Yeshiva University High School For Boys - Elchanite Yearbook (New York, NY)

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Once I had my own tranquil place My refuge from the human race Across the gleaming lake I'd gaze Through crystal studded morning haze Purpleerobed mount with royal grace Throned amidst hills of dark green lace Forced to ponderg Was it G-d's plan To grant such wond'rous gifts to man 2' The poetry of earth is never dead -john Keats The crystal dew is ashen gray, The fortress mount been swept away, The spewing chimney blots the sun That shone on life where now is none, Cold stone and steel, coarse concrete Where rugs of green once kissed my feet, Forced to ponderg Was it G-d's plan That man destroy G-d's gifts to man? 11 I

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Bordered by Confininggates J s N Of long imbedded fears and hates, 1 The steamingteemingsghetto street t Pulses to the angry beat s ' ' Of hearts aburstwith new found pride And cries for freedoms longadenied, Demsandingxloudly equal share R A Cf that which theyare rightful heir, T The civil rights allowed to all That stand outsidethe ghetto wall. J No longer with a timid tone T T But with a roar that makes it known That if denied another course t R' We will not shirk the use of force, Andrising from that steamy mist A scornful, clenched coal-black fistl

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1 f . I . Aye stout men they werea noble crew, Young bravelads all, all loyal and true, Straight as the oak, tall as the pine, Roaming in bands each numbering nine Wielding their clubs afea-red of none For in the heart are battles won. ' . I l Ji oi has , Qhl. Great .yvas the feat that gripped theland, .I . g. , , . A A 0' ' LouEl the calls for Gijberts band,' ' when through the dale tzhe cry,was heard' ,- Qf-thoie down south who wo'rship'bird, . ' , i T ' r th7ey swoge to pitch the foe From hil o kyf liiglfror-low. 3' ' . 1- ' U.. r I ., 5 o ' ' ' . gy nsqiuynnath 'I-f A 'V - Q 5.-il' ' uhnff' if METS WIN! TAKE SERIES . . Q !f ,Q 4 Q4 t