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

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18 KLAMATH COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL BOOMER. s a precursor of the millenium; When nations shall learn war no more, and love and brotherhood shall fill the hearts hitherto filled With hate. and blood-guiltiness. May God hasten the time When swords shall be beaten into plowshares and the fiends of war go down before the Prince of Peace. tional parliament a , r me 1'?! i . 7.. unhuw mum miiiB-ma. :3thW hung ?Mbw 'nMWOI 'Ilu. , OI u... in. N

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udmmwm; mdlbnlimrmg '11- Mamas! Mdmww immhmolllrcml um um wWIM KLAMATH' COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL BOOMER. 17 Anglo-Saxon nations, England and the United States of America, wholrepresent one-third of the civilized peoples of the world. It may be that the world has not yet reached that stage in its development When war can be dispensed With, or when a total disarmament is feasible, but this international parliament is a long stride in the right direction and, if we may judge the events of the future by those of the past, if we trace out this evolutionary development to its logical conclusion, the belief forces itself upon us with resistless certainty that the world is rapidly approaching that much to be desired condition. As men are brought closer to eachother by the common ties of human interest and brotherhood, and as their lust for carnal glory and their primitive thirst for blood are succeeded by a cool and rational conception of the true purposes of life, this parliament of man will assume more and more'power and will acquire greater prestige till it shall ultimately be looked upon as the high and inviolate tribunal of all nations. And it is reasonable to conclude that if the peoples of one empire can live in peace with each other that the peoples of all empires can ultimately live in peace with each other, and that as time passes on national lines will disappear and that some time all peoples, regardless of race or nationality, will be directed by a great central parliament. And when this unity has been achieved there will be no need of war. And, finally, as the barbarous and semi-civilized peoples of today take on the civilization of the Christian world, they will naturally fall into line, and in time all men will live as brothers. This is not an idle dream, but the natural and logical outcome of a process which has been going on since the beginning of history. We live in an age of comparative barbarism. The terrible alternative of war is resorted to for the settlement of international questions. The powers are obliged to build up great armies and navies at the expense of their hard-working and peace-loving citizens Who are bowed down and crushed by the gruelling cost of maintenance. A great part of the mental and physical energy of our inventors and artisans, as well as an immense share of natural wealth, is expended'in devising engines of war for the preserva- tion of peace. Under such conditions we may look with hope upon this interna-

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KLAMATH COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL BOOMER. a! Pam Morning. ' I:BY A MODISTEJ LA companion to Holmesi tEvening, by a TailorPJ Welcome, fair Morn, in misty robes arrayed, Casting aside the velvet cloak of night, Coming With music through the fragrant air, And bearing in thy arms the hour of peace ! All nature draws a deeply tranquil breath, Waiting in silent joy thy soft approach, While Chanticleer in joyous cadence sings His praise to thee, his queen. Thou seemist to me Like some fair dryad, bearing flowers, Who stands On the front cover of a fashion book. Now on thy corsage burns the brilliant sun, Amidst the laws of thy neglige, Waking to brighter light the dewey pearls That jewel thy throat; and all thy petticoats Are edged With frills of softest rosy hue. Now doth the drowsy maiden wake from sleep And, turning on her pillow, dream of when Sheill hie to me to fit her wedding gown. Anon thouilt lay aside the morning robe , In which thou greetist our earliest consciousness And, stepping forth in spotless azure drest, Like school-girls hastening to their morning tasks In neat and jaunty jumper suits of blue, Thouilt tell the world the time of dreams is past. Then must I take my needle and my shears And with them lift my load of daily cares, And through the sunny hours thou,st brought, sweet Morn, Iill labor for the weal of womankind; That haughty dames may dress in Paris style, And dainty maids be clad from head to foot In garments which befit their youthful grace, And children, from the age of babyhood, Go ever on their ways in trig attire.