University of Santa Clara - Redwood Yearbook (Santa Clara, CA)

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lo THE REDWOOD MY CLOCR I have a clock tliat never stops; ' Twas God wlio gave it motion: Nothing that ' s made may purchase it, Not earth, nor sky, nor ocean. It ' s form is the form of the human heart, I know it ' s every feature; It ' s movements God and I control. Unseen by mortal creature. As dear as life this clock to me; My days of life it numbers; E ' en when fatigue has closed my eyes. It never, never slumbers. Yet when the final struggle comes My life from time to sever; Alas! I know this clock shall stop; But not, oh not forever. William J. Barry, ' io.

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THK REDWOOD uniform which made them foes, and who had crept into his lines, a spy. lyOng ago in boyhood they had been chums and their friendship remained all through youth and manhood. They had been more than chums, the} ' had been brothers. All the sweet memories of the past were sweet to Allen, because they had been shared by this friend. All those that caused him grief lost bitterness when this friend shared the sorrow. He had known no love except his mother ' s, equal to that which he bore this boy. Then they had grown up and his sister had given her hand in marriage to his chum, strengthening the bond that held them together. Now he stood there with a duty be- fore him which would cost the life of his friend and brother. He hesitated. Vaguely he realized the sorrow and grief that would besiege the hearts of his sister and all those who loved that man standing before him. He saw the dear ones at home with bowed heads and broken hearts and tear-stained eyes unwilling to be comforted. And last of all he thought of his own great love and weighted with duty it now seemed boundless. I can ' t! I can ' t! he mur- mured. The spy stood still. No sign of fear presented itself. His face was slightly pale, but his eye was bright and his head erect. Each moment he expected Allen to shoot but no bullet came. Then as to a dying man comes a pano- rama of his past, so now to this man facing death there came a vivid picture of all that had gone before. His youth, the happy days he had spent when in company of the man who now stood before him. All his life appeared to him clear and entire. More vivid than all came the picture of his young wife at home waiting for the war to end and praying always that no harm would come to him she loved best in all the world. He was a brave man and did not fear to die, but some thoughts make cowards of us all. Why shouldn ' t he try to escape? Captain Allen seemed dazed. He did not move nor speak. He stared, motionless. The spy knew that the Captain ' s duty was to shoot or take him prisoner to be shot in camp. He also knew his friend ' s thoughts. He reasoned that if he dashed for liberty he might get away and Allen would not be blamed. If he did not escape he could make his friend ' s duty easier. He acted quickly. He jumped and ran for the trees. Captain Allen saw him go and for a moment his sense of duty came uppermost and love was for- gotten. He fired once — twice. The spy lurched, fell, half rose and then fell back limp and lifeless. The gun fell from Allen ' s hand and with the cry of ' ' Jack! he staggered for- ward and knelt beside his friend. Jack, I couldn ' t help it, he mut- tered hoarsely, I couldn ' t, good God, Jack, I A rifle shot rang out clear and sharp. Captain Allen ' s hand sought his head, he reeled and fell forward upon the bosom of his friend and brother — dead. An eye for an eye, muttered a southern sharp-shooter, as he noiselessly stole away reloading his rifle. Ivo G. BOGAN, ' 08.

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THE REDWOOD II THE ELECTION OF UNITED STATES SENATORS [winning speech in the annuai ryi and debate] Resolved, That the United States Senators should be elected by the direct vote of the people. First Negative. Mr. Chairman: The subject under consideration to- night is remarkable for its direct sim- plicity. It is a question which must be fought out on straight lines; one which, happily for judges and debaters alike, affords no speaker an opportunity to in- fuse into it adroit and subtle quibbles without dodging the issue. Conform- ing, therefore, to so univocal and un- complicated a subject, I will endeavor to make my discussion of it direct and to the point. Briefly then my argumentation is trisected. First — If after recalling to your minds the sacredness of our consti- tution, and the remarkable circum- stances of its birth and adoption, I can show cogent reasons why this same constitution must be regarded with re- spect and reverence, and can demon- strate to your satisfaction that it is a real and positive duty for each and every citizen of this country to jealously guard this heritage, and to regard every constitutional change as an evil, even though it be a necessary evil, I prove my point. However, allow me here to remark that I do not for a moment hold that the constitution is immutable. I merely derive, from the nature of any constitution, and the re- markable and sacred associations of ours, the truth that light inconsequential tampering with it is to be Strenuously decried. The consideration of which truth brings us to the second point. If in this second place, I can prove that the proposed amendment possesses grave intrinsic evils, that it is unwise, pernicious and a menacfe to our national virtue and prosperity, I again prove my point. Finally assuming as proved premises these first two points, namely, that constitutional alteration is an evil, and that the proposed innovation pos- sesses serious intrinsic evils, I ground my third point upon the self evident truth that to counterbalance these evils, the reasons for such a change to such a constitution must be grave, apparent and convincing. If in my third point I can show that the reasons for this amendment are not grave, apparent and convincing, and therefore do not coun- terbalance or justify the two neces- sary evils to the change, I am willing in all confidence to leave the fate of this bill in the hands of the judges. We first proceed therefore to a con- sideration of the constitution — its sacred- ness, the respect due it from every one, and the necessity for deliberation before tampering with any of its clauses. Un- doubtedly the best form of government for a country made up of so many heter- ogeneous elements as is ours, is a repub-