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

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22 . KLAMATH COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL BOOMER. corruptness. School is out of the question, and there is no hope; nay, no ambition for escape into a purer environment. What good 'do our educational systems do them? If the saying, tithe boy is the father of the manfi is true, what manner of men can we hope for in the future from such factors. Girls who should be trained to become the home makers of our country are becoming stinted morally and physically in the struggle for mere existence. Their,s is the more pitiable lot, for they are the weaker members of this system. We hear the argument that there are laws preventing the very young children from working, and unjust conditions of labor being imposed upon them. So there are; but flagrantly broken and dis- regarded. Parents swear to untrue statements regarding the childis age, and the employer is only too glad to overlook this and take the child into his factory. ' The younger children are in greater demand, for they are the more easily imposed upon. In- human demands upon their time and strength meet with no re- , sistance, and they never riot or organize strikes. Easily intimi- dated, they never ask for concessions, but gratefully take their pittance at the end of the week. The death rate of these children is appalling. The work in many cases is most dangerous. The unnatural labor saps their vitality, and close confinement weakens their systems and makes them an easy prey of tuberculosis. Over twenty per cent give up the struggle before they reach the age of sixteen. Who can say but that hopelessness plays its part in the early taking off of these un- fortunates. What a criminal loss of human life that a few greedy millionaires might live in every luxury. - And what is to be the end? Bereft of the protection of parents who should prevent this outrage and who through necessity or mere criminal indifference allow their children to lead this exist- ence, and preyed upon by the heartless money seekers who devised this barbarous system, they are entirely helpless. Unless the public in general and the law-makers of this land 0f ours take the matter up and improve their condition, their case is hopeless in- deed. You parents Who have loved little ones of your own, compare.

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KLAMATH COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL BOOMER. 67m Scenery of Klamath. DsY LILLY ARNETT, i08.J What is more inspiring to the poor discouraged soul, fills the heart with deeper emotions, than to View some of Gods beautiful works of nature, and know they were created for us? Few appreciate the surroundings of their own country, -but will travel even as far as Switzerland to see what they call beautiful or What scenery. It is true the scenery there is considered very beautiful, but if we would only look at some of nature,s gifts right here in Klamath county, we would find some grand and awe-inspiring pieces of work. For example, the scenery along the river, espec- ially in the morning, is full of interest. As the sun slowly wends its way through the heavens and peeps over the lofty mountains, it sheds its rays on the trees, flowers and ShPUbS, sparkling; and fresh with dew, and tinges the Autumn-colored leaves with a golden shade, gradually fading to a delicate pink. The green velvety carpet of grass is strewn With red-cheeked apples, golden- colored pears, and many other varieties of fruit. As the sun climbs slowly onward on its' journey, it throws its beams in the dashing, roaring and foaming waters of the i'falls. As the waves beat upon the rocks, throwing the white spray far into the air, every color of the rainbow seems reflected in the great foaming mass, as with a 1ush and a roar it again plunges onward 1n its mad fiight. , Farther up, on the lake, where the waters are more peaceful, steamers are plying their way, while many snow white birds are floating lazily on the still surface, and the little fishes are jumping in and out of the water. For about twenty miles up this lake Where the Summer resorts, Odessa and Pelican Bay lodge, are situated, the scenery is very picturesque. Lofty mountains rise almost perpendicularly on each side of the lake, some whose peaks are capped With snow Which sparkles 1n the sunlight; others Whose sides are covered with ever-l green forests,whi1e others are barren, but grand 1n their majesty. wrww I MM .1. ,ijw, w d.