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SAMARA 15 tKfje Sfop J of Camping HERE we are on a beautiful lake where we may travel miles away from all civi- lization. First we must get a canoe, (invar- iably a canoe for a camping trip!) preferably an old leaky one as it adds suspense, making us wonder whether we can make the next island without sinking or not. Next the sleeping bags. Someone has told us that it is very cold sleeping outdoors at night on this particular lake, so we must take along plenty of extra blankets. As there are just two of us, four extra ones ought to suffice. There! Now, let ' s see what comes — Oh yes! Cooking utensils. We have been able to get a nice iron kettle, a frying pan and a large pot to take along — a bit on the heavy side, but just the things for a camping trip! Next, our provisions, then the tent and a whole list of necessary articles — flashlights, matches, a knapsack full of clothing (just in case we fall in) bathing suits, comb, tooth-brush, fishing rods — what did I hear you say? A gun? Whatever for? You ' re not afraid of the poor, dumb animals of the woods, are you? Well, is that all we need? We ' d better load them into the canoe. No, wait a minute, we forgot that the canoe leaks so we must put a tarpaulin in the bottom first. I hope we ' ll be able to get in after all our eguipment is stowed! Now we should be on our way as we have to travel at least two miles before lunch. You get in first. Careful, don ' t tip it. Canoes aren ' t very steady things, are they? At last, we ' re off! What was the name of that poem someone wrote? Oh yes, ' The Song My Paddle Sings . I can think of guite a few songs I like better — Hot work, this paddling, isn ' t it? Let ' s knock o ff for a bit of lunch. There ' s a pretty little island over there with a beach where we can land. Where did you put those sandwiches? Oh, here they are, slightly squashed but still eatable! Let ' s go over there in the shade and eat them. Here ' s an old log we can sit on. Why it ' s quite rotten; look how it crumbles when 1 kick it! What ' s that buzzing sound? Heavens! A hornet ' s nest! Run! Run! Ouch! It would be so romantic paddling into the red sunset, if only my arms didn ' t ache so! Oh, for an island to camp on, but the nearest one is at least a mile away. I sup- pose we ' ll reach it eventually. Here we are, and it ' s getting very dark so we will have to be quick in pitching our tent. This is a good spot. Now, let me see — Where ' s the other tent-pole? Not in the canoe and certainly not here. I suppose we have forgotten it! If we can ' t put up the tent, then we shall sleep under the open sky in true camping style! Hurry with those sausages! I ' m so hungry I could eat a bear — Oh no, I take that back! A bit frightening, isn ' t it, with the firelight flicking on those trees? What did you say? Would I care to hear the ghost story about the man who was out camping and — No, thank you! I think I ' ll turn in early. Nothing like a good sleep to refresh oneself! Why the canoes must have leaked more than we thought! The sleeping bags and blankets are quite damp. I suppose it won ' t kill us to sleep in them this once. I ' m so tired I could sleep on anything — well, almost anything — except this rock I ' m on right now! What w as that noise? It sounded like an animal crash — it couldn ' t have been! Good night! Are those eyes I see over there by that tree or just reflected firelight? Firelight, I hope, but I ' m not sure! I wish this sleep- ing bag wasn ' t so wet. Aren ' t the stars beautiful? My goodness, where are they? They were here a minute ago when I looked up! Is that a flash of lightning I see? and that couldn ' t be thunder! A drop of rain! Oh dear, What are we going to do? Let ' s go home! Joan Paterson, Form VI M, Nightingale.
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16 SAMARA THE spirit that guards me day and night weeps, I am sure, continually. He must consider himself the unhappiest of guardian angels. According to the Bible, I am a sinner of the first water. For I cannot help being almost complacent abo ut the age in which I live. Nay, I go even farther. Con- tinually I thank God that our age is not like others, but the best age in human history. These years in which I have grown and during which I have studied the peoples before my birth, have been nicknamed, The Mechanical Age or The Age of Science . A more fitting title would be, The Age of Reason. The sanest man ever to live on earth was Jesus. He preached and illustrated, by his reactions to his enviorment, the ideal human life. He championed ideas of peace, bro- therly love and human dignity. Human beings before Him, had never considered these things in the light that He taught them. But the human beings after Him did. Because of Him, people have visualized and fought, for a perpetually better and more democratic world. History records the physical and mental eruptions of human progress. The yea rs 1776 and 1789 still warm the mind as if they were bright jewels. It was then that two great nations suffered the birth-pains of democracy. Gradually other poeple, seeing the fruits of government of the people, by the people, and for the people began to work for greater individual liberty. The finger of history records multiple failures. But it also verifies true progress. Our age to-day is the living proof of that progress. Democracies have struggled and advanced. They have given to their people the freer individuality they promised. They have fostered eguality. They have em- ployed science, up to 1939, in bettering man physically and mentally. They have encouraged arts and culture, not only for the leisure class but for the man and woman who labour by their hands. They have, as nations or as individuals, realized, more than ever before, their obligations towards all human beings, whatever their color or customs. They have, and are, taking specific steps towards deeper understanding and fellow-ship between nations all over the world. What is important, these things they have done and are doing, not through force but through the appeal to rationalism and something rather new — the understanding and sympathy with other people ' s problems. These things, meaning nothing less than the nearest approach yet, to Jesus ' example, make our age, 1 think, the greatest in the history of the world. True, there is still passionate greed, hate, and injustice. Human nature has within itself the seeds that degrade its dignity. They are evidence of the animal within us. They will remain with us untill we are all in paradise. But the spirit in which we are fighting for victory is concrete proof of our advance, of our greatness, of our sanity. Lette McGreer, VI Upper. Fry. THE RIVER River, O River from whence do you come With your smooth -flowing back and your wild dancing foam? Onward and onward you flow brave and free, Till you merge with the tempests and tides of the sea. My home is on high, the River replied, In the cool crystal springs on the wild mountain side. My course is tempestuous, rapid and free, As I merrily, merrily roll to the sea. River, O River, what sights you have seen! The discovers ' pathway and trail you have been. On you Indians and coureurs de bois wander- ed free Past the hills and the fields to the cliffs of the sea. Man and his works only last for a day, Roared the River, But endless my sway. I have seen what has been and shall see much to be. As forever I roll to the depths of the sea. Mary Osier, From VI, Upper.
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