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.

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T 11 E A R T [SAN S ' 30 ALL FOR ONE, ONE FOR ALL By Norwin Johnson BLARE IF ' I RUMPETS, the measured roll of drums! The King and his musketeers are marching by ! There goes 1 I ' Artagnan, proud, gallant. loyal youth, Athos, the great nobleman, the true friend, beloved by all who know him, Porthos, strong, pompous, lovable, with the heart of a little child, Aramis, supercilious, elegant, the exquisite dandy to his finger tips, yet as tempered and deadly as a Toledo blade; four men. men of different characters. welded together by loyalty and love, a perfect union — Cavaliers — the sign symbol of that heroic age. France in the seventeenth century was undergoing a renaissance. I lie nobles who were supported by hand- of mercenaries and had held selfish sway over the country, were being broken by the genius of the great Cardinal Armand de Riche- lieu. Xew idea- so necessary to a country ' - gn.wth were permeating the minds of men : and hum of those ideas, living exponents of them, were the Cavaliers. Their cry was Viv le Roi! They shed their blood and they laid down their live- at the king ' s command. They instilled into France the vitality that was to make of her the greatest of nations. What was the influence that they and their descendants held over the history of France? We can point to no one virtue, to no one characteristic. They combined bravery, ingenuity, loyalty, and a wonderful and terrible vitality into a superqual- lty that made them irresistible. There are no words adequate to describe them. We salute them. Magnificent Cavaliers! They were men who endured, who suc- ceeded or died. They were men who built a country with their bones, who ce- mented its fabric with their bl 1. Their descendants followed Napoleon aero-- a continent. Today they rule a va-t colonial empire, holding it so well that no hint oi insurrection escapes. From the thrilling days of the seventeenth century when 1) ' rtagnan and Cyrano de I ' .ergerac walked the streets of Paris until the present time they have always been found on the road that lead- to glory. And though thev may have died in gallant lights in desert wastes and their bones now lie mouldering in obscure graves, their spirit marches on and inspires the living sons of France to fight a brave fight. Their bodies may have been torn b shot or pierced by steel but the lesson that they teach and the fame of their deeds can never die. Though they are dust, though nothing mortal remain- of them, they can never be forgotten. They are an imperishable part of French history. Their memory is held dear by the mother land. Across the vista of centuries we salute them ' Cavaliers! We of this age mav never approach their greatness but we can follow in their steps and face life with their imperturbable calm, lie loyal, brave and honest, then as true nobleman we may keep our honor like a trusty blade, clean and unsullied, and deserve something at last. Hola! Cavaliers!