Rye Neck High School - Scraps Yearbook (Mamaroneck, NY)

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fHe stretches his hands toward the box pleadinglyj ' D. Butiyour throat. Is it not too horrible ffor the sake of a little gold? R. fsitting upj Doctor, I-I murdered my fathergfor the gold. D. funsurprisedj But Roul, do you not owe it to him? Remember. .- , ,...... ...,.,........... y ou and I In life of death must lie. fRoul sinks in the chair, his face in his hands, moaning unhappily. Van Dirsch enf ters, with a cup of coffee. The Doctor turns and addresses himj D. Give the coffee to Roul. I am going . . i to cast this in the sea .... A fHe exits slowly, Van Dirsch staring at him in surprise and bewilderment. Roul looks up, relief and wonder on his face.j fCurtainj ' ' ' in. ' NEWS A A report of a recent event. That is what the dictionary states as the definition of news-.f' 'That is all it means to the majoffty who read items in the paper. The report of a death, a marriage, a divorce or an accident is merely something togive us a subject for more or less disinterested conversation. ' In discussing an accident, remarks such as, What a pity, The poor child, ,'fSomef thing ought to be done about it, are in- variably heard. . That is all. But in some one spot in any degree of society, there are broken hearts or mother's tears over the victim of an accident, a child's crying because of the sep' aration of its parents or the feeling of what heaven is like because of a marriage. We may read of a railroad accident and welmay see, Only one killedfl and rejoice that the accident was not as terrible as it might have been. But, that one death is enough to be' reave a family, perhaps make orphans of young children. There is no rejoicing or gladness in that family. If all people would think, whenever they read a news item, of what it means to some' one, there would be fewer careless drivers and fewer accidents. ' Adrian Reed AN HISTORICAL DISCOVERY Some years past as I was searching through an old book, I was surprised to dis' cover an ancient manuscript lodged between the pages. As I was at a book shop in the West at the time, 'I -bought the book out of curiosity. I had frequently visited this shop but had always passed over the copy contain' ing the manuscript because of its poor condif tion. When I reached my lodging, I exam' ined its contents which were only a few rough but orderly sheets loosely bound by metal pins. To my amazement, they conf tained episodes of a youth's experiences in crossing the plains with his father to the far off State of California where gold had been discovered at the time. The first page of the text was dated April 4, 1849, and was written in airigid hand. Because of its historical value in showing the sufferings endured by the early 'settlers of this western region, 'I have shown the main points of the experiences, It follows: ' April 4, 1849-The gold fever has struck the people. Father is seriously considering the journey to the coast. if . I April 8--The farm was , sold yesterday. Father bought a sturdy wagon for the trip. The whole town is excited., .,, April 20-We are leaving today. It is now late April. April 23-The roads are fairly good. We reached the Penn line last night. News abundant. Having trouble with t h e horses. fAt this point a page seems to have been lo'st.j ' May 30-At, last we have passed the Missisf sippi. Our journey seems long. We got our irst sight of the plains last night. May 31?-We joined a line of fifteen wagons today. People are weary but hopeful. ' June 1OeThe journey is getting hardcr. The rough trails are hard on the wagons. June 20-Cur party has taken on a scout for the rest of the trip. Rumors of Indian attacks have reached the party. The men have changed their costumes for the more useful Western style. july 1fMany of the cattle have died. Buff falo hunting no longer a sport but a necesf sity. A few thought of turning back were held back. Page Forty

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I .- queer verse and laughing hysterically or ' moaning as he handles the bloodstained gold. D. Bloodstained? You don't say--most remarkable, most remarkable. fEnter Roul, a thin young man, who laughs incessantly, making queer motions. He is carrying the little wooden box., R. fholding the box in one hand and clutch' ing his throat with theiother, Cast me in the sea, My grave, or you and I Till eternity I In life of death must lie. A Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha! A fHe smirks at the two men who shudder., A bloody fang A ghostly drink-- ' V. Roul! ' ' ' fExit Roul., D. fShuddering, Reminds me of werewolves and vampires and the likefthe way he clings to his throat-as if some bloody fang had drunk- V. Doctor! D. Oh, pleasd pardon me. It sort of gets one-his crazy way. V. It seemsirather hopeless, curing him of -this malady. What would you recom' mend-a sanitarium, I suppose? ' D. fslowly and seriously,'No-I would reef ommend-throwinghis little box into the sea! V. What! tHe rises, taking the Doctor's arm, and looks at him searchingly., I-I say, you must be rather tired, Doctor. fI'Ie leads him offstage, the Doctor smilingtoddf ly, and'Van Dirsch 'not a little perturbed., Q ' . -'faint ' ' Roul en' terf I oks fearfully to each side, and si' lently lays his box on the table. He seats himself, and opens the box. As he runs the clinking coins thru his fingers he softly croonsz, ' R. Cast me in the sea, My grave, or you and I Till eternity In life of death must lie. fI'Ie laughs hysterically and fearfully as he observes a tall figure, dressed in black stand- ing behind the table, who had entered un' noticed. His face is a deathly palor, and he speaks in a deep, rumbling voice., Vampire.. My son, remember, Cast me in the sea, My grave, or you and I Till eternity In life of death must lie. R. flaughing hysterically., A bloody fang, A ' A ghostly drink- fI'Ie flings himself up into the vampirc's arms, who grasps his throat, and bends his head to drink. , ' ' Then a shout., D. Light-light! Quick! ' ' . The vampire has disappeared, and Roul lies unconscious across the table, half seated on the chair. The Doctor and Van Dirsch rush toward him. The Doctor lifts Roul to a sitting position, and examines his throat. Roul slowly awak' ens., V. fbreaking the tension, My God! QI-Ie ir stares at Roul who laughs faintly, pointing at the box. Roul rubs his throat with vgrimace of pain., D. Two pin marks-as of two tiny teeth, like the teeth of a vampire- R. You interrupted him. V. Him? ' R. -'My father-'fHe catches himself and looks fearfully at the men., D. fpicking up the box, ' Cast me in the sea, My grave, or you and I Till eternity ' In life of death must lie. R. fanxiously, My box, my box! D. I am going to cast it in the sea, Roul. R. frising frantically, No, no, no, no! V. Qsternly, Stop this foolishness! Whom was it we saw you with, Roul? fRoul looks at him morosely, unanswerf ing., D. Van Dirsch, will you bring me-some strong coffee? QVan Dirsch, perturbed, nods assent, and goes out., D. Roul, why didn't you' dispose of the box? R. IAI couldn't. I love it too much-the gold! Page Thiftyfnine , Nt- T QQEQ 'l Nf- IrQj0 0 lot' 'FLGH-ff!

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July 13-Water is harder to findcas the year is exceptionally dry. ' A July I5-Scout ,reported an Indian band in the rear. . July 25AThe fifty redskins are still on our trail. We are doing double duty. Conf. stant watch is kept. July 27-We camped early. Expect the at- tack tonight. Some say we can hold them. We are protected byour caravans which are arranged in a' circle. The Indians have 'started to circle us.' ' - ' . ' July 29-We 'have defended the wagons. A few are lost. Two wagons were also abandoned. ' ' I ' August 3-We arereaching thefoothills of the Rockies. A Itgis colder. Food is scarpe. We are running low of supplies. i Q August 5-We. feasted today. Joe killed ax largebear today. , A I J , , fat this poinpanother page is missingjl October Q20-It is now late October. Sick' Hness has taken twomore. We are now al' most reduced, to P nine wagons. October 25-Men are working hard. Our 'hopes are rising. 'The 'climate seems fair. October 30-We reached a' Wellf worn' trail today. It seems to benever ending. l November 2-We felt warm breezes today. The scout says the Pacific is near. D V November l20aThe 'people are overjoyed. The Pacific can. be seen., It is milesoff. We have proceeded steadily for two days. December 5-At last our hopes are realized. Wexhave reached our goal.. Everyone is happy and the climate ,seems friendly., All our fears are over. . As I readthese lines I could not help but think of the characters of those builders of the West. And so our frontier was pushed to the Pacific even though the book. contain' ing ,the manuscript saysg 4A'LOur Receding Frontier , by Dole. , ,, K , V ,John Ehrbar The man who dashesin with leaps Not long stands firmly on his feetgg But he who fruitful harvest -reaps, A Is one who's careful and discreet. Victoria Maxwell IMMIGRATION PLAY Centuries-Yes 'tis centuries H Since wooden ships with gaudy sails, - Have topped the seven seas. ' Tho ships like these we found did. please, ,The First Americans A F. Beecher When the American History class came to that part of their course in which they study Immigration they -found they were very for- tunate in having inthe class two immigrants who could give first hand information in re' ga-rdrto the procedure and qualincations nec' essary for entering America. This informa' tion is embodied in- the following tW0'3Ct sketch which was presented before the 'high school assembly. ' i -. ' My PPROLOGUE' ' f p I tell of Buropesihordes, wholto these shores With .longing eyes for promised lands do come: The tiny band of poorer folk march on For liberty,,the eager student! too,-h Who, pressing with excited steps, before Him 'sees assurance of a greater chance I For learningg and the steadfast -craftsman .comes ' f U For better Opportunity? p And lo! . E Into thisvnation bigA'wi!S,h ,wealth and wortht A Canaan, a downtrod host, descend Thel eople a foreign land, who all J May and ,here blessed liberty and. peace. i ' J. Benjamin ,A in Cast of Characters. I Ognlsul at European Port' ....- 2 .... i..Edward Pratt Pl'iysical Delinquent ...,....., ............ E rnest Ortiz Unsuccessful Applicant .,............. ...... John Ehrbar Anarchisti ....,...... Q .........................,.. 1 .... Francis Beecher Successfiitfzpplicant ....... ...'.. i..George Fitzroy Oonsul at American Port' ...... Judson Benjamin Iifliterate Russian ,..,.................. L ..... l.John' Donnelly Successful' French Immigrant l..... Jeanne Egger Sister of Jeanne ,.,....,.............,..... Gertrude Guthric Brother of' Jeanne ,........... Geo. Ockershausen Mother and claimer of French Immigrants .....'. V it H 'Edith V. Meyer Sister and claimer iof George ..,.' ...........,.,.......,............. ' Victoria Maxwell Interpreter ...,. - ......., Herbert R. Houghton, Jr. Page .Fgortygone