Neodesha High School - Bluestreak Yearbook (Neodesha, KS)

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H ' 'l'NY. ,' PAUI BUNY AIN A Qhort Storv By Clarence Wootton FDITORQ NOTP A most unusu rl storv both rn conceptron 'rnd trertment l'1ul Buny rn yvrs eontrrbuted last year by 1 member of the Journ rlrsm clfrss yyho hrs lryed rn the country of yyhrch he yy rrtes 'md he rrd from the be rrded lrps of lumber J rcks the legends of l'rul Bunv rn the demr 1 od of rll lumber Jrck I rul Buny rn rt yy rs who yyrth hrs tyyo grert blue orien ser rped out the Great lakes rn fr trme yfrrrously gryen 'rs 'r dav '1 dw 'rnd 'r hrlf rnd el week l'rul Buny rn constructed the Rocky Mountarns rn 1 moment of ffrney rnd pl rnted the redyyoods to burld hrmself 1 log cahrn Out of thrs f rncrful mythology whrch ey ery Northener knoyys Clarence Wootton has moulded the thoughtful whrmsy whrch fol lows wrth xts remrnrscence of the Valhalla tradrtron presrderl oyer by W ot rn yy hose n'rmesrke the 'ruthor rs Frte plays queer trrcks yyrth vye helpless humans Whrle yye ue young we mry brrefly hold our oyyn but yyherr I rther Trme takes may our youthful strength rnd endurrnee yye ire lrke drl'rp1d'rted shrps on a stormy ocean buffeted about drrftrrrg hrther rnd yon and trrrxlly crushed Perhaps the most prtrful and yet the most eonyrncrng rllus tratron ot thrs eternal law may be observe l rn the bent and broken frgurc of rn aged man yyrthout famrly relatrves money or home the puttrng to death of all persons after reaehrng a certarn age and sp rrrng them that last feyy years of lrfe usually spent rn mrs ery md helplessness Thrs practrce rs sard to be employ ed by r few prrmrtrve trrbes vyho hare escaped the cultural rnd refrnrng rntluenees of cryrlrfatron but yye are horrrfred at the suggestron and leaye thrs task tor th at rnt rrrgrble somethrng called Fate Let us take some concrete example for rnstanee old Holgar Larson Larson for nefrrly frfty yerrs had been a folloyyer of Paul Bunyan rn the yast trmber ed regron of the north Fall and muscu lar he yyas and equal to the best of them rn eyery lrne of vyork The brtter cold the heayy snoyys the rey yyaters and the rough and ru le lryrng condrtrons drd not affect hrm All yy as yy ell then and thought ot the future drd not trouble hrm Hrs wages srtted through hrs frngers lrke gr 'uns of sand and he laughed at thc thought of a rarny day hrnally hrs strength beg rn to ful hrm Hrs step yyas sloyyer and often the foreman yy ould hesrtate yyhen Larson sought -r rob as though he yyere too old to be of much use So he contrnued yyanderrng from one camp to another workrng a short trme berng, drscharged and gorng on to the next He hy ed rn constant dr ead of the trme when he would be drscharged agarn and of h ryrng to seek a drfferent c tmp and 'rt last hrs gre rtest fears yyere agarn realrved After frnrshrng hrs breakfast Holgar yyas drayyrng on hrs boots when Joe Dubors the boss came rn Joe gave a few drrec trons to drfferent rndr rdu'rls and then turned to Larson and ll H0 I Xl I, I. xx 7 Y A , K . v 1 9 ' 1. 1 1 . 1 ' ' J 1 1. 1 1 1 u ss , as , - . 1 . z .1 . ' ' 1 0 . 1 v 1 1 I v . l Ksk C 1 ' 1 ' 1 4 1 ' 1 '. . L 4 1 L ' K A. , as , vs ' - W ' 1 2 , 1 1 '1-I 2 ' 2 5. . ja '15, ' ' ' f 1 - . , ' 2 l 1 11 1 '1 1, Y 11 1 N, 1 2. 1 1 I , 2 ' 1 1 .71 .' 1 . . l Y 1 1 v L C V K K L ' . N 4 ' K K Q .1 1 . ' . v ' ' ' v 1 ' ' 1 . . -1 - . , . , ' 1 1 1 1 1 , 1d 1 v Y I Y fl . l . I Q K nl C Ls ,Z .JL . A 1' , , . r ' , ., v v 1 1 1 W . 2 -r K at V v , , r 12 ,C .XS 2 mtv . -1 ' 1 1 2 1 12 .,, 1 2 ' 1 1 1 1 1' 1 1 , 3 , ' I V 'l A V 1 1 1 t 1 1 M 1 . 1 J 1 ' ' f y, 1 1 1' ' ' 1- , . . . y U I . X T ' 2 I 1 V- A .wr I ' 'r ev fn A Q V' v v v and often vyrthout frrends. fneyeral noted men haye adyocated x K n L 1 I 1 1' uv I 11 11 .1 1 l 1 l V I K . xx mx. n L. L A' L 1 1 K C I ' ' 1 1 I 1 4 . I ' l . 1 1 1 I 1 n I 'W 1 if I h 4 . 1'I l 1 C 1 1 1 1 , 1 , 1 . 1 I1 1 0 v -. v y 1 1 I ' Y I A s 1 1 1 1 C 'r r ' yf 1' ' 1 1 ' ' 1 1 - t . , . . , ' 1 7 ' 1 Y 1 ' ' 1 v 1 1 '. 1 1 .1 . 1 1 '. - ls . rv 1 1 KC L 1' x f l . X 1 v j Q '1 a z' ' . r ' L : ' '. Q 1 v 1. 1 v 1 Q1 v K l Y . V . . . . . Y ! ' 7 . , . . . . ' 1 - '51 I 1 4 ' 2 1' . ' 2 , . r : z . f ' ' I .am 1 1 K y 1, A .X . . - ., ., . 11 ! R7 1 1 K 11 f ' ri' 1-rr

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'lIldC1tlLi ot 111061 popul ltxon h lu ut the bam ht to be dun d hom SUpt1XINt'll pl IX m u lg uhlx by pelktlkeil ihlll the ltilllllbll mc ILNDOIINC on the put oi the chlldleu the mm months uf 11 xeffulal whool ufu nu than summu D1OU'1l.lTl tu Q chem fue b10lli,,ht 111 umtut uxth the txpe of xxholumm 1uz1 1 tum 'md 1d6'9.lN ot comz ulebhlp mel Npmtsmdnshlp that uc L 1111111 mer mto then legulal sghool plilgl am thux L tlb1lNhlI1g 1 x ml ulblc and helpful connectlon XYhlCh el1m1n11c '1 lufm pu' of thg tlITl9 md effolt f0ITTRllX xmstul m 012111111 lt10l1 at tm bm Qllllllllg' of the Qchool mu X60dLHh'l IQ begmnmg to ltlllll' llong Wlth the lugel emu thlt twelu months xchool 1J100'1lIH IS not onlx tha m0Qt pxoilfable md btI1LflC1'1l but also thc most CLUIIOIIIICHI hom the Ntfmdpomt oi ultlmate x xhu reccn ed 'lhg Qolutlou lor tm boy ploblem hw been happlly met thlll the 0l,Q,'dIl1L21tl0ll of the bam blll ln lguu but the pxoblem tm tlw guls and YOUHQIGI bow L mnot be 10 easlly Qolxul becauwe of the clnelmtlpd lllt91CQtS lmong the 511111 of X'1ll0Lw xges A dLf1llItL ploglam Cannot be put mto ODQI 1tlOI1 that xslll prow lIltClLSf mg and bLllQflll1l th1 uout the SQISOII to thu m mx dltfugnt g'1OUD of guls and smfxller chxldlen owpeulllx when om Qupeulbol 11 zuponmble f0l the SUDQIXISIOII oi '111 those dlfiuent Qxoum A p ut1'1l solution fO1 thu ploblem would be the add tion oi plax ground appamtus Qxwlngs sl1deQ gllllf Qtrlcles and the llke to the palk equlpment If the Cnty COIUITIISSIOH or soma uw 0l2'2tH1Z3.t1OI1 should su fxt to pxoudg QQLIIDITIOIUL of th xt sont 1 l'uge1 l1UIT1b91 of the xoungez cmldun would be flttlactcd to th: plax ground and could be easllx cued fox A xxafhng 11001 m one and of the park would move a uly uuoxablc feature LHDQCI 1llx since Neodesha haw no SW1lT1H11I'lf2,' pmol Ol otha fdC1l1t16Q fm xx 'ld mg 01 SWlI'Y1ITllHg CIOQQ enouvh to tow I1 to be uuox ed bv the H11 10l'ItS of the chlldren of the utx Fu1the1 ald lY'll2'ht be furmsh ed 1n meetmg the Qummu xac ltlon pzoblem fO1 the g11lQ lf the older hxffh school g1rls .md the Qollege studenw who Qpgnd tha glewter palt of then xacatlon 111 Neodesha would be Xullnmg To glxe a few hours each xx eek to the D1'Ug1OUHd xx ork If uthex mormng O1 afternoon and ewenmg plu houw could be 3.l1'lI'lg'Od It the South School a g1e111:e1 numbel of ch1ld1Qn would take ad mntage of the summer plasglound Dulmg thv, Qummel lust plst only a xely small per cent of the chlldlen enrolled calm fzom the dlStl1Ct south of Mam Street The School Boald hzw done much m provldmg two pald supervxsors to take calc of the SUIIIITIQI pvomam for ou1 bow 'md g1rlQ and It non ICIUEIIUQ fox the people of Neodwha ae 1 whole to wake up to then' lesponslbllltw of mwkmg the progmm more successful by acquamtmg themselves YV1th the DOQQlbl11tlC9 and needs of the Work and respondmg by addmg then' umted aQs1stance. luelu - 1 1' n ' - r ' ' 1 - fxllxlh ll..XX1ul.HlXlil'lxUi1Ii.XH 1 ' 1. i ',, ' 2 2 'x, f? X' ? S X' 'Q' 1 L. x.1k1 2-1 Z.. .Q A, L, .f, 1 . .i, 2 1 'x' S1 2 ' ' , X Q 111- Tx- A 1- - -- 11-lm ,., , t . . . , C 1 1- 1 . 14 - ,- ' . 2 . -'V x L1 ' 1 1 ,.1,i- 1 c f 'Z ' Z .' ' .' ' .' ' 2 '2 2 1 ' '1 1 1 1 . 1 1 1 1 1 . '1 ' 1, 1 f 2 , 1 'N c 1 2 1 - 2 3 ' ' Z 'S c 2 '51 2 1 ' 1 1' 1 1 11 1 11 111 ' 1 . 'r. ' 1 ' 1 X 1 f I . c .c , - ' ' v 1 1 Y 51 ' 1 ' ' 11. '1 L 1 C n A ,x f g L 471 vi 4 1 1 I . 1 v 1, 1 1 1. 1 1 A., 2 'X ' . . U 4 .' t' X . ' 1 2 x 3 ' c , ' Q' N' f' 1 1 A A111 ' 12 J 1' 1 s ' ' - 3 ' 7 1 . ' 1 1 l . 3 71' c. , I F 1 1 'r ' 1 B., 2 ,E 1.1: 1 , 1 ' 1 V 1 V1 1 -1? .2 8. 1 S 1 K -1 .. .- . ' '. x ' 1 2 ' 'Q 'c ' if Z f. x X' 1 . 1 I 1 1, .,tf. Q XE 'E ' V 2.' 2 .' I ' S ' 1x1 A1 1 ' - g :1 xfz .1 X1 J K 1 1'1 1 '51 'Y' . ' ' ' ' Q' 1 . 'B -I ' .. . . . ' ' . '. . 1 3 ' - , c c 1 . I - c S,-1 ' .', Q' 1, 2 1 S, ' ' -- Q . ' N. V II1. Y X 3. y'j 1 I . wx A , 1 l ' xl - 1 rl 1 . 2 L1 9 L C 1 1 - .1 1 .' ' 1, . C 1 , 1 t' , I' 72 ' '. ' x . 1 1 1 .111 1 ' 1 ' ,1 ', 1 x '- . . v 1- C , 1 S ' Y ' X' ' . ' 'c - ' 1 ' ' - 1 1 ' 1 , 1 . - A G 1 1, ,, 5 . . Y . I. v X ' . I. .Q F x - 1 1 .2 1 . .L, f ' 11 ' 1 r - 1 5 x ' x 1 D 1 1, 1 1 . . v . . Y ' Y. . A 1 C 1 A A . 1 v v v 1 v . D . cw - ' ' g v ' A v ti cl, 1 c . , -V 1 1 ' ' 1, 1 1 - L , , 1 1 1' 1 1 ' 1 I 1 ' A . ' K 1 11 ' ' 1 1 c ' . .. . ' X , . . . ' - - I 1 1 I Y ' k 1 K ' ' 1 11 ' 1 7 31 f C L x n 1, I , 1 1 ' 1 11' ' ' 1 ' 1 - t L 4 L

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XX sflld abluptll Icfln t use x ou 'ull mole Luson H0111 check s nl th oftlu He than tulned lw IX lnd ltttl glXll1g 1 tcw mole bllnt dl IQCUOII left wlth the l0lCl1Ilg gallg who N919 alwals the fllst out ln the morlllng LAINOH methodltallx COIlt1Illl6,ll laclng hls boots 19 lf ln tlance lnd Nilfl IlOtlllIlg, Then was Tl0tl'llllg he could slx lt seemed Hc knew the boss hll been watchlng hlm rlosell the last tew d 15 s but he had been ClO1Ilg hlS best and always l1X1I1g' Ill hope lllltll the tatfll moment Now the stl lnge teellng of hclp kssncs came OYGI hlm Bt twos and thlees the othcls went out and he w 19 left llone Thell aftel w lltlllg fol d IX llght hc swung hls turkel ox er hls Ql'lOlllil9l and gfxttlllg hls check took the totc lold tol VIShtEill As he walked along he rex 16W0d hls mam CXDQTIQIICQQ md the changes th lt w ele 0CCLll11Ilg ln that leglon Yes the toulltlx w ls ehanglng so w ele the people The mllollty ot the men wele fal dlffelellt flom the men of hls dav but hls law hld passed tlmber would last onlw a few QCIIQ longel Tears rln down hl wllnkled 'lnd we'lthe1 beaten t ILL as he re tllfed thls Oh well he would soon be gone too The onlx thlllg tol hlm to do w IQ to Clrlflk and forget It AIIIXIIIQ' lt the S1l00Il he lYY'IIT1QCll'1t6lX called tol XYlllSlx0X Aftel a few ClI'1llkQ he became mole cheelful He f0lg0t th It he was gettlng too old to hold a lob forgot that the country was changlng forgot the flltlllt he thought onlx ot the pl esent Ht began a com ersatlon w lth the othel occupants of the saloon 'md called fol some of the bllkeepel s stock of len old whlskex that he serx ed onlx to people of CllSt1YlCtlOH such 'ls the logglng super lntendent or the Cl1N1'ilOI1 roadmaster The greater part of the dav he spent lealllllg agalnst the b'll +0llll1g, tales of '1IlCl6I1t plow ess and ldx EDU119 told of the telllblt wlntel ln the elghtles told of the toundlng of the I19211lJX cltx told of lJ81I1g lost Ill a storm anl of hawlng to subslst fol sex elfll days on the lfllge wood ants whlth he found bt plllllng' off the bark of dead plne trees told ot the callx tll'I'1ll6l wars and thrlllcd hls hearels Nlght clme 'lnd Holgar Larson was a hlt unsteady on hls feet but otherwlse ln excellent splrlts VN hen he was put to bed ln the back room of the saloon hls monew was gone Tomollw he must hunt work agaln He went to bed but sleep was slow ln COm1Hg Often he would do7e away onlv to awaken sudlenlx 'lt the sounds of lmaglnary ghosts or some equalls fllgllulblllfl HOISG Thls contlnued throughout the long hours of the nlght He heard the old clock strlke three Stlll he could not sleep Hls throat seemed aflre How dry I am kept flashlng through hls blaln At length he arose and crept to the barroom Hls parched thloat was a torture to hlm Drlnk' That was what he craved Drlnk' That was what he must have' He hastened behlnd the bar as fast as he could totter along. He took a drlnk, then another, and stlll another The b3l'k99D8l',S stock of ChO1C8 whlskey attracted hlm That sweet, mellow l1qll01' made hls aches and pains dlsappear. Fourteen l'AI'l, lSI'.' 'AN 1 I 1 ' v . K C L n . ' SH' 1 ,' ', z . ' H e 's' ' , , . 2 -2 v 2 2 ' , . ' v' 2 ' , . . , .' , ' '- Q - . I . I 7 ' Y Y ' sv C l K A I -S ' .1 tv ' , ' 'S S :L ' ' H ' ' z ' f. 'fr ' 1 ' v x x , V , - , 1 Y . 1 , x v. . ' ' f -1 . .S ' 2 x, . . ,' . 1 x ' ' c v LY. -1 ' , ' ' l .- ss . ' ' . v w yu 1 ,w 11 v - v . , ' ' . v ' . ' , U ,77 z . , ' 2 av , - . ' . L Y A. K .v I 1 K. X , , . 2 . as X . va I V. . I ' l I x t x K . kv Z 7 - , . . Q w' ' - ' l xc, , . .tv vi K 4- ' , L1 - Q -A I 2 I' -' v ' 3 V , - Q 1 1 v '1 1 I 'W fa Y 1 '1 . L , A t -I c c l l . The days of the plllC1'l8S were gone from there forever. The . ' . '- . 'z -1 z ' , v L X - y ' ' 1 ' v, L . 1 t Cn uv. v. 1 wa l l v px I 1 v lv v v c - 1 , c A . . A . Q V . 4 0 1 4 k, . f c Cn . , C In v -:xo - 7 -' 1 1 V 3 Y F 1 ' ' Y l yt 1 wr , ra C A n C ,K . L, x 2 . JL, A, . .Lv v 'tw .v C f . Y NY Q , l cl . ' Y A A Q I Y . I ' ' U L . c , .' z' 'Q' -' 3 n . I . 1 o v ' 1 v ,. v u ' 7 n s ' ' ' , v' ' . y Q V 1 V 4 1 v . 1 v ' x l n .V C ' 1- ' U . v ' 4 v I ' . , l D . A I 1 I '4 f l I v .Y K C s A L L x . 5 Aa I of . U . v vu ' x I A k A V . 4 L l L 1 I I A H A L, 7 n ' u a 0 t n . . ' ' as , , U ' . . . , L ' 0 A , n . . . o s I Y ba Y n I ,