Siskiyou Union High School - White and Gold Yearbook (Weed, CA)

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LAND AHEAD The captain shouted, Land ahead! Three sailors scurried up the mast. And to the first he waved and said, What seest thou, shipmate? A rocky barren coast I see, A wild and Wind-swept grassless plain. A single ragged storm-tossed tree, Land not, O Captain! The captain smiled and shook his head, Sailor, thou art in one eye blindf' And to the second sailor said, What seest thou, shipmate? A wondrous land of grass and trees, A sunny beach and flocks of birds The finest land in seven seas, Make all haste to land. The ca tain answered, 'Tis sad, m son P Y v But thou aft like thy brother, blind. Then called he to the waiting one, What seest thou, shipmate? I see a land of sandy shore, Of rocky hills and fertile plain And one lone sea-gull, nothing more. What sayest thou, Captain?', Thou aft a man whom I might trust, One that,s careful, wise, alert, Une whose judgment is most just. Thou hast vision, sailor!', LORIZNI MLJNKMAN 35 Built' I allri H1gliSrl1onl Grfmral l.ifl'l'dY'Y Srrfion 1 Pixma Z2

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AN OLD CANNON FIRST PRIZE EssAY The late autumn sun fell upon the beautiful big courthouse which lay basking in its warmth. The cheery rays seemed to brighten even the leafless trees and the little old rusty cannon that stood out in front. Dear me, sighed the poplar, how fast che time flies. It seems only yesterday that the people were celebrating Armistice Day and today they are celebrating it again. It is one day worth remembering, replied the old cannon in a hol- low voice. You must be very old and very wise, ventured the tree, hoping he would continue, for the cannon was not at all sociable and seldom spoke. I have seen many generationsf, replied the cannon in his mournful tones. For many years I was stationed at a brave little fort in the wilder- ness. I was young then. I thrilled with the thought of war. Many and rash were the words I spoke to the enemy. I was filled with pride at my good work. How important I thought my work to mankind. Later the fort was torn down and a town was built, fields were cleared far into the wilderness. There was no further use for me. I was set aside. Years passed, finally I was brought here, but I have not ceased to hear of war. Here in my secluded place I have watched this city grow. I have seen its boys marching to military music, I have seen its mothers broken-hearted, I have seen the havoc, the suffering, and the sorrow of war. Many times when I heard the shrill call of the fife, the reverberat- ing beat of the drum, the tread of feet, I have sighed, not because I was too old to partake in the struggle, but because I saw the terrible wrong in the very cause for which I was made. Far more beneficial to humanity is yon fountain with its spray of diamonds than I with my missiles of distress and destruction. I only hope to remain in this prominent spot as a reminder to all, not of the bravery of their ancestors, but of their misery and folly. Here the hollow voice of the old cannon trailed away and he con- tinued to face the street in silence, the rays of the setting sun lighting for a moment his stern old features. LORLNIZ MUNKMAN '35 Bzzflr' Vuffvy Higlw Srlmof. Gwirral Lilvrary Section 1 PAGE 21

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LOOK FORWARD SECOND PRIZE EssAY Save time worth saving by keeping a jump ahead of yourself in plan- ning instead of a jump ahead of the other fellow. Have you ever seen a person in a business firm do his work in a slipshod fashion because he spends most of his time watching the other employees to see if they stand a better chance of promotion than he? Such a person can be compared to a high school student who wastefully dreams away four, or forty, minutes of a study hall period. They are both wasting time and certainly not bettering themselves in the process. Every individual trained in a high school, be he freshman or senior or graduate, is confronted by the problem of using his time to the best ad- vantage. The only way to avoid this waste of time is to plan a course of action, as a FORWARD-LOOKING student would do when he has so much work to do in a given length of time. Anyone can take three or four books to study hall with him, but to gain all he should from his courses he ought to outline his studying so he won't be too busy in one study hall and idly dreaming away another. So it is in life. Being over busy in one part of the day and toying with waste- time or pastime occupations for the rest of the day is usually the earmark of a planless individual. Rushing pell-mell down the halls when the dismissal bell rings leads to certain habits which are easy to form and hard to break. Since high school is a preparation for life, it would be well to consider the effect these mad scrambles will have on the student after he has graduated. He should LOOK FORWARD and prepare himself so that he won't make a failure of his life by hurrying through his work and thus commit errors traceable to time-wasting which he could have prevented by devoting a fraction of his time to plan-making. Keep a jump ahead of yourself by planning, instead of simply trying to keep ahead of the other fellow. VERNA Mara N1sLsoN '34 M rC1n1nl H iglr Srlnml. BETWEEN CLASSES CSince the advent of Student Self Governmentj There's a hustle and a bustle as we hurry for our books, There's a jumping and a bumping, an exchange of hostile looks, There's a hurry and a flurry, or the bell will spell our doom, There's a rushing and a pushing,-ah! at last we've reached our room. HARIKY TANNATT '37 Furl IUIIUX High Srlmol. General Literary St'l'ff0ll 1 PAGE 23