Woodland High School - Jewel Yearbook (Woodland, ME)

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Essays A MARBLE MEMORY By Foster L. Ilibbard The most beautiful building in the world is the Taj Mahal at Agra, India. The constructioii of this great edifice was begun in 1630, and 22 years elapsed dur- ing construction. The story of the Taj goes thusly: Emperor Shah Jehan, grieved by the death of Empress Mumtaz Mahal, deter- mined to build a monument that would be beautiful a11d as graceful as the Empress-something that would surpass i11 grace and beauty anything previously constructed by man and anything to come after, something that would hold her memory and fascinate the World for a thousand years, something graceful and beautiful, yet rising majestically above all of man's accomplishments. The Emperor called his architect Usted Isa and told him to construct a monument that would encase her body and in which her spirit would remain for- ever. UMake it as beautiful, as graceful, and as majestic as she was, he command- ed. And then, in 1630, was begun the great monument which was dedicated to a greater love. Construction was begun on the bank of the Jumna River. The earth was searched for the purest marble. For 22 years thousands of pounds of sil- ver were brought from Persia. Thou- sands of pearls were brought from Asia. Finally, at. the end of 22 years, the temple stood complete and the body of the Empress was placed inside this beau- tiful tomb. Because of the great c-ost of the Taj, Cabout S10,000,000j there was a revolt and the Emperor was dethroned and im prisoned. Seven long years he spent waiting for the time when he would join his be- loved wife. Finally, at the age of 73, broken in body and spirit, he realized the time be- tween himself and eternity was short, indeed. His request, to be given one last view of the Taj Mahal, was granted. At dawn he was carried to the Jas- mine Tower, which is a short distance from the Taj. As the first streaks of dawn appeared in the east the Emperor, with his strength rapidly ebbing from his body, knew that he would soofn be placed in the marble mausoleum, which he had spent the great- er part of his life building. As the first rays of rising sun struck the Taj, giving it an appearance of a golden halo, the folds of death slowly enveloped him, and the Emperor's spirit silently went to join that of the Empress in the Taj-the crown of Mahal. Today the Taj Mahal still stands- graceful, beautiful, and majestic. It has never been surpassed in grace and beauty and will never be-by man or nature. The Taj is most beautiful on a bright moonlight night. As the moon comes up, the shadows, silently, mysteriously van- ish, and the sound of the fountains plays in the background. Such a scene brings to mind these famous lines of Longfellow: And tl1e night shall be filled with music And the cares that infest the day Shall fold their tents like the Arab, And silently steal away. So is it, today. and so shall it. be- forever! The Taj Mahal-The Crown of Mahal!

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T H E J outside of the court gg-iviiig' the grame to Bob makng the score 5-4. As Bob raised his arm to serve in what he hoped to be the last frame, his head swam dizzily, and he could barely make outthe hazy form of Moore who was standing on the other side of the net waiting' for the serve. His serve was so weak it went into the net making it love 15-Moore. Bob returned Moore's serve, putting it past his baekhand and making- it 15 all. Moore EXVEL 21 made it 30-15 by putting Ro,Q'er's serve into the net. Serving with all the might 0 his wanningr strength Bob was reward- ed by a 40-15. Bob made it a deuee by putting' two into the net, ,and Don Moore returned two of Bob's serves outside to give Bob advantage and the National Indoor Tennis Championship. As Don Moore shook his hand and congratulated him the stands rose as one and grave a tremendous eheer to a tennis player who had what it takes 'tthe will to win. i f tl? ll' al s K Qa tar

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H-gg g Wg gn g T H E SAFETY ESSAY P. Parks Safety is very important to us today -today more than one hundred years ago, because we live in an age of automa- tism, with untold power and energy avail- able to millions of us at the SIIZID of a switch. liife now is far richer and pro- ductive than ever before because of our many labor saving devices. Yet as we enjoy the inventions and developments which excel even the wildest dreams of only a decade' ago, we are introducing potential hazzards, eyen greater than those faced by the primitive 111311 in the wilderness. Although we have these things work- ing against us, we also have some work- ing to increase our safety. There are people laboring day after day in various ways to safeguard the pub- lic from such 'things as: fire, accident, theft, and explosion. Although we have people like this working to increase our safety, we still find some careless people who do not safeguard themselves and have no thought for others. You may have heard a person say that a child is well taken care of by pointing out that he is safe at home. But statistics show that this person is wrong to some extent. Figures show that more people are hurt every year in the home than are hurt in industrial plants or in other places. One person dies every 14 minutes in the United States as a result of an acci- dent at home. It could happen in the living room where people slip on polished floors, and stumble over rugs that curl at tl1e edgesg or in the bedroom where children roll out of bed, get smothered in the crib, or get suffocated by some careless adult who has taken them to bed to keep them quiet while they are crying. The home is not the only place where safety must be practiced. There are such places as the streets, where practically every day some sort of an accident is re- ported. This accident may only be minor J EVVEL 23 where perhaps a car had skidded and gone i11to the ditch. Or it could have been a very bad one in which people had been killed. On sidewalks accidents frequently occurg such as, the older people slipping on ice, bicycles knocking them down, or in some way tripping them. However, between tl1e ages of 3 to 21-an age span that blankets both ele- mentary and high school youth-1 he most accidents occur among elementary and high school age. The ranking causes of accidental deaths in 1936 were as follows: motor vehicles, 38 per centg drowning, 19 per centg burns, 12 per centg and falls. 9 per cent. Among high school youth they were motor vehicles, 50 per cent, drowning, 15 per centg falls, 8 per cent: and fire arms, 6 per cent. These figures show us that many peo- ple are killed every year that perhaps would have been still alive had they not been careless, and had thought about and practiced safety. P. Parks PK' as if if :Xi XVHEATSTONE BRIDGE Before I begin this little article, I should like to ask one question. Have you ever seen or heard tell of this bridge? If you haven't it would be well to con- tinue these lines. lf you have, please turn the page. Have you ever ridden across the Brooklyn Bridge in New York? Doesn't it give you sort of a funny feeling to be so far up in the air? Now on this wonderful VVheatstone Bridge you have an altogeth- er dilferent feeling. Your breath isnlt taken away by the height and you don't wonder at the thought of such a puny power as man being able to build such a large and majestic structure. It is about time for you, dear read- ers, to begin wondering what this is all about. I'm sure you must be a bit cur- ions. Human beings don't ride over this