Fenster Ranch School - Yearbook (Tucson, AZ)

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A Latin Conquest Con't. encumbering garments. -During this entire spectacle we stand by and provoke his ire by laughter and ridicule. By now completely gggltified he becomes ferocious and igimicgl, making a great QlgQQ2,0V6T our injustice. When he becomes ygQgggnj,we accuse him of Qerfidy and we tell him he does not pass the test. His initiation is over and he vanishes forever. Incidentally our latest oegsus shows a Qopulatiog of five people. Tarilyn Grossman

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Quinque Est Satis In many Roman towns it was extremely difficult to become a gijlggn, Here is a story told by a Latip scribe of one ...mR0m ummm- I I am a scribe and in order that the spectacular and glgr rigpg-higjory of our community should not disgolye into obscurity I am writing this account. Our town is lgcatgd near the gpciepj ruins of a college cam the motto of which was HSio Semper Tyrannis.n zAlways sic the tyrant.D It is on a flat plain where we have gppgjrpppgghan argpa for entertaipmept which is a xyiLg1,parp of our cp ppre, At these shows the specpators usually go c i e and lick lollypops made of salt. Our Dux fmayorg conducts all of our ceremopieg and' usually is the grciter and prime mover of egtertaippent. One of our chief rituals'is the apppal,ipitiatiop, each Decemper, of an alien who desires to become a citizen. portals. Afterward he is forced to live on the banks of our riygr as a common rrpariap In this mappgr,he must spend several days without any ovisio s. He must then give a verbal declaration of his desire to live in our community. If he merely murmurs stupid verbalisgg his, chances are already ruined. His declarapiop must be clear- ly ggdible to the apdiepce which is especially gudiepj since the inhabitantslare eager to detect any erroneous gpatgmeptsw After a careful circumspectiop of the 131117 gpg, the people proceed to defepd themselves from his grgpf mgpjs about their maltreatment of him. Of course, his ggggr opjecpion is that their actions are deleterious for no good First, the stranger is escorted with ceremony through our IEL.....JL. rggpgppand that they are trying to cause a total Qglgilgn of his persgp. At this point the povice often gives up and becomes a ipgipi1g,and finally a hermit. If, however, he has survived the initiation thus far without a complete gprrgndgr,to lunacy, he is ready for the fingl-step which takes place in our outdoor patatorium. 'The ipitiape rgy gpgpdg readily to this roguery. He is plunged into rrigig water, where he is expected to navigate in spite of his

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is Viva El Torro The air is stillg the sun beats down on the spectators as they sit with calm expectancy. Suddenly the stillness is broken by music - loud, rhythmic, powerful music., The doors at the end of the arena are flung open and a procession marches out. The Toraros, the Picadores.maroh into the arena with the Matador in their midst. The colors are bright and there is a dignity about this man who gambles with life. The men take their places, the music, now high, announces the coming of the bull., The music stops and out rushes a monstrous creature. The people cheer and stare hard at the other'gambler. Thesbull runs around the arena in loping circles. He stops to investigate things behind the shields. He is playful in the beginning but finally stands still and looks around. The Torraro steps into the arena and teases the bull as the animal rushes towards him. Then, very sud- denly and nimbly, the Torraro sticks the Banderillos into his black shining back. The bonderillos, bright and long, are covered with decorations and infuriate the bull'as-he. feels the pains of their sharp harpoon ends., The Toraro leaves the ring and the Matador-enters. The cape of the Matador is red and circular in shape. He swings his cape in circles, swiveling on his toes, asvthe bull charges again and again, missing the bejeweled man by inches. 'After fail- ing to overcome the Matador after many charges, the bull is wearied but still furious. The Picadores come out and gore him in the ribs.' The bullfs fright isn't so great as it would have been in the beginningg he is near death and seems to sense it as he falls to the ground. He tries to lift himself, but to no avail. The Matador comes in again and. this time he is carryingxa sword which he plunges into the neck of the bull. The crowds are hardly able to contain themselves as they cheer and scream at the outcome of this' ancient sport. The music is now triumphant as the Matador is awarded a tail and two hoofs. The air is charged.with hats and flowers. The Matador is hoisted to the shoulders of his Torraros and is carried around and around while the music and people scream with exultation. A little man lead- .ing a small donkey is hardly noticed as he drags the once fiery and youthful Torro out of the arena. Marilyn Grossman