Oakland High School - Oaken Bucket Yearbook (Oakland, CA)

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fllniiill it Scrrooi P' Aiorsy Q7 astonishmentw It clatteredi up-the street, and stopped before thief door of the little house by the church. ' A light was still burningjyshowing that Father Philippe was still up. Before he had opened the door, a crowd of his' people had gatherediaround the little gate, and as-f'Toi'nette sprang up the path, they stared' insurpri-se. Y I , 1 ,rv 1 li l 2 1 .- L QQ-A The door opened and theaoldf priest came out,ihis face- haggardiand drawhi with anxiety. f'Toinette sprang into his arms with aiglad cry,and sobbed out the Whole story. And, tshe ended, - you can stayfhere all your life, and it wasnl't'Cod s will afterfall, but the Bishoplsf' - Then, like any ordinary girlti she faintedfawaay 'in 'the arms of Paul 'Marle Qwho kissed lherj, while cheer after dlheerrrentr the air, and Father Philippe murmured, God is good. ' ' A ' .112 fini . ' ' ,L , , . ' Q Li R , ' . ,f SL- , . s M , Che. flrt Creasurgs of tp? High, School. gf-rm fi, 4 , . . J' fi ' -.'. Qqtrsqilggl .- ,SADIE H:fiR.OBINSO'N,- I l s 5 4, cifimigreat masters ofvart and literature have left behind theml not simply a ' iianie, bufG'2som'eJthfing.ofwfar.greater-fimportance-that undying influence?- 5 ifilJf,vsfh.ichswi1l'fbe.5feEt1thlroughou.trQtheragesg l.'4i 'When welook at. the 'copyf of JE,1.Raphia:elgf2andffobserve'-gtheifextpressrioniof.,'formland the harmony. of color-25 whehf-'lwielg readl Eherafwgrdsi diiraf ,,., MGflIto'n,ii.0f:.listen to the notes of a Handel, Wei Cannot fhelp5li5'ei5r1gi1i1plifftedl agri1elire.firie'tl,.evlei:1'fthoufgh we catch but a spark from! the master's inspiration. There is so much in- art to refresh the spiritual side or? 01g1lg1lh,afufefth:gjt ,Wg-yghg-u1'd.105e gb :0.pp6rt'u'nity, fhovveverFsmall,' of familiarizing odi4se1.ves Wfitli really good pictures. - And yet, how few among our High School-, students realize that here in oiur halls and in our class-rooms we have a collectionf dir pietures and sculpture vvhiichiare really art treasures, and Worthy of thought' . . .fry wif . .Q ' A f ff' L V fe S' 'T'he'carbon photograph: offfAfuroreJ,f' in ourassemb1yFroom, is acopy of the! fafmous pfaintingfby- Guido- Reiri,!whf01l1ived and flourished in ' the -latter part' of- tlielsixteent fcenftfu-ry. ' It was painted for Cardinal Borghese on the ceiling of thei siulinmeir-houselofl the Rospi'ghoisifVil1a in Rome, and travelers may still see it-A in. all its wonderful brilliance of color. -Q ' V ' T4 U -P51 'In the picture, Aurora, -goddess of the dawn, is represented as floating on the clouds ibeforei the chariotof Apollo. She scatters flowers upon the earth,5f which -is seen sleeping-peacefully below, waiting for the suncto bring the cares aftiid'atoi1fs' of a 'new day. L Happy maiden- hours dance alongside of Apol-lofs chariot, drawn by four prancing horses, while Cupid liies above, holding ai lighted torch. Aurora and her gay com-panions are robed in the soft 'tintsvofithef rosy morning, and seem to send forth?-a glow which scatters the dark' clouds of niQht,'and'prepares the way' for the brighter light' of theapproaching sunrgodfi rg1orA.n5tHerf aft. treasure off' the -High' School is an engraving - takeurfromf Raphael's famous Sistiiieflvladonna. 'fThis'painting,. which is the most famousl-in? alllofliNortAhernfEurope, vvasf-painted about I52Cj for the convent of St. Sixtus, at

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26 . 4 'lf T' P 'fYeSa' 'his Reverence, is at homCQ 4Saidi2hCf.a 1f. iiuxamf lfVv'e- -Wi -Wi 4, yi l 'L 'i'-In want to see him, . said 'Toilnetteg -With f1af'fl?21'ettW bESee'Ch1f1igll aired which Was lost ,on the man. . . 'Aff tg ,' .fs.foTsi1 Y 'Lt 'V' Ah, do you ? said he, with a French.serv1ant?s ifmp.udle,nce2.'zwhen lE1h.ffC6lS he is addressing his inferiors. . A . :xg E 1 I. Now, when your average Frenchwomap 'Qi's.angry't She talks?-is But 'TOIHCFFQ was not an average Frenchwoman, so she set he-r lips for' a mintutea and th?U Safff sharply- - '. t ,P 1 -+9 'fi if A A 9' Yes, I would-likeguto see the Bishop. Please takefnie to him. ' T A f 1 There was such a tone of command in her voice, th-at the 'mang turned abruptly, and led--her throughwthe spacious hall toa greenebaize coverededoori Opening it softly, he said, ,Wi1th.a marvelous ,Cfh2l'1Jg C',Ofl'tOIlCi2'Lil!iIA ybunge-'fWOf11aIP See YQUI' R6VC1'SI1CC.7' T .F ,. 1 I '.ii 'V .fiffrl ,453 J- T V1 T filter i,ff 3:45 'Un , V wi A Antoinette advanced slowly-.across tlierfflodrf WhiCh WaS'ClQV0id Off Carpet, FQ' the Bishop, who was seated-fat azlarge. tagblegover which hung a t1argef,cnuci'l:ixl'3 Her Brst impression, of himf .W9.SiilI3.?lZ,.l1,C: .nee.ded-'somebody ,to taketcareiof himge for his face was care-worn and cadaverous. Her second impression was that ihef was smiling very' kind-ly at-gher, and ytfbfat- henrknrees. were 'trembling so that she couldf hardly stand. -,Thengshe fmade .P kiwi Clourtesy, and said, Qin herif simple country fashion, I ,hope your Re've,renQefisfWelfl.'F' , 1 ' . 'V', j .5 The Bishop smiled and then sighedfsoftlyi :Something in his face reminded? her of Father Philippe at- ho,me,fQand5 with at sob. -,she knelt at his feet, and saidgil with the tears streaming down, her-factrzf-Q ' . '- ' . a Oh, monsieur, heis so old, -but thewpeople- love him so, andtit will Tlireak his-heart to leave them. Herhas been in51Avi-gnon torforty years, and has christened all the babies, and married all -1,' the young. men and Women, 'laidgg awayjthe o,l5d,ones to rest in the churbhyarii -under the old elms. O, monsieun, .ih Y0l1fF3O:l!1d1?g,aVe.,5eCU.hiU1.th3t knight wh'e.n..he readnhis breviavrylp I am nobody? but 'Toinette, his niece, but I love him. And so, mo1isieur,'I have come to ask Yjouvto lethirm Slaiinng. ' -f ' ff 3' ' .ffrgifff ' E. ,fI' ' Here, 'Toinette's sobs checked her utterance, .but the Bishop undefsfogdvi He..Pl1l 11CT:gCU'C15f:i11 2!1Cl21if1iI'aI1d . Wh'i1e.qpShe,momposed herself, turnedaway' and thought. He remembered that the letter had been written at 'tliefinstigation' another, and with but little thought on his ownffpartg ,Apparen'tly, .s it had bmughl mllchf. grief-ff. HOW. 10Ving' this litltlei ,maid Was! . What arich boon it would DQ-.l0,bG,t10ved like this. S.t1ddenl.yr-,fhe 'turned to 'Toinette who was frightened ether OWU terllefity in-speaking to hisikeverence as she had. . f I g Q LaYiUg hiS 'hand QI1 her headyhegsaid, using the familiar.. Tu, Thou art a' good chi1d5,Antoinette. , , .,.. .f- T. A , 1 l p, Q t , 'Tl1eI1. 11? S2112 CXOWD and, wrote a letter which he read to 'T-oinette. It brieiiv said that a,mistake' had been made, and th-at Father Philippe might retain' his. parish until death should remove whims., Antoinette- jumped to her feet in at transport of joy, but the Bishop. stopped .her thanks 'by ringing the bell and tlfllillg the 1I1jUCh12lSt0ni.Sh6d f00tl11an. t0 bring Herlsome refreshment. T' f Late that Same night thefiunwonted' rattle' of a coach over the ron hlvn' paved street of Avignon brought the villagers --to' 'theirydoors and windows in

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23 THE HIGH SCHOOL IEGIS.. Piacenza. In the painting, green curtains are drawn back on each side, disclosing, as a central figure, the Madonna, who Stands on a bank of clouds in the midst of a great glory composed of a myriad of cherubs' heads. She 100kS out of those sweet but sad eyes with a combined expression of love, majestyifild innocence. In her arms, the Child Jesus is resting in a simple, childlike attitude, but with a look of divine sweetness on His face, which touches. the heart of the reverent gazer. Below, at the left, St. Sixtus kneels, robed in a white tunic and gold-covered pallium bordered with purple. He is praying for his people to whom he points, while he gazes up at the Madonna with a look of ecstasy. St. Barbara, on the other side, is looking down in compassion and love upon the assembled faithful, while, leaning upon a balus.trade at the bottom of the painting, are two cherubs of heavenly beauty and innocence. The whole wonderful picture has such a rare simplicity and unearthly beauty about it, that when one is looking at it, the soul seems to be drawn upward by some unseen power. It was after gazing fixedly at this- great masterpiece, that Correggio exclaimed exultantly, I, too, am an artist! as if the most noble of all man's work was that of looking beyond the natural and giving to the world glimpses of divine glory. A The Sistine Madonna is all the more marvelous because no sketch of any kind has ever been found, leaving us to believe that the great artist put it directly upon the canvas, as it' by inspiration. In 1754, it was bought by Augustus III, Elector of Saxony, for nearly thirty thousand dollars, and was taken to Dresden. There it was received with great pomp and was laced i , P U the reception room of the Elector's Palace, the throne being displaced in order to give the painting the best possible light. Another of Raphael's paintings of which we have a copy, is the famous picture of St. Cecilia at the moment of inventing the organ. In ISIS, a noble lady of Bologna imagined that she heard voices from heaven commanding her to build a temple in honor of St. Cecilia. She built the shrine at the Church of San Giovanni in Monte, and Raphael was asked to paint for it a suitable altar piece. He thereupon painted the beautiful picture' of St. Cecilia g but, before it was placed in the chapel, he requested his friend Francis to criticise and correct it. Tradition tells us that when Francis saw the wonderful production, he fell 'down before it and expired, broken-hearted because of the thought that he could never attain such perfection. sr. cecuia, clad in the cloth bf gold, Stands iooking upward with her f an ' - - ace ed with ecstasy, while she listens to the harmony of the angel voices, singing in the heavenly city. Strewn about her on the ground, are musical instruments . ' D while-St. Paul, St. john, St. Augustine, and Mary Magdalene bear her company. It has been well said of this picture, it is full of a calm devotion like the solemn long-drawn tunes of old church melodies. These three pictures, Aurora, The Sistine Madonna, and St. Cecilia are perhaps the most famous of those hangin in ' ' g our sch 1- , fb' Winged Victory and the b 1' OO rooms W Ile the u , as-reiefs copied from positions of the Parthenon frieze, are the most interesting of the sculptures in h ll our a s. The Winged Victory is full f ' ' o interest. Away back in the fifth century, B. C ca tb t0 a . an wl gr ma re: cei fig shi hel in of the wo ligl fI'0. yea the wa fav pic Atl waj Thi cari ma: seen moi regi the spit hav the its coll: app: