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

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MURIEL KING, Tulelake Hiqh School. jon, ' u,P1Jzr, First Prize Poem To you I come to seek contentment: To hide from fear, and hurt, and resentment, To rest, when days seem long and endless, And all the world seems angry cmd friendless You never desert P me in my needs. You're always there to hear my pleas. My friend you are, and always will be: A lonely, stocky, broken-down pine tree. GLORIA CHUELA '40, McCloud High School. l ,fi - 1, 5 g r -25? f . -I Eg? g, Ahaiag R 22 -' -I LITERARY

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either isolate herself and shut out the cries and pleas of the oppressed nations or go out and help them. The former would ruin her trade and commerce: the latter would lead her into a War. And what of constant armament? We hear it said that America must arm herself because the other nations are arming themselves, and if America should become weaker than one or two of the others, she would immediately be at- tacked. Thus every nation is madly arming itself to the very teeth simply because every nation is afraid of every other nation. If only they could all meet together peaceably, and come to the conclusion that nothing is gained by war, and-but that were impossible. It would therefore seem that America must resort to more armament to keep up with the other nations. The general belief now is that all nations must be equally strong, to prevent war. In my opinion, all nations should be equally weak. for when there are no arms there cannot be War, and when a nation pos- sesses an unlimited supply of arms, she is apt to use it. Thus with all the nations arming themselves against one another, it seems at times that a war is inevitable -there is bound to be a breaking point soon. And a breaking point there will be, if human beings cannot be reasonable and see that as long as there are wars, there can never be any peace, or happi- ness, or true progress, or even a true America. RICHARD COLVlG'40, , 1 tm., ' I Weed High School. f1 f13' - A ' T nel!! .A , vvll -A 1 , 1 I tug- 3-leaf, J if -- N N'1tii7' 3, it 'ggilflg i - -t ,: iff . -f S f if ' .P 2' ag ' , li- 5 t g f' , , rm . in 5, 8 T Q 1 31 i is-Q 4: . Lui -i 5 a gf!! ,JN 1 ,Lg ,if , ' fl 'm x ' . fm 1 ' fl u x -V54 ' --A w .fi if'- ' by kj , N- .I cj' gif. xg ,, ' T' Lv-1-' 1 'fu'-.a E- Q' V I. E' l H MT ' 3' sil t t- N , A I 1 3 L' w ,pjw fp ,f'l, i,1j f i.. 4' ,Li ' t ' cf i ii N ga' ar .IQ SF, ,ff:ff-flf.' 1, lvl ., f - i N Lg'-5 ' . ' V' 1 e A4 . :et QQQLQ BARNEY GLENN, , Q W A g, F, et.: M 'lf' A Mt. Shasta High School. fi 7 is as V -,i 'Jn ' hr' Y SM V ,::l ' jr J 'J LITERARY

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'fran war Jar First Prize Story It was a very quiet basketball squad, that gathered in the dressing room of, State University. The reason for every one being so quiet, was that the new coach of State was going to name the players who would start the game against Brent- wood two days later. Brentwood was State's first league game, and one that State was favored to win easily. This was supposed to be the best team that had ever represented State in basketball. There wasn't much doubt in any of the players' minds who would start the game because there wasn't a person at State that didn't know of the five stalwarts , who were composed of lim Brown at forward, Tom Iones at forward, Hal Siefert at center, Kenny Wade at guard and, last but not least, Captain Bill Smith, the most popular player to ever play on a State team. As Coach Blaine started to read the names of the team, the players sat forward. At center, Siefert, forwards, Iones and Brown, guards Wade and Robey. There was a gasp of amazement from the squad when the coach finished. Why Bill Smith the best player of the team wasn't starting no one knew, but they thought the coach had a lot of nerve starting Robey, a boy that had come from the coach's home town, instead of Bill Smith. Tough luck, Bill, said Tom Iones. Tough luck nothing, replied Hal Siefert, Bill's best friend. lt's a dirty deal Bill's getting, and you know it. Bill Smith said nothing, but as he walked home he did his best to think why he had been demoted, and the only answer he could come to was that the coach just didn't like him. He knew he was a better player than Robey. As Bill entered his room, he was wondering if he should quit the team, but as he thought of that he remembered his brother. His brother who had been a great athlete at State, and who had taught Bill practically everything he knew about athletics. Bill adored this older brother of his, had tried to pattern his life as closely as was possible to his brother Iim's. They had both gone to the same schools, made comparative records, that is until now. Iim had been captain of State's basketball team in his senior year, 'and ,fwhen Bill was elected captain he had felt sure that his goal was won. He had matched his brother's record. But now everything assi i 7 it r J LITERARY egg?