Central High School - Aglaia Yearbook (Manchester, NH)

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if IUNE AGLAIA NUMBER or THE ORACLE 19 The day before the game the coach warns the fellows to jump into bed earlier than usual and tells them to get into a proper frame of mind. ifOften, the night before the game the player will toss in his bed, thinking only of itomorrow's game and con- centrating on his signals to make sure he knows themj. Tihe coach gives a light prac- tice, consisting of signal drills, passing, and kicking. Afterwards some of the players go to a show in order to ease their tension. As you all know, injuries may result from the scheduled contest. The participants hard- ly feel the injury until the game is over. The next morning, he will feel very stiff. The swelling of the muscles is either taken out by rubbing them or by applying hot towels. If it is a minor injury, he is allowed to resume practice. If the injury is not determined T by the coach or the trainer, the player is sent to the school doctor. The most common in- juries are bruises of the bones, and sprains of muscles and ligaments. Injuries are divided into two classes, lmajor and minor. A major one, for example, would be a broken leg or a broken hand, while a bruised bone would be considered minor. After the final game of the season is played and the football equipment is returned to the faculty manager, the athlete often wonders, Why did I go in for football? Have I got anything out of it?,' Well, during those three months, his soft muscles were convert- ed into hard ones. He played football be- cause he liked it, I think, and not for the school. His will, endurance, and resistance were tried again and again. He had constant practice in co-operation. He met the enemy 'Lhere and there.', He experiencd victory and defeat. Many people believe that the fellows who play football do' so in order to get their pic- tures in the paper. On the whole, I donit believe that, though a few may play for that reason. Football helps the athlete to take it. I mean two different things by this phrase take it:' First, whether he can take the physical punishment involved in a game, and second, whether he can take it after the team has lcst. Many fans bombard the players with ridicule after loss of a major game, but the boys, on the whole, simply pay no attention to the aggressors. Others, who can't take it, protect themselves from ridi- cule by offering excuses, and laying the blame on the bad judgment of the quarter- back. IOSEPH URBAN. PORCUPINES ARENVI' PETS Would you like a pet? The porcupine is a prickly little number. He has his points. In fact they stick out all over him when he's disturbed. He is at home either on the ground or in trees-Chat trees will do in cases of domesticationj When Porky feels annoyed, he curls into a close little ball so that only his quills can be seen. If dogs try to attack, as they some- times do, doggie gets the quills, and the vet- erinarian gets a hurried call. Porky's tail is the hammer that drives the barbs into the victimis Hesh. They are diffi- cult to remove and cause slow poisoning if they remain too long. The attributes of this animal are not very favorable, so having discouraged you in the matter of ownership, may I sell you a dog? RUTH DEARBORN. THOUGHTS ON THE MURALS Under the able direction of Mr. Lorrain E. Ryder, the murals in the art room have Hnally been completed. Many expressed won- der and appreciation while visiting the ex- hibition early in May. Interviews with some of these capable young artists have been most gratifying. We quote:

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13 IUNE AGLAIA NUMBER OF THE ORACLE informed her of the route. Now it was only a matter of time before she would reach her destination as a simple country girl looking for work. That's what she planned to tell. After- ward. she would have to work out the rest of her scheme. Somehow, she would make Zinger see that she was the girl he was look- ing for. Soon she came to Iane's place and found Mr. Zinger stretched out on the steps. She advanced slowly brushing the curls away from her forehead. Hello, stranger, she breathed in a low voice. I can't say's I've seen you arounl these parts afore. Where's your home? The man got to his feet, his glance never leaving her face. I am a stranger, he agreed smiling. My home is in New York. New York, she whispered, clasping her hands. I always wanted to go to New York. She wasn't playing a game now. She was a mountain girl, in a gingham dress, with dreams burning in her black eyes. She spread the short skirt in her grimy hands and took a couple of gliding steps, throwing back her head and lifting her face to the sky. New York. Barbara almost sang the words. Do they dance like this? For a long moment she whirled there, her legs fairly twinkling, her hair flying out be- hind her like a stream of Fire. She was youth, dancing a dream, and then with a laugh she sank down and was still, her chin in her hands, her eyes staring into Roger's face. Tell me about it, she murmured. Tell me about the purty ladies. Tell me about the theater where girls dance, and men throw posies at theah feet. A moment before she had been a flame. Now she was quiet as a deep stream, calm as a still lake dreaming in the sun. Roger Zinger stood very still, like a man who doesn't dare breathe for fear he will blow away a vision. Suddenly he threw back his head and laughed triumphantly. As she heard that laugh, Barbara knew that she had not failed. He believed in her. MARIORIE LINDAHL. INTRODUCTION TO A SWIMMING POND ' Step on that board, Fell the spring in it? Here's the tree I told you of- The one with the swing in it. Over there's dangerous- Beware a sunken log, No good out beyond that- There's just a shallow bog. DONALD L. IRVING. THE SPORT OF FALL The opening of the football season in the fall is very thrilling for the members of the squad. The coach at once warns the players to keep in shape and gives them training rules such as getting plenty of sleep, avoid- ing certain foods, and giving up cigarettes. The coach knows the work the athlete does causes him to lose weight and the only way he can gain it back is sleep. Athletes usually sleep from eight to ten hours daily. The practice starts promptly at three o'clock and usually ends two hours later. Then the player walks home, eats his supper, and commences his studies. If he is badly bruised or very tired, he will not want to do his studies. On the other hand, if he is not affected by the practice he will attack his studies with order. In the morning the play- er wakes up in a rather stiff condition from yesterday's initial practice, eats wholesome food, and starts off for school. His relaxa- tion is sleep, and no one has to tell him, either.

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20 IUNE AGLAIA NUMBER or THE ORACLE I completed the vision and added the fm- irzhing touches to parts of the sky and foliage in the theme panel which was started by Mabel Robie last year. The work was fun, .md I gained a great deal from it. WANDA KUCHARCZYK. I chose my subject, track, because it rep- resents a major factor in this school. In work- ing out my theme, however, I discovered that patience was extremely important, as I had to do parts of my panel over several times. PAUL DESGROSEILLIERS. From my work on the theme I discovered that there is more to painting than brush strokes. Before the paint can be put on, a long time must be spent thinking out the method of application. GERTRUDE SULLIVAN. I had the problem of arranging my sub- ject, art, around a pipe that extends half way into my mural. In spite of this dith- culty I eventually succeeded in Finishing my task. CHARLOTTE BROWN. QCompiled by Rose Georgej A DESIGN FOR LIVING Design is order, and simplicity is its key- note. Design consists of harmony, balance, and rhythm. So should one's plan be for living. Or- der in our lives is the first requisite, and then we introduce those three elements that create good design. First, balance: Not being ex- treme in dress, in manners, or in action, but contriving to maintain an even keel. Toler- ance is a means to attain this. Next, we must keep our lives in harmony with our surroundings, adapt ourselves to people, to our own environment, to the world itself, and to the times within which we are living. When people live in the past, or are ahead of the time, we say they are out of time or out of harmony. Third: To gain the real joy of life for our- selves we must have rhythm, and as some of the songs show We Have Rhythm in Our Nursery Rhymes, rhythm in our dancing feet, and rhythm in the real joy of living. Enthusiasm, cheerfulness, gaiety and song make up the rhythm of life. VVith all these elements we must simplify our lives throw- ing away everything we Hnd that clutters and detracts from our theme. All that ho'd us back from real accomplishment must be discarded, and only the essentials left to please us with clarity and simple charm. SHIRLEY RICH. DISTANT RUMBLINGS I was there when it happened. As a mat- ter of fact, I might have prevented it had I been more quick-witted. I was walking down Yorkshire Lane and had almost reached the junction where the lane meets The King's Highway. The highway was then a famous royal post road. I hoped to catch a glimpse of the Royal Mail Coach. Often I strolled down to the highway when I knew the mail was going by. Today, I had heard that the payroll was going to a royal garrison, with officers of the Royal Hussars, the usual pretty girls, and straight fare. The highway loomed up ahead and I quickened my pace as I heard the distant rumble of the coach. Suddenly across the highway I saw twouthree .,.. no, four men emerging from the undergrowth. I stood fixed to the spot. Then with a sudden real- ization I knew that these were highwaymen who killed first and robbed afterward. These men were the type that would be hanged if ever caught. The rumble of the coach grew louder. I got out of sight in the bushes and watched, holding my breath for fear of de-