Roosevelt High School - Bwana Yearbook (St Louis, MO)

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MEMORIAL TOWER, UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI Seventeen f r' ,Dr ,A ', -jfJ Lf'1-of! flffr. S

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Sixteen BWENH MISSOURI STATE SONG Missouri, fair, we bring to thee, Hearts full of love and loyalty, Thou central star, thou brightest gem Of all the brilliant cliaclem- Missouri. CHORUS Then lift your voices and join the throng That swells her praise in joyful song: Till earth and sky reverberate, Our own, our clear, our grand old state- Missouri. She came a compromise for peace- Her prayer is still that strife may cease, She mourns her blue, wept o'er her gray When sicle by side, in death they lay- Missouri. Nor north, nor south, nor east, nor west, But part of each, of each the best, Come, homeless one, come to her call, Her arms are stretched to shelter all- Missouri.

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BWEHH HAWTHORN, OFFICIAL FLOWER OF THE STATE OF MISSOURI LAW recognizing the hawthorn as the official flower of Missouri was enacted by the fifty-second general assembly. The law pro- vided that The hawthorn, the blossom of the tree commonly called the Red Haw or Wild Haw, and scientifically designated crataegus, is hereby declared to be the floral emblem of Missouri, and it shall be the duty of the State Board of Agriculture and Horticulture to recognize it as such and encourage the culti- vation of said tree on account of the beauty of its Hower, fruit, and foliage. More than one hundred and twenty-five species of the hawthorn grow in Missouri. The hawthorn is an undersized, shrubby tree which ranges from three to thirty feet in the various species. It has zigzag branches which are stiff and set with thorns. Its blossoms are white and in clusters, like those of the apple tree. lts fruit is like a tiny apple, red, scarlet, or a deep green, but chiefly scarlet in Missouri. It ranges in size from a small pea to a large marble. ln April and May the hawthorn bursts forth in a mass of blossoms. Then follows the fruit, which remains many months unless the birds eat it. The haw grows profusely in all parts of Missouri, especially in the Ozarks. fOlT1'ciaI Manual of the State of Missouri for 1927-1928.2 NATIVE BLUEBIRD, OFFICIAL BIRD OF MISSOURI LAW establishing an official bird of the state of Missouri was passed by the 54th General Assembly. The bluebird has become a symbol for happiness. Often coming while the snow is still on the ground, he is the first harbinger of spring. Most bluebirds migrate in March and November, although a few sometimes remain through the winter. The bluebird is very beautiful. Its upper parts are rich sky-blue: the sides, breast, and throat are reddish-chestnut, its underbody is white. The female is considerably duller in color than the male. The soft warble of the bluebird is very pleasing, but it is not ranked among our famous song birds. Due to its cheerful presence, it is a favorite everywhere. Bluebirds like to nest in hollows in dead trees or fence-posts. ln these they lay five or six eggs each timeg often they rear two broods in one season. The bluebird should be protected and fed if overtaken by a late snow storm, for he is one of the best friends a gardener has. He is a destroyer of insects. One naturalist estimates that one hundred bluebirds will destroy thirty insects a day each, or 670,000 in a season, thus preserving many gardens and field crops. KOffifial Manual of the State of Missouri, 1927-1928.2 Eighteen