Cleveland High School - Beacon Yearbook (St Louis, MO)

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SI X X Sm IQZQS N X ix bi Egg THE PARADISE ISLFS OF THE PACIFIC 3 as K Aloha' Thls Hawanan word ill of greetlng stnkes a responsIve i yall chord In our hearts when after voy agmg two thousand mnles across the Indlgo blue surface of the Pacific Ocean Wlth ltS gold tlpped waves and Ieflectxons of colorful sunsets and lunar ralnbows we step ashore on Oahu the most Important of the mne Islands composmg the Terrxtory of HHWHII U S A Wreaths of fragrant flowers or garlands called leIs are thrown about our necks as symbols of greetmg and affectlon whlle the natIonal Hawanan band gnves us an appealmg welcome We find ourselves In Honolulu a cIty of beautlful locatlon wlth the ocean breaklng Into surf on the coral reefs just outsxde ltS door and the troplcally wooded mountalns and the extlnct volcano craters both rxch In color as Its background a clty whlch mId way between the Unlted States and the Orient IS a meeting place for many races and natlons apanese Hawallan Chmese Korean Portugese FIlIpIno Brltlsh German Russlan and Amerlcan We see llttle Chlnese women In thelr qualnt trousers and jackets women of apan lh thelr many colored klmonos the Hawauan women In the long grotesque wrapper lxke garments whlch the early mIssIonarIes Introduced slde by sxde wlth fashlonable Engllsh or Amerxcan resldents for here the Unrtecl States IS workmg out one of the greatest AmerIcanIzatIon problems of the age Uncle Sam has fully reallzed the stragetlc Importance of thls mld PBCIHC possesslon for the Island of Oahu alone IS one of the most trongly fortlfled spots In the world The crater of the extmct volcano Dlamond Head whlch stands as a sentlnel overlooklng the cIty falrly brlstles Wlfh cannon and the few hundred square mlles of the Island contain seven army posts one of which Schofield Barracks IS consldered the largest garnson In the world The langorous beauty of the cIty however IS not In the least SUggCStlVC of mllltarlsm The groves of cocoanut palms, hyblscus hedges half con ceallng tYOplC8l gardens, avenues of tall royal palms and flower bearing trees Wlth showers of golden blossoms afford a spectacle of colorful beauty, as do the resIdentIal sectlons WhlCh wlnd up the mountaln valleys to the splendld heIghts overlookmg the ocean The forms of recreatlon are varxed and dellghtful We may follow the mountain traxls up Tantalus, we may bathe In the Warm waters at Walklkl Beach, or slt quletly on one of the PICYS watchmg the brown sklnnecl natlve Page Tuelzly Four 1.- ' V Xl I .1 - Q v s . ' S :', Q i H S X - X Q 'st . Q .'- Q' --.- - - g - S K 1 Q I, - - ,ae . . , .1 I , , -, IJ- - gf i , 'K A ,' gpg V I'?, IX I, I 2:? i 'f'Zz I, 1 - lg g aff g Exif . . . ' If Q,-,I,I,,II,I. 6 - gfmij W I ' I I I - - I I I I . , y I ! Y 7 i - I 1 J . I I I I I I I I , J - , 7 I - 1 I I ' I I I S t . , , , V - Y -, . , , L - I I

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Q i kbei boys drvrng for pennles or standrng erect on surf boards as the breakers come rollrng rn whrle farther out an ocean lrner on rts way to the Orrent drsappears over the horizon Leavrng the beach we go to the busrness drstrrct where we vrsrt a huge prneapple cannery a number of Orrental shops and spend some trme at the market where we see at close range all the types of lslanders absorbrngly occupred We can purcha e the natrve frults the mountaln apple the papara the alllgator pear or huge prneapples soft and lucrous throughout We see the natrves buyrng taro from whrch they wrll make por the natronal food a great delrcacy to them but whrch to us looks much lrke a gray whlte wall paper paste We are rnterested rn the brrghtly colored fish whrch are carrred away wrapped rn the green leaves of the tr Here we see also butter sent from Australra and eggs which have been covered wrth a dark preservatrve and sent over from Chrna Our rmpressrons of Oahu wrll not be complete however wrthout a trrp around the rsland to see certarn sectrons of volcanrc barrenness on the other srde and to garn a closer vrew of the lrfe of the natrves We wrll start from ite Pall or tremendous clrft from whrch Kamehameha one of the early krngs rn the heat of battle dashed hrs enemres and so as the conqueror unrted the lslands Descendrng we go through mrles and mrles of prneapple fields catch glrmpses of water buffaloes at work rn the rrce held note the trny shacks of the I-lawarran frshermen and vrsualrze the days when the more prcturesque grass huts stood rn the place of these structures We drrve for hours on a road as well made as any crty boulevard on erther srde of whrch are Frelds of sugar cane where we see the Japanese and Frlrprno laborers lookrng lrke scarecrows wrth heads and hands swathed rn bandages to prevent scratchrng from the sharp edges of the sugar cane We come next to one of the huge plantatron settlements where thousands of employees have therr trny homes Nearby rs the sugar mrll where we see carloads of the cane taken from the fields and transformed rnto enormous vats of borlrng molasses If we are fortunate enough to be mvrted to a luau or natrve feast we will see the roasted pig dug from the Hre hole rn the earth and the por eaten with one or two fingers accordrng to rts thrckness as Hawarlan etrquette demands But we must hasten back to the crty of Honolulu for the homeward trrp As the steamer rs movrng out and the natrve band playrng Aloha we throw back to our frrends on shore one of the lers grven us rn departure as a token that our affectron rs forever bound to thrs beautrful spot where true hosprtalrty rs so natural and unfergned Over the seas of sunset over the water blue Come to Hawarr s golden rsles we long to welcome you For you the farrest garlands for you the sweetest song For you the best alohas are wartrng come along Page Twenty Slx I Yu 5 ' K ..,..1 Y ' S - m m X Q FX X -, qi , A Y , T 9 y , l 7 y r ' : ' Y 7 Y , , 1 - - . . .. .. . . .. . .. . v v r , - - , . .. , . . , , -4 - , , .. . ., . . - , , y , , , , Q y -, L V , - , . ... , . . .. ., . , v . . . .r .,, r H Y 1 . . . . . .. ,. ' 1 . .. . .- . . , .. Y 7 .., . ' Y r , , , . . H , 1 .