Stetson High School - Oracle Yearbook (Randolph, MA)

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'I-hu-ty STETSON HIGH SCHOOL The Defeat of WongaSlng Taffy not u 1111 your L6 looney Pmzce lpmy From Sprtng by Lt Po HE tntense heat of the Astattc sun smoth ered the Qhtnese countrystde Along the rtver the carrtage of Prtnce Wong Stng sped raptdly The ftve black mares draw tng tt moved lttce chatn ltghtntng thetr hoofs so swtft that they dtd not seem to touch the ground lhe prtnce lay back agatnst the cushtons hts face blank and expresstonless Hts body was so sttll that he resembled a figure of stone He re matned tmmobtle unttl a sharp turn tn the ro td brought the rtver tnto vtew Then hts eyes flashed wtth excttement and he half rose from the cushtons The horses were dravsn to a stop tnd Wong Stng sltd to the ground Mulberry bushes grew tn abundance along the rtver bank where the vtllage women ptcked le tves for thetr stlk vtorms It was Wong Stng s custom to vtstt the banks duly Here he would ftnd Lo Flo who of tll the women hc h td sectt wts most beauttful It seemed to Wong that Lo Flo had been created for htm alone If she spoke coldly to htm he was unhappy for the rest of the day but tf she smtled at htm hts enttte betng was hlled wtth happtness It was not customary for royalty to marry wtth the poor but wtthout hesttatton he had offered her hts name ust as unhesttattngly she had refused Each day he tempted her wtth hts wealth securtty and pres ttge She rematned unswayed You marry a lady royal one she would ay I am not sutted to you He suspected that she was tn love wtth her cousin Lang, Today he brushed that thought astde He was tn htgh sptrtts when he found her on the bank plucktng letves He called to her She dtd not smtle when she stw htm bttt sltpped to her knees at the waters edge anl was stlent She was searchtng for words to tell htm somethtng Wong knew As he watted for her to speak he studted thts exqutstte example of Ortental beauty Ftnally she ltfted her sweeptng lashes and looked tnto hts eyes The sun caressed the ebony tresses of her hatr and the fatrness of her sktn Her votce cut the stlence I am gotng to marry Lang she satd He was stung by the words He protested threatened begged They rose from the rtverstde her face con torred wtth anger It has tlretdy been settled We tre altke Lang and I I would be out of place tn your famtly she crted They woull laugh because I am poor and unaccustomed to thetr manner I am gotng to marry Lang I am gc mg to marry htm soon As uddenly as tt had possessed her the anger left She moved toward the bushes Lt Flo where are you gotng' hts votce was broken My stlkworms are hungry she satd Ttrry not wtth your hve horses Prtnce I prty He wttched sadly as she walked smoothlv grtcefully tnto the green curtttn md even the crtm on of her dress was htdden by the letves Defeat and despatr overwhelmed htm Some where a ntghttngale sang The sound was sweet and std The rtver murmured to ttself tn t soft votce He heard netther He was ltstentng to hts heart as tt crted for the unobtatnable Patte Copeland 51 CCI tssrootttut lFettattpetra1tutres Although tt has no sun Mtss Connors room ts ltke t storm In cotts we htve to come The clrtwtng rot m ts ltke a btrn Its butlt just ltke a box Before I come Ill have to darn My heavy woolen socks Rc om twenty stx ts large of course The cold turns us to stones No heat at all comes through thts source To warm our frozen bones Now twenty one that s where vue wheeze And try to draw stratght ltnes Oh' Shut the wtndow Wtll you pletse' You ll hetr me beg and whtne There are some rooms where I repotce My hetrt jumps wtth deltght I find these rooms are just my chotce The temp ratures Just rtght' Mary Barry if PX! 'F Resemlblatmee A Ford ts ltke a school room For tf youll look youll hnd A stubborn crank tn front And a bunch of nuts behtnd Pat Palmer I G I ' f fl . a , . , . ' . . 1 - ' ' , N- - -- 7, 7 ' I . s . , ' ' - 1. K , U . c I 3' , . L 7 ' T 1 7 7, . I , ' . s 7 - 7 1 L ' ' ' , 1 1 . , . ' I . ' 'z ' z , 2 ' . ' ' S ' 2 . K 2 K . - 2 . . z . 2 I 4 I 4 , K I 1 ' 2 ' - n a 4 . ' L 1 . . I , Q tl y. 1 ' ,K ,K 1, . A L u . ' - , . , .I 'A ' W A Y 1 ' aa 1 cm t I ' I 2 4 . . . Y , l MISS Foley s room ts always warm . 1 , S . 1 2 , 1 4 T 1 -Vs Q ' K , , ii. . , . . L F l A 1 . 3 . ' 1 , . . . , W H L - 7 I . 1 ' . , 7 5 5 uv I wi ' s. . . 5 . . 2 ' 7 ,, . Y z . 1 H . . . 1 - . ' 1 4 . L 7 4 C 1 . S Y I ' ' . . , ' 4 2 D , . ' - ' ' ' ' - y . . , I . . . . . . , 51 I s 4 - . . ' , ' v v I A T - - . ' . L .

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