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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