Soldan High School - Scrip Yearbook (St Louis, MO)

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UNROLI. TIME'S HALLOIVED SCROLL, O FATES, AND SPREAD TO VIEW THIS GLURIOITS P.-'IST TIIAT SOLUAN Ul'l A'SJ The rainbow trails across the earth, and leaves Two mystic colors in its wakeg a third, Grim scarlet, trickles close beside, to bind The two with broken heart-strings. The glow of Health And Wisdom's sweetest charms from Plenty's horn Are poured. And then behold a vaster throng That kneels at Alma Mater's feet, exults In her, and pours out gifts of richest store. O Skies, send back her praise ten-thousand-fold,- And still 'tis not enough! O strain, ye steeds That guide the sun! Out pace your course! Leap o'er The gates of Night, and strive for yonder farthest Star to lay at Soldan's feet! The heart Of brightest blaze beams not more bright than this Rich record of unselfish service given! 15

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A Pageant Memories of Twenty Years CThe lines of this Pageant were written by members of classes, the Writers' Club, and others.j PROLOGUE O all ye powers of thought and work and song, And all ye kindred lords of light and joy, We pour libations at your altars high And raise our voices, pleading for your gifts Of Poesy's exalted trumpet-tones, For here we have a theme most glorious, Most Worthy of triumphant blazonry,- Our Alma Mater's treasured history. And you Whose eager hearts have led you here To share the honor of her bounteous praise, To stir the embers of undying fires And warm your lives with tender, glowing zeal, Pour forth the treasures of your memory To swell the volume and intensity Of this, our Alma Mater's history! On waves of ether through the willing air, In silent wave-lengths of uncharted thought, Come crowding messages from far away, Voiceless but eloquent of unseen presences Whose lives bear evidence in worth or force Of thoughts and deeds and silent influence That time has mingled with the panoply Of this, our Alma Mater's history. O Muses, lend your clearest, purest tones To sing great Soldan's praise! And give the sky For sounding-board, the sun for glowing Fire, The stars to crown our Alma Mater's brow! Unroll Time's hallowed scroll, O Fates, and spread To view the glorious past that Soldan owns! The mists of twenty years are cleared away, And lo! the Flaming letters of our Motto show: Trouthe and Honour, Fredom and Curteisye . 14 the Drama

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SYMBOLIC EPISODE The Persons: Saint Louis, the Crusader King, Knights, Squires, Pages, Lords and Ladies, Herald, Education, Central High, McKinley High, Yeatman High, Soldania. SAINT LOUIS: All lands and climes pay tribute now to this My City of the Western World, St. Louis. And I have traveled far from distant lands, From Holy Wars and sojourn in the East, From war-torn Europe of the Middle Age, Across the misty tide of centuries, To Find at last the city of my dreams, In festal celebration, world renowned. Rich plenty reigns, and everywhere abound Material wealth and great prosperity. But these are not the evidence I seek Of this, my city's claim of truest worth. Wealth is not culture, nor is progress aught Except it be in knowledge. Wherefore now I seek to know her progress in the Arts. Is Education now her chief concern? All else I lay aside,--her wealth, her homes: Bring me tidings of my City's schools. EDUCATION: QEnter Educationj ! I am the spirit of the Public School. It is my task to guide and train the young: To give them that which money cannot buy: They learn to love and serve their fellowmen: To hunger and to thirst for higher things: To draw the line between the false and true. Because of me, it is my fondest hope, The children of this City of thy name Shall grow in knowledge, wisdom, virtue, power, So that in them, as men and women strong, Up-standing for the common good of all, You shall have citizens, O King, who mean To make their city clean in government, A better place in which to work and live, With parks and fair broad streets, and all that Art With thoughtful plan can do, will they employ To make this city fair the nation's pride. These things shall come to pass to honor you. 1 QEntet Central Highj s