Santa Ana High School - Ariel Yearbook (Santa Ana, CA)

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THE ARIEL XX., X, Q l I wg f ' y l 't i ft 1 SQWTNK rY'QS'N'XN-ngNx. Cxowsw' C5QH' d'xlN'r'Oxx'lgNNiw-llaxx Sexmodxl on suck qqgcg uhwehs, EDC Bets of U36 jfOl1P UI'llJ65 of U36 GDUDYCII of U36 'lb0L156 of SOBCDD And now in the reign of Joseph, on the first day of school, there came certain green ones from the grammar grades, saying, Direct us unto the assembly hall. Wliither shall We go? Behold We are lost, and we know not the way. And certain wise men of the upper classes took them, in great glee, to the physics laboratory, and said unto them, Verily, this is the assem- bly hall. If ye tarry here long enough ye will surely be attended to. And when they had abided there some time, damsels from the middle class, with kind hearts, espied them and questioned them, saying, What do ye here? This is no place for such as ye. Go ye upstairsinto the assembly hall. And when the green ones heard these things, they were sore amazed, and questioned among themselves, saying, What great thing is this? Is it possible we have been deceived F Andforthwith they were seized with fear and trembling lest they should again be en- snared. A And it came to pass that as they sought eagerly after wisdom and knowledge great diiliculties arose and tried them sorely. And the one who had charge of them explained unto them seven times 3 yea until seven times seven, how that they should not loiter in the hall way, nor yet talk without first pointing their lingers at the ceiling. And the green ones sighed heavily and said, Truly we are hedged about with convention- alities, and there is no end to themf'

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THE ARIEL But, behold, the green ones were not alone in their sorrow, and the others had troubles of their own. For lo! on about the twentieth day the chief captain said unto them, For these many days and nights we have been planning whereby ye may know better how to act in a great gather- ing, and know how to address a great multitude, so that your knees may not tremble nor yet your voice falter. Therefore, every other week, on the second day, meet ye in your respective class rooms and grow great in oratoryf' Now, when the wise ones heard these things they grumbled exceedingly, and said one to another, Why are we thus afflicted and this great sorrow brought upon us? Behold, have we not always walked in the path of righteousness and done marvellous things? And behold, no man could answer them. And it came to pass that they raised a great commotion till even the green ones said in their hearts, Truly, it is a Weary world. And the wise men would not be comforted, and there was no end to their complainings. Now, when the teachers and the board of education saw these things they said one to another, Behold, we will fix them. VV e will write letters to their parents, explaining these matters and ask them to see to itf' And accordingly, when they were all assembled together, both the green and the wise, the faculty distributed many letters among them, saying, Do as we say, and take these home with you. And cer- tain of the wise men and a few green ones gathered together after school and said one to another, Do they think we will bow to their mandates? Nay, we will show them? And forthwith they built them a great fire and sacrificed the letters on the altar. And when the faculty heard of these things they were exceedingly wroth and were filled with great anger, and said, Lol we have stood just about enough from these re- bellious people. Let us be rid of their presencef' And they invited the rebellious ones to go home, and accordingly they did so and abode there some time. Now when these troubles had passed away and were forgotten, others rose in their place, and the seekers after knowledge were filled with dismay. For the faculty said among themselves, 'There is too much loit- ering on the way and staying away from school. Cannot these things be stopped ? And accordingly the chief captain got up before the assembly and said unto them, Ye can not be tardy or absent from school unless ye bring an excuse from home. And even then it must be for very weighty reasons. If ye be sick and nigh unto death we may excuse you, or perchance if a brick wall should fall on you, and ye be not able to crawl