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

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WVRQNI take advantage of the lagoons, and coasters gather on Art Hill. As immense as it is, Forest Park has outgrown itself. We should all be very grateful to these farsighted men who first pushed the project for the park, and who fought so valiantly for the fulfillment of their dreams. We admire them for their courage, unselfishness, and perse- verance. The park is not only a center for all classes of people but a wonderful monument to the growth of our city. It has already served its purpose well, even beyond the wildest dreams of its founders, and it has great possibilities for the future. JERRY MONROE GARDEN SPOT l want to have a garden spot That l may call my own, NVith little paths and rustic seats And all fenced in with stone. XVhen fragrant breezes lightly blow Across the fairy land, My dczfliodils will leap to dance A graceful sarahancl. XVhen silver rains in April fall So gently on the earth. My redvhud tree will blossom then To give this heauty hirth. YMUFI-L' Louise Lange Term 7 ' Ffa Jlff Pig-ihflf' Z?- Twenty

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Wsfkjfwff The citizens, displeased with the purchase, declared that it was too far away from the city to be of any use, and was therefore a waste of money. Nevertheless, a huge crowd of forty thousand people, including the Governor of Missouri and the Mayor of St. Louis, attended its formal opening, june 25, l876. The newspaper accounts said that much of its scenic beauty was due to the romantic little River des Peres, which ran through the park from the northwest to southwest. After the Columbian Exposition in Chicago in l892, people began to look around for another World's Fair subject. Many persons in the West expressed a desire to have an exposition commemorating the purchase of the Louisiana territory from France. A convention was held in St. Louis in I899 to discuss the various possibilities of a suitable location. The convention chose St. Louis, the largest and wealthiest city in the territory. The Fair itself was held in Forest Park. ' After the Fair, the job of restoring the park to its former condition was undertaken. Many of the trees in the western part had been cut down. A Division of Restoration was named to plant new trees and shrubs as the exposition buildings were wrecked. The Division also built drives and bridges, and formed lakes and present landscapes. The eastern portion of the park remained undisturbed and contains sharply curved roads which were built for horse-drawn vehicles. ln the latter part of the nineteenth century, the park became a meeting place for the socially elite and a place for horse and carriage shows held on the wide concourse around the old bandstand. People journeyed to the new playground in carriages, horse trams, and on steam railroads. ln the northeastern corner of the park was a bicycle track where cyclists gathered and rode on their wheels, strange wheels with a huge front wheel and a small back one. Since l909 the greatest development has been witnessed in the park. This is probably due to the fact that it has become more accessible each year. Many new buildings have attracted great numbers of people to the park. The Art Museum was erected for the exposition, and was later made larger. It is now one of the greatest in the United States. The jefferson Memorial was built from funds left over from the restoration money, and in 1913 it became the seat of the Missouri Historical Society and Lindbergh Exhibit. The Municipal Theatre and the Zoo are other attractions. As soon as the people 'began to swarm into the park, more definite forms of recreation were needed. Tennis courts, baseball diamonds, soccer fields, handball courts, golf links, bridle paths, and cricket fields were laid out. ln I924, l6,000 golf permits were issued, and l65,000 games were played fexclusive of Triple AD. ln the same year, 240,000 games of tennis were played, and 1600 baseball games were played. In cold weather, many skaters Nineteen

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W A SLEIGH RIDE DOWN ART HILL U 'K ll..l.. you take a sleigh ride down Art Hill with me? Good! Dress in your warmest clothes, and we'll pull out the sled and polish the runners for its first public appearance of the season. Well, here we are, lined up in front of the Art Museum awaiting our turn to go down. Don't the people around us form a beautiful picture, a mass of glorious color against the white ground and drab sky? Don't admire the scene too long: it's our turn to go down. We're ready. Push off! Ah! We're gaining speed! just feel that cold air against our red cheeks and redder noses. Oh! Oh! We're passing someone. Careful there! Don't turn the sled too sharply or we'll spill! We're slowing up a little on this level stretch. Hold tight! We're gaining again. Here we are at the bottom. Have you ever experienced anything more wonderful than that ride? Shall we take another one and see whether such a thrill can be repeated? Oh! What a hill to climb! After all the Chinese are right when they say that this sport is just 'Zip, and walk a milef U LORRAINE KOETTHER DAYBREAK DESIRE S Let me wake when the starlight flichers And dawn in her siluer gray Comes lightly, euer so lightly, Over the hills of dag. Let me walk in the woods at morning When hours are flames of gold, And the birds are caroling softly Songs that are euer retold. Let me silence the beat of my singing To muted throbs of a tree. And the wind that stirs the branches Wi'll stir in your heart for me. -Marie Louise Lange Term 7 Twenty-one