Park University - Narva Yearbook (Parkville, MO)

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Humanities Division » I EEP IN THE INDIAN LORE of this area was a noble chief named Narva. He was sending a love signal to his wife but the smoke didn’t say what it should have and he was thoroughly crowned that night. Then and there he set up a course in better communications. This soon expanded to take in the language of other tribes as well as beating the drums and recording the stories and sayings of the past. Often they journeyed to some spot of ancient importance or to see a pictorial recorder at his work. When all of this had been started, he smiled a humanitarian smile and added one course to make sure that all the maidens and braves got a little bit of all the learning. 1 . ‘IfZ O ELSA GRUENEBERG German ELIZABETH CAMPBELL English

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Natural Science Division FTER A HARD BATTLE with a neighboring tribe, Chief Narva’s braves were unable to count the dead enemy. Because of this, the Chief set up a new type of training. He started with Arithmetic, then he showed the braves why an arrow went straight or crooked. He show¬ ed them and made them learn about all the animals and trees and how they grew. Mrs. Narva taught the young maidens to sew and cook, and put pretty figures on the sides of the tepees. Perhaps one day,” he mused, my people will be a more Hardy race.” J