Townsend Harris High School - Crimson Gold Yearbook (Flushing, NY)

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Babyloman Capttvn 'y I saw the tow r of Harrrs As I was passrng by The gray tow r of Harrrs Agalnst the pearl gray sky My heart was wrth the Harrrs boys Who leave wrthout a srgh The years Oo fast rn Harrrs The golden years and gay The hoary gothrc tow rs look down On careless boys at play But now the pow rs above decree They leave the green banked Rrver The Oval and the Drrve The Campus and the Terra e To seek out busrness hrve They g1ve therr merry youth away That College growth may thrrve Atop a prle of steel and brrck They ll take up therr abode And rn envrronment mature Thelr youth w1ll find a good The Founder now must srgh to see Them stunt the seed he sowed 99 66 O 0 Ot 7 D . 3 9 S 7 , 7 They put their games away. 7 . 7 7 C 9 S I I ' g S4 rytw

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A SAD SOPH MEDITATES Soon will go the room spaces, For the crowded, dirty placesg For the busy, rushing parts Where the heavy traffic darts- Automobiles, wagons, carts. No athletes during lunch hour' And twould be quite drab to much our 1' ood outdoors among the mobs Midst rushed men and hasty gobs Laborers hurrying to their Jobs Handball would be out of question, In that maelstrom of congestiong How much different from our school This was built with skillful toolg Of Gothic art a gorgeous jewel. Can the founder sleep in quiet With this turmoil and this riot? With this change from good to bad? Is it just a whim or fad? Or the work of someone mad? G O DUES G O dues G O dues G O dues jumbled In the assembly By Mr Flynn mumbled The faculty sayeth Gainst this paper banded There werent two systems So tis commanded What value notes of hand? Meant but a promise bland So each one was informed And the STADIUM was slandered Theres not to make reply To answer back those on high Theirs but to sit on high So tis commanded Is it fitting or proper to leave these halls without suitable memory? Imagine departing with no final show with no souvenir of the building 7 Ay rip the moulding from her walls The cards from tattered shades For souvenirs of T H H When recollection fades Take plaster from the ceilings worn Remove a desk or chair Bring long a splinter from the bench Of Dr Senftners lair These floors once filled with tales of woe Will soon be of the past So take along a plank or two To make the memory last A nib from Fitzs fountain pen A hair from Fendys beard Remembrances of our dear school Will always be revered A pane of glass with all its dirt A blackboard from the wall Will ever be a memory Of Townsend Harris Hall So dont forget to take along Regardless of its size A souvenir of T H H A thing you re sure to prize 7 , . . . . . . 4 . . , . . . . . , . . , . . , C' ' ' D 1 s 7 , . 7 1 5 , . ,, . . . . . Y . . . . . . ,, , . . . . . , . 9 7 7 - 1 , i 7 . 7 5 7 . , . , , . . . ' v 7 ' . . ., - y . Page Sixty-one

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Oh pray that down at Commerce They ll keep therr sprrrt lrve That Harrrs personahty Its glow to keep they ll strrve Therr exrle some day shall be o er And Harrrs shall revrve Then let us cer look forward And plan for future days When on the towr of Harrrs Our standard we shall rarse When Vrct ry on our cause w1ll shrne Wrth brrght resplendent rays When that day comes may we br1ng back Tradrtrons whrch have not slept Tradrtrons whrch l1ke the 1vy And may they be l1ke the 1vy Green and freshly kept I saw the tow r of Harr1s As I was pass1ng by The gray tow r of Harrrs Agarnst the pearl gray sky My heart was wrth the Harrrs boys Who leave wrthout a srgh But exrle some day shall be o er And Harrrs shall revrve And Harrrs personalrty Shall be agam ahve And Harrrsrtes shall sport agarn And youthful joys shall thrrve TRISTAN C DURWARD 7 7 7 7 . 7 . , V . . , . . . . , 7 7 About these walls have creptg 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 Page Sixty-three