San Diego State University - Del Sudoeste Yearbook (San Diego, CA)

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WHITEANDGOLD 13 Notes from a Lecture on llHygiene for Young Teachers lFrom Room 3m Donlt' meekly take things as they are, And try to make them do, But turn the whole thing upside down Until it pleases you; And donlt attempt to try to please The other people too. The schoolhouse will not suit at all, So tear the old wreck down, And build it on a modern plan, ' 1 i f; A model for the town. i: Don't try to make it cheap and plain, But do the thing up brown. Have hardwood floors all fixed just so, And polished nice and slick So no microbes or measly germs Can find a place to stick; For when they see no cracks or dust They run to get out quick. Assign each pupil as he comes Ten cubic feet of air, And change it very frequently 2 For germs may linger there. Dornlt let the big boys yawn, for fear They get more than their share. Donlt have a stove about the place . Nor let a grate be lit, But put a furnace in and if The people have a lit, . - , And school trustees object-don't let ., . , q .. That bother you ant. , ' - - l The blackboards must be changed about And all the windows too; The walls must all be plastered fresh And painted green or blue; The doors should open in or out 4 4 To let the pupils thfrough!

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12 WHITEANDGOLD We were both wakeful during the rest of the night and rose early. Soon after daylight there was a knock on the door and Forbes appeared. HMorning, he said, IiWhat in thunder was the matter with you felIows last night? You made a most unearthly racket? , I There was an earthquakef, began Ashton, but Forbes broke in, nNot unless you had a patent, individual, madeto-order one. All the earthquake there was last night occurred in your room? Then I advanced my theory of the agency of Warrexfs ghost. This so- lution of the mystery seemed to please hlim mightily. He shook with laughter and proposed a further investigation. Together we sought out the Offending bed. After listening to Willis: dramatic account of the affair he hippantly remarked that, Theres a screw loose somewhere? and between fits of laugh- ter he explained how he had removed said screw that afternoon, Iijust to see what might happen? At this instant he dodged a well-aimed pillow and darted downstairs to escape a shower of worse missles. Simultaneously we realized how Will, suddenly throwing himself on my side of the folding bed had occasioned the buckling of that treacherous article of fumiture.- L- K- Diplomacy The clear cold December day was drawing to a close and the last rays of the winter sun were slanting in under the half-drawn window shades of the deserted school room. Not quite deserted, either, for in one comer-sat a: little, sobbing, be-pinafo-red girl, her face buried in her arms, a miserable lit- tle picture of juvenile despair. The door opened a crack and another child peeped in. Then he entered, and, with a carefully assumed air of indifference, sauntered diagonally past her. It Say, I got the prize package a, gum an, you can have the ring; I doani want it. Rings ain't no good? A quivery little smile was his reward. En- couraged, he tried again. wSay, I can do that ,xamplefi At this mention of her cause of woe the piteous liittle sobs began afresh. Say, if youill stop crying, 111 do it for you? No response. He wan- dered discolnsolately t0 the window, and apparently drew assurance from con- templation of the wintry landscape. Then he caught sight of the pond, frozen over and dotted with skaters. An inspiration loomed up on the ho- rizon and swiftly approached within his grasp. He clutched at it frantically and it was his. The enormous m-agnamimity of what he was about to do almost choked him, and then resolutely and in one breathi he spoke: IISay, if youill stop crying 111 do that ,xamsple for you 31f, ani-super- human condescensioni-Jtlill let yer g0 skating with melii The tremendous sacrifice was effectual. They went. E. 0- She sat on the steps at eventide Enjoying the balmy air; He came and asked, IIMay I sit by your side? She gave him a vacant stair.

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I4 WHITEANDGOLD And when you have the place arranged And fixed up properly, New black boards, windows, stairs, and floors, You are prepared, you see, To take a child from where he is To where he ought to be. eA. S., i06. Sketches The glistening, sandy desert stretched away to the eastern horizon where it wavered in the blue of the overheated ai'r; southward stood a tall lone mountain, a silent sentinel. On a darker spot, out in- uhe desert, rising slightly above the surrounding sands, a group of green trees marked the Coyote Wells, and there the ocatilla cactus raised its tally red blossomed stalks above the small thorny brush and cactus of the plain. The setting sun left the western sky above the dark mountains at mass of flaming reds and golds, deepening into darker blue and purple. The evening star shone out in the east. As it grew dark more stars twinkled in thfe clean- heavens. The Milky Way stretched from the lone mountain across: the great dome of the sky like a broad band of silver, thickly studded with jewels. In the east the sky grew lighter, a yellow glow appeared like that from a great fire, lighting up the edge of the desert. Then the great moon rose, a luminous golden ball. and lit the sands with its soft light, casting long shadows across the hills, and tracing the dry water course with great dark markings which stretched their long hngers back to the black mountains. In the moonlight 3. traveler, slowly following the long trail, reached the mountains, and entering a deep gorge, was lost from sight. As he left the desert the long wail of a coyote reached him and then, all was sti11.-R. D. mum They were taking a. moonlight stroll. He was just beginning to get. poetical. On such a nighte-ii Harold? she cried, iiLook at that snake! and with a scream worthy of a woman, she hastily retreated. Harold looked. Sure enough! there was a; .z'lbng black snake slowLy crossing the pavement. He made for tHe middle of the street to hunt for stones of course? There were no stones. He went farther back. At last he found one. i Harold, come away! Donit-don't bother about it! Youill get killed! Nonsense! I'll kill it! and stepping forward he landed the stone squarely on the reptileis head. When the stone rolled asidem however. the snake proceeded as before. Some one approached from the other side. nA snake! ltll be-! Should think heid get away faster! Yes, or die when you hit him? growled Harold, landing another stone. There, you fixed him. He does not move! By this time two more men had joined the fray. They drew round in