McKinley Junior High School - Purple and Gold Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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YYYiYTYYY1fxz?illYvv1f? The Crigin of Reed Work Probably the first person to make a basket was a man of the pre- historic Stone Age. One day he saw, while climbing around the cliffs, an eagle's nest, and thinking it a good plaything for his little boys, took it home. His wife, upon seeing it, thought how fine it would be in which to keep some cocoanuts which she had just gath- ered. So the little boys did not have a plaything after all. This basket lasted for a while, but it wore out, so-we will call her Mrs. Cave Woman,-said to her husband, Tiger Tooth, this basket has worn out, I will have to have another. You go out and get one. Now Tiger Tooth tramped all day over the ragged cliffs, and jumped over roaring torrents, but he was unable to find one. After he had given an account of his hunting, his wife said she must have one any way. So she sat down and thought and thought. Finally, she hit upon a plan. Tiger Tooth, she cried, go out and gather all the small twigs and bark you can find. A short time passed and Tiger Tooth came back with some twi,Q's and bark. Mrs. Cave Woman set to work and in the course of a week there on her rock table sat me first basket ever made by human hands.-Andrew Madson and Melvin Underwood. Of course this basket was not nearly so fine as the splendid reed work turned out bv Mrs- Turner's classes, but everything had to have a beginning, didn't it? I Wit? 3,1 it x.1.mLA4.LL444iL.LaLiLLL1

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