Bacone College - Warrior Yearbook (Muskogee, OK)

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THE BACONE CHIEF EDITORIAL STAFF : Ada M. Tiger, '15 .....,....,.............A...................................,......,.,.. Editor-in-Chief John Schenk, '18 ........,. ............,......,....,..,.,,.......... B usiness Manager Given Garner, '17 ...........................,.,.,.,,. Assistant Business Manager ASSOCIATE EDITORS : Simon Hancock, '16 ,.....................,..,,,.......,..........A.... Literary Department John Murphy, '16 ........i,... ...,....... R eligious Department Given Garner, '17 .......,.,,.....,. ....,......,... M usic Department Clema Wiley, '16 .....,..,,..........,.,, ,........... - ..... S ocial Department Yancey L. James, '16 ........ - .... .............. A thletic Department Joseph Robertson, '15 .....,..... ...i....,.,.. H umorous Department Louis King, '19 ,.......,..i..........i. ..............i.i.,. ..ii......................,........,.......,.,. A r tist The 1915 Chief has been made possible by the earnest support of the faculty, student-body and advertisers. The staff takes this opportunity to thank them individually and collectively for their interest and support. This book has been published by the staff and the stu- dents of the Academic classes and not by the editors alone. We have tried to give you the bright and dark side of our life here. Whether We have succeeded or failed, we shall let you be the judge. We extend our sincerest wishes to the staff of 1916. And now to you, we say: We shall be repaid for our Work and sleepless nights if, when you close this book, you Will have seen something worth While.

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LITEHAHY Y ai Kim if Q f A 51-fa Ili! I sin SIMON HANCOCK, Editor. THE PASSING OF THE WIZARD. It was a beautiful balmy morning with no clouds save a few white fleeces that floated along the western sky, when Walinahka stepped into her little birch canoe and glided away down the winding river which was shadowed by over- hanging willows. She had not gone far when there came a low whistle from the woods, footsteps were soon heard ap- proaching, and looking up Wahnahka beheld her lover, Lit- tle Bear. Her beautiful face was wreathed in smiles for a few moments, but these soon faded, and a lsad look came over her countenance. As Little Bear started to step into the boat and row Wahnahka to the opposite side of the river she beckoned him back. Then looking up into his clouded face she told him that her father had promised her to the Medi- cine Man who was feared by all of the tribe. Little Bear then told Wahnahka to shoot an arrow into the top limb of an old oak tree nearby if she ever needed him. And with a lingering smile he left her. An hour later as Wahnahka entered the camp several women met her and told her that many of their bravest warriors had died and others were dying. Just as Wah- nahka stepped into their little wigwam she heard a low groan and looking around she saw her father writhing and groaning. The Medicine Man was bending over him with a mock expression of sympathy which was unnoticed by the innocent daughter. About twelve o'clock that night the father called her to his bedside and told her that he was going to die and he asked her to be as goodia little daughter as she had always been, and after three years to marry the Medicine Man who would then be Chief of the tribe. At that moment a large white bird flew into the camp and Wahnahka knew that he