Langston University - Claw Yearbook (Langston, OK)

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A fs 'v':-ze:-:tzmcf:w:o..'wco:w:c-ze: THE CLA wzozwzctzeszcvzazozazonwzoznt 2 W' W2'C'.'N?.43.1f.Y' '3n1UE1Cl W sozwzozazc-:w:o:.+azc+zw:o.':c:o..r On The Fourth of July QLATIMER HAMILTON G-REEND The sun rose steadily above the oriental horizon drenching with the gol- den haze, the sparkling azure bowl set like bauble on the mountainous shoulder of the Hills of Langston which serrated the ethereal regions like the swinging gardens of a Babylonian king. Each sunbcam moved stealthily abreast, chasing away the shades of night that had previously reigned uninter- ruptingly in a world of silence. Nights are nights and days are days, yet this day was destined one hundred fifty-one years ago to become one of national festivities by the mighty hand of Providence, on the never-to-be-forgotten date of July 4, 1776, when men's lives were estimated only in terms of daily repul- sion, for the more value of equal rights to all. The university whistle was now flooding the vicinity with the usual schol- astic howl , but this time the sound seemed more distressful, marked with an unusual series of abruptness, rather than the usual distribution of the rem- minescent notes that eliminated the chaps from facing the Dean on an inex- eusable charge of tardiness. This blowing was not accompanied with the hurry-scurryness of the students dashing for the school-door, but met with the respense of our unfurled Hag at high mast, floating on the breeze of a sum- mer wind. The students were lazily scattered about the campus, awaiting the arrival of the famous Douglas Hi baseball team of Ardmore. but this long- ing expectation was soon destroyed by their being informed that the team had come the previous night. The sun was steadily approaching the meridian and the Langstonians were unpleasantly feeling the effects of Qld Sol's march, the ball players were trot- ting around panting lik 5 English hounds after a day of fox chasing. Every one was dashing under shade trees, even over-grown weeds that once were con- sidered obnoxious, were now cherished for their present propitration of shak- ing. Are you star gazing, my lad Q? chuckled a funny old man just behind a tall fence. No, sir, I am looking a.t a ball game, replied the lad, who should have been four feet taller, to have been a comfortable spectator in such a po- sition. And whozat playing 6? 'l Langston and Ardmore. l ' The game too, had now approached an athletic zenith. The teams were playing enthusiastically, and every play was attended with precaution, except where errors and hits entered in. Langston had nine men on their team as .h.43fE953Olh5Ol'.0f30'.3lL'OZh-'S0l!O:L'OI'.Of 1 9 2 7 DlUa2O 13'l8t2C'BPe2'lvBh20lUalCPlh59'.10ad one hundred thirty-four ur.. l:l'.43f JP:L'42vE9rE43f'543ilPJ. T0lkZC O WJO'.1h20lh3Cfl'.9!EfI'3kL'OE9:50llECrl'l:..0119.

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'62 C'2iC1'.aC'2i'J'C' O.'198l'g'3'L'V2O2Ui T CL F4l'C'E3l'ZillOl42Oll2OlWl'. .A ul FI 5 O:54f,QL'9l:Oj2CfQ342OZ90lOl 931l4lfZi O'Ji4E'DlVEL'f4lCFl4 J 4 active as young tigers, and eight of them were smiling, of course we all know why, as for the other nine they bore a caricature of grimace, so did the Rom- ans, when Rome was on fire. There was a continual whiz , a bam , and a score without any kind of opposing alternationg of course Langston was the guilty party . ' This athletic equation was clearly unbalanced, and Lang- ston was not complaining at all. But this is not the same team that was here before, said a spectator in disguised irony to one of the Ardmore bench players. Yes, replied the player, Hbut you see it is against our custom to play ball before the half of the moon, consequently we are losing. Regardless, the moon waxes and wanes, but Ardmore was waning faster, yet maintaining a tenacity that veneered a regal pride. Of course this pride was as stable as one color of a chameleon. Langston made one more attack and came out victorious: Langston had eleven runs: Ardmore had two. Both teants played with much fairness. The visiting team made a dash for their truck, and after chering a tennis game that was in progression, they soon evacuated. , The number of visitors by this time had increased greatly, the campus seemed more like an attractive circus, with the many colored automobiles that circled the enclosure, more in efforts of display rather than through sources of conveyance. All at once, a big stately car whizzed by leaving for our obser- vation only a red streak tipped with silver border. Who was that? some one inquired. That was Prof. J. W. Sanford of the Muskogee Branch Normal. The odor of the cooking barbecue had now permeated the atmosphere, in- creasing the hunger of the hundreds and playing extremely upon their fanci- ful imagination, but imagination would not suffice this condition. The dinner bell was now ringing, mitigating the extreme hunger, and many people rushed for the dining hall. Because of the fact that the dining hall did not have mov- able walls, and that two bodies could not occupy the same space at the same time, it was necessary to have two dinners. After the sumptuous dinner, the dining hall was once more lonely'l. Many activities were now in progression, the campus presented the same difficulty as a three ring circus, so far as seeing every thing. The Alumni As- sociation was greeted heartily by our President, Dr. I. W. Young. A wonder- ful program was rendered. Many educators were present, such as J. D. Spen- cer, J. W. Sanford, S. Saddler, G. B. Kenyon, E. M. NVatson, VV. E. NVoods and Mrs. L. L. Saiver. Mr. R. E. Lippens Was the principle speaker. The wind had now begun to blow, Weaving its way through the green lad- en trees, swaying them back and forth in accord with the ocean of bending grass that distributed the disturbances like naughty ripples on a peaceful sea. one hundred thirty-five .aJ'?..GlDa5Cf3lOlIEL'43lfL'LOL'Mi'J3'.1hlOl'.k 1 9 2 7 iC':U:Ozfz0iz0:B:0:lE93:f:C'zPN .PEM- L'l l'3'3Q'DBWOlkZOBDlOlPlO h1O'JD:2OElbZO'J9:2.'OE?.A243'lhE O rl