Grand Junction High School - Tiger Yearbook (Grand Junction, CO)

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DEDICATED T0 CI-IIPETA lou ask me to xx r1te somethrng personal about dear Chrpeta I could fill xolumes xxrth recollectrons of that wonderful woman Chrpeta was truly a wonderful woman great hearted utterly unself rsh brg mrnded far seemg wrth the frne chrldlrkeness and srmplrcrty of thought that makes men great When the terrrble Meeker massacre was terrrfyrng, the people rn that v1c1n1tv the offrcer rn charge of the L S troops knexx not xx hrch way to turn so he rode h1s hors to Chrpeta askrng her to go xxlth hrm to stop the trouble The dear xx oman drd not hesrtate but when she reached the Indrans her uplrfted frnger was enough and the horror was ox er She alxx ays urged the Indrans to make frrends xx 1th the whrtes and to ax ord trouble rn ex ery way Eugene Freld the chrldren s poet Wrote a tender wee poem to Chrpeta 1n recognrtlon of thrs act One beautrful summer day Just at sundown I was srttrng on my porch rn Dragon Utah w1th Chlpeta watchrng the sun as rt slowly dlpped over the hrlls Chlpeta touched me quretly on the arm pornted to the sun and sard Heap pr etty' It occurred to me at that moment that the Ute Indrans are sun worshrppers so I sard Chrpeta tell me do you thrnk the sun rs the Great Sp1r1t She thought a moment then sard Sun lrght warm lrfe back of sun Great Sprrrt I cant do thrs justlce but Chlpeta taught me a great lesson then She saw and felt the beauty shrnmg before us her heart xxas open to rt the rnfrnrte beauty of the symbol of the Great Sprrrt and her face told me more than can be put rnto words That great good woman alw avs made me feel humble Her frrendshlp has been a blessrng to my lrfe She was frne and loyal as a frlend and as a woman God bless her xx herex er she 15 for she was whrte all through Thank vou for grvlng me thls opportunrty to express my appreclatlon of such a beautrful character Very cordrally yours EMMA E COOLEY May 4 1931 San Drego Calrfornra v . . N . . . . . . V V. . V V S ., . -' r . -V ' . . V . VV V. . . . . . . V . , , ., , .r I I u Ln' V ' r r V ' r I , - . V v . ' y. Q . , ' .D ' . ' . . . . . - , . . . ., , . . D v y Y 7 w l 1 ' nl V . V . . V V . . , . . , - V V . . . . .V v v v - - I , L' . ' , . 7' V . V V. . V . . V V . 7 7 9 . , , , ' c , J . , . . 1 A -u - v w ' 4 u 1 D 6 ' . 7 7 7 9 . . . , V . , . . . . . ,- . . . , . , , V . .V. , , . . . . , l' A . K , 0 1 v v v . U - . L , .- , . V V . . I v ' w ' . ' v ' Y .' v y . . . . . x, . V 7 V '1 1 y v ' .., , . , r, . . . ,. A 7 I . , V . VV . V . . , . , .

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GIVE her a place 1n history too Though she be rottlng ln humble shroud And wrlte on the V5hlt9St of God s Whlte clouds The name of Chlpeta ln eternal blue Eugene Field v 7 1 . v . , .