Klamath Union High School - El Rodeo Yearbook (Klamath Falls, OR)

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12 KLAMATH COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL BOOMER. fifteenth rather than of the twentieth centuries. There is a caste system in England like that in India. The gentry is opposed to the laborer and the line is very clearly drawn between them. The gentry control the railroads, press, church, mines, commerce and franchise corporations and are thus in a position to compel the' working class to ask no questions. Therefore, they are almost as immune from dangerous criticism as the Czar of Russia. Under these conditions it is not surprising that there are no exposures of dishonesty in the higher oflices of Englanda The English graftef holds his position for life behind that strong barrier, caste. For this same reason is Wall street rotten vyith corruption; for unlimited power and wealth tend to corrupt most men. ' ' Yet the fact that here and there men are found guilty of breach of public trust is not a cause for discouragement, When we consider how few they are compared with the vast army of men holding responsible positions. The fact that When a man has violated the trust reposed in him, he is tried before a jury of his peers, convicted and punished, is one of the most hopeful signs of the awakening of the public conscience that the dawn of the twentieth century reveals to us. The problem of national honesty has been answered by Judge Heny: ttWe must have as high a standard in business as .in' ofIicial life. We must have a higher standard in politics. We must have a square dealJ am if! i z I '1 I I H 1 a I I x if? if; i L!:I 2:2 91! kt , I1 .5 I l I f l A

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?T'uht Mitw N .NN hh: m...- N m'hmmdc. a deymz N NW w'jm II Inn Mahdi 0-- m 3 Mann. ubonzhmhrlmz- lbWulhmit Wm! M I twaimml: .111 um. .baguife' uh 2ft: M 3' me KLAMATH COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL BOOMER. 11 allowed elsewhere. They found less limitations on thelboundless prairies, and ih the unfenced forests each man was free to do as he pleased. Thus gradually they worked into the idea that might made right. They got rich With no question asked. came to count for'more than honesty. Energy Dishonesty was found in nearly every occupation. In mining camps it was claim jumping; in cattle countries it was stock stealing and all for no purpose but that of securing wealth. For the same reason many a man has discarded his honesty, thus putting money in the place of his God. The idea prevailed that our great country stands as a golden apple tree and every man must knock down all he desires, The man who was allowed to work. out his road tax would go to the place designated and probably put in not more than three or four hours of steady work and claim allowance for a day. The next day he would go to the polls and elect a man whom he expected to handle the public money honestly. If he should not oh ! what a howl that honest voter would make. But the people of this country are now awaking to the fact that honesty like charity must begin at home, and so today there is a steady although very quiet movement toward general honesty. The men in the public oflices who are still inclined to be dishonest are very slow to attempt any such thing for they know they are being watched. They know the common people are becoming more honest. V'That private honesty will demand public honesty. That as the people are, so must the nation and the nation,s ser- vants be. It is a praiseworthy and noticeable thing that the majority of the people of the United States try to do the right thing. They are awakened to the right. They are demanding the usquare deal. England as a nation has been watching the conviction of grafters in America with a great deal of scorn for the past few years. The thought naturally arises, is there any such thing in England? If so, why is it not discovered? An examination of Englandls condition will show that there is public dishonesty there as well as in the United States. Although the obligations of personal services have been abolished, England is still feudal to the core. manhood suffrage, but the relations of classes are those of the The feudalism has been modernized by commerce and

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KLAMATH COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL BOOMER. Macbeth Up-to-Date. IF. E. v., t08.J Scene-Back of school house. tBoiling cauldrom Bell rings. En- ter three Witches. First Witch-Twice the high school bell has rung. Second Witch-Twice to School the kids have run. Third Witch-The voices in the air call time. First Witch-Round about the cauldron go And in the charmed pot do throw, All the measures of the charm Whether free or full of harm. Face against the window'pane '08 cap once drOpped in the rain, Bunch of grapes and ear of cow That once has caused an awful row, Professorts mustache, With no ease got, Boil thou flirst in the charmed pot. All-Double, double, toil and trouble Fire burn and cauldron bubble. Second Witch-Now a little frightened snake . In the cauldron boil and bake, Piece of straw and cookie too Pair of hair ribbons now Will do. Hoop of barrel made at just one Some sweetness to complete the fun, For a charm of powerful trouble Like a hell broth boil and bubble. All-Double, double, toil and trouble Fire burn and cauldron bubble. Third Witch-Link of chain and little mouse, Paste board box behind the house, Half hatched egg from chemistry class, And a football now will have to pass. A piece of Verniets sweater red Which saved one girl from a watery bed, Some tWigs from off the family tree, A dime and a cherry as ripe as can be. Hixie,s slipper, a mitten, too, A bag of beans and the mistletoe, Handle of Profts little axe With Which the family tree he hacks. Stir the charm and stir it more With a slat kicked from the basement door, . A pleasant smile from good J udge Baldwin Makes up the ingredients of our cauldron. All-Double, double, toil and trouble, Fire burn and cauldron bubble. Second Witch-Cool it With a rabbitts blood, One that by the roadside stood.