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

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M. ff, H -. ig 10' f G 435 ,W T in' n vi i f-' ft if I -thu 1 ! iff.' i'Q'l XL K 3 'wg A TT T T V Y M' B 7 1 A am '-f ff, STATE PARKS By ETHEL JOHNSON iF? x S civilization advances, men realize the need of preserving natural scenery. This whole America of ours was once a wilderness, but as ' MXH . . . . . . ' Shir civilization advanced the wilderness disappeared, the works of nature giving place to the works of man-factories, homes, and places of business. Realizing the need of the preservation of nature's beauties, the state govern- ment has set aside state parks. When Daniel Boone blazed his way through the unmarked trail, Missouri was a vast forest. Today, Missouri is a state teeming with industry, yet she has often halted in her busy round of progress and set aside state parks for the enjoyment of her people. Missouri has one of the best state parks systems in the United States, including in all, twelve parks. Each of these parks provides for the amuse- ment and enjoyment of all through historical, legendary, and scenic features as well as hunting and fishing facilities. Among the prominent scenic fea- tures of these parks are large springs. The springs of Missouri are the most beautiful to be found anywhere, the waters being an unusual blue in color- moreover, some are not springs, but veritable rivers bursting from the ground. AIT of these springs are located in the Ozark Mountain region of Southern Missouri. The region is heavily timbered, a most desirable attribute for parks, and furnishes refuge for game of all kinds. Big Spring, located at Big Spring Park is one of the largest springs in the World. It has a How of 380,000,000 gallons of water per day. The stream into which it flows rushes into Current River which is one of the swiftest and most beautiful of the- Ozark streams. Another one of the interesting Parks is Sequoita State Park. There is a remarkable cave located in this park, containing a lake of water. lts stalag- mites and other wonders are said to rival those of the famous Mammoth Cave of Kentucky. Twenty-eighl