Ellensburg High School - Klahiam Yearbook (Ellensburg, WA)

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I-1OWEVER, the watchful guard knows boys, and since he probably tried the same thing in other days, he gives Jimmy a chance to earn his way into the greatest show on earth, with the result that we see Jimmy bringing water for the elephants. Pail after pail he carries-the giant pachyderms seem to have no limit to their water capacity. But all things have an ending, and at last the giants are satisfied. Jimmy is given a colored bit of cardboard admitting him to all the wonders of the big show. High wire artist and lowly clown, performing bears and dancing horses, chariot races and sideshow freaks-he sees them all and is satisfied. But the biggest thrill of the day comes after the show when he wanders into clown alley, there to be greeted by a real live clown.

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' Q' 25255 . U 4YYs:,.:m:JDUDq NDER the Big Top are gathered people of every color, race, and creed, as heterogeneous a conglomeration as one could ever hope to see. High-wire artist and candy butcher, side-show freak and roustabout may be seen bobnobbing between acts. Tolerance and friendship are the keynotes and such would be impossible anywhere but in an organization as American as the Circus. And in American schools, perhaps as a result of the depres- sion, among other things, friendship and tolerance are becom- ing increasingly noticeable. Bitter class fights are giving way to a more friendly rivalry to the betterment of all concerned. Un- der this new spirit, the students are getting more out of their high school yearsg the Seniors are being graduated, better equip- ped to meet the world, and the Sophomores find it easier to fit into high school life. The world progresses.

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The public likes to be humbuggedn believed P. T. Barnum, and one of his best pieces of humbuggcry was that of the Cardiff Giant. This eight-foot for was is ten-and-one-halfj stone statue of a man was discovered in the hills near Cardiff, N. Y., by a native in 1869 and sold to Barnum. The giant was exhibited extensively by Barnum and later by another man. Learned medical men examined it and testified that it was the ossified body of a prehistoric man. Of course, it was nothing but a statue which Barnum had had quarried out of gypsum and planted in the hills. To the circus fan, the Big Show and pink lemon- ade go hand in hand and here is the story of that favorite thirst quencher. W. H. A. Tobey of New Bedford, Mass., claims to be the man who first pro- vided pink lemonade. He tells the story thus: It was in the 60's when I was with the Adam Forepaugh circus, playing in the Great American Desert, where water was scarce. The lemonade man in the animal tent ran out of lemonade and water entirely and couldn't get another drop for love or money. Passing through the horse tent I saw that a red blanket had fallen into a barrel of water for the horses. With its strong pink color they wouldn't drink it. More in fun than anything I called to the lemonade man who took it and used it. His pink lemonade made a great hit and he then secured coloring matter from the confectioneries after that. -White Tops.