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March 19, 1975
Swans returning from Mount Joy to river
Spring calls to new life
by Ralph Miller
Each season has its own
pleasures and rewards but
who can deny that Spring
is best of all, for it is Na-
ture’s way of reawakening
and beckoning us to renew-
ed life. It tells us that life
is not entirely transient pyt
here and now, and that we
are to partake of and enjoy
it. Spring is a season ‘tis
true, but it is also a state of
mind and a call to action, a
time for joy and optimism.
A time of things present
and things hoped for; of
substance and of spirit.
Spring is for all ages and
wears a varied aspect for
each of us. It brings a
swarm of thoughts and mem-
ories. It conjures up ideas
of flying kites, marbles, hop-
scotch, spring cleaning, yard
work, seed catalogs, spring
ploughing and planting, fish-
ing worms, flowers, frogs,
snakes, insects, migrating
birds, and an anticipation ot
a host of things to come.
As a season, Spring be-
gins on March 21st, when
the sun reaches the celestial
equator, that imaginary line
through the heavens above
the earth’s equator. It is the
vernal equinox when the
rays of the sun fall vertically
on the equator and, every-
where on the surface of the
globe, day and night are of
equal length. From this mo-
ment the nights grow short-
er and the days longer in the
northern hemisphere until
the summer solstice. With
the advent of Spring the
sun will be moving north in
the skies from the equator
and Spring itself will be
moving up the United States
at an average rate of about
15 miles per day. And so
we await its coming.
The signs of this ap-
proaching Spring are many.
In the last week, the buds
have begun to swell, giving
a faint reddish tinge to the
masses of trees on the hill-
sides. A faint yellowish
cast is on the forsythia
bushes. Narcissi; tulips
have already pushed their
heads several inches out of
the ground; and some flow-
er buds on the early-bloom-
ing varieties are visible. The
periwinkle has put out a
few blue flowers and the in-
significant-looking chick-
weed and veronica have for
some time been showing
their’ tiny’ white ‘and blue
flowers, respectively.
These past weeks, the
Susquehanna river at Wash-
ington Boro has been a busy
crossroads for thousands of
ducks, geese and swans. The .
Canada geese and whistling
swans have been in flight
over Marietta for some time
now. And around the is-
lands off Washington Boro,
mallards, pintails, black
ducks, and American mer-
‘gansers, among others, can
be seen.
In the yard, the song
sparrows have been raising a
cheerful song, especially ear-
ly in the morning. The
cardinals have begun to sing.
Several pairs of mourning
doves have been cooing and
whirring about. The white-
throated sparrows have been
busy singing and scratching
about on the ground. The
mockingbirds have become
more tuneful and more ag-
gressive. And even the pur-
ple grackles, which returned
not too long ago, make their
contribution to the swelling
spring chorus with their
squeaky notes which sound
more like a rusty hinge
than an inspired song.
These are only a few of
the sights and sounds that
herald this new season.
Poets and writers have
for many years found inspir-
ation in Spring, and you,
no doubt, have your favorite
quotes or sayings. We too
have our own but John Mil-
ton seems to sum up some
of our thoughts when in his
“Of Education” he says: -
“In those vernal seasons of
the year, when the air is
calm and pleasant, it were
an injury and sullenness
against Nature not to go out
and see her riches, and par-
take in her rejoicing with
heaven and earth.”
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The Penn State Alumni
Club of Lancaster will be
providing a $400 scholar-
ship to a Lancaster Coun-
ty resident attending Penn
State University during the
academic year 1975-76. Pre-
ference will be given to a
male first year student. The
scholarship is awarded on
the basis of scholastic achi-
evement and such personal
qualities as character and
leadership ability. Appli-
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The George Peabody
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Tuesday, March 25, at 7:30
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Questions on “What is
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parents and educators are
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The Garden Spot Chapter
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Women’s Association will
be presenting two Three
Hundred Dollar ($300.00)
scholarships for the year
1975 to deserving female
students in need of finan-
cial assistance to further
their education. Applica-
tions must be filed prior to
April 7, 1975.
Interested girls, see Mrs.
Houseal or Mrs. Grimm for
additional information.
Chowan College announ-
ces competitive honor scho-
larships for high school sen-
iors. Examinations will be
administered Saturday, Mar-
ch 29, 1975 and Saturday,
April 5, 1975 beginning at
9:30 a.m.
Application forms to
take these exams available
from Mrs. Grimm in the gui-
dance office.
Seniors - Have you sent
in your Pennsylvania Higher
Education Assistance appli-
cation for next year? The
deadline for sending these
is fast approaching.
Seniors - Have you pick-
ed up a Basic Educational
workshop sponsored by
ee
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