Tekoa, 1928 PDF Download

Author: Westfield State Normal School
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780265002193
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 100

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Excerpt from Tekoa, 1928: Year Book of the Senior Class of 1928 I AM mount tekoa. For ages uncountable I have been the silent guardian of Westfield and its river valley. From the Bible was I christened. From my rugged summit the eyes of Indian Chieftains scanned the surrounding lowlands. I have stood unchangeable while wild animal creatures and untamed human life roamed Up and down my valley. Sternly I watched the invasion of the white man, and my heart could find no love for him. But be conquered impassable oh stacles - dense forests gave way to his homelike houses; the red men became his friends; gleaming rails carried him fast across the miles; the power of the river whirled his mill-wheels; delicate wires flashed his invisible message to waiting friends; schools educated his children that they might work more wonders in the ages to come. All this did I see the white man accomplish in the river valley. Slowly I grew to love the red man's white brother because of his mighty brain and creative power. Still I stand, the silent guardian of the valley and the town. Suns rise and set again; flowers blossom and fade away; tides wash in and go out to sea; human life hums and is still; but 1 - 1 am steadfast - and in my heart dwells love for the well-being of my valley I am Mount Tekoa - the silent watcher. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.