Rockford College - Recensio / Cupola Yearbook (Rockford, IL)

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Ulbe iiaeritage uf Qippun An attempt to portray by the Zzfe of a girl, the fapamffe low' of and fym- pathy with nature. W F' Entrance of the Reader and Singer--Invocation PROLOGUE-Chaos. The coming of the Gods. Izanagi and Izanamig the first man and woman. The Hares and Foxes plant the sacred plum, bamboo and pine. The Building of Nippon. EPISODE I--Childhood. What use to me the gold and silver, What use to me the gems most rich, Brighter by far--aye bright beyond compare, The joys my children to my heart afford! -Yainagami. Festival of Boys. Games of Childhood. Legends and Folklore. . Festival of Girls. EPISODE II--Girlhood. Amid the branches of the silvery bowers, The nightingale doth singg perchance he knows That spring has come, and takes the later snows For the white petals of the plum's sweet flowers -Sosei. Flower Viewing-The Poet. Deportment Lessons. Cherry Blossom Dance. The Buying of the Obi. The No Dance. . INTEBLUDE- The sky is a sea VVhere the cloud billows rise, And the moon is a barkg To the groves of the stars, It is oaring its way. Oh! that the white waves far out On the sea of Ise, Were but flowers, That I might gather them And bring them as a gift to my love! -Prince Aki. With the coming of romance, the Maiden opens her heart still widerto Nature and the waves, the sea-gulls and the moon dance for her. EPISODE III- Womanhood. HO Lotus-leaf! I dreamt that the wide earth Held naught more pure than thee, Page 29

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Why then, when on thee rolls a drop of dew, Pretend that 'tis a gem of priceless worth? -Henjo. Matchmaking. The Wedding. The Festival of Bentin. EPISODE IV- Old Age. 'tWhen falls the snow Lol every herb and tree, That in seclusion through the wintry hours Long time had been held fast, Breaks forth in flowers That ne'er in spring, Were know upon the lea. -Tsurayuki. Present Giving. ' The Harvest. The Feast of Lanterns. The End of Life. All beings that have life shall lay Aside their complex form-that aggregation Of mental and material qualities That gives them or in heaven or on earth Their fleeting individuality. The Book of the Great Deceasef' CAST Reader . . . , Mr. Essington Singei '....... . . Marie Brogunier Lantern, Book, Tea and Samison Bearers Gladys Ward Darlene Willis Marguerite Becker Loleta LOllar Ruth Countryman Helen Sheaff Godse-Pleasant Elder Shooting God . . . . Doris Dellicker First God L Ruth Wilson Second God . Hazcl RieSe Third God 1 Anna Foster Fourth God , Marjorie McCabe Fifth God Helen Harrison Sixth God Ruth Gleasman Amaterasu M211'j01'iP TylG1' Susanog Helen Nlorrill Uzume . Helc n Hyde Bentin . Ada Sitterly lzanagi tPoetl . . Louise Nichols Izanami tMaidenD . Muriel West Priest . . Katherine Oberlin First Old Man . Natalie Wilkinson First Old Woman Grace Jamison Second Old Man . Alice Porter Page 30 MTI N