Catawba College - Sayakini / Swastika Yearbook (Salisbury, NC)

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. • - rU- A.; r--.i - -irt!; . w,v-- ' r;- . . j ' WORD Xo why or where or when w T as asked; It mattered not, for among brothers no explanations Are needed. They feasted, then sealed their friendship By drinking from the ayawi. Friends Never go away empty-handed. Therefore, These strangers were given, on departing, a gift. Probably that gift was a string of wampum, representing The presence of the ocean gods. Possibly it was A bit of pottery or turquois. But whatever it was, It conveyed the warm congeniality of those, our predecessors. Long, long ago. Now, with the same simple faith and friendship, We submit to vou this, our book — Sayakini. s ?. rra3 r i £ S j, spiff - , Q1 2

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-!,»■ « viVr ' AW-W ' ! ' ' m hmm vm.m ' f ' ' - ' Ml FORE m Long, long ago — Before white man invaded this vast domain Called America— the Indians lived with simple faith In their fellow-beings. There were no written rules Of life. If they were friends, no laws were needed, For there is no last word between friends. If they were enemies, no laws were needed. For enemies disregard all rules. One Word sufficed: Sayakini — We are mutual friends. Welcome expressed their feeling toward their brothers. When unknown Indians came to a settlement. They were greeted with a friendly handshake. Then the stranger visitors and their stranger hosts Sat side by side on the ground and smoked. sit T0

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DEDICATION Friendship — how beautifully is the theme of our yearbook exemplified in the life of one of our own faculty mem- bers. Because of his friendly manner, his high ambi- tions, his depth of character, and his loyalty to God and his school, we, the Junior Class, admiringly dedicate our 1941 Sayakixi to Professor Harold W. Dickensheets.