxe a vthtsper Somehoxfx I had expected that she vxould scteam and shout th1t lt xx tsnt true lt coaldnt be true Mlke golng to dle ln a few short mlnutes but tnstead she sald calmly I must go ln to Mllee he IS alone somehoxx I guess he has alxx ays been alone no matter hoxx hard Ixe trted to be 1 part of hts l1fe l1e nexer had P1 chance the poor darllng but he xxas alvxaxs so cheerful nexer Nlllkv or cross btetuse he couldnt pl ty ltkf S FLPHLNS BROADC AS l other chxldren he xxas content to svxlng ana pteteno tnat he vxas nytng on tne DJCK OI a huge Ulld Suddenly sne turned toxxard the uoctol '1 llamlng hgnt 1n ner eyes doctor tell me lor a ntlnute Just a mlnute could lvllke see ' ll1e doctor was startled but he repned eannly See ' Yes I could remoxe the bandages but tn slrtln on his eyes xxould Cause hts heart to glxe xxty that mucn sooner Are you sute ltllehaels mother asked sure he coulel see Perfectly the doctor ansxxered ln a llrm tone lhen well do tt IVIIKQ shall have nts one wtsn to see h1s swmg she vxhtspered Lome followed them tnto the room lvltchael sat up and questloned I5 that you mother? ls the doctor there When may I see my svsmg You must be qulet Mlke dear you are gotng to see rtght now hxs mother answered IH a broken VUILC l lotnel ate you crytng P lVIlk6 asked Only because I am so happy darlmg she whlspered lhe doctor carrleu INIlChdCl to 1110 NXIUCIOW and put h1n1 ln a chalr lhen n cut axxay the bandages lvllchael opened hts eyes and bllnked at the strange glare ln a mtnute as hts eyes became accustomed to the llght Ie savx the swmg before htm Mother my swlng he sald 1n a weak XOICG Yes dear lt lV.l1lse' Oh God Mlke answer me' Mlchaels motner flung herself on the floor bestde her boy crylng But Mtchael dldnt hear he sat there lmmoxa ble xxlth a peaceful sn11le on l11s lace He had seen ms beautlful swlng I turned quletly and M A DEIN NIS BU ONL WILL EVER KNOW The crowd drlfted out of the Lmplre Theatet Plnladelplna Men scratchee matches and 1001 ed contented when thetr ptpes drew rlght xxomen hurrledly arranged halr and hats and soon all tnoxed on John Martm stood xxlth hts SlNlLl .Joan Struss John alxxays took his slstef to see belnnn nevtsreel I undel st1nd ner so perfectly he thoug'tt I can exen understand ner unleasonable loxe for Jon Struss He looked doxxn at tl1e sltghtly g1ey11g nead ol tl11s courageous s1ster I vxon liil tl shell exex fotget htm ne mused She IL tlly xxorks too hard for the If B I sples ot U0 plea Joan turned suddenly and a sm1le erased tha longlng sadness lron1 her eyes Ate you gontg 1 l1t back to 'xx aslnngton Johnny ' Jol111 vtas surprlsed o11ce more by thls qulck e tlnge ln l11s stster Im off untll next Satut d ty Let s hurry so you ctn tell m about tlns 11e xx case you re vtorkmg on A taxl soon brought them to Joans apart ment Well whats tt all about Joan'7 You seem rather CXClIGd The chlef thmks lnformatlon IS drlftlng hom tl1e Pm lma Canal 7one to son1e OI sex tl 11 people here ln Phlladelphta I-Iaxe you anytlnng to go on Very llttle Sexeral young German speak mg boys Came dovxn from Nexx York sexeral xxeeks ago All they seem to do ls to htxt xxtlrl ' - 1 fs 1 1 fs, 4 , '. 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