Sheridan High School - Bronc Yearbook (Sheridan, WY)

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 fflmitrnts A Trip to Japan 3 From the Mountains 4 From the Business Manager ..........5 High School Calendar 6 Senior Notes . 7 Junior Notes 8 Sophomore Notes 9 and 20 Freshmen Notes 10 Alumni Notes 11 Editorial . 12 Exchanges . ..................... 14 Athletics .................. .16-18 Rev. Andress’Poem 22 Advertisements 13-15-17-19-21 -23 Cut on Cover by Willard Robbins Junior Cut ..by Madonna Russel Freshmen Cut ......by Madonna Russel

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“There’s a divinity that shapes our ends. Rough-hew them how we will. — Shakespeare.

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The Ocksheperida Vol. VI Sheridan, Wyoming, January, 1914 No. 4 A Trip to Japan The Japanese at home are very interesting people,—kind, courteous and hospitable,—qualities that the American admires in any people, and es])ecial-Iv the Japanese, because they seem so sincere. We dropped anchor in Nagaski harbor about sunrise one cold morning n Xovetuber, and as soon as the sun had warmed the atmosphere somewhat we went ashore in lighters, small boats used to transport pasesngers and su»-' lies to and from shins lying at anchor i’1 the barber, there being no pier or dock on account oc the shallowness of the water. On being set ashore w were besieged ly a number of men who are t«. Japanese cities what our cabmen arc to American cities, the difference being that instead of having a cab and horses he has a jinrickisha which lie himselt mils, stopping at all places of interest, where lie ceases to be a horse and he conies a guide and interpreter. About the first place he takes his passenger is to a tea garden where tea is served by beautiful Japanese girls at five cents per cup. The tea is good, but the comfortable seats are better. After riding for a while in a “ricksha” one felt it a real pleasure to sit in a big chair and watch the little figures in kimonas and wood-en-soled shoes hurrying back and forth between the tables seeming to keep time to music made bv an orchestra of three pieces of nondescript character, peculiar looking instruments which were m perfect harmony with the surroundings. After an hour in the tea garden we visited some of the temples—places of worship where symbols of the Shinto religion are to he found. In one of these temples a bronze horse is the symbol and it is worshipped by the Japanese who live in the section of the cite where it is located. Everyone entering these places is required to leave lv» shoes outside, a decided inconvenience for Europeans whose shoes are fastened on, but a small matter to the Ja -whose shoes are blocks of wood with a strap across the toe. The eating houses are of great m-