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

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T H E A R I E L Until they won the victor's laurel Wreath, Class-Spirit made them paint the Naught Four Pink On rocks, on trees, on everything in sight, And raise it on live wires high in air. Thius toiled the Naught Fours through their Freshman year Due rev'rence to the God of Wisdom paid, And noted of each class the properamien, The Soph'mores, insolent 0'erWeening pride, The Juniors' haughty stare, the Seniors' cold Indifference to all things but themselves. Meanwhile unconsciously the Freshies Wore ' An air of wrapt -amazement mixed with awe. But soon the Naught Four Sophomores became, And then no longer felt they any awe, But mocked the tender Freshmen, Juniors scorned' And on the mighty Seniors declared War. In this year, too, occurred a painful thing g Some Naught Four Classicals, affrighted by The jeers and scoffs of certain cynics base, Who hinted darkly Greek was' useless, stale, Left bare the altar of that goddess Wise And paid to other powers her homage due. With winged haste the second year .sped by, And now behold, the Naught Four Juniors proud And calm 5 to Freshies friends, to Seniors quite Indifferent. This year the class attained Great fame and glory in athletic fields And at the High School Picnic won first place. At last the Naught Four Seniors grave becameg Then felt they peers of e'en the gods themselves, And patronized their priests and priestesses, Wlien lo! with frightful mien appeared the dire Deportment in their midst, the thunderbolts Of wisdom in her hand. Her Gorgon shield Full in the faces of the other gods She shook, and bade them own her povv'r supreme They vanquished yielded, helpless looked they on Wliile fierce Deportment hurled with furious might Class-Spirit from the throne and sat herself 7

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THE AR'IEL The Naught Fours chose which gods they willed to serve Some followed in the course Historical, if The Classical lured others with its charm, While some to scientific lore inclined. O'er each a priest or priestess, teacher, guide, And friend, stood ready to initiate I The Freshies to the sacred myst'ries of The Gods of learning, worshipped at High School With sacrifices of pens, papers, books, And recitations, tests, exams., for pray'rs,' Full deeply were the tender Freshies awed, ' And diligently labored to obtain The favor of the gods, most grim, within Assembly Hall, her sanctuary dread, Sat fierce Deportment frowning, to whom are So many piercing eyes that spy each move, As many list'ning ears attend each sound, As many hands put blue marks on the book, At first sight small she seems because of time, But toward the quarter's end she towers huge, And startling figures show on report cards. This dreadful goddess Naught Fours learned toifear, To heed the frown, the glare, the pencil's rap. A kinder spirit, too, they came to know, Class-Spirit, strong and true, undaunted, gay, A laughter-loving goddess she, of mirth most fond, Who ruled with justice or in work, or fun. Her the N aught Fours soon learned to love, and decked Through all the years with willing hands her shrine, The favor of the goddess thus they gained, Who ever present watched oier them and with Her mighty spear dismayed all foes who came, For her the Naught Fours laid the cheering spread Within her sacred class room, free from care, For her they woke with loud class-yell and song The echoes of the sky, and in her name They rose at three o'clock a. m. that they . Might at the High School Picnic first arrive. Her plaudits nerved them to athletic feats

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