Scranton Central HS December 1955 Yearbook (Scranton, PA) - Full Access

Pertinent A thousand of voice are lifted in the familiar not of beloved Chri tma carol , we add our own pecial ongs to the ea on' music. They are ong of gratitude written for the many people who hav con– tributed their time and talent to the production of thi e ·citing i ue of Impressions. We dedicate our fir t song to the art staff. Under the capable leader- hip of Art Editor Ann lagi it members have produced the beauti– ful cover which wa drawn by Bill Hether on and cut by Judy Parson right here in school. Th extra– ordinary line cuts and linoleum blocks throughout the i u are al o the fruit of their labors. An equally important contribution to the arti tic format herein ar the impres ive photograph on page ten and el ven taken by John Wicken– den and the double-page pread of Thanksgiving game picture taken by photographer Eugene R fice. A rousing chorus in our next on~ of thanks iving i devoted to the literary staff. It member have through their superlativ h or t storie , ays poems and feature maintained and even urpa d the high literary tandard of Impres– swns. We ar enormou ly grateful to the girl on the bu ine staff and to our typist who have b en working earnestly since September to a ure the succes of the magazine. ''Thank you" eem o inadequate to expre our gratitude to th ad– vi er of the Impressions tafT . Th ir guidance and as i tanc are indica– tive of the pirit that goe into the production of the magazin . Our final ong i a tribut to thi i ue of Impressions it elf. From cov r lo cover, it i characteriz d by the pirit of harmony the pirit of .hri tma., the pirit of entral. DECEMBER. 1955 The Symphony Of Brotherhood "God i it author and not man; He laid the k ynot of all harmoni ; He planned all p rfcct combination and H mad u o that w could hear and under tand. ' ]. G. Brainard I F the element of life were to b analogized to tho of mu ic man t ady, unyielding arch for knowledge hi truggle for th di elution of ignorance and uper tition might well repre ent rh thm; hi moral ideali m mi ht be m lody. Th harmony in hi life might b created by the killful blending of und r tanding and devotion. Wh n the e element ar combined into a unifi d whole a mphony of brotherhood re ult . In the orche tration of thi ymphony, ver component ha it O\\TI pecial ignificance yet each i cl p nd nt on every other for th realization of it full, beautiful m aning. A ino-1 b ing i a creature of wonder a promi e of r at achi v m nt. A hundred million uch being, living tog ther in p aceful harmony arc the e ence of living the fulfillm nt of promi e th arti try of God. And wh n at time the rh 'thm of the great mu ic become he itant, uneven and the harmony i threatened b on group attemping to over hadow aneth r a oloi t tep forth. In a voice loud and un haken by fear hi cry for ju tic and quality i h ard throu hout the world. Hi trono- voice prote t malice intolerance eli cord. When h ha fini heel hi ong becom . the main them of the . mphon played by th ntir orch tra. The compo ition i now rich in p rc ptiv depth and fraternal unity. It ring out proudly an ternal tribute to it Cr ator. 3