Springfield High School - Capitoline Yearbook (Springfield, IL)

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- - '-t' Angie' c- ' - -to THE, G AP 1llllIDilli l,E1lE... T 0 L 1 N E llllllllll n CHRONICLES. ND SO IT CAME to pass that certain gray-clad figures in long procession, two by two, Hled in and took their places amid a mighty clap of hands that was like to the sound of waves. And round about them were the faces of their friends. And they were much moved to think upon the day, for lo! had they not come, as had been foretold, to that promised time, when in the presence of the multitude they should receive the magic parchment, wherein the cunning scribes have writ? One there was among them who sate him down to meditate. His garments shone with purple and fine linen, as befits the raiment of a rich man's son. But over all he had donned, perforce, a robe of coarsest serge, rough, and of the hue of death. A sweat stood upon his brow. And he meditated long upon the law of the scribes and Pharisees. Then he thought upon the history of tribe, and was comforted. Was he not one among many worthy ones? What tribe of all the tribes could boast of greater chronicles? Then he thought upon the time when the tribe was young, fresh and green, as are the meadows over against J ordang upon their goodly numbers, even as much as twelve score and ten, and mighty everyone, and upon the games held within the armory, where the strong men of his tribe did valiant contest with the men of other tribes, and gained more honors than had any of the youngest tribes before their time. And this was in the first year after their coming out of the graded land of darkness. And in the second year they took upon themselves much learning, and became exceeding wise. Again in the spring meeting for feats of strength, they strove more mightily than before, and were surpassed by none, save only the tribe of Senyorai. And when they in turn had reached rank of J unyorai, then were they a mighty tribe indeed. For in that year a famine came upon the land, and there was much crying in high places. And judges of all the tribes stood forth and spake thus: 'fBehold, ye children, there is no gold in the treasury . We must have shekels or the mighty games of skill and prowess which ye love must cease to be. And then spoke one, Peter, son of Swedah, a judge among the tribes, and said. It is not good the games should die. O, children, go forth and bring in the valued parchment where on ye write. ln foreign lands it is worth it's weight in much fine gold. Bring also, books and manuscripts no longer read by men, and we, thy judges, will award the tribe that showeth the greatest zeal ten several points upon the coming feats of strengthf, Page twenty-two

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TTI-IE, G AP rIllIi!Q.EllH tE11i!.... T 0 L I N E IN WHICH VVE ADVERTISE OURSELVES. NUMBER 1. The biology greenhouse is but one view of a very busy place. The laboratories are equipped with Water and gas, and cabinets for specimcnts. In the greenhouse the care of plants under Winter conditions is taught. There too, are a tank of turtles and thingsg and an incubator going full blast. The de- partment has this year been carrying on a campaign of extermination against the barberry, a Weed destructive to grain crops. NUMBER 2. The Auditorium stage is the largest one in the state outside of Chicago. It is about seventy-five feet by thirty-five feet, as wide as the Audi- torium grand opera stage in Chicago and as deep as the Cort Theatre stage. NUMBER 3. This is a scene from the housekeeping suite in the basement. Here We have a model apartment complete, reception hall, living-room, kitchen, din- ing-room and bath. Modern domesticity is the Watch-Word of this department. NUMBER 4. The clatter of keys in the typewriting room seldom ceases. Here are accomodations and equipment valued at 33,500 In addition, the bookkeeping desks in this same department make one think of bank presidents and million- aires. NUMBER 5. The print shop is busi- ness from the word gof, The depart- ment is under a union printer and does the printing for the Board of Education. ,Y H '1 1918 NUNIBER 6. This is the lecture room of the public speaking department. Under the guidance of Miss Wright this department gives promise of great devel- opment in the future. NUMBER 7. The Auditorium balcony presents a long beautiful curve running unbroken from side to side of the room. The total seating capacity of the assembly room is over sixteen hundred. NUMBER 8. This is the lecture room of the Physics department. The capacity is thirty pupils. Each table in the two laboratories is equipped with direct and alternating current, high and low voltage. NUMBER 9. In the old building the chemistry laboratory was a place of evil odor. In the new laboratory which is modern in its equipment, there is a motor driven fan which carries the fumes in the hoods to the outside of the build- ing. In connection with the laboratory is a fine lecture room. NUMBER 10. This is not a Ford fac- tory but the machine shops. Here the students learn to be mighty smiths. Beside other branches of Work in metal, automobile repairing is taught. NUBIBER 11. These are the Wood- shops with an equipment Worth about ftlS5,000, including circular saw, band saw, a planer, belt sander, joiner and lathes all motor-driven. This department has been making this year packing boxes for the Red Cross and game tables for the various cantonments over the country. Page twenty-one

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THE, G AP lillIlDilli f,:l51!iH... T 0 L I N E 1.- llllllllll - Then all the tribes girt up their loins and labored mightily. And lol when all was gathered in, the Junyorai had labored best, and so they won the feats of strength. And this was in the third year of their coming out of the graded land of darkness. Then he who meditated thought upon the last year of their chronicles, and was glad g for in it was much strife and wagging of thc tongue, wherein he took delight. Because they were then Senyorai, they must have a chief to sit above their heads and rule their councils. Then was the tribe arrayed against itself, and strife and words flowed free. And certain ones wenth forth with parchment to get a list of those who favored such-a-one for office. And sons and daughters of the tribe put down their names upon the parchments, some favoring this one 5 others, that, until in dire bewilderment some signed they knew not where. Then were the votings cast. The count was made and one, Robert, was chosen chief of all their councils. And then the judge did make him swear a mighty oath to do his duty by the tribe, and, also, even he who kept the treasure chest was made to swear, a thing before unknown among the tribes. And diverse mighty things were done in this same year, a festival, where at the men and maidens of the tribe danced to music from the brass and tymbralsg a ghostly-walk, where spirts talked and bade the warriors of the nation go forth and win, a scribe and lesser scribes were chosen to chronicle in this great book the wanderings of the tribe, and in the month of Junai, the tribe, amid shouts and acclaimation, donned the ceremcnts of honor and so- The dreamer woke as at the blast of Judgment. A voice was calling forth his name. With lip and brow that burned as of a fever, he gathered his limbs beneath him, stumbled down the seeming endless way, took from a hand a roll of parch- ment and so with all his tribe passed into history. all i .1 - I A Page twenty-three