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

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-QQ 2 W1-QT E71 LAND'S END HIS is the sight that for centuries has greeted visitors from America-the western-most point of England. It is part of Cornwall, one of the most picturesque sections of the British Isles, and noted especially for its scenic coast. l..and's End is a headland of granite pierced by a natural arch. It is surrounded by dangerous shoalsg and one group of rocks, a mile from the mainland, is marked by the Longship's Lighthouse, shown on the preceding page. Besides its distinction of being the end and the beginning of England, l..and's End is noted for a peculiar, raised beach and a submerged forest. 'ls' ,'n r Snwenlsen AI

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WM I NT Riff ODE TO THE SEA Rolling along for ages and ages, Not comprehended even by sages, You forever live. No one knows just whg gou're there, No one knows from when or where You cameg gou just roll along: Perpetuallg. unconquerahle, into Eternity. Truly, oh. Sea, you are immortal. ewllohert Hickey fC!-Ul'H first place in Contest for pupils in terms 5, 6, 7, Xj Term 6 Sixteen 4......-.img

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J VVDZN H5112 M MYTHS OF THE SEA T H LD WDEFATIGABLE, Time's right-hand man, the Sea. Chal- lenging, fascinating, mysterious, the vast expanse of water will forever inspire the world with awe. How tranquil are its calm, peaceful billows, and how terrible are its roaring, relentless waves! 'What sinister secrets seethe under its silent ripples, what deep mysteries lie beneath its unfathomable depths! The ancient Greeks and Romans had myths and legends explaining the mysterious sea, just as they had legends explaining all other natural wonders. According to Homer, River Ocean, an immense body of water which encircled land and sea, was the source of all things. The Scandinavian belief was that the world was created by Odin, Vili, and Ve, who killed Ymir, the giant, and made the earth from his body and the seas from his blood. Mythology tells that there were two dynasties of the sea. Oceanus and Tethys, the Titans, were the founders of the Older Dynasty. On the floor of the ocean, Oceanus had a magnificent palace, more wonderful than anything on earth. Pontus, an inhabitant of the sea kingdom, became the father of Nereus, who grew to be a famous old seer. Nereus married the nymph, Doris, a daughter of Oceanus. and had fifty beautiful daughters, who were called the Nereids. One of the Nereids, Amphitrite, wedded Neptune, and these two founded the Younger Dynasty of the sea. Thus, through Amphitrite the two dynasties were united. Neptune fcreek, Poseidonj was the god of the sea. His palace was at the bottom of the ocean near Aegae, but he spent part of his time on Olympus. Neptune was very powerful. He could shake the whole earth, destroy huge rocks and arouse or still violent storms. The trident, three-pronged spear, was his symbol of power. Neptune had an uncontrollable temper, and often quarreled with the other gods. At times he shook the earth so turbulently that even Pluto, the powerful god of the underworld, was frightened. As the god of streams and fountains, however, Neptune had a much gentler nature. The god of the sea was the creator of horses and the patron of horse races. Neptune's own horses were Ubrazen-hoofed and golden-manedf' He drove his beautiful chariot over the surface of the seas with many grotesque monsters following him. The sea grew calm before the advancing chariot. Under Neptune were many Hlesser divinities of the waters. There was Triton, Neptune's son, who was the trumpeter of Oceanus. He could incite or calm the waves by blowing upon a sea-shell. Proteus, a wise old man, was another prophet of the deep. He was able to change his form at will. Then there were the Harpies, horrible sea creatures with maidens' heads and birds' bodies, claws, and wings, the Graeae, three ugly, Qld witches who shared one eye: and the awful Gorgons, the sight of whom meant death. The Sirens were sea muses who lured sailors to their doom with beautiful Eighleen L i , g A