Euclid High School - Euclidian Yearbook (Euclid, OH)

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ISophiah gives Percival an angry lookj Percival-Crather confusedl Uheahemlel mean very important matters indeed. Why-a-a we had a friend for dinner tonight who was rather late in arriving at his destination due to the congestion in the engine of his airplane. This, of course, made me late in keeping my appointment. Sophiah- VVhy didn't you bring your guest with you-that would be more polite than to leave him at home. I shouldn't have cared in the least. Percival-Iquite snippyl I did not comprehend the nature of your in- quiryf' Sophiahe VVell, I'll repeat it then, I said, 'Why didnlt you bring your guest with you-that would have been more polite than to leave him at home.' I shouldnlt have cared in the leastf' Percival- VVhy, hedoesn't care in the least. I told him it wouldn't be long and as he is a friend of the family, he understands all my peculiarities. Soph.- Oh, I see, well-F Per.-lmoving his chair closerl Now, Miss Green, letls change the subject what do you say?-Have you thot it over and have you your answer ready for me this evening? Miss Green, I'm in earnest, really I am. See? I cross my heart and hope to die. Now you see how serious I am, don't you? Soph.-Changs headl Well, as the saying goes, actions speak louder than words, I suppose I'll believe youf, Per.- Now, Sophiah, oh-I mean Miss Green, you know I'm a man ol reason, will you accept my 44' Soph.e Yes, under these circumstances, Mr. Watkiiot, that is, if I may have two afternoons off a week to go shopping and to the theatre and the privilege of using the .Iewish Packard when necessary and let's see, what else? Per.A Yes, yes, anything in the world to get you, you priceless creature. Soph.d Oh, how lovelygoh yes-will you agree to thiswl must have my Persian dog to keep me company-oh! my yes! Per.e Company? Do you think you need a dog to keep you company? XVho ever heard of such a thingf, Soph.+ That's understood, ifI accept. Per.+Cdown on knees with arms outstretchedl Now, Miss Green I was only trying to vex your gentle nature and--I' Soph.--Iturns headj Chl listen to the wind hlowf, Per.- You say such funny things. CHeartylaughl- Now I've agreed to do anything you could possibly wish me to dofWhat more could a man in my position do for a lady in your position. Now, Miss Green, is there any- thing further you Wish me to do to break the monotony of the situation? Soph.- No, I think l1Ot, thank you. You have agreed and I guess every- thing is settled. Please excuse me, while I get my wraps. I-Iere, take the dog please. Ilixit Sophiahj Per.- Well, at last, I've found my wife's choice. lIfnter Sophiah with hat and grip.J Per.- Haill Cook of my wife's choice and as far as I'm concerned, mine. too. You have saved my wife's rolling pin from ruin and her Hatirons from destruction, for Marjorie, my wife, told me not to dare to come home without yoig-foryyou're the only cook in the United States that my wife would consent to ave. END 25

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hill, ,X P, .ff w .Q 1 I - X, ll RN- X 4 f' lx l f I lf! '- L I 'Ak 'f 5 X SSL X' Xf l ' ' X AGWXNLXE. I ylcg .fb I X i X l fx, .. . I I ' Y J 1 I l qlliki I N, ffxx . 1 rf ,a At Last By MABEL HUTCHINSON and GLADYS WADsWoR'rH Time ......................,........,,. . , .71-I5 P. IVI. SCFIZEXHLJLISC where Sophiah Green resides. CHARACTERS Sophiah Green .... . .fllnbfl llzzfrlz l'11J'07Z Percival VVatknot. . . . . .G!l1C1J5'5 Ifadyfvorrlz ACT I-SCENE I Sophiah is sitting in comfortable chair near a table with lamp on it. She is reading a book entitled, Pecul1ar1t1es ofthe SCIIlOl'S,',i'Wlff1l16SS ol Jumorsf, UIIIQLIISIUVCDCSS of Sophomoresf' Greenness of Freshmen and Super1or1ty of the Faculty. I'I6l'CI'0Cl'lCtlI1glS on the table. Sophiah Looks at her watch continually. After a lapse of two minutes Sophiah rises and walks around the table, looks out the window, sighs and says- Oh, dear me, this suspense isiisAwell, oh so superfluous! It seems as tho he'll never come. I've been waiting since seveng if I had only known that he was coming so late I should have had time to eat my supper and I1Ot spent so much time curling my hair. Oh dear! CSits down and picks up book.J I'm sure he wouldn't think of disappointing mef' lrllhrows book down in disgust.J I'm tired of this old book-I guess I'll show my dexterity at crochetingf' fLooks at watchl Sophiah- My goodness it's almost eight o'clock and Percival hasn't showed his anatomy here yet. But then, I suppose, he is engaged with other trifles. These men folks. lqShakes head. Lapse Of0I1E'I1Ill1LIt6.l Knock is heard on door. lSophiah lays down crocheting, hxes her hair, then opens the door and exclaimsj Ohl lVIr. Watknot, is it possible that you have appeared? Pray tell what was the cause of your delay? I've been so impatient waiting and when it was almost 8 o'clock I came to the conclusion that you must have changed your mind. You didn't, did you? Have a chair. Cpercival takes a seat and removes hat.D Percival- Oh, Miss Green, don't ask me to explain such mere triHes. 24

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Foreign Born Children HE other day l noticed a group of 2nd and 3rd grade children playing Farmer in the Dell. At this time, as at all other times. it was only the better dressed children who really participated in being the Hfarmerf' nurse or child etc. The foreign children would stand in a tense and ex- pectant attitude. yet the expression of their faces expressed the desire which they felt. They really seem pitiable yet what can be done? There seems to be a great contrast between the two classes of children, which is most noticeable in the lower grades. The foreign born child doesn't have the mischievious, carefree, smiling twinkle in hiseyesg he feels oppressed by his American brother. None but the foreign child knows what heartaches are caused when names like hunky, Wop and dago are carelessly Hung at him. The names mentioned are only a few in the category of hurts with which he is inflicted. It is true that the average foreign child is not as neat as the American child. but he does not have an equal chance. His parents are uneducated, his father earns a meager salary as a day laborer, his mother is frequently a tired over- worked woman with a large family of children, housework to do, besides work in the garden, care of live stock Cif she lives in rural communitiesl etc. It is hard for her to keep the children spick and span and futhermore she does not know the hygienic importance of cleanliness. Let us give him a chance. Do not scorn him, do not call him names' The memory of the hurts, inflicted in childhood, last thru the school years and even in high school he labors to forget them. He feels suppressed and distrustful of the seeming arrogant bearing of his American brother. The two do not mingle. The foreign born child does not in turn join in the support of school spirit. He thinks what's the use. l'm not wanted. He feels no responsibilityg he will allow the wonderful democratic principles taught in American schools to pass over his head. He feels a contempt for the richer class of people. l think that this is partly the cause of any criminal offenses against them as he grows up, which is steadily developed into worse crimes. He has no respect for law and altho he is taught in American schools he will not make a staunch American unless he is given a chance. This is a question which must be considered broadmindedly from all sides. It is the grammar school child who is susceptible to these hurts. ln high school the danger passes as the foreign child's views become broadened and he is able to reason logically. C. Camine, ,22 26