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

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fri r-fi? , ,. 'it ' , kg T ti si - T 12 . 4 THE LAMENTATIONS OF A HORSE 2.2 BELONG to a race of ancient fame, Who have toiled as only they cang O, 'twas many a day since my ancestors came, :t,jiw To be good servants to man. waffle l myself have known all the pains of the world, l have worked in foul weather and fair: ln agony oft have my nostrils curledg lVlan did neither know nor care. And now in the day of my age and decline, They add of burdens e'en moreg The motor car makes me to fret and to pine, And the airplanes strike me full sore! 'Tis not that they cause us more work to do Nor for harm to us do l them blame, 'Tis the hurry and scurry and much ado, And dishonor to our glorious name. 'Tis true, even yet there are horses of fame, A few thousand dollars each bringsg But they, alas, are not the sameg They belong to the sport of kings! But 'tis we, the working ones, we that do mourn 'Tis we that in rage shake our manesg For we cannot bear the dull sound of the horn, Nor the buzz of the fleet aeroplanes. We cannot endure the blunt stare of mankind, Who regard us as monsters thrice rare, As though we were some sort of beast hard to find, l would trample them down if l dare. But at automobiles they do gaze without awe, And at airplanes do not blink an eyeg The most fearsome things that ever l saw Are those bugs of earth and of sky. Twenty-Hu

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..- Qs' is C girls Y I Sl 1221 is the truck an important factor in urban transportation, but it is used exten- sively in long distance hauling. This inter-city trucking system, while still in its infancy, has a bright future in store. There are few people who do not feel the influence of the automobile. For example, it has ended the isolation of the farmer. Both social and finan- cial progress are, in his case, made possible through the auto. The horse- less fire engine and ambulance are invaluable in cases of emergency. The worker is no longer chained to the city through his work but may reside in the suburbs, free from the worries of a commuter. ln addition to exerting innumerable influences on the business world, the automobile is an important factor in the social world. It affords motoring forvpleasure. Not only does it afford everyday amusement, but long distances are covered in comparatively short spaces of time. How often are the high- ways thronged with tourists starting on vacations or holiday trips! On Sun- day evenings, cars stretch for miles from the far horizon wending their way back to the city. It is with amusement that one considers the public sentiment at the time of the first automobiles. Driving a horseless carriage was considered a haz- ardous undertaking. Not only was there danger of immediate injury suf- fered through inevitable accidents, but there was danger of chronic ills, for it was popularly believed that driving would produce curvature of the spine, flat feet, blindness and a malady akin to St. Vitus dance caused by terrific vibrations. Such beliefs are now practically extinct. Speed, the byworcl and god of today, is an out- growth of the automobile. lVlan's actions, thoughts and very mode of living depend upon it. The ancient Nomad, the Arab, the Tartar, all shaped their modes of life upon quick transportation. And man has again become a nomad, in the sense that distance is no more. BLANCHE ALEXANDER .lanua ry, '3 0 Twenty-four

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-, gu t XX ' ' -- 1538 4 1223 We are the cream of Creation itself, We should be supreme in the lanclsg lnstead man does worship that misshapen elf- The automobile made by hands. O give us the peaceful pasture once more, Where highways do not turn and windy Where there is green grass and wildflowers galore, And we meet only those of our kind! O give us a sky of only pure blue Where planes their propellors ne'er fang And then-there is no more for us they need do- We can allbe friends to manl MARVIN E. MUELLER ACROSS THE FENCELESS SKIES QQ UTSIDE a silver mist of frost S fd 0 I seeg far off l hear The ring of skid chains on the ice. A?-ai The night is cold and clear. . Yet up among thin wisps of clouds I look with upturned eyes To see a plane go sailing on Across the fenceless skies. The moon glints on its silver wings, The lights in its cabin glow As beautiful as a ship of olcl, ln deep seas greenish How. ln storm and rain, in clouds and fog, Forever this mail plane flies, Making its way on thru the night Across the fenceless skies. ERIC j. BUCHANAN T 'flig-