Arsenal Technical High School - Arsenal Cannon Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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HE ARSENAL CANNO Vistas 1828 The old chief leaned against the sycamore, And held outstretched a bow of hickory. Strung with a strip of hide from some dead deer. Which he had made to teach the circling score Ot slim-thighed, copper-colored. awe-struck braves Who studied his each move and heard each word And prayed that they might some day be as wise And boast as many scalps as this old chief. Who knew to cure a hide and string a bow With still young hand and eye of wondrous skill . . The braves watched earnestly his furrowed face --- But saw a wigwam. fire, papoose. and squaw, Awaiting them beyond the western ridge, When they in turn would teach the lean-loined braves. 1928 The quiet, man tipped back his wooden chair And prolfered patiently his humble words To the long room of drowsy boys and girls, Who at times listened to his restful drone. He pointed to a globe with one thin hand And spanned the faded Adriatic Sea .... Their eyes ran down his face, his chin, his vest, And pictured in their hearts the far-off day Whcn they should not be taught-but live. They thought These days a prelude which gave welcome way To the more blatant music of their lives: They saw the time when they would toil and take, Forgetting that their words would sometime be A lullaby to some long room of youth. . . . lil'SSljl.l,, 1'4l'l l'l11R. S