Petersburg High School - Missile Yearbook (Petersburg, VA)

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v V i. G. CLUB

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THE SQUARE CIRCLE

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9 . !K. § . In the Beginning By Milton Hull 8 n= ===— | HIS, my frier ds, is written on very good paper and the ! origin of that age-oid c ustom, “kissing.” Ah, you perk up your ears .... yes? Eut no, the kiss cannot be called a custom. A cus- tom rides the crest of popularity for a while like a fad, then dies out. But not the kiss. It is eternally in good favor. Perhaps the reason for its popularity throughout the ages is that maybe it is one of those instincts engraved on our in- fant brains when we make our grand entree into our present habitat. Undoubtedly there are different kinds of kisses, ranging from candy to those scenes seen in “movies” and there only, as far as I know. Of course you’re acquainted with the sort politicians be- stow hastily upon some soft infant cheek saying, “Ah, little man, I can count on your mother’s vote, can’t I?” To which maybe you’ve heard the perambulator-pusher reply, “I’m not his mother, and besides he ain’t a he ... . he’s a she!” Then there was once a time when gentlemen kissed milady’s hand, the idea being to prove he was a gentleman by kissing unhesitatingly the profered hand, showing his implicit faith that the lady had washed her hands. And once men kissed their lord’s foot as a sign of their respect and servility. Somehow or another the motive became twisted so that now one says “kiss my foot!” only when driven to extremes and is profoundly disgusted. May I ask if it forcibly occurs to you that I might have picked a subject I knew something about? It occurs to me, very forcibly, and although maybe it doesn’t worry you, it worries me because I have to keep on writing and you don’t. Yes, I’m afraid it’s too apparent I’m not an authority on my subject. I cannot even explain its fascination to the human race, only offering lamely that it probably is an instinct. Truly, to me my theme is as unknown as “X.” I’m not the first to call it “X,” so maybe nobody knows Page twenty-seven ....