Manual Arts High School - Artisan Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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FOREWORD By Charlotte Brown • -IKE SCINTILLATING COLORS which hide the evil and ugly parts jll . of history with their roseate ideals of optimism and progress, the cav- I aliers of each era have illuminated the story of mankind. Amid the fatigu- ing accounts of bloody battle and dark treachery, their glowing spirits and daring endeavor have refreshed and stimulated the torn personality of Man strug- gling toward his ultimate evolution. In this book of the Cavaliers of S ' 30. the highest attainments of individual cavaliers of the past are cited and the personalities of these cavaliers portrayed. Symbolic of all precepts of idealistic cavaliers are the three musketeers, who fought their way through machinations of political intrigues to victory for their king; loyal to him, loyal to each other, and loyal to the cause for which they struggled. The epitome of historical chivalry in modern garb is Baron Manfred Von Richthofen, the German air ace, a youth of twenty-three who while fighting for his country was considerate of his enemy. Arabia contributes the desert sheik, roaming, vagrant, and entirely uncon- cerned with formal litigation and scrupulous political ceremony. Despite these deficiencies, he constitutes an important controlling force in the destiny of his people. Patrick Hurley, horseman of the wesWis the virile cavalier of America. I ir.u. 1 Scorning the futile ethics of eastern eivilizatiflBf he created a spirit of confidence in western United States, helping to establish respect for its laws and customs. A cavalier who lived more for others than himself is Chief Joseph of the Nez Perces. Making the last stand against the white men who were encroaching upon the lands of the Indian, he gave his life in an attempt to preserve his people ' s heritage. The Gaucho as a cavalier is known to Americans only as a type. He is the cowboy of the southern pampas, who, like many other unrecognized heroes, guards the wealth and much of the political power of his country, the Argentine. Mikhail Lermontov is the Cossack cavalier, but he differs from all other cav- aliers. As one of Russia ' s greatest poets, he rides not the spirited Arabian but the winged horse, Pegasus. With their common qualities of bravery, chivalry, and adaptability, these seven cavaliers have made history. Although the senior class may not do the same, it may appreciate and perhaps emulate the cavaliers for whom it was named.