North Shore Country Day School - Mirror Yearbook (Winnetka, IL)

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the various ways in which this famous group differs from the more ordinary forms of civilization which we have studied, (cf. Cenior Civilization, Chap. X) As to location the Juniorites are similar to the less important tribes in that they also dwelt in a dunlap or local prison, under the harsh oppression of a clan known as Pteachers. There seems to have been no reason why this famous Juniorite group should submit to such cruel serfdom except for the halo of myths of great wisdom and power which surrounded their oppressors. Although they by far surpassed their contemporaries, the Juniorites were divided among themselves and there was great civil strife. Manuscripts have been found in which some unknown historian of this era has declared that there was Phriction and even Hard Feelin ' among various members of the tribe. These petty disputes usually arose over choice bits of food and we are given to understand that good food was rare and highly prized in the penal colony. It is apparent that the Juniorites were far superior to their rivals in battle, due, for the most part, to their extraordinary brawn and brain. These battles were fought by a small group of the men of the tribe, picked for their loyalty and valor, on a large open space provided for the purpose which was known in the dialect of the tribe as a grydyron. The chief warriors seem to have been two men called by their fellows Psewal and Blat-Che, both leaders of the tribe in battle although we may place the period of the former ' s command slightly in advance chronologically. 52. The Women of the Tribe The Juniorite women were famed far and wide for their great beauty and wisdom. They were much sought after by men from other tribes although often ignored by the warrior class of their own group. There was a very sacred cult in existence among the women of this tribe, known as Kiss-Proof. The main ceremony of the order consisted in applying war paint, and the god was worshipped several times in the course of a day. The High Priestesses of this cult were Mare-Yan-Ptomas and Pat-Tee. In a form of minor warfare, called in the speech of the time Hah-Kee, in which the women armed themselves with short clubs and sallied forth to do battle against the rival tribes, one Mare-Yan-Daw-Dey seems to have been the leader in command

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JUNIORS THE BEQUEST OF CIVILIZATION By BEDSTEAD Chapter XL Juniorite Civilization 51. The Habits and Habitats of the Juniorites. 52. The Women of the Tribe. 53. The Head-Men. 51. The Habits and Habitats of the Juniorites In taking up the study of this tribe we are confronted with a difficult problem. This difficulty is due both to the lack of authentic material on the subject and to Note — The head piece shows a work of art dating about the year 1931 P. D. Q. and attributed to the Juniorite craftsman Oh-Dell, the younger. This masterpiece is entitled Muscle and, although the origin of the word is obscure, it is generally considered to be one of the local gods much worshipped by the male members of the tribe who often endured the most excruciating physical tortures to gain his favor.

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of the forces. She was ably assisted by the mighty Hel-Lan and the doughty Bar-Bar-Rah. The women of this tribe were also entrusted with the safe keeping of the records and literature of the nation. Among the guardians of the archives we may note Bet-Tee and Bet-Tze. It is sufficient to remark that none of the literature of that age has survived to the present day. Noted as a woman of charm was one el-Ah-nor. She was an ardent rival of a famed beauty of another tribe named Cleopatra. ' In the cultural arts, the poetess Ot, the craftswoman Lamb-Sun, and the melo- dramatic Mar-Grat, were the leaders in their respective fields. As one of the significant facts in the history of civilization it is essential to remem- ber that Sch-Mid and Pa-Mar were the first to make extensive use of the tin chariot as a means of locomotion. 53. The Head Men Among. the great philosophers of all times the name of Dep-Eist-Ter stands in the place of honor. In the midst of sore oppression by the Pteachers (we are led to believe that this man was the most downtrodden of all the tribe) he developed the theory that the hand is quicker than the eye, and through the practice of this philos- ophy supplied himself with fine morsels of food. It is also due to this, no doubt, that he was able to make a century in spite of almost total blindness at an early age. One man seems to have been cast off from the tribe because of the weird color of his hair which seems to have been an omen of a violent nature. This was a severe loss to the tribe as this Lie-Und as he was called had a unique method of self-expression. It is reported that he often sought solace from the wrongs of his fellow men by pro- ducing hideous sounds upon some form of instrument which is now obsolete. Perhaps the greatest scholar of this era was Ah-Dam-Sun but it was his practice to absent himself from his tribe (presumably in the quest for further knowledge) so that a complete record of his life is lacking. A famous wiseman of that period was a man whose identity is confused under ' Some historians declare that this woman lived in an earlier period than el-Ah-nor. ' This vehicle was known in the dialect of the tribe as a Phord.