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

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Z-I- WHITE AND GOLD The Modern Girl BY RUTH WILCOX 'llhe commonly accepted idea of the modern Ameriean girl is that one we so often see pictured on the covers of the eurrent mag- azines. Gibson, Harrison Fisher, Boileau and other popular 'tgirls' headsi, artists have shown her there to he a perfect model of Lady Fashion. She wears elaborate hats with feathers, wonderful and expensive gowns heavily trimmed with laces: a beautiful Persian kitten rests on her arm and stares lazily out at you from over- the vain shoulder of its mistress: often a hairy Freneh poodle sits in her lap and blinks saueily. As a matter of fact. the Amerivan girl spends very little of her time in tlmothering dogs . She is not the insipid society beauty, but she is, rather. an active, healthy girl. with a keen ap- preciation for athletics and all out-door life. She thoroughly enjoys an evening at the theater or a danee, yet. on the other hand, she. sews. cooks, and attends to all the duties of a woman. She meets the business world with a level. steady glanee; her mind is elear and capable. How different she is from the girls of past ages! Think of Louis the Fourteenthls petted beauty. whose only thoughts were the Huffiness of her hair or the turn of her slender ankle! Think of the demure little Puritan maid who lived within the four walls of her home and scarcely dared to look outside! Then think of our American girl twith pridel ! ls not she the, tthappy mediunill of all time? fuhef The Process of Eating Candy Candy is a divine gift of the gods destined to rot the teeth tcanines, incisors, hieuspids and Inolarsl. Some is exceedingly affectionate, clinging to the hands in a most caressing manner. Some is gooey and some is dry. Yet all is acceptable to a 103 English class. Some is in the form of kisses and some is in the Form of hearts, but all are better than tarts. The process of eating is very simple tto those initiated into the arty First the proboscis is greeted by a fragrant odor wafted hy the gentle zephyrs. Then the organ of taste tthe tonguel begins to swim in the digestive juices which now freely flow from the mucous membrane of the mouth and surrounding regions. With one fell swoop, the digits ttingersl clutch the unresisting carbohydrates and convey it swiftly to the, waiting organ of. mastication and partial digestion, which with one relaxation of the muscles, discloses a gaping cavernous depth. into which the unfortunate sweet is thrust. With a resounding smack. the jaws fly together. The. tongue begins a rhythmical motion. rotating freely about the captured dainty. With a crushing and crunch- ing motion, the jaws endeavor to demolish and utterly ruin the Inouth-watering delieaey. slowly dissolving the ruins in the gurg-

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WHITE AND GOLD 23 his erstwhile eup companion, madcap Hal. was necessary, but there was too much truth in Danie Quicklefs remark. HThe king. hath killed his heartf7 to make it pleasant to think upon.-abut. then, what would you? You cannot find a merry ending for any of the troop. It was with them. as Wister says of the old times in Arizona. HThe years ended gray. After the hey-day and carousals and happy-go-luckiness were all gone, in the remaining years. what? hnpty youth is such a grand, easy thing, but empty age, is so grim.H Returning to the Defense of Fools in general. I find that the, best points in regard to their usefulness and industry come, from the, French. but America. probably be- cause exaggeration is a national trait, stands a close second, and we learn that ttGod created fools that men of wit might regret life less,H and that ttwhile the man of brains sees all difficulties, surmounts or avoids them, the fool knows no difficulties.H We like the fool because. with us. the Hsupertiuous is so ueeessaryll. and because a fool always finds a greater fool to admire him.H HIf people of wit could not use fools. what would be the use of their witT and ttwit is more powerful than strength of body. If you do not believe this. you are respectfully referred to the story of Sampson and Delilah.H ttVVit is as infinite as love and a good deal more lasting in its qualitiesf, The Fool is precise. Does not Richard Harding Davis say. in one of his novels. ttAny- one may make a mistake. but it takes a fool to make the same mistake twieem! And there is the Kipling epigrani: HThe sil- liest kind of a woman can manage. a elever man. but it takes a very clever woman to manage a foolf7 The only words of commendation given anyone by the melan- choly Jaques are those said in praise of Touchstone. the court fool, whom Rosalind and Celia took with them into the forest of Arden for cheer and protection. Best of all. perhaps. is the reli- ability of the Fool. for. as the New England farmer says. HYou can have your hay erop and your apple crop and your potato crop. but therets one crop there eanlt nothint touch. and that,s the Fool crop. You can count on that sartin as sinfy To eon- elude. and apropos of the old adage. HFools rush in where angels fear to tread? let me recall to your minds how ttOne fool sailed westward till he found a world. One found new worlds within the mind of man, The eynies called Columbus eharlatan, And burned Giordano Bruno !aWho unfurled The heavens like a scroll that men might know. But foolish Galileo? Who began Our new free art and thought and social plan But that poor outcast. crazy fool, Rousseau? There is one toast the future ages drink Standing! To those who dare rush in and die. Those who defy all rights and break all rules. Who hght impossible battles and who think True thoughtsaat whonl, with one aeeord. we, ery, tThe fools. the tools. the fools. God bless the fools.' t,

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WHITE AND GOLD 25 ling eddy of the digestive juices. With one spontaneous gulp. the partially prv-digestod and prepared preparation sails ma- gestioaliy down the rvd vanal, Ito! tho tempting morsel is gone. Jaws An Afternoon in a Tea Garden BY EDITH KINNEAR We struck the big gong and waited. Presently there ap- peared at the heavy wooden gate tho daintiust little almond- oyed girl. who looked as if she had just stepped off from Umy 1ady,s teacupfi Her smooth. black hair x'as combed 11p. and back from a rather high forehead. Above. it vas coiled and twisted into a rather elaho iate voit'furo, which was held in place by numerous comhs and pins. Coquettishly perched over the left car was a bright scarlet gev a ranium. Her eyes had a ques- f - tioning, appealing look VVhon she laughed, showing two rows of sparkling tooth, enhanced not a little by lips faintly rouged, she had a trivk of closing her eyes also, which was charming. Something in her manner, in her appear- ant-e, took nw hack to fair Japan. VVhoro and when had I soon her before? Feminine vroaturvs that we are, it was hor kimona that sent us into silent raptures of delight. We never saw any- thing so beautiful, not even in Japan. It was of golden brown t-ropv do chino. It had caught tlw glory of the summers sun. It hold the colors of tho autumn woods. It whispored' the sadness of the haro, brown earth. It laughed tho gladnoss of the first spring day, when the first green leaves vomo pooping up into the world of living things. It rotiw-tod tho glint ot' a dying sunset, and tho melting mists of a rainbow. It was not the subtle color alone whivh revealed the conjuroris art. but the omhroidory. A myriad of golden hutterttivs Huttvrod down from tho shoulders to the hem of the garment oach was exquisitely wrought. We in- stinctively held our breath lest they become frightened am! 113' away. We must have been staring to the point of rudeness. for she blushed slightly. made a slight murtosy and bade us enter. Like a Hash came hor nanw. ttAito. that is your name. is it not? Do you not remmnhor 11114,, She did not answer. but pattern! quickly down the path to tho toa-house. Vthn we arrived at tho tva-houso, a long hamhoo arbor, con- taining rustic tables and chairs. slw was talking vxvitedly to a woman who was holding a young hahy. Japanese fashion. The older woman lmsied herself. preparing the tea over a chartsoal brazivr. Aito went after t-akos and sot the table. She would glanm-