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I I N ' V , : . U 5 if ff, t'lg7'7In - ., O' v . w lw' W7 i X pw In the legends and traditions surrounding the Uzark Hillsmen of Missouri, the l937 Ccntralian has found its inspiration. VV'e do not pretend that We have here presented an accurate picture of the Ozark type. Qur representation is es- sentially :L humorous exaggeration so palpable that We trust it will neither deceive nor offend. The true Ozarker, being an almost unique personality, is the most character- istic of Xlissourians, all others being more or less cosmopolitan. Besides, he has rfrcentlv been brought into the spotlight by the striking mural paintings of Thomas llart Denton, to whom we arc indebted for two contributions in this volume. ,Xnotlicr reason for the celebration of the Ozarker is that he is, in all prob- ability passing. The Ozark type, like all other distinctive groups, is the product ol' isolation. 'lihat isolation ended in 1925 with the introduction of our present modern state highway system which has cut through the Qzark county a hundred .lifts-rent ways. turning what was once termed the backwoods into the vacation land oi our state. lt remains to be seen just how long the Ozarker as a type can siiiwixw- this mr.-tropolitan invasion. RD
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' ,a ii I N i ff' .' W of Ev.. ll! - '1i'i..vffff. V J rf J' T f? A W fi 'F ,az 0 w e W ,A X The Ozarker, a true descendent of the American pioneer stock, is or was, an individualist of the most rugged order. He was noted for his primitive inode of life, his drawling speech, and his instinctive mistrust of furriners. Tough, lank, rangy, self-sufficing, suspicious of the law, he was either your friend or your foeg there was no half-way mark. If trouble arose, he was apt to take the matter into his own hands, hence the clanishness and the lending ten- dencies of the Uridgerunnersf' Until recently the modern world has passed by this isolated group leaving few evidences of modern improvements. The bucksaw and the hand plow still hold among them an eminent and almost undisputed place. The recently-built concrete roads, however, are bringing new swift-moving methods, and ultimately this group must either adapt itself to changing trends or be crowded out by other and more progressive types. The 1937 Centralian pays tribute to our Ozark neighbors, valiant, rugged, and independent in the ways of a past generation. DRE
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