Regis High School - Chi Rho Yearbook (Eau Claire, WI)

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HERE are many and var1ous Ways of falhng wh1ch one who has just met the pavement half way IS hable to neglect The art of falhng 1S an unusual one 1n these tunes when people do not enjoy or appreclate thls form of exerclse The first form of falllng IS a conto1t1on known as the ghde Thls IS a common m1shap Whlch few persons are able to per form gracefully Thls exert1on IS best ac comphshed on sllppery s1dewalks ma ble floors or 11ke footmg The subject adx ances at a good rate of speed slldes from the heels upward 1n a long swoopxng skld endmg when the athlete IS lylng flat upon h1s shoulder blades The mark of gen1u IS added when the head IS cracked sharplv against the pave ment leavlng the W1Ctlm w1th a moment of g'lO1'10LlS freedom from any thoughts except tho e of the fractured skull Even the balance of a notlon can be forgotten at such a txme Perhaps It was Whlle ly1ng stunned on the 1ound from an unwllhng descent from h1s horse that Napoleon gave the mlstaken order can cause slmllar react1on The second class of falls IS the clutch Thls IS best accomphshed by those W1th long reachlng arms The clutch Whlle lack1ng 1n grace IS much more energet1c than the gl1de It IS best used on smooth shppery surfaces The subject advances slowly and caut1ously on hls way untll he suddenly bal ances precar1ously on one foot W1th natu l 1nst1nct he clasps anyth1ng hamperlng h1s movements and makes a lungmg grab If he IS alone he must necessarlly grasp th1n a1r wh1ch havlng l1ttle strength w1ll deposlt h1m rudely on the firmament Thxs IS espec1al ly favorable to fractured wrxsts spra1ned ankles and mmor allments When there ls 1. fellow trax eler to be clutched the whole aspect of the matter changes The one clutch ed suddenly finds a heavy welght supported by hlS neck and h1s supply of hfe glVlIlg' oxygen shut off The correct procedure fo 11 It 5 En Art Thomas Flemmg, 37 h1m IS to sound a gurgllng scream and gasp wlldly at the offendlng member to restore MIS normal breath1ng From thls polnt on the battle lb for double or noth1ng If there IS sufhcxent strength between the two they support each other and are left gasplng for breath but umnjured If both go down the 1njur1es are shght only black eyes and broken noses caused by w1ldly swung elbows The sportlng' acc1dent 18 usually most ef f6Ct1V8 on a skatmg pond Thls IS often very embarrasslng unless the 1njured performer can rxse from hlS bed of pam and announce through a dxsplay of comets and other stars that he w1ll race anyone to the shore Long repo e on the 1ce groans rxsmg wlth staggers Wlll mark the xnjured person as a nov1ce ex en 1f the jar has suddenly extended h1s forehead sew eral 1nches or jarred out a httle dental work The most enjoyable feature of tlus performance 1 the muslcal sound produced when the head strxkes the ICB g1v1ng off a lox ely whack llke unto a watermelon be1ng dropped on a S1dEWaIk The final fall VVh1Ch one should attempt 1s the stalr way shuffle To accomphsh thlS sat1sfactor1ly the subject advances to the top of a long sta1rway one wlth stone steps preferred and mlsjudges the top step The locomotlon for the remamder of the tr1p IS alternated bets een the back of the neck and the base of the splne When the expert has completed hls tr1p he ar1ses and says My but those stalrs are shppery and goes out and eats a hearty meal The nov1ce how ever lb taken to the nearest hospltal to be put 1n runn1ng order agam Thus we see that the art of falllng has been neglected for too long Remember that nt takes both polse and practlce to '1r1se on one Q broken leg F3136 one s fractured arm wlth a sweep of one s dlslocated shoulder clench one spralned ngers w1tl1 a. mot1on of one s fractu1 ed YVTIS4' and laugh louolv W th one s broken jan at one s fractured skull fr Ag X xx x A . X , ' 7 . . . . . . , . . . . , ' ' 1 ' A o u ' I V I . . . . . . 7 W . . N . . 1 . , H . ,, . . .... . . - . . 1 - . . . . . . . 1 Y , . . . , . K 7 1 L ' J ' ., . . . . H . Y . . S S , , . V . - . . . . Y U . . . v. . Y. 4 . . , . Y . . b . , -' S ' . ' ' . . S 9 9 on I Y. . . Y . , Z3 M . at Waterloo. For th amateur, a broken leg - - , . , , CK ' - 9, ' ' ' u rv ' ' ' . . . . , - . v ' s ' tc n ' ' ' ' . , 7 . 1 ss - ar ' ' y ' 9 . . . . - - . . . U 7 3 ' ' ' ww ' ' as . .fa L , 1 . . . r . ' y . 1 , , - . . 1 1 . J 1 , ' 4 . . , 7 I 0 Q n n . Y u Q s U n v l - Y . . . . . f ' ' v F I A, 1 ' . , 7 , 'l A - S9 , . , I -1 L V 4 n , . 7 ' f' ' . r - ' ' S Alu. , . . . . . I Q - , E ,w ' V W . L A . -. - y- - 'g -v 7

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THE SHAMROCK ' Another Paul Bunyan Myth Dolores Chaput 37 A humorous story about Paul the colorful hero of Wzsconszn s loggmg days B9l16V9 It or not '7 No' I m not Wfltlng for Rlpley or Stran P as It may seem but thls statement IS authen IC' Eau Clalre IS 1nterest1ng and umque' Take for example Half Moon Lake hasn t It an odd format1on'7 I thxnk lt must have a very mterestmg Oflgln and I would hke to express my theory 1n a Paul Bunyan wax Now as you all remember Paul was a hu e strong man and hls feats of strength are wldely known I now wlsh to g'1V6 an lllustfa tnon of hxs hugeness fl f4 !, Even Paul was subject to colds and sneezes and often was troubled Wlth both But be fore gomg on wlth the story I ll have to tell you Paul had Just recelved hlS lower plate of teeth from the dentlst and he wasnt very well used to them One day when he sneezed hls lower plate tool an alrplane rlde to Paul couldn t say where Poor Paul searched all day and towards sunset he found them by a llttle spot called Clear Water In hls haste to get back to camp he took a short cut Steppmg 1nto a mud puddle lDells Pondl he splashed so much that the mdentxon left by h1S teeth was filled mth water Thus we have what the more romantlc ones call Half Moon Lake It should be Paul Bunyan s Plate Mark Lake EL - . 1 f ' ,L ,.. ' 1 , . J ,A ' ly , . ., , - -T, . . , , . . . V 1 .V , c , V . ' J - n as ' ' ry . v . . . ' ' . on - - .J C , . ,, . . Y - i . . , y H . . . . . ,, . L . , . . . . . . . . . . . . g , , x - ac n , , . . - I s 0' ' x Q . , V r 4 . , . . . . . Y- - , L , . . . , 9 1 ' . ' A l - X l W A. :Sv L f Q .jlgii -5 E. w ' I l I D ' V F E I-E v H Y' 4 ' S , ? A L ' , Yu . . u ' 1 ' x 1 L 1 A v - 'L I ., , 2 'i D . . . . . . , n . . . . , w . . . . , v . . A ' ' ' . . . . . . . v 4 , .. A Y . . . ' u ' ' a ' , . . , - - ,, - u . . . l Y - J L.. ' , 5 e . . , , - . . V 4 . . V I I . . SHG? the B111 Arthur Prueher 37 Why do people like dogs? I thmk that a person who would ask such a questlon nex er had a dog or llved near to a person that had one There IS not any other anlmal that I know of that shows so much affe tlon for lts master Dogs don t ca e lf thelr owners are rlch or poor They would rlsk thelr In es for thelr masters every day lf they had to For th1S reason I say Get out mto the woods wlth your canlne pal as often as you p0SS1bly can The hum drum of every day l1fe takes on a neu out look and you have somethmg to look fo1 ward to Where ln 1 stuffy c1ty can you get a thrlll that you re celve when your blrd dog stlffens 1nto a 10 po1nt'7 You marvel at the beauty of hls pose then step ahead of hlm and a flock of qua l bu sts mto the alr At the crack of yo lr gun a brown cock crumples comes down and starts runnmg for cover At a command of the master the dog races forward and re tr leves the blrd There IS a great satlsfactlon 1n one s heart as he heads for home w th h1S game bag pleasmgly full knowlng that the empty feel mg 1n the reglon under the belt w1ll soon be filled People would cut thelr doctor bllls ln half lf they would go out and work up a real appetlte ln the out doors The settmg sun gets a dlfferent colormg than any other that an artlst pamts The twrtfermg of the quall ln the brush lends a peaceful tone to the whole settlng

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