Thomas Starr King Middle School - Echoes Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

Text from Pages 1 - 260 of the 1931 volume:

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In Part II different types of original creative expression are presented. The pupils, either as individuals or as groups, who wished to contribute, submitted their materials to teachers. Those articles worthy of furthericonsideration were handed to pupil critic committees. These committees were tireless in their efforts to select from the great masses of material presented that which seemed, in their judgment, the best. Additional material.was taken from previous publications. The organization and compilation of each section Were done by groups of pupils who were interested in the different phases. The dominant characteristic of an activity program is pupil experience. Serious and emphatic consideration must be given to the following points: 1. Motivatioii from the standpoint of pupil interest. 2. Inspiration for pupil self-directed, original, creativeand purposeful activity. 3. Encouragement of individual and group activity. 4. Suggestions for points of departure. 5. Importance of reference materials-books, magazines, posters, games, exhibits, newspapers, periodicals and other visual aids. 6. Planning for varied activities, library work, project Work, socialized recitations, library browsing, excursions, visual aids, etc. 7. Opportunities for diagrams, sketches, graphs, location maps, and other interpretative media. 8. Situations for development of self-control, evaluation of time, orderly procedure, and efficient use of material. 9. Meaiis for self-appraisal by pupil and appreciation of his own progress. In observing an activity program one should note that the natural development of the child has continuity. There should be no gaps or breaks in the process. Each activity should develop within the child the power to take the successive step. It is evident that if there is interest, the individual identihes himself with the object of his interest, and expresses himself in the activity growing out of it. All should be aware that it is not the product, but rather the inner effort and uninterrupted growth that is of vital import- ance. It is no longer recitation or reproduction, but purposeful activity that is sought. There is no one method to be advocated. A method simply grows out of the individual contact with the particular situation. The reconstruction of material read or of ideas discussed in class, expressed in terms of the pupil's own thought processes, or in other creative work, with his own activity di- recting his association, is a logicallexpectation. The products derived may seem inferior or on the play level to the adult mind, but if they are the pupil's interpretation and give him the satisfaction of achievement they are truly worth while and are indicative of growth. Another observation is that the organization and reorganization of materials and situations are continuous and endless. Learning-teaching situ- Seven tions are changing daily as the teachers and ,pupils bring to them new inspira- tion and life. The spirit is expressed by ai teacher who says: The work is throbbing with life, interest-and boundless effort. The enthusiasm of the boys and girls and their joy' in their work is like a constant Hood of sunshine. True success is ,measured -by the effort, and the joy, and the genuine satisfaction which are experienced by the workers, not by finished products or artificially imposed standards. It becomes the responsibility of the school so to set the environment that each child puts forth his best effort so that each child may succeed. The child who realizes his own aims and purposes with genuine satisfaction to himself certainly has had an educational experience. The old idea of discipline disappears and the whole atmosphere of the school becomes that of a joyous, happy, friendly, linteresting activity. Inter- ested children naturally develop in self-directed disciplined initiative. A final outcome is that a new type of teacher appears. The teacher becomes an artist. The artist's sense creates, while intelligence only absorbs and registers. The new teacher intuitively senses situations and artistically directs adjustments that are free from self-imposition. She sees the child as an organic whole, developing harmoniously and with continuity. From her wealth of experience and understanding she provides the natural situations for his unhampered growth or educational experience. To admit that it is not the finished, tangible product that we are interested in does not mean thatthis suffers. On the other hand, with the center of emphasis on the growth of the child-on his happy, free, spontaneous expression, results that are beyond all expectations are often realized. May the following pages reveal a processional in which the center of inter- est is the individual boy or girl. Each section portrays typical situations with pupil responsive or interpretation evidenced. The democratic, cooperative principles underlying junior high school activity and participation is expressed in the leadership by the pupils in their Student Body Executive Board. Like- mindedness in high ideals is voiced in Our Creed. High resolutions to achieve and the awakening of social impulses find expression through the Every Girl Club. The stirring aspirations and ideals of youth End an outlet expressed in the Starr League organization for boys. The spirit of investigation and search for truth is stimulated by the observ- ance of natural phenomena in garden, forest, field, home and laboratory. Appreciation of the beautiful is realized as pupils raise products of coarse earth to the level of the most esteemed work of art. Courage, self-confi- dence, and assurance are born as boys and girls make beautiful things that satisfy themselves and that give joy to others. Inquiring youth is helped in the discovery of his own interest, aptitudes and abilities through participa- tion in the many and varied activities of woodshop, electric shop, printing, mechanical drawing, autoshop, typewriting, foods, clothing and weaving. The library offers an unlimited opportunity for exploration. An environ- ment encouraging fresh air, exercise, proper foods, rest, and healthful cloth- ing, joyous rhythms, dancing, and growth in character make possible more abundant living. Group 'consciousness and social mindedness develop as pupils have abundant opportunity for self-directed creativeexperience con- nected with the story of human progress and with their own daily contacts. The life of the school is echoed by groups of loyal students who through Eighf their cooperative effort produce the school paper, Starr King Echoes. Orig- inality, initiative, and fancyful play of the imaginations find an outlet for all who wish to write, in a literary sheet, King's Call and in a pamphlet of poetry entitled At Dawningu Written and published by the pupils. Dra- matic expression in the staging of many worth While plays inspires not only a harmonious cooperation of body and mind to secure the desired results, but the language art functions most effectively. The pupils present plays with enthusiasm and are inspired to write original ones. The gladness of the school is reflected in music. Chorus, glee club, and orchestra are oppor- tunities open to all who wish to participate. Pan Pipes is our first striving to express our ideas, emotions, and dreams in song. A graphic portrayal of the environment and typical learning situations together with a compilation of pupil activities are submitted in this school project Creative Activity in a Happy School Atmosphere. ALICE BALL STRUTHERS Principal of Thomas Starr King Junior High School, Los Angeles, California, 1931 'Q ,yhk 4' 9. P 1 '. f 1.1 RCD f is Nine C o n te nts CHAPTER I-HIGH IDEALS The Girl In Our Midst The Boy I Want to Be Our Inspiration Our Creed How We Made Our Creed Pupil Participation Boy's Council A Radio Broadcast A Letter to Any Girl Starr League Starr League and Every Girl Frolic CHAPTER II-AN INVITING ENVIRONMENT A Friendly Place My Garden Daisies A Sycamore Our Home Room Fun in the Ga1'den All School Project A Frog A Page From an A9 Diary Observations Our Fountain What Mr. Sun Saw in the School Court The Girl With the Wand Thinking in Clay Making Flower Bowls joyous Work Autobiography of Art Class CHAPTER Ill-EXPLORATIONS BEYOND THE GARDEN GATE Adventures in the Library Free Reading Following Hobbies Model Making Molding Metal A Page From a Notebook The Battle Royal Eleven CHAPTER CHAPTER CHAPTER Twelve A Realm of Mystery A Field for Problem Solving Subjects of Interest Experimenting in the Laboratory Mechanical Experience An Appeal Through Drafting and Woodxnfork IV-VITAL INTERESTS Smiles for F rowns Happy Home Making Maid's Day Off Cooking Acrostic Teas for Mothers Class Luncheons Why I Like to Work in the Cafeteria School Service A Purposeful Activity Ar the Loom V-SELF DIRECTED ACTIVITY Growing Together Foreword from. The Path of Progress Informal Activities How to Play King's Chair Historical Experiences The Story of Progress An Interpretation Thomas Starr King's Work on the Pacific Coast A Cartoonist's Interpretation The Community Chest Through a Magic Prism Thrift School and Community Activities Where the Hardest Work is Play Between the Acts PART II-TYPICAL OUTCOMES VI-STARR KING ECHOES-SCHOOL PAPER Our School Paper A Busy Shop A Cooperative Activity Editorials News Items Special Columns Sports Oilice Home Room News Special Features Sample Pages CHAPTER VII-CARTOON SECTION CHAPTER CHAPTER VIII- Introduction Monkey Doings The San Origin of the Sea Pedro Docks Biography of a Frog Aqu The The The Old The aplaning Ocean Story of the Dandelion Origin of the Butterfly Man Salt Quiet Solitude of Death Valley IX-AT DAWNIN6-A BOOK OF POETRY Froi mtispiece Fo rewo rd Beauty HI Were Il Fairy Poems High Up On the Hill Top Sunset The Spri AF Spri Sun ng airy Bold ngtime Spring Morning Come With Me Que en of the Nlay Columbine Rain Jewels The Butterfly Glow Worm Dew Love Weed A Child's Dream My My Garden Garden Flowers Dear Little Queen Geese Autumn Evening in Autumn Le Chant des Oiseaux Black Birds The Maiden and the Song Birds KlNG'S CALL-LITERARY SHEET Fourteen Mon Cher Francais Ma Chatte Winds The Wind's Day Wind's Wish A Sudden Storm The Storm The Wind A Cyclone Indian Wind Song The Mocking Bird The Palace Beneath the Sea The Birth of a Rainbow Neptune Rules Turquoise From the Deep Drifting to Dreamland My Ship A Sailor Boy The North The Fountain The Mountains Fog The Fog Boat of the Desert The Cowboy God's Candles The After-Glow California A Prayer for Rain A Desert Palm A Diamond The Desert Night Falls in the Desert San Louis Valley A Dreary Land Cowboy Song Ode to the Wild Horses Cliffs of the Big Tujunga Arizona Lichens A Night in Spain The Troubadors The Forest Fire Fire Pictures Fire A Fairy Pool Hall0we'en Ghosts VVooly Witches and Wooly Winds Praise A Thought Life Our Souls Life's Glories A Spider Web Thanatology CHAPTER X-THE TREASURE CHEST OF KING FUN-An Original Drama CHAPTER Xl-ARISTOCRAT NOR PEASANT, English Version An Original Drama Nl ARISTOCRAT, Nl PAYSON, French Version-An Original Drama CHAPTER XII-PAN PIPES-MUSIC PUBLICATION LIST OF ORIGINAL DRAWINGS Dedication Joy in Music Starlight Slumber Song Twilight Spring Melody ' The Ladder Melody Etude The Clouds at Sunset The Lark Raindrops Cobblers' Dance My Puppy Every Girl Song Boy's Song School Song My School Flag of Our Native Land Song of the Bugle LIST OF ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATIONS PART I High Ideals Border-School Designs To Seek Knowledge To Appreciate the Beautiful To Observe the Golden Rule Fifieen To To To To To To To To f 'To To To To To V An Be Kind to All Creatures 1 Spread the Spirit of Good Will and Friendship Keep Myself Physically Fit Be Fair and Honorable in My Play Do My Work joyously Discover the Work Through Which I May Contribute Most Be Dependable, Reliable and Honest in All of My Dealings Be Ever Ready to Render Service Be Thrifty With My Time, Materials and Money Be a Worthy, Working Member of My Home Respect and Revere the Wisdom and Ideals of the Past Be Obedient to the Laws of Nature, My School and lVIy Country Respect and Reverence All Manifestations of God i Inviting Environment Border-Frog on a Lily Pad Border-Tile The Girl With the Walid ' Explorations Beyond the Garden Gate Flight - Vital Interests Border-Boy With the Cookie Jar Cooking Acrostic Border-Girl With the Turkey World Friendship Border Map of Thomas Starr King's Doings in California A Cartoonist's Interpretation ' ' PA RT Cartooning King's Call Death Valley Oriental Peddler At Dawning If I Were a Fairy Beauty Border-Fairies The Sim Spring A Garden Fair V '- Border-Girls in the Garden Border-Queen of the Flowers Border-Geese Border-Silhouettes of Blackbirds Border-Autumn Leaves in the Wind Border-Autumn Leaves The Storm The Palace Beneath the Sea Sixteen Border-A Sailor Boy and His Ship Mountain Wilds Where Mountains Meet the Sea Border-Camels The After-Glow Sun Baked Earth Border--Cactus Leaves Border-Cowboy Pueblos, Arizona The Troubadors A Fairy Pool Border-Fire Border-A Fog in the Redwoods Border-Wooly Witches Border-The North Growth Aristocrat nor Peasant Conventional Designs Pan Pipes Peter Pan Adios LIST OF PHOTOGRAPHIC ILLUSTRATIONS PART I Call To the Colors The Girl in Our Midst The Boy I Want to Be Bust of Thomas Starr King Executive Board Council Members Receive Badges Starr League Initiation Winged Sandals lVIake Plans Welcome Ceremony A Cheering Section Right This Way to the County Fair! What a Well Dressed B7 Wears on Hallowe'en Hula Girls and Gypsy Dancers A Mexican Tile Drinking Fountain A Friendly Entrance Inspiration Planting the Garden At Work in the Lath House Making the Flowers Grow All School Project Rhythm In the Sunshine A Transformation Process Letting Our Imagination Run Seventeen Working Out Our Own Ideas Ideas In Clay Gifts for Christmas Time An Inspiring Atmosphere The Library Book Week Posters Demonstrating the Principle of the Hot Water Heating System Making Castings Mounting Butterflies Riedel Builders Never Ending Wonders Automotive Investigation Making Our Plans Learning to Use the Machines Thrills in the Woodshop Corrective Physical Education Demonstration Dining Room General Laboratory Individual Kitchens A Cosy Corner Entertaining Preparing for Lunch Lunch Line Making Clothes for Ourselves and Others School Service PART Il Whe1'e We Print Our Publications Where Manuscripts are Made Field Events Aero Exhibit Scenes About School Home Room and Club Activities In the Auditorium A Scene From a Christmas Pageant A Scene from The Consecration of Sir Galahad A Scene from A Slave With Two Faces A Scene from Seventeen Honor Ceremonial A Scene from Toymaker of Nuremberg , The Jester - 'Eighiee n The Treasure Chest The Cast of Treasure Chest An Interesting lVIoment A Climax Robert Williamson, Author of Aristocrat nor Peasant Cast of Aristocrat Nor Peasant English Presentation Cast of Ni Aristocrat Ni Payson French Presentation Girls' Glee Club Boys' Glee Club Orchestra 44 L Q ?- .. 7 1 J l Y as fi RED f Nineteen P vi Y Yo 3323432 O O 9 9 Y fviv 9 ego 'ivf Q J M-- High Ideal of Twe n'ry-'rwo Call To 'Hue Colors! The Girl in Our Midsf Twenfy-fhree THE GIRL IN OUR MIDST I see her standing in the shady, green court, deep in thought. She glances up, smiles, and nods to me. I know her only slightly, but am proud of even my small acquaintanceship with her. Her's is not the boisterous, showy, and common type, butirefinernent, graciousness, and modesty are her attributes. In the field of sports she is active and vigorous. As to her sportsmanship, she is true and loyal, encouraging those who do not possess such fine qualities as she herself possesses. Strength of mind has been given her, only because of her determination to think right with all of her interests and studies. How neat and attractive she appears as she stands there! She is one who is trusted by everyone, everywhere. For her perseverance, there is no equal. The girls of our school want to be like her. Vernie Delaney, B9 Marguerite Bland, B9 THE BOY I WANT TO BE It was a long search but I found him. I had looked in the factories, in the stores, in the offices and in the streetsg but it seemed he was nowhere. A friend advised me to look in our own junior high school. I laughed at myself, searching far and wide, but forgetting to look in the most logical place. There I found him-the boy I had always longed to be. He seemed to stand -out from among the rest yet he was one of them. He was one who had learned that a cheerful disposition and a wholesome mind are more to be valued than wealth or Worldly goodsg one whose footsteps led, not in the path of his less observing class-mates, but in the paths of discovery in the common things of life along with the great. There was nothing stilted nor vain about him, but his clean cnt features and dress showed' his character far more than Words could do. He is the type of chap who finds time for serious study as well as healthful, interesting play. On the athletic field or inthe class, we find hiina good mixer and popular. He has shown his trustworthiness in various forms. His smile seems to hold the light of good fellowship and understand- ing. In those straight-forward humorous eyes there seems to be a deter- mination that will conquer the highest obstacles and bring the ever-sought crown of success to him. Just to look at him made me sm-ile. I threw my shoulders back, and my head up as a voice within me spoke, Try to attain your dreams of real American boyhood by living up to the best standards set by those around you. I could not help but reply, I will observe and strive to do my best to become the boy I want to be. Jack McGi1zty, B9 .Paul Allen, B9 Twenty-four 1 The Boy l Wan? To Be Twenfy-five The pholcgraph of lhe busf of Thomas Slarr King was oblained 'rhrough The courlesy of Mr. J. Harvey MacCarfhey, of The Carfhay Circle Thealer. The busl' was sculplured by R. J. Devine in I864, and is recog- nizecl as a fine likeness. Mr, MacCarlhey purchased il for The Circle Theafer, in which il now slands. h Twenfyesix new X H navns 'mists o - CITIZENB i FIN 'rms new nissan. on au PENCIL THI I oun SCHDLHHSHIP Pm S Z arena Q ' lk t 9 9 if .., fir as u R8 OUR lNSPlRATlON Our school has striven to uphold the high ideals of Thomas Starr King, the man who made men listen-and think. From the very birth of his reason he practised an inspiring moral code. He radiated Truth and expounded, in his simple, sincere way, the Principles of Life that have been the goal of every civilized religion. The beauty and purity of his soul was beheld with wonder wherever he went and its abundance of simple goodness fell from his lips in great fluency. His presence was felt and each word he spoke was remembered. His face, of a simple mold, shone with a beautiful light born of a fairness of mind and an open heart. His thoughts were free and he had nothing to hide. Such a remarkable composition of virtue is seldom found in men, but Starr King had every essential of an adamant character. It is said, In Him Eloquence, Strength and Virtue were devoted with Fearless Courage to Truth, Country and His Fellowmenf' Surely, such a man should be an inspiration. A poet pictured him as a musician and his work as a beautiful melody and in the second verse he asks, But who shall finish the unfinished strain? That is it, who shall? We have accepted the challenge. We must, as pupils of this school, perpetuate these moral lows, that the work of Starr King may not be wasted and forgotten. U We, who are on the threshold of maturity and are the coming generation, must resolve to carry on in honor the teachings of this man who gave eternal hope, who warmed the depths of human hearts and who conquered. all with Truth. Edmund F. 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'f N Y f X cgi f....'.- X..'...i. ...-.i--.- Twenty-seven To To To To To To To To To To To To To To To To hiltirib Cur Creed seek knowledge appreciate the beautiful observe the Golden Rule be kind to all creatures spread the spirit of good will and friendship keep myself physically fit be fair and honorable in my play do my work joyously discover the work through which I may contribute most be dependable, reliable and honest in all of my dealings be ever ready to render service be a worthy, working member of my home be thrifty with my time, materials and money respect and revere the wisdom and ideals of the past be obedient to the laws of nature, my school and my country respect and reverence all manifestations of God Twenty-eight HOW WE MADE OUR CREED During the first year, after the opening of our school, the pupils decided that they would like to have a school creed. Each home room group helped in formulating this. The pupils, with the help of the teachers, thought of all the ideals that the children should live up to and study. These suggestions were sent to the office and a representative pupil committee decided upon the best. Then they were sent back to the home rooms to be discussed. The final selections were made attractive by printing them on little green cards and each child was given one. This was known as our Creed. But,-why do we have a school Creed? A school Creed is a statement of ideals which the pupils of the school try to follow as a standard for every-day life. Better things are done when we follow a creed. As our school is named after Thomas Starr King, we wanted to know how our creed compared with his. Some pupils and teachers read collections of Starr King's articles and sermons and found that Thomas Starr King's ideals for living were very closely allied, in meaning, to many of the ideals expressed in our creed. To quote some: Our Creed: To seek knowledge. Thomas Starr King's: To learn to see, is one of the chief objects of education and life. Try to push the line of darkness a little farther on Success is measured by the Wisdom that is gained. Our Creed: To appreciate the beautiful Thomas Starr Kiny's: Beauty is as real a thing as a Hower Our Creed: To discover the work through which I may contribute most. Timmins Starr Kinfs: Different callings, are provided for by inborn tastes. The destiny is sealed within, not Without. In the selection of your life work, follow your bent. Aptitudes are to be respected and obeyed. Wliere a man's deepest interest is, there is his life. Our Creed: To be thrifty with my time, materials, and money. Thomas Starr Kingfv: And the years are profitably used to the extent that habits of thrift are formed. Our Creed: To be a Worthy, working member of my home. Thomas Starr Kingiv: Your homes-if you make them winningly help- ful, your houses, are sacredg they are a part of the landscape, of the kingdom of heaven. Our Creed: To respect and revere the Wisdom and ideals of the past. Thomas Starr Kingk: There are always enough with a delicate appe- tite for old wisdom to give the best authors of the past an appreciative audience and continually renew their dress in modern form. Our Creed: To respect and reverence all manifestations of God Thomas Starr Kingfv: Love of nature has its root in wonder and veneration, and its issues in many forms of practical good. In the following pages we offer the creed by which we try to liveg those ideals of Thomas Starr King and of ours which teach us to keep the lofty places of our spiritual estates as peaks of vision for frequent visits. Elizabeth Lubofvisley, B8 Jewel W illard, B8 Twenfy-nine J ISHVHAIAIJKHBKHYYINYIK'-'Vr'7X b IP x YHNHVSVQVNXQVJNIYHNKV r Gifted pupils have had much pleasure in making illustrations for the ideas of Our Creed. The following pages present their best efforts. 1. To seek knowledge ...... ................................ I Ilustratea' by Carol Rondo!! 2. To appreciate the beautiful ...... ....... I llustrated by Robert Gentle 3. To observe the golden rule ............,... .....,,.. I llustratezl by Lois Grimlley 4. To spread the spirit of good will ........ ........... I llustrated by Hatsue Oya 5. To keep myself physically fit ........ ........ I lluxtrated by Fumiye Tanaka 6. To do my work joyously .............,.............. Illustrated by Maurice .Moore 7. To discover the work through which I may contribute most .....,.. by Illaurice Moore 8. To be dependable .......................... ......... I llustrated by .Ioan Steep 9, To be ever ready to render service .................. Illustrated by Rhea Keyser 10, To be a worthy, working member of my home ............................ by Mariorz .Iohnson 11, T0 respect and revere the wisdom and ideals of the past ................ by fllberta Ziegler 12. To be obedient to the laws of nature .... Illustrated by Elizabeth Sclzweitzer t AAAAMMAAA.4.M Thi rty I I an I wi! f' . To seek knowledge Thirfy-one Th irfy-fwc To appreciafa +he beauiiful To observe l'l1e Golden Rule To be kind fo all creaiures Thirfy-lhree To spread fha spirif of good will and friendship Thirfy-four To keep myself physically lil' To be 'Fair and honorable in my play Thirfy-Eve Th' 1' To discover fha work Hwrough which l may confribufe mos+ Thirfy-seven To be dependable, reliable and lwonesl in all of my dealings Thirly-eighf Q To be ever ready fo render service To be fhriffy wiH1 my Hme, ma+erials and money Thirfy-nine To be a worfhy, working member of my home Forfy To respeci' and revere The wisdom and ideals of The pasf Forty-one Forfy-Two To respecl' and reverence all manileslalions of God. To be obedienl lo 'rhe laws of nalure, my school and my counfry PUPIL PARTICIPATION . ' - What We have done and what has been done for us is only the prepara- tion, the outline-sketching of a picture to be filled with color and life. - When Thomas Starr King gave expression to this thought he re- .ferred to the growth of our country, but is especially fitting for ,the Work of our Executive Board, for through it the outline-sketches of all the student body activities are first formulated and they come into full life and color as each pupil adds his bit to the picture. I How very sketchy and lacking in interest would be the work of our school if the various activities which are sponsored by the executive board were not filled out and made to 'live as ideas, aims and purposes of every boy and girl. The board sponsors the student stores and cafeteria. The work of the cafeteria is its biggest undertaking. The Honor Society, the school publica- tions and,all the service work of the student body is backed by this board. In addition to ten elected members from the diliferent grade sections. the presidents of Every Girl Club, Boys' Starr League, Boys' Council, and Girls' Cabinet meet as honorary members at each weekly meeting. Under the direction of this group the beautification project was first outlined. The new type in the print shop, the money wrapper in the study body office, the stage furniture, and the pictures, tapestries, and potteiy are evidences of the realization of the peaks of vision held by these representa- tive groups. The new trays and special service in the demonstration dining room and the presenting of many plays by the dramatic classes were made possible by the appreciation of beauty, the forward look and good manage- ment of the executive board. Fo rry-th ree BOYS' COUNCIL Among the many organizations of our school a very purposeful one is the Boys' Council. It is a group of about thirty boys, approved by the faculty and active in maintaining order throughout the school. This organization is symbolic of the highest ideals of character and achievement. Undoubtedly its standards have been a great factor in the progressive strides the council has taken. The purpose of councilmen is to achieve greater safety for fellow pupils by encouraging a sense of safety rnindedness. The boys of the council have many duties besides just those allotted them. They must know when their authority is needed and must be alert in any emergency which may arise. The councilmen strive to be models in sportsmanship and fellowship for the rest of the student body. Experience of this type proves invaluable to them in their daily life. Ervin H awkins, A 9 David Mocifze, A9 A RADIO BROADCAST This is station T. S. K. broadcasting over a nation wide network from the studio of the Cabinet Girls, sponsored by our vice principal. We now introduce the president of the Senior Cabinet who will explain the activities of the Cabinet Girls. e Hello, friends of Radio Land, I have been asked to give a short talk about the Cabinet Girls. These girls have been chosen from among their classmates because of their reliability, leadership and cooperation in Physical Education. They have also been approved by all of their teachers for this work. They help to mack a self-governing body of all the girls of T.S.K. They enable the girls to work out their own individual problems and to think for themselves. They are depended upon by the school for their own ability to keep order in the Cafeteria line, at the pop-corn stand, at the candy store, around the yard and other important places about the building. One sees them at their places always trying to be of help to others. They are shown great courtesy by the girls and everyone tries to cooperate. I hope this will enable you to understand the activities ofthe Cabinet Girls. Thank you very much,.,'Miss President, for speaking to us. We now have Every Girl who will speak to us on what she thinks of the Cabinet. Speaking for T. S. K. I am grealy impressed with the many activities that the Cabinet Girls perform. Sometimes I have caught myself lowering the high standards I have set. N ever-the-less, a Cabinet Girl has always come to my aid .and has helped me to keep my standard up. They are faithful helpers and I am able to rely upon them in times of need. I am very glad there is such a helpful institution in this school. I thank you. Charlortte Muir, B9 . Harriet Fuller, B9 Edith Sumner, A9 Forty-four SJSQWSW l!3UHOQ Qq QAQSDGJ satip I Forfy-five WELCOME CEREMONY To Any Girl : As a small B7, among hundreds of others, I entered Thomas Starr King. The pleasure of my first days were furthered greatly by the spirit of help- fulness and kindness shown by some girls whom I learned to know as repre- sentatives of the Every Girl Club, which is the home for all girls entering into this school. There seemed to be hundreds of friends in my same predic- ament, but all were taken care of by their big sisters. The most fascinating time of my whole life came upon being welcomed into the Every Girl Club. The ceremony was a simple one, but the heart- felt thought underneath was beautiful to see. Upon becoming a full-fledged member of this club I set about learning all I could about it. I soon found out the purpose, which is to strengthen loyalty and good fellowship among thegirls, to present to them high ideals of character and to have good all around fun together. The officers of our club are nominated by the girls. During the cere- mony of installation I learned- the names of all our oflicers. They are: K Bearer of the Torch Cpresidentj Bearer of the Shield Cvice presidentj Silver Quill CSecretaryj Winged Quill freporterj Golden Key ftreasurerj Forty-six .FIQPUQS P95U!M.. sueld 949111 Forfy-seven INITIATION CEREMONY W Then from each room an honorary girl is selected as a Winged Sandal or messenger and representative for the home room. You cannot have fully imagined, unless the thing has happened to you, my delight in being chosen Winged Sandal for our home room. As B7's we concentrate on Courtesy our goal. As A7's we girls all had two great activities, those being to take charge of the writing and pre- senting of jolly songs for our programs, and the spreading of the spirit of happiness. As the terms rolled by we girls found a joy in working for our different goals. Each year we had two different .activities on which to concentrate. In the B8 we had charge of Service and worked hard to attain the goal set for us by that name. As A8's we had charge of finance and social activities, with our goal as Sportsmanship, Then upon reaching the B9 we had charge of welcoming the B7's, which I can tell you we did with a right ready hand, always remembering our first days. The goal set was Gracious Manners, always needed by girls, and now upon reaching the heights as A9's, we chose and directed the monthly programs with a new goal, Loyalty. Although each year a new goal was set, We started out with always a thought of the attained ones before and those greater yet unattained to come. Betty Jane Robe, 119 Forty-eight 5 .. , A i r .14 .. -, . L LY ' ', , . , 4, 1.4 STARR LEAGUE An organization of high rank in our school is Starr League, which has always been a leading influence in the school. This association is a League to which every boy in school belongs. Starr League carries an enthusiastic spirit which is the outcome of an uplifting code of ideals. The standards upheld by Starr League are, Without a doubt, a positive factor in the molding of its members' characters and in making them loyal school citizens Starr League meets once a month and snappy programs are presented to the boys for which talent of the highest type is procured. Each one of the letters in the name Starr signifies a goal for the different grades of the school. B7-Self-Control A7-Thoughtfulness B8-Achievement A7-Reliability 9th grade-Responsibility At the initial meeting of every semester either a ceremonial or a skit is presented to acquaint the new pupils with Starr League. The skit unfolds to them, all the honor and awards that go to those who enter into the true spirit of the League. - Every boy who attains his grade ideal during each of his last three terms receives a letter of recommendation to the principal of the High School to which he graduates. If he attains these ideals during all six terms he receives a gold ring as well. Starr League strives to encourage a spirit of good fellowship and service. President Starr League, 1930 Ma1'io Tartaglia., A9 Forty-nine Whaf 'the well-dressed B7 wears on Hallowe'en. STARR LEAGUE AND EVERY GIRL FROLIC Nothing furthers a feeling of friendship so much as a good time that you share With another. When all your fellow pupils and teachers join with you in one big frolic, you can imagine what a wholesome, good will spirit must prevail. The first and funniest of our school fun fests was the Hallowe'en Frolic. There was orange and black everywhere! All moving in one grand parade! Here and there a ghost or some queer looking individual! Everyone dressed up to celebrate HalloWe'en at T. S. K. There were costumes of every kind to be seen and everyone enterd into the spirit of Hallowe'en. Later everyone was seen eating popcorn balls and candied apples. Ha! here comes Mr. Pirate with his big knife, behind him the gypsy girl With her shining bracelets and earrings. Ho! just a minute-over there is Old Mother Witcli with her spider webbed broomg with her is the funny clown with his face all painted up. Now all of them, Pirates, Goblins, Witches, are all marching around the school of Thomas Starr King. Hun- dreds of them in gay colors of red, orange, blue, and green, going, coming everywhere. Now they are all sitting in a circle, and each grade is giving a stunt. ' Fifty A special brand of organ music lliaf makes Hula girls and Gypsy dancers speak The same language. Ladies and genflemenl Riglri 'l'l1is way 'lo fha Counly Fairl Filly-one , A cheering section that could win both health and beauty prizes The B7's are having a race to see whether the boys or girls can be the speediest in their school life. Next comes the A7 football game. Now comes the B8's big county fair with all the funny animals running and jumping around. The A8's give a miniature golf gameg the B9's a movie studio, and the very last is the A9's big football game. After refreshments the party is over, and at the usual time for departure all traces of witches and goblins disappear, and rosy checked pupils depart for home carrying large packages and gay smiles of memory on their faces. Billy Kepsan, B8 lifllilf midi? 'wiv-'? 'irT'J 'saw J 5'- iiFf'il J 'srei' Fifty-two i Fiffy-fh ree An Inviting Environment Fiffy-five ,,, ,,, , A--- , , , , I'-..-'Y wr J., , , lf, . w .-'L L' 5, I-. ' W.: pg ' -f '-'S J Ll 1 fn, ., ,Jw ,, .,.. 1 I, ngll 5 1 -15' , , ,H 4 f . w l I 5 ' , Q 1 . 1 '. J '- 'x if 5' 1 ,X 'I V . 'X Drinking founfain Fiffy-six H A 'friendly entrance A FRIENDLY PLACE Our Junior High School, built in the shadows of California's hills, is typical of the early California architecture. Warmth and cheer radiate from its whitewashed brick walls, its broad inviting archways, and large arcades. The red tile roofs reflect the warmth of California's sunshine. The over- hanging balconies are informally attractive and romantic. Its heavy grilled iron gates seem to protect it from iniiuences other than good. Its entrance halls, warmed by colorful tiles and tapestries, sound a note of friendliness and good cheer. The main hall and entrance to the auditorium form a center of interest. Here charm is greatly increased by the beautifully designed Mexican tile which is panelled about the doorways and about the drinking fountain. Down the long vista of the hall, too, bits of tile add spots, of color and grilled wrought iron lanterns lend a fascinating charm. Opposite the auditorium are the main oihces, Where homelike decorations give artistic touches, To the Cast, Where the morning sun makes arched shadows the length of the arcade, lies the rock garden. Here delicate trailing plants and dainty ferns make a picturesque Spot. Then to the West where the sun lingers longer is the girls' court. Tropical shrubs define its boundaries and a lovely cooling fountain holds our attention. Surely these touches make our school a happy one!! Sylvia Gray, A9. Fifty-seven 3. U I g,!4.V , ' 4. h . A : ' , 'E' . 3 an-. L Q, U 4,5 .4 1-A, -V . - V1 .L-In-',Q.' 4 1 ...,f'- ' - . 7' ' IIT, b J' I 'E .. 5'5 ':f'Qwg,ff-.fi I , 1 : I-' ETH' -Z , V . ', ' Y .H J kb-,-,'f : ., .F 9: W ' ' ., Q pr 'HH' U Q- W -'li' q jg, .mg-'Q. .4- 5 tl- 4'.'1. 1 f , . 4' , zu, ras wh L I W . ' pg ' .. s , -. Q-In . .Q 1e1x, - j::'?v Plan+inq 'rhe Garden Fiffy-eighi' MY GARDEN The plants in the garden are growing So bright and lovely they seem Wlieii the wind is blowing softly And the world is a beautiful dream. When the sun comes up in the morning, And the flowers come out of their bed The violets, the lilies, the roses, Are 'glad that they are not dead. Bertha Brenk, A8 DAISIES Daisies round our school house Peeping through the grass Big ones and little ones Everywhere We pass. Pretty little flowers We who planted you Know the wealth of wisdom Starr King saw in you. Illary Arvanis, A 8. A SYCAMORE I am just this little tree, Just a slender little shoot, Someone thought of beauty, And put me here to root. I am now a lofty tree, Arms out-stretched and pointing high, Oh, God who has made me grow, Keep me green as years go by, Blaine Dixon, 148. OUR HOME ROOM Had saved enough money To buy a palm tree And a Hr tree For Thomas Starr King Just to help To make things More Beautiful. With each tree Was planted a thought VVhieh will grow Year by year In the hearts Of other boys and girls. Frazier Mclntoslz, 1518. Fifty-nine A Work in the Lath House Love of nature has its root in wonder and 'veneration ,IJ and it issues in many forms of practical good. Thomas Starr King. The planting of the flowers, trees and shrubs-what is more fun ?+only to watch them grow and bloom. The sweet peas over by the fence trying to climb up and up until they finally bud and blossom into gorgeous bouquet of color-red and white and pink. The spreading sycamore trees with their leaves turning yellow and brown as autumn comes and then when a gust of wind passes by they Hy away, hurrying and skurrying like tiny ships hound for land and rest and safety. lsn't it fun? .linzmy Green, B8. Verna Ganzlnon, B8. Thereiis such an improvement in the boys' arcade since we have planted it. The arcade now looks cool on a hot day. Its pretty rocks, ferns and bright- colored flowers attract the birds to it. There is a great difference between the barren soil of last year to the pretty landscape of this year, Allen Gordon, B8. The tiny seed is one of the most wonderful things in Nature. We moisten it and plant it in good rich soil. The warmth of the earth helps it to unfold and it pushes its way upward toward the light, growing larger and larger each year, until finally, perhaps, we have a giant redwood tree which may stand for centuries. Ethel Halla, B9. Sixty Making The Flowers Grow Six'ry-one ggi ALL SCHOOL PROJECT In the shadows or sparkling in the sun between the Walls of our beautiful school stands a fountain. Its ever cool and limpid Water nurtures lovely green plants, While gayly colored goldfish swim gently by. Any lover of beauty Would find this spot intriguing with its tall papyrus grass swaying gently back and forth in the breeze, making soft rustling sounds like the whispering of the trees. The fountain, its color expressed in the beautiful tiles, water lilies, goldfish and the feathery leaved papyrus, set in the green grass is truly a thing of beauty. The fountain was first thought of in 1927 as part of the beautification program conducted by the school. Everyone was enthusiastic and the financ- ing and planning were started. By the winter of the following year plans and designs were ready and the pottery classes set to work designing the beau- tiful tiles which now adorn the fountain. By the spring of 1929 it was corn- plete. An expert was engaged and with the help of the boys set the tiles and slabs into place and there remained only the filling with water and the placing of the plants, grass, and goldfish, all of which Were donated by the pupils to complete a beautiful spot. Pupils who study in the science laboratory and who work in the garden take care of it now. Garo Armen, 149. Sixfy-fwo A FROG A frog, sitting on a lily pad, Basking in the sun, Self satisfied. Beth Bruner, 149. A PAGE FROM AN A9 DIARY Well, here I am, entering as a B7. The school looks mighty nice and homey. Spanish architecture is inviting. I know in such a place my thinking system will really enjoy work. Ah! Here hidden in between two wings of the building is a court yard. Little did I know that this was the beginning of a beautiful Spanish patio, or that to make it all complete we were to place a fountain in the center and benches at the ends. Then as the terms rolled by and I became a BS, the patio grew in loveli- ness. Palm trees, banana trees and California Sycamore were planted by the boys and girls, and the grass and hedge matured under the care of the boys in the garden. ' Later when I became' an A8 and B9 the fountain was planned as a beautification project in home rooms. A colorful thing of Spanish tiles it was, and mostly made by pupils of our own school, which made us all the more proud. Our school mottoes and the Every Girl and Starr League sym- bols were represented in the tiles as well as on the benches, which were de- signed and presented by an A9 class. The B9 term ended and we were off for summer vacation. In the autumn upon arriving at school we were surprised to find the court a veritable fairyland. How the papyrus grass and water lilies had grown. The goldfish darted among the water plants, and the birds came to bathe in the drip of the fountain. Now as the A9 term ends, I gaze about, and am happy at this beautiful thing which I helped to make. Betty Jane Robe, A9. - Sixty-three if ' -fi U it ' ri 'ff' r I' .i fl ' ' ' Y ' : 5 NG' NG- FI - I . I HFIPP LY O IUMFIS STFIRR KING- WITQUHF 'P ', N l fT V D X xl ' , A4 ff' LL ' i OBSERVATIONS The lilies are blooming now and are very beautiful. The gold fish dart about in the pool among the slender green grasses and the sheltering water lily leaves.. ' llflany birds come to enjoy the cool water and bright lilies. The best thing of all is that it was not an individual project, but seems to belong to every pupil of Thomas Starr King. ffm Jean Cowen, B9. OUR FOUNTAIN A silvery pool in a sea of green, Catching the fleeting sun, Falling water, cool and clean, Kisses the lilies one by one. A sudden brilliant flash is seen. A golden fish is hiding! Down in the cool, green depths, Wise old frogs are sighing. An oasis is our fountain Bendswvith every breeze- V H Papyrus grass, tall and graceful Sheltered by swaying trees! Maxirze Livesay, 49. . . Q ' A A' 4' 4' ' ' 4 . in s s in l wal Ni Wal 1. Rhythm in the Sunshine WHAT MR. SUN SAW IN THE SCHOOL COURT What are those rhythm girls in the court of the school doing today? said the Sun to himself. Oh! I see-they are blowing bubbles. What beautiful bubbles they are blowing, and what lovely music. That girl over there is blowing a beautiful one. I wonder if she is blowing it to me. I must send my sun rays down to her, so her bubble will have more color in it. Gne of the bubbles is coming up toward me. The girls are waving good-by to it. I wonder what they will do tomorrow P Florence Abel, B9. STORIES! IN RHWHM Blowing bubbles! Beautiful, frail, transparent! Bringing forth all the colors nature ever invented into our make-believe story. As the bubbles climb higher and higher, finding their way into the blue of the sky, they break! and the beautiful picture slowly fades away. This is what the rhythm class of our school is striving for, not only bubble stories, but stories of Christmas, Hallowe'en, or any other holiday that comes along. In this class, the girls listen attentively to the music which is played over several times. They talk about the mood of the music, if it is sad or gay, happy, playful or otherwise. Then they think what picture it brings to mind, letting the music suggest whatever idea is to be worked out. After this, they scamper into their groups to create their rhythm stories. Dorothy Lovell, B9. ' Sixty-Eve ' 1' Y- .,:f,,. ' 1 ffl-I fi f .Mil I, . ahh ,' . wx lx lx, ,N , 7 , V lit -4 x y X ill? N111 ,l .' A Q ' I! 1 g ag fi ba, ill? . Mil 'M 6? 1, X f ly' A r Qs i Blix , 4.4 I il? - 'fa VN G 46, 11,-,-,, I' -' g T X Q ' 4 fg fi is if ffa 7 f 4' The Girl Wiih the Wand THE GIRL WITH THE WAND Ah! Look who's here! The girl with thewand. Her wand is the magic wand of happiness and health, given to her by Father Sun, Sister Good Food, Mother Cleanliness and Little Boy Sleep All Night. I am sure you also can have the happiness Wand given you, if you only wish it. Alice Frizell, BS. Sixty-six A Tra nsformafion Process THINKING IN CLAY To me, pottery means thoughts and ideas in clay. Wheii I hear a prob- lem I always think, How can I make mine different from all of the rest?,' Then I cut many patterns and try to choose the very best to work from. When I work in clay, I feel lovely curves, and graceful lines. I like this studio because it gives me a chance to Work out my own ideas. I am always anxious to see what my things will be like when they come out of the kiln. VVhen I walk past the window of the pottery room and see the door of the kiln open, I always want to hurry. MAKING FLOWER BOWLS The commonest clay was used by the Greek potter, but he took so much care in the preparation of his material and formed it into such beautiful shapes that he was able to raise the products of coarse earth to the level with the most esteemed works of art. Pottery not only adds to the beauty of our garden but seems to help bring that beauty inside. In the pottery studio we are able to make tiles for our benches and foun- tains and lovely flower bowls for the flowers from our garden. We have found that making figures of interesting characters in plays or in life is lots of fun. Makizig bowls for cacti has been an interesting hobby for many, and to make our own totem poles has been the most fun of all. Cut tiles, lovely boxes, flower holders, book ends, ink wells, desk acces- sories, and lamp bases are only a few of the many interesting and colorful things we make. Sixfy-seven Giprs For Cl'lFiS+m55 Time Sixfy-eig H+ ldelas in Clay Working Ou? Our Own Ideas ,. ....L... ,. rf If ' , 'Q w N - J , E I , Nw, . ' Le'Hing Our lmaginafion Run A SiX'ry-nine -1?,y7-sf.-w:f-g'-:-5w--.---- - --f3- -f A An Inspiring Atmosphere JOYOUS WORK I designed a frog on a lily leaf the other day when We had art in the yard. May said that she planned a flower holder and Fred made a pattern for a castle for his fish bowl. One member of our group wrote a poem about the fountain, and another one about the flowers. Malay started pretty de- signs for tea tiles and some of the end pieces that appear in this book had their birth as we worked in ourpretty school yard, AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF ART CLASS You ask us what we do when We study art. Well, I'll just tell you. Now what shall we call our story? Don't you think the Autobiography of Art Class would be an interesting title? l'Art Class was very smart so when he was only a little boy he decided to use his art knowledge in helping his cousins in their Work. He helped Geography Class by teaching him how to make lovely maps and pictures of the countries about which he was studying. He taught Math Class how to be neat and how to make charts and graphs. He also showed English Class how to make beautiful posters and illustrations for his very own poems and pictures. He also had a very dear friend in Whom he was very interested and loved to help. This interest- ing individual whose name was School Activities was an A7 together with Art Class during the winter of 1930. He went into buSiness for himself with the help of Art Class as a commercial artist and made quite a number of Echoes and Community Chest posters and with his friends in Sth and 9th Grade Art Classes he illustrated the volume you are now reading. Soon he completed this work, so he went to work as a designer and painter of costumes. He made costumes and stage sets for the plays, The Seventy Consecration of Sir Galahad , and Toymaker of Nuremberg. Then Art Class got in touch with his sister Pott':ry Class who was making figures for the Toymakcr of Nuremberg and they became very interested in one anothcr's work. Then he Went into the Held of school and classroom beauti- fication. He painted flower pots for the arch windows of the art room. He learned to arrange flowers and still life in the art room and he designed art boxes in which to keep his materials. He then decided to arrange exhibits for the walls of the art room and to design and print large easle pictures for the room. Finally Art Class desired to retire and now is wealthy in all manner of art things and lives in his home of Art Room 308. By the way Art Class has a studio in his home and works there. He arranges pictures for his mother so that they look well. He makes Christmas gifts for her, little boxes which he designs to contain bridge cards or handkerchiefs 3 he arranges flowers for the table and lovely little art corners in the room. In this manner, Art Class uses the knowledge he has obtained through his study of A7 Art. Betty Ryland, 147. 44 15-3 an 1' 7' JY ms fa RCD f Seventy-one ' 'R Explorations Beyond the Garden Gate Sevenfy-Three ' me LIBRARY Books are our crowning privilege in civilization. Thomas Starr King. Service and inspirational guidance for all cultural, academic, manual, social, moral and other activities of our junior high school radiate from our school library. ADVENTURES IN THE LIBRARY With a book upon our knees, We may travel at our ease, We may climb the mountain top, Or in the largest crater drop. We may travel round the earth Enjoying countries, and the mirth, Cross the jungles, dark and wide, Watch the people and their tribe. On adventures we may go, If our Library we know. Viola Hansen, B9. FREE READING Our English class is trying a new experiment. We devote two-thirds of the period to silent reading. Records are kept of all books read by each pupil. It is truly surprising the rapid improvement shown in the reading taste of each pupil. Non-fiction is being read more and more. We find that the adventures of modern explorers often prove more interesting than the acts of the most gallant knights. It is almost impossible to explain the pleasure Seventy-four Book Week Posters free reading gives us. We started out by reading rather easy books. These were exciting but they soon passed away and We we1'e almost unable to remember what we had read, while famous books stayed imprinted on our memories. Besides the old, old, books that prove so interesting we are reading autobiographies, nature books, science, histories, etc. Lists are found of good books chosen by book lovers. These we follow so as not to blemish our good reading lists. This free reading experiment helps us wonderfully in all our other classes besides English. Probably this experiment may help, in some way, the future of each child, whatever his future may be. Books on art are read by artists to be, books on music by music lovers and so on down the line. On the whole I believe this experiment is a huge success. Yvonne Beach, B7. FOLLOWING HOBBIES Collecting is a very interesting hobby no matter whether it is collecting stamps or butterflies, It opens wide fields for research. Not only collecting in the immediate surroundings, but through trading with other collectors, we gain a knowledge of the supply throughout the world, and this adds to our interest. There is always just another species or another old, rare stamp for which we may aim. A collector never has an idle moment, he always has some interesting research, mounting or pressing to occupy his spare time. lVIany of the boys and girls have collections. Some have butterflies, some stamps, some books, some Howers, and some of the older ones make collections of information on subjects in which they are interested. Some of these indi- vidual interests have been expressed in the following articles. Dravid Mociize, 149. , MODEL MAKING lVIodel airplanes should be of interest to anyone who desires sport, aeronautical knowledge and pleasure. Just imagine seeing an airplane fso small that it could be fitted easily into a suit boxl circle upward, upward and nearly out of sight. It is a sight one can never forget, and a thrill, Oh, boy! Seventy-five This very thing is something that is being done time and time again by model airplane enthusiasts at school. And it is even more thrilling to see a model that you have built yourself soar away into the Wind. Even though you are having great sport you are also obtaining knowl- edge in one of the greatest phases of science. In truth the model builders of today will be the leaders of aviation in the future. MOLDING METAL Molding metal, you might think, would come under some other subject than science, but when you trace its uses, you will find that by the process of mold- ing, all machinery and other instruments needed by modern science and indus- try are made. ' Careful work in drawings and the greatest accuracy in making the molds are necessary and accuracy is one of the 1110511 important things that any engineer can learn. Jinz pyigkesl AQ' A PAGE FROM A NOTEBOOK My hobby is aviation. I am collecting all the data I can find on the subject, and interviewing experts in and around Los Angeles. It is impossible to say just where, when, how, or under what circum- stances man first conceived a desire to fly. Looking back through the ages we find that various flights were made, but these turned out to be purely legendary. Mercury, messenger of the Godsg Aladdin and his magic carpetg Pegasus, the winged' horse, and many others are among the folklore and legends of all races. Although the principles underlying mechanical Hight are comparatively simple, and although the airplane has reached a stage of perfection Where it need no longer be regarded with fear, flying is still lookd upon by many with a superstitious dread. The first scientific study of aviation may be said to date from the year 1500, although frequent attempts were made at tragic intervals throughout the fifteenth century, when the brilliant and versatile artist-engineer, Leonardo Da Vinci, directed his genius to the solution of the age-long problem of man to conquer the upper regions. He approached the problem in a scientific manner for the first time. He planned the heliocopter -the vertical-lift type of heavier-than-air craft, but his experiments were mainly with the Ornithopter -the fiapping-wing machine-and in his notebook he left numerous sketches of wings to be fitted to the arms and legs. Sumnied up, the notes and sketches that he left proved that he had a sound knowledge and understanding of the principles and facts underlying mechanical flight. To come to the more recent developments in the field of aviation, we find in our minds the question, ls it really safe P I shall try to answer that in part. In October, on the 17th, to be exact, 1903, an object was created and displayed to the wondering world, an object totally unlike anything we had seen in nature. It was, in brief, the first American airplane. True, it was very crude, and looking back one might wonder at the serious attitude the people of yesterday took toward it, but it was the beginning of a new era in this scientific and mechanical World. The plane was created solely by the genius of man. It had neither the appearance, power, speed, comfort, or anything that the modern airplane has, but IT FLEW. It flew for only a Seventy-six V f i 1 . .i 1 w Demonsfrafing flue Principle of Hue Hof Wa+er Heafing Sys+em Making Casfings Sevenfy-seven 'T R Q 1.- s 5 5. f f ,- s -Q 1- V -lb .ii NrshoL5 Flighi Sevenfy-eig hi' few seconds, it is true, those 'being filled with anguished anxiety, and wrought with danger, but it flew! Twenty years later! In twenty years youthful science has developed in the subject of aviation with astounding rapidity, and today aviation has be- come an industry. Flights of hours and hours, oceans spanned by glorious flights, and the earth spanned innumerable times. Perhaps the most important item in connection with the airplane--in fact, the heart-is the power plant. The comparative efficiency of the modern power plant 1ieS in the perfected four-cycle explosion motor, using gasoline as fuel. Of this type of engine We have two types-the water-cooled and air-cooled. Of the two, however, the general trend of usage is toward the latter. VVhy? This is explained by the elimination of the water-cooling system-fre- quently a source of motor trouble in water-cooled motors-which saves the necessity of having bulky cowlings, resulting in the increase of the all-around performance of the plane. It may cause some wonder as to the reasons that cause the army to maintain the usage of water-cooled motors. One is this: Water-cooled motors have the ability to stand a greater amount of rough usage. This usage may consist of high altitude or hedge-hopping, but it is a terrible strain on the motor. Another reason is that more power can be built into a water-cooled engine without disturbing the streamline structure of the plane. The air- cooled power plant is more adapted to a steady climate, since it depends on the temperature of the air for cooling. Frederic Singer, A 9. Model Builders Seventy-nine THE BATTLE ROYAL Place: Drafting Room, Time: After School. CHARACTERS Pencil, T-Square, Ruler, Book, Desk, Compass. Ding-a-ling, rang the bell for the last time that day. I say there old T-Square, said the Pencil, that proves I'm the most useful article in the class. They wore an inch off of me today. Uh, peeped up the inches of the Ruler sarcastically. If it had not been for me you wouldn't have been touched. . Wire draws all these straight lines anyway? just look at my slender body, brags the T-Square. You fellows seem to forget that Pm the one that holds you up all day, and keeps you off the floor, joined the tired desk. What about me ? cries the poor little book, carelessly thrown on the floor face down, I teach the boys how to use you properly. If it were not for me you would be useless. Well, if you fellows will ever get through arguing I will say some- thing, says the compass coolly, Hyou fellows seem to forget that the pupil has the biggest share in the use of us, he learns how to rule off a piece of paper, to print important things. ' We would be helpless and useless without his interest and ability to direct us all the other shop work would be greatly handicapped. Austin Casselbery, B9. Bud Lester, B9, ' REALM OF MYSTERY I am the room of mystery and wonders, and to you, many of my secrets will be revealed if' you will be so kind as to step into my shop. Perhaps the high sounding technical terms that frequently are heard when electricity is mentioned have seemed too deep for you to fathom. If that is the case, just step into my den and I will explain them to you. As you first step into my control I seem to hypnotize you, by all my buzzes and strange sounds. You hear the crunch of the drill digging its way into a piece of strap iron, and the weird voices of the gas heater of the soldering irons, or the occasional buzz of some one of my enthusiasts trying -out his finished circuit. I am still a thing of mystery, slowly being revealed to man, and per- chance I will reveal one of my mysteries to you if you are seriously interested in my progress. Some of our boys are interested in some of the more deeply scientific phases of electricity such as sound in radio, short Waves, heat, television, and others. ' Austin Casselbery, B9. ' . Bud Lester, B9. A FIELD FOR PROBLEM SOLVING Witl1out'a doubt within the next three decades ultra short waves are ordained to overshadow everything that has yet been done in the recent career of our modern radio. VVith the highest frequencies, short Waves display qualities so unexplainable and in many cases so sudden, that we shall stand in astonishment at the phenomena. Eighty Neved Ending Wonders It has been predicted that we have not yet lifted the cover of the possibilities of these marvelous frequencis, but it sems certain that all the astonishing projects that radio has presented during the last decade Will be incomparable with those yet unknown and unsolved that shall be unearthed during the next thirty years. In various ways the theory of radio is fairly well known today, but there are unfounded facts that are yet without interpretation. Many gaps occur in the physiological and psychological effects that take place in our modern radio laboratories. The subjects are open for the proper improve- ment to any one who wishes to experiment with them, and there may be some unsurpassed possibilities of utilizing these forces, yet unknown to us for practical' use. ' VV hile experimentations with short waves below five meters are taken into consideration, it should only be attacked! by those not only Well versed in the facts known about radio but in the science of physics as Well. This is an important factor for the reason that ultra short Waves are apt to become injurious when handled by those unacquainted with their effects. For instance, it was found during a laboratory test that on certain fre- quencies short waves could produce fever heat by means of vacuum tube oscillation. In addition when the tube current was turned off the fever quickly subsidedg in other Words, it was found' to be controllable, which means that heating of our homes by radio is possible. It may be found necessary when workingwith low Waves that research men will have to wear special protective clothes and' masks resembling those now used by X-ray and radium workers. ' Eighty-one F ' , 1 I Q? 'W' ' Mounting Butterflies When it comes to the transmission of these waves, there is a fairly large amount of experimenting that has been done, but even in this field there is an unlimited amount of work to be performed, as yet, before it will be practical. When the frequency is below one meter, short waves begin to function as heat waves and the reception is no longer useful unless the transmitter and receiver can communicate with each other for making the proper transmitting adjustments, - It is quite certain an entirely new science will be developed by means of these new laws which have important therapeutic values, cancer research, botanical research and many other important developments will take place. The most abstract fiction writer would refuse to predict developments for fear that his predictions might prove too calm. At these extremely high frequencies the difference of a few cycles may form a thing not wanted by the experimenter and cause a disaster. It will take many years of hard research to unravel the many new obstacles that lie before him. The research man will demand a new class of instruments and apparatus, to make possible the proper measurements. All these various .difficulties found are not the kind that stop an experi- menter, for the more difficult the obstacles the faster they will draw the attention of the minds that are delighted in solving problems of this kind. Robert Thornton, 19. Eighty-two 1. SUBJECTS OF INTEREST In our Science Classes, We have the opportunity of choosing some subject in which we are interested and developing it in any way that we wish. Sometimes We arrange exhibits, or give demonstrations to illustrate the topic we have decided upon, but usually we gather information from many sources and write it in the form of a book, drawing pictures or finding illustrations to make our books more interesting and attractive. Among the subject we have chosen to work out have been the following: NATURE STUDY-Bird Life, Butterflies and Their Life Histories, Wild Flowers of California, Insect Enemies to Man, Forestry, Life in the Sea, lVIicroscopic Forms of Plant and Animal Life, Fungi-Their Value to lVIan and the Harm They Do, Termites and How to Control Them, Breeding of Goldfish. lVI1s'1'AL WORK-How to Make Castings of All Kinds. PHYSICS-Communication From the Beginning to the Present Day, Sound Vibrations as Shown by Many Musical Instruments, Time-How and Why We lVIake Our Timepieces and Calendars. CI-ITEIVIISTRY'-'II'1Ol'gZIl'liC and Organic Chemistry. ELECTRICI1'YiAI1 Explanation of the Simples Rules for a Beginner, How We Use Electricity in Our Homes, Wliat We Know About Electricity and Wliat the Future Holds for Us. ARCHAEOLOGY-How the Egyptians Built Their Pyramids, The Mayan People-Their Art, lldathematics, Astronomy and Buildings. TRANSPORTATION-Rocket Planes, The Development of Means of Transportation, A History of Railroads, Boats. AVIATIQN-A History of the Development of Aviation, How a Modern Airport Is Operated. SPEED-Racing Cars and Planes. PLANT FER'r1I.IzERs-A collection of 30 specimens of the newest com- mercial fertilizers, where they come from and how they are made. F IREARIXISLFTOITJ the earliest time to the present, PAl,EON'l'OLOGY-L8 Brea Pits, Fossils and What They Tell Us. Foons-Their Value and How to Prepare Them. CLOTHING-Fabrics, XfVl1CI'C They Come From and How Made. Pmzcrous S'roNEs-Minerals- A Collection of Rocks. RADIO-Higll Frequencies, Short VVaves, Amateur Sending. ASTRONOMY-A Study of the Stars and Planets of the Solar System. EXPERIMENTING IN THE LABORATORY In our science laboratory our teacher directs us in the methods used by scientists. She performs many experiments for us and we are permitted to make many for ourselves. Some of the older boys and girls demonstrate for the younger children. Through the laboratory windows we can keep an eye on our fish pool and see that a proper balance between plant and animal life is kept. VVe study plants and apply our knowledge in the care of our garden. The exeriment illustrated here represents a hot water heating system. The purpose is to demonstrate the method of its working. The materials used are three lengths of glass tubing, two short pieces of glass tubing, three ring-stand clamps, one large ring-stand, one large test- Eighty-three tube, one student's lamp-chimney for a test-tube with the bottom broken outj, two two-hole rubber stoppers, one one-hole rubber stopper, one glass Y-tube, one glass funnel, one Bunsen burner, one I'Ioffman's clamp, and a length of rubber tubing for connections. When the Bunsen burner is lit, the large testtube, or boiler is heated, heating the Water. The water then rises up the length of tubing to the top of the other test-tube, or radiator, where it cools, sinking down the other length of tubing to the boiler , Where it is again heated, performing the same cycle of operations. The purpose of the funnel is to serve as an expansion tank , giving the water room to expand. If there were no room for the water to expand the water would force the tubing apart, Wrecking the apparatus. The purpose of the clamp is to act as a valve, letting the air bubbles, which collect at the top of the radiator , escape. In this Way we are able to heat our buildings by hot water, for when 1V2'ltC1' is heated convection currents are set up, causing it to circulate through the building. The fact that Water can absorb a great amount of heat makes it an economical system of heating. . MECHANICAL EXPERIENCE I had visited the paint shop, electric shop, pottery, drafting and ,wood shopg they were all interesting but the one that fascinated me was the auto shop. In every direction different machines met my eyes. I became very greasy in my zeal to examine the many machines. I soon noticed a boy approaching me. He started to speak to me, but before he could do so, I began asking him a stream of questions. In response to my inquiries, he told me that he took auto shop because he liked machinery and expected to be a mechanic. He went through the entire motor with me telling me how the pistons and valves Workedg why a battery was necessary to make the motor gog and numerous other things essential to the mechanism of the motor. Then I watched the teacher conduct one of his classes. He explained to the boys how to remove a Ford camshaft and how to stretch a Ford valve. We were entirely removed from other interests so engrossed were We in the mysteries of mechanisms. Suddenly a bell rang! All rushed to the business of checking in tools and putting parts of-the different autos away. Soon they were running to the washstand, pushing each other as they splashed and laughed. The final bell rang and they joyously rushed out of the shop to' their next class. I looked after them. Lucky-fellows! I am glad that those who found exploratory work interesting may elect it for further work. Dan Daggett, B9. Sam Downing, AS. Eighty-'four Aufomdrive Invesfigafion Learning +o Use 'the Machines Eighfy-'Eve Making Our Plans Eighfy-six Thrills in fha Woodshop AN APPEAL THROUGH DRAFTING AND WOODWORK It's a big thrill to see your first project finished. It makes no difference what it isp a table, book rack, or a surf board. There is always that feeling of achievement, when you stand before it and admire its smoothly finished sides and well fitted sections. Then you stop to compare the rough piece of wood that it was in the beginning, with the gleaming product of your handi- work that stands before you. You think of the labor you have put on it. How you had worked to shape it into its graceful lines and proportions! How you had planned it to make its edges fit just right! Finally, how you had rubbed and rubbed it with sand paper, until it fairly shone! But now, as you recall all these stages of progress, you think, It was a lot of work and trouble, but it surely was worth the effort! Robert Bro mbfzcher, B9. P J i Y as fl ' RCB f Eighfy-seven Vital Interests Eighfy-nine Ninefy Correcfive Physical Ed ucaiion SMILES FOR FROWNS If for some reason the magic wand of health is not in our full possession there is an inner chamber in our school where many health secrets are disclosed. And the secrets whispered to those whonheed aid in the banishment of defects. ' Pounds come on 01' pounds go off as directions are followed. Pale checks become red. Poor postures are corrected. The health aid, rest, is possible for those who need it and milk and wafers are always ready for those who wish. We iE11'CiiI1t1'OClL1CCCl to the magic properties of milk, orange juice and leafy vegetables. Dull eyes are brightened. Frowning faces become smiling ones and grouchy dispositions are exchanged in this chamber for happy, cheerful ones. HAPPY HOME MAKING The food classes have enjoyed their lovely new rooms with all of the modern equipment more than can be expressed. The many visitors have made the girls feel that they have two very well equipped rooms. Splendid Work has been done by the girls and a great deal of value has been carried over into the homes as is testified by the verbal expressions and notes received by the teachers from parents. Food posters showing unusual merit and have been loaned out to broad- cast their telling messages. About fifty dollars has been made by the girls to be used in the furnishings of the demonstration dining room. Already silver candle holders flower bowls, and material for curtains have been purchased and a fund set aside for the starting of a nice set of china as a project. This has been done by a few food sales which were very popular and gave the girls a chance to work with larger quantities. Wlieii school lunches were being studied, a Japanese girl put a Japanese lunch on display which was very beautiful, as well as instructive. Before the year ends it is hoped that the art of making real Italian raviolis will have been learned. A Spanish luncheon with' the color scheme and table decorations, as well as the food, carrying out the idea was an attractive event. The girls are receiving information concerning foods and an interest 'is aroused which should make them alert, thrifty and valuable home-helpers. Amzual, 1928 MAID'S DAY OFF VVhen it's the maid's day off l'm allowed 'to cook. Then I can puff out my chest and show mother something she hadn't ever thought of before. To smell the delicious odors, to have the fun of cooking and then to tell Daddy I did it all by my self-that's why I like maid's day off. Pauline Hawkins, B8 Ninety-one N I nefy-'rwo r.' V ' o 1 Hx? - Demonsfrafion Dining Room V 4 I General Laborafory Individual Kifchens Nineiy-ihree is for ranking E E EH ft! 0025, We ss, at who-1: 43? at Ihfclvzu Q F4 fur time is f ii is 6 ' i8 ' is for notes fb is -for ,gosh fqmgs Y W Q ld Nane+y-+Our A Cozy Corner ' TEAS FOR MOTHERS The girls in the various' food classes have given many teas. They have always enjoyed giving teas for their mothers, who are the honored guests. The girls feel that, hesidesshowing their mothers what they are learning in school, the mothers have a chance to become acquainted with each other. In connection with the mothers' teas, the girls have Written informal invita- tions to their mothers, having previously studied the correct Way of writing both formal and informal invitations. One of the girls always acts as hostess in order to learn the art of entertaining. Q Q Q D Q Q 5,15 J mfg., W-J EJ is 3.51.2 .rg-is - 1 --2 -- Q 'I ll l fl ll fl l II ll l l ll l ll A ri fi on .I ll al if I CLASS LUNCHEONS During the last few months, the girls have been giving class luncheons in the Demonstration Dining Room. Sometimes the class is divided into several groups, one group giving the luncheon to another group. At times they have two girls act as host and hostess. At the first luncheon, the girls were shy and the hostess had a hard time keeping up the conversation, but it didn't take long for the girls to feel just as much at home in the Demonstra- tion' Dining Room as in their own homes. The girls have chosen very beautiful color schemes for their luneheons, and have carried them out very well, both in table decorations and food. These luncheons have given the girls a chance to cook food in larger quanti- ties and to learn to decorate and set tables, as well as to serve correctly. The girls are prepared to help their mothers in preparing different types of luncheons. Zllargaret Paley, PV 1929 WHY I LIKE TO WORK IN THE CAFETERIA A project sponsored by the Executive Board and' supervised by the Home Economics Department in our school cafeteria As I work in the cafeteria, I thrill with the knowledge that I am a necessary part of a smooth-running machine. Every worker has his duty to perform, and if it is well done, the machine operates smoothly- and efficiently. The steaming tables, the white aproned and capped figures before the long neat tables with their bright bowls of flowers are ready to be of service as the hungry boys and girls flock in for lunch. Betty Jane Robe, A9 I like to work in the cafeteria because it gives me a feeling of independ- ence, to earn my own lunches. Working in the cafeteria really gives me a lot of experience in handling money. During 'the five terms that I have worked, I have had an oppor- tunity to gain an insight into every kind of job, from dish-scraper to manager. It has also given me contacts with people that I could not have had otherwise. The work is af pleasure, and aside from earning my lunch and gaining a great deal of-,expe'rieiice, I feel that I have done the school a small service as well. 'icu 1 ' A f 1 ' Wirzifred Goddard, A9 Ninety-sik ...--.. -., -...f - V I 1 , wg , n.- E 1 5 -KI-'i S1 'HL ff-, 1a,'1TC'L2Af ., q fx. I Enferfaining Lunch Line Ninefy-seven Preparing for Lunch ' 9- A ' w -, - :M ' w ,A P' J- --gll fu A ?f ' ' ' T f , 1, 1, K w I Making Clofhes for Ourselves and Oihers Ninefy-Qeighf w P . f SCHOOL SERVICE c The girls in the sewing classes always respond, We are ready 6 , to serve. ' They have, in addition to . . their regular work, made for the school in one term: 5 dozen dish towels, 4 dozen napkins, 5 pair of curtains, 8 dozen rings, 14 girls' caps, 14 boys' caps for cafeteria, 18 aprons, 72 cos- tumes for plays, 20 rag dolls dressed, 40 pairs bloomers sold I for school fund, 6 slips, 200 paper Wreaths, 112 kerchiefs for dance, 112 ribbons for May Pole, 12 cafeteria aprons, 15 towels for Cooking Depart- ment, 8 caps, 14 bloomers for sale fMay Dayl, 100 holders. A PURPOSEFUL ACTIVITY It is not always possible to buy everything you want in the way of clothes. How many times have you desired that certain pattern! How often have you shopped up and down the crowded streets, out one store and into another vainly seeking the party dress of your golden dreams? Or when you buy one, perhaps it does not suit your personality. Do you not then sigh, and wish that you had been trained in the art of sewing? There are many things we could not have unless we were able to make them ourselves. It is extremely interesting to choose just the right pattern, to cut out the material, and to work out our own ideas. But. sewing has taught us much more than stitches, for we have learned to use more initiative, to be more careful, and to have more patience. It has developed within us more independence. Any one with initiative and a true desire to create can certainly find an opportunity in clothing. A B8 Clothing Class AT THE LOOM I Slowly, steadily it grew! .Like a dream it took shape, color and pattern. My fingers flew in and out. The golden reds, sapphire blues, and sea greens mingled together in a myriad of golden color. From this rainbow of color a tiny stripe of yellow twisted and wound its way across the loom. Soon it was joined by other colors. Then suddenly they dipped and faded into nothingness. Now it is finished! A scarf shaped by my hands! A thing I can call my own, for I have created it! A7 Clothing Cla,-5 Ninety-nine Self-Directed Activity One Hundred Two si' cafion Conie Lo Planning a GROWING TOGETHER ln many of the rooms at our school the work is arranged in units. Incorporated with each unit opportunities are offered for creative activity. The activities suggested have all been original contributions of children in past classes and the variety increases from term to term as groups and indi- vidual members make their contributions. Among the many things that have been done is the writing of a text book by the pupils themselves. The following foreword presents the object of the class. This type of work is a class project. FOREWORD FROM THE PATH OF PROGRESS fl Wforla' I-Iistory textbook now being compiled from the best stories written by ninth grade pupils over a period of three years. In writing this book we have tried to show the progress of mankind, beginning at the dawn of civilization and tracing the various epochs of history up to the present time. We have endeavored to outline the intense struggle of people for civilizationg their strivings for homes, for food, and for all of life's necessities. Our chief object has been to show the develop- ment of mankind and the growth of these people who were our ancestors. We hope it will stimulate an increased admiration for the great fortitude of our ancestors. lit has been our attempt to tell a connected story of the great races and their progress from period to period, by making clear the manner in which each age of humanity profited by the experience of the one preceding it, so that those who read the book may see the necessity of studying the life of mankind as it has gone before them. We hope that we have made our book sufficiently interesting that it may attract as a story. History is often referred to as dry. Our ambition is that this volume will not be so characterized. Helen Shipley, A9 INFORMAL ACTIVITIES Graphic representations with charts and graphs are used by many. Innumerable maps are made showing practically all phases of life. Animated and picture maps are very popular. Dolls are dressed to represent the cos- tumes of different people in different periods. Many times these dolls are used in puppet shows and the one who demonstrates them tells the story in song or drama. Seventh grade children enjoy pantomiming incidents and presenting charades while eighth and ninth grade classes dramatize events in books and it is not uncommon for them to make their own dramas. Entertainments and programs of an endless variety find their place in different rooms. Original compositions in Music, stories in original rhythms and dances are presented. Holiday dinners and special period dinners make the past live. Debates, oratory and current events have their place. Original pageants are often given. Radio talks are presented from make-believe radio stations and sometimes talented pupils broadcast from real stations. Games and contests make locations an interesting entertainment. U One Hundred Three Informal Activities In the home room the boys and girls organize clubs. These clubs bring the pupils together so that they become better acquainted and enjoy social ectivities. In the different home rooms the pupils elect a president, vice- president and secretary, thus learning to organize in play as well as in Work. This also helps them become acquainted with Parliamentary Procedure. HOW TO PLAY KING'S CHAIR One of the games we like to play is King's Chair. The following tells how it is played: You may be King or Queen as long as you point out the places on the map before the teacher counts five. Wlien she has counted five and you have not yet found it, you may choose some one to take your place on the throne. If that child gets it right, she will ask him another. You are allowed to be King or Queen so long as you can point out the places correctly. Gloria Watson, A7 HISTORICAL EXPERIENCES The ninth grade pupils never feel that they have properly finished the story of a nation until they have found and read an interesting novel about the people. For example. Lorna Doone, flinglishj, The Hunchback of Notre Dame Clfrenchj, Heide CSWissj. Pupils are never satisfied that they understand a nation until they cani sing, whistle, play, or recognize some of its national music. Music has been called the universal language. One Hundred Four I vt . 'QA ' H ,.f lxgxga - '. 71,-3 . 1 E. 1 1 l l THE STORY OF PROGRESS The story of the progress of mankind is sometimes told by time lines which are built up as pupils present original illustrations for steps in progess. These lines are frequently built up gradually and grow telling the story so all may read. They are placed in a line around the Wall in the room. Groups of boys and girls make slides for certain phases of the story of progress and present these to the class. Several novels and some dramas have been made either in slides or reel and have been presented with talks and fitting music. We like to study this way. Some teachers help us to follow the story of progress by studying the big problems-transportation, irrigation, architecture and commerce. This demands the use of many reference books and magazines. Most pupils try to have beautiful note books. Some have made in the section of their note books for each nation, a map of the World which shows the relation of the nation to the rest of the world. One Hundred Five .J-N ' si ......--sv . I i . 1 f ' . Models of clay, zinc, lead, soap and plaster are made. An endless variety of miniatures are reproduced. Certain pupils learn of the names and works of a number of artists of the country which they are studying such as Turner, Gainsborough, and Reynolds of England. They make scrap books of their works. ll.ll.ll.li,llll.ll. AAM. AMA Onel-lundred Six AN INTERPRETATION Divine Rights fax seen by the kingj To me is granted all worldly power Am not I your guide, your shield, your tower? WITCII I go by-down on your knees! I'1l have my say if you please. Here come our foes I command you-fight! Cowardsl I'll teach you what I mean by right What's this about people? Parliament! Bah- Little they know about rights and law. I am the great, the powerful, too! Learn now, that you are only you. Divine Rights Kas seen by the peoplej Me here! Me there! Wliat do we get? Where is our share. Wlio is he? What can he do? Wliat would he be without me and you? Are not we the all? I-Ie but one, If 'twere not for us the king of none? Who of man has power to say? I am the great ? Divine Rights for whom? The people! The state! Mildred E. Smith, A9 THOMAS STARR KING'S WORK ON THE PACIFIC COAST Thomas Starr King came to California principally to escape the drudgery of public lecturing. But circumstances were in league against him and he found himself unable to refuse the invitations that poured in upon him. Before long he was giving as many lectures as he had been giving before he came around Cape Horn to California. He lectured l10t only in California but went into Nevada, Oregon and Wasliingtoii. Wlmile he was on the Pacific Coast he kept constant contact with his friends in the east. Wlien he had reached the Yosemite pass he Wrote to a friend, Sunday evening: In Yosemite pass, under rocks five thousand feet sheer! El Geber!I Great is matter and the force of cohesion. I close this note in sight of a river which pitches fifteen hundred feet at one leap, and then takes two more, one four hundred and the other five hundred, and the roar Il He was keenly appreciative of the beauty of the country and it was his intention, to write someday a work on the Sierras that might be a companion volume to his book on the White Hills of New Hampshire. Starr King was a very devoted admirer of Mt. Shasta. In a letter to one of his friends in the east he wrote, Yesterday I devoted to the study of Mt. Shasta. I had it in view for ten hours. It is glorious beyond expres- sion. 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But, treatments can not be given, there is no money. Gold pours into the chest and this scene is erased, the little children are cared for. How happy they look, now! The chest empties of money and many sad dramas are portrayed inside. Poverty, tears and sickness are everywhere. Gold again comes into the chest and these scenes vanish leaving only laughter and happiness. A schoolroom appears before one's eyes. Every child seems happy except one. She sits out of the bright scene of merriment trying bravely to keep back the tears. The same class gives money to the chest and the pale, sad- eyed girl is transformed. Her smile is happy, her clothes clean and neat and she radiates health. She like many others has had the chest take the Wall of sadness that blocks the way to a happy future. The lid of the chest slowly closes, not filled with money now, but brimming over with happiness acquired-through giving. Irina Frank, B9 Vernie Debney, One H unclred Eleven -T: ,-, .,,,, 'V ' .' IA 3 '- 5 lv mr: ,-.W -,H-J Y A Y Y ., ,- 4.. ' --, . .4 rv 3! -Ls 1' R I -1 1, . 1 - 1? -.F f 1:51, '..f'4f,J::Q'Vff . :. 1 I . 4- . X'- A' L- , ' -. .F :Ili .4 . . ,al - 'X One Hundred Twelve ' THRIFT - We have a Thrift Department at work throughout the year, trying to establish thrift habits in all phases of our school life. In our Physical Education classes we learn to guard our health in order not to lose any school time or cause our parents extra burdens. In learning how to concentrate we are developing habits of study which teach us the true value of time. In learning to take good 'care of-.our books and clothes We are becoming respon- sible and reliable, which are the ideals of Starr League. Each week in our home room business meeting, we discuss Safety measures for preventing accidents. These discussions show us the value of human life and how to avoid accidents which mean suffering, expense, and loss of time. All of these habits go hand in hand with the saving of money. Our Thrift department checks very carefully on the regularity with which deposits are made in the bank. If a pupil makes deposits regularly-at least once each month-and also shows he has lived up to the other thrift habits of regular attendance, neatness, and carefulness, he is awarded ai Thrift Cer- tificate at the end of the term. He is at the same time helping his home room win the honor banner. The various home rooms are aroused to competition by having the greatest percentage of savers. Each new saver receives a button to wear telling that he, too, is a saver. The following is the organization through which we are constantly striving to add to our list of savers. There is a faculty committee guiding the committeemen from each home room. The captains from each grade section meet with their committeemen each Tuesday to outline the weekly talk to he given to the home rooms on Wednesday, business meeting day. A check-up is then made to see how many pupils are developing the habit of regular saving. History seems to show that most successful men and women have been thrifty. SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES The Thomas Starr King building is used :frequently by the various community Improvement Associations. This not only makes possible a ser- vice to the community, but brings to the attention of alert citizens the physical needs of the school. The school is closely tied up with the local librzuy. Girls from the library classes go to the local Branch Library and bring back a delightful spirit of co-operation. A most interesting community project was a Scout Dinner held in our school cafeteria. All the Scouts of the Northwest District met for dinner around the tables of our cafeteria. It was a grand rally, and certainly made for real community spirit. The girls in the cookery classes frequently give teas and invite their mothers and favorite teachers. Mothers and teachers seem to be able to understand boys and girls so much better if they can do it over a cup of tea. The Uteacup is so friendly! One Hundred Thirteen The Aiiendance Office Encourages Thrifi' wifh Time One H undred Fourfeen We are diredred in 'rhe care of our maierials Once a month Boys' Starr League and Every Girl Club each have an open meeting to which all parents are welcome. At these meetings, mothers and fathers are happy to haye-fa first hand contact with the social program of the school. ' The B7 home room teachers act as hostesses for tea parties for the mothers of all the entering pupils. At these teas the mothers and teachers talk over the ideas and ideals of junior high school that are different from the elementary school. Once a year one .night isset aside for the boys and their Dads A good spirit prevails. Fun and frolic are there and all Work better after such an event. Groups of mothers meet frequently. llfleasures and progressive educa- tion are discussed. All of these activities and many more help to tell the life of the school more closely to that of the community. dnrzual, 1929 WHERE THE HARDEST WORK IS PLAY Wlieii a pupil hrst enters dramatics, he learns how to study plays. His first task is the finding out of the relationship of the various characters in the play. This entails careful perusing of the play, and forms in the pupil the habit of careful and penetrative reading. After having understood the general nature of the play's characters, the pupils proceed to read their lines. By noting such things as contrasts of words and coniiicts of characters, together with a careful study of the play's climaxes, and the looking up of such hard wordsfjas may be outside the reach! of his vocabulary, the pupil is enabled to read 'ivith greater expression and meaning. This last is further aided by a careful search for the beautiful thoughts that may be in the play, or the no less beautiful truths that may be voiced by some character. Throughout the B9 term the pupils also discover how to use and develop their voices. ln the A9 term of dramatics the pupils are initiated into the technique of a play. As this is the term of public interpretations, they also practice proper teamwork-the key to successful staging of a play. They must forget their own identity, and live before the audience only as the characters that they impersonate. That they have succeeded in doing so, is shown by the many successful plays they have produced. Most important among these are the semi-annual graduation plays, as Seventeen, Penrod and Sam - two of Tarkington's comedies on American life, The Big Race, a comedy on school life, and Once There Was a Princess. Besides these plays there are others given in mid season and these invariably prove interesting. Chief among these are, The Man Without a Country, -a well given interpreta- tion of that famous epic: A Slave With Two Faces, a study of fearg Pals, dedicated to the teacher of Dramatics and Not Quite Such a Goose. Marry other plays for special events have been produced, not the least among them being: Fingers, CA Drama of Boy Lifej, Samuel French. The Exchange, Althea Thurston. T heir Tomorrowsf' Tacie May Hanna. One Hundred Fifteen One Hundred Sixfeen In 'rhe Audiforium One Gift Above Another Lenora Johnson. Bird's Christmas Carol, Kate Douglas Wiggins The 'Out-of-Date' Princess, Etta Cherry Barr. The Slave with Two Faces, M. C. Davies. Six Cups of Chocolate, Edith V. B. Mathewvs. A Scout's Highway, E. C. Bartlett. The Toymalcer of Nuremberg, Austin Strong The Consecration of Sir Galahad, Eugene Rodman Shippcn and 'Elizabeth B. Shippen. Billy, George Cameron. f Besides the interpretation of plays in which the pupil has a chance to show his initiative, imagination, and talent, he is often encouraged to write his own plays, and create his own chacacters In this way quite a few ingenious and clever plays were written and produced entirely by the pupils. George Golitzen, A9 A BETWEEN THE ACTS The curtain opens and a street scene is revealed to the audience. The time is about six o'cloclc in the evening. The audience is conscious of a feeling of nightfall as the twilight slowly fades. A weary beggar shuffiingly crosses the darkening street, while faintly heard are the notes of a Hute. A sentry silently paces his beat as the curtain descends on a scene of quietude and peace. All right, fellows, everyone at your job. The stage is suddenly transformed. The scene of quiet action is changed to one of busy activity. As the boys hurry to and fro, frequent glimpses are given to the miniature stage, in order that the large stage settings may be in their proper places. Bill, put this table back a little farther. Gee, where did they hire those classy costumes. Wa1'reri, you and jimmy move the flats. Hired! Humphl Since when were they hired. They were made here by the sewing classes. Tom, fin loud stage whisperj get out of the way so Jim can set the wall up. Well, they bought the sets. You can't deny that, can you? Leon, less noise. They can hear you in the front. I sure can. We made 'em and the art classes did the paint job. Swell, aren't they P Hi there, Harry, send Jimmy up to tell Sam to be sure to throw the blue spot on this next scene instead of the white. ' You didn't see Shorty practising his part? He's a scream! Dramatics aren't what they used to be, are they? Henry, off the stage! The curtain is about to go up. The last act! The boys are still busy-engaged in putting the sets, previously used, away-getting ready for the finale and the finish-up. Committee: I Reine Chaussee, B9 Sam Downing, B9 I-larry Goff, B9 Irwin Markowitz, B9 Vernon Donnell, B9 One H undred Seventeen Honor Ceremonial One Hundred Eighieen Toymaker of Nuremberg ' ' , ,, 'Z' '. 1 , ' L, :,. .'11E.-5 A Scene from a Chrisfmas Pageani Scene 'From Seveni'een One Hundred Nine+een PART Il Typical Cutcomes ,- P 3 1 Where we Compose OUR SCHOOL PAPER ' Our paper, The Echoes, is entirely an activity of our school. It is written by the B9 and A9 English Classes. Then it is printed in the print shop and distributed to subscribers at a reasonable price. In this way, all news is spread throughout the school. Many different departments contribute things toward this paper. Some of the departments concerned are: the English classes, which do the writingg the homeroomsg the art department, which contributes cartoons, the business department which takes care of the advertisementsg and the print shop, Where the paper is printed. The paper takes in all the phases of our school life at Thomas Starr King. It contains important coming events, articles abouttthe things that have happened, editorials containing advice, notices from the ofilces, boys' and girls' sports, homeroom news, news of organizations, jokes, cartoons, and' advertisements. Donice Rose, A9 A BUSY SHOP In print .shop all school publications are printed. The atmosphere smells of printers ink on fresh crisp paper just off the press. The first thing noticed by a visitor is the business-like attitude of the pupils setting type. Here a boy is setting small type for the King's Call One Hundred Twenty-four Where we Print our Publications our monthly literary paperg there a boy sets the type for the headlines of the Echoes, our school paperg in that corner a group of boys who have charge of At Dawning, our book of poems by the pupils, set their fancy types. At that table those boys are counting and sorting tickets and programs, for the coming play. The two presses catch the eye and are fascinating to watch. Every time the press comes together--a new, fresh paper is printed. The visitor may hear a cry of joy near the press as a boy glances over a freshly folded page. He is probably finding an article in print that he has set up or perhaps composed in the English laboratory. He then folds the paper and puts it in his pocket, to take home and proudly display the printed article to his parents. Truly our print shop is one of the most important shops in the school. Paul ffllen, B9 Kenneth Hecht, B9 A COOPERATIVE ACTIVITY A visitor enters the typing room. The teacher immediately appoints a guide to show her around the room. In one corner of the room the guide shows a group of industrious pupils typing Echoes material for the print shop. As they progress down the right aisle the guide points out two pupils cutting mimeograph stencils for the General Science problems. Next they find a busy girl typing letters for the Doctor to be sent home. As they reach the end of the row the visitor is inter- One Hundred Twenty-five l l Where Manuscripts are Made ested to see a young typist, Who, after finishing his typing exercises, is type- writing some work for his English notebook. I 'think it is very advantage- ous, remarks the visitor, to be able to typewrite onc's otherwise longhand work. ' Then, turning, they start up the center aisle and perceive another group turning out the monthly labor bill for the cafeteria, inthe regular bill style. Then, attention is turned to a rhythmic noise in the back of the room. When going closer it can be seen that one of the pupils is running off a Social Studies Unit of work on the mimeograph machine. Suddenly a messenger ente1's and rushes hurriedly to the teacher and gives her some rush copies from the Mechanical Drawing room to he made into working sheets for Architectural Drawing. A pupil at once volunteers to do this work. And after giving the room a once-over the visitor comes to the desk and says, Your Typing work is what I'd call 'a very well organized business firm' doing not only its own business but cooperating with all other depart- ments. And I like its atmosphere of happy busy-ness. Burton W. Farber, A9 One Hundred Twenty-six 52 5 A m iggx 275, VOL. III LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, NOVEMBER 13, 1928 NO. 9 CONCENTRATION Concentration of all forces upon an objective is a quality that Wins dis- tinction and success. In fact, the ability to focus with intensity and power has made all the difference between distinction and men of moderate achievement in many of our great men today. Edison would never have been the world's greatest electrical wizard had he I'10t concentrated upon that science. Hoover never would be in the White House today had he not concentrated on his wonderful work which brought him laurels and wreaths of victory. One of the greatest helps to anybody who desires to be great in the world's work is to learn the art of focusing the mind, and of concentrating ability with intensity, continuity and power. Thousands of people fail in life because of a lack of ar program. A pro- gram focuses the mind, it points the way-it leads to some goal. If you expect to build a building with any degree of beauty of proportion, you must have plans and specifications. Neither can you build a future Without a plan. Stick close to it with all of your energy and force. Many men and Women nowadays go th1'ough life collecting material to build on, but fail to benefit from it because they have not mapped out their course, or set their sail to any particular port. A Know first what you are going to 'dog then strike out manfully onyour voyage of success. Melz'iIIc J. Matlzeis, Editor, A9 FRIENDSHIP One of the most cherished things in anyone's life is a friendship. A friendship makes our lives richer, fuller and more worthwhile. But in choos- ing a friend, we must consider the person. Regard him as your friend who urges you to think the highest thought, or to do the helpful deed, one who opens the doors of opportunity a little wider to you, and makes a '!larger life possible. Mfany lives have been made by the encouragement of a friend. There- fore, try to be a friend to others as well as having friends, although it is impossible to have a real friend without being one, for we draw to us what we are. If we want friends with a noble character, we must cultivate the things, such as love, charity and generosity, to draw them to us. Seneca once said: The purpose of friendship is to have one dearer to me than myself, and for the saving of whose life I would gladly lay down my own. A Real friends will stick through thick and thing will follow in the dark as well as in the sunshine. Sincerity is the very core of friendship. Roberta Zabriskie, A 9 One Hundred Twenfyeseven A9 HISTORY BOOK DRAWS ATTENTION Last year Mrs. VVilson's A9 grade wrote an Ancient History, after studying Breasted, and called it The Story of Civilization. This is written by students as they would like to study history, and has over 100 illustrations and maps, which have been made by the artis- tic students of the class. The book was arranged by Arva Camber and Jesha McGaven. Al- though all the students contributed in some way, the stories of Jack Hupp, Ruth Shelton, Arva Camber, Robert Ash and Minnie Cohen were espe- cially noteworthy. Vera Hollis designed the cover and among the artists of the maps and pictures were Aaron Resnik, Elvere Pazan, Minna Ziff, Vera Hollis, Arva Camber, Jesha McGaven, Les- ter Hallet, and Ruth Shelton. Mr. Ricardi, chief of the City Sec- ondary Schools of California, visited T.S.K. recently and asked to have the book bound, as he would like to take it to Sacramento to show what the pupils of T.S.K. are capable of doing. Mrs. Abel, who is in charge of the Classical Center, located in the Board of Education Building, asked to have this book on exhibition, so the people of Los Angeles could see it. Mr. Bond, Superintendent of the Teachers' Training School of U. C. L. A., also wanted an exhibition of this book. We are very proud of these boys and girls who have left this book as a memory. One Hundred Twenty-eight SPANISH CLUB Sweet notes of a Spanish guitar and the melodious sounds of a senor- ita singing were heard Friday, Sep- tember 28, from Mrs. Adelson's room, disclosing the fact that a Span- ish Club had been organized. It was the Senorita Arva Camber who was heard in this first meeting. Oiiicers were also elected, and are: Helen Reider, president, and Willis Hok- ans, secretary. The second period elected Elsie Gross, president, and fifth period elected Edith Hunt, president, and Betty Burge, secretary. The A9 French class of Thomas Starr King dramatized Le Tresor, a favorite story which they have been translating. The work was done un- der the direction of Miss Newhard of the university. THE BALLAD OF THE BOYS' GLEE CLUB Listen, my children, and you shall hear, How the Boys' Glee Club is doing this year. The Boys' Glee Club is organized now, And our only cry is bass voices-and how, Will some of you musical boys help us out? You'll learn how to sing well, But never to shout. Remember Room 155-The Boys' Glee Clubl TEXT BOOK ROOM lf you have lost your book, look in the book room. There are over seventy-five unclaimed books which could be in use if the students would only come and claim them. Home Room and Club Ac+ivi+ies One Hundred Twenfy-nine One Hundred, Thirfy ill, Q Ennio ull l pr Vbnni- ' LOSANGl?LES,CAL-lF0llNIA,li1RRCll-1,1929 I p PRE IiD1En JT H001 ER HVARIED CAREER' l is muciimsni Tlicru ar: nnniy fnmuun lend- EFS bu t Hu: i i i 2 , . 1 A g - On ,thc l want' to Olfggon. Arid ho decided to goin wurlf andlur l.lirue.ye.nrS work- i czl hard, studyinir mxitlicmmlcs in' his :inure Limo, for he decided . to bucume nn nnginrxcr. ' ,ln 1891 at seventeen he show- y cd his good jndgznwm. in nnlcring lfinvilimrrvl im l'n1rr Thrrrl W uncle in liulp tondvnuce our: glv- Y PRESIDENT HOOVER' ' M5515 Bw The date of the inauguration' ol' tluu.PrL-esidnnl. is Marcli fl. A, zomniiltoe appointed' by the Con'- stitutiunnl Conventiorrclmsy the first Wcdneidny in March, 1789, pas lhednte for the mst cnngress under the Constitution' to meet. ffhis :Into linpp-med' to-be Mm-ch l 4th, wliicli luis sincrtlien been used as the daln of presidential 'll3llfZ1l.l'1.ll.l0El. 'l'wc1ity-two pres- idents have lac-Qn iniingnrntnml on March- fl. ' Gem-ge .Wnshinglon .was ini :iugurutecl on April'30,'1789, boy cause the bud weathdr had pro vented congniss from assembling 'nn:l'urgnnizimz. N ' MiSs'G:nnble qcifrls tl1i51jimnfig-' ingtonll carclr-554 students: ' ' II lockers urs 'left u!1lOcki2d nr the locks beableiobeunlock-1 wx min, ini locks win use 'nigken off and n Jing of fivfe' Qontaiiili, be demxnnlemlm ordeiito ohuiin' Llicloclcf' ' 'i ' QUAINT PICTURES porin .uoovni FAMILY ection Mrs. Alice B1llStx-uthew gongmtulntion to him As 1 school woman she felt his nobility of character and unblemxshed active careerm public service sure dy namicwnspugmons for the charf nctu' uplift of the youth of Amgribu. . t R . Atllie time of Mr. Hoovqri-s gl- our principal. u letter. F Fra. 'trnl elsfsut Ear eRn's ., N in ima knowle ge. oiilier tlrsg teaching was done in the vincihity ,of thx: quaint little town of Wegfit Branch. Iowa. iiie' birthplacaf of Hoover. wherg her paternal rela- tives lived in the- early pioneer days, meeting with friends and relatives of Hoover in the comm- unity llfubol West, Brunch. Not. only n, common interest. in the, villiage work-was evident but the families werg so closely re- ' llfnnliiuml on Plmuq Tlvrurj ' 4 i l 1 lg I 1 I l 'Tk-tl 'l1 g d , 5 Z' .' ELI HOOVER 1suflfyollssifliiifgfitiifmm 0'5 HANNAH nooveir 1 V i U W 'X I I 5 I oh Q 'R One 'Hundred Thiriy one it T 'T ll VOL. III LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, NOVEMBER 13, 1928 NO. 9 GIUE CO UHF. C7-IESC HONOR SOCIETY GIVES PROGRAM The Honor Society held an in- teresting program on , Wednes- day and Thursday November 7,8. The meeting opened with an in- troduction of the play Finders Keepers. The cast of persons in the play was as follows: Betty Fagan, Jean Livingood, Irving Tierman ,Betty Burke, Francis Berger, Carl Nater. Talks on education were given by Irwin Coster and Kath- leen Morin. Awonderful piano solo was given by Esperanza Ramirez. .An inst- rumental quintette gave select- ions. The five persons are Helen Shelton, Ruth Shelton, Justin Atkinson, Helen Daniels, Doris Larkin. The Honor Society marched in to the Aud and sat in a group. Music for the march was provid- ed by the school orchestra. SCOUT BANQUET November 23 is the date for a large rally banquet the Boy Scouts are to have in our school cafeteria. The scouts will gather from far and near for a rally and a good dinner. Dads are invited too- Mr. Lynn, district commission- er, and Mr. Denton, chairman of the Northwest district, will be in charge of the banquet which will be attended by all Scout Troops of the Northwest district. These Troops are 72, 78, 83, 84, 140, 149, 233, and 155--our own T. S. K. Troop. One Hundred Thirty-two All this week starting the 13th daily bulletins will be printed in the print shop and. delivered as soon as the results are known to the rooms. Last year the pupils gave S190 and the teachers gave 3442. A grand total of 8633. This year the pupils are asked to raise the sum of S190 or more. Every person in school should help fill this quota or some other school will have to fill out our quota as we had to do last year. Every day a boy will go around and collect the envelopes with the Chest money in them. As soon as the amount has been fig- ured out they will move the air- planes. SCOUTS HELP CHEST All scouts were called together Saturday, Nov. 3. at downtown headquarters to learn of their part in the Commnity Chest drive. They appeared in full uniform and received their insructions for pla- cing posters throughout the city. They are to help in other ways too. Every scout is a community chest booster. Are you? Miss Gambel wishes to an- nounce that the Locker moniters are on duty in the halls during the morning home room only, and that it is a great inconvenience for her to be bothered at any other time during the day, so, if you leave your key at home, or 'have lost it, get your locker open the first thing in the morn- mg. POINTS Recently, Belmont High School gave a tenth grade oral contest, and from 500 students, five were picked for winning places. Elizabeth Sperling from T. S. K. won second place in the contest. The rules of the contest were: 1. Each speaker gave an original selection. 2. Each speaker gave a selection that he had never seen. The print shop has some very pretty and attractive Christmas Cards printed by Zellerbach Paper Company at 55 percent discount of the wholmale price. They are now ready for sale and are a very at- tractive offer for those who wish to buy Christmas Cards of the better grade. cheap. 1 C I U Some gym teachers from an- other school recently visited. our gym. Don't you think that we ought to try our best to make a good impression? The traffic situation around the Bill Jones poster is tre- mendous. Mr. 'Jones has been dispatching good news so fast it has been hard for us to keep up with him. Our impression of his comments is: he is creating im- pressions in young minds which will be lasting. -Did you see the poster on ldeas ? If you didn't it said, Ideas are the fruits of imagination . That means if you have an idea work it out. Don't keep dreaming.If you have visions of wealth don't wait forit, go get it! SAVE! Remember, Neglect now means big loses later ! Bill Jones. ORT5 if f f s Po RTS rillli cmisjgoirrs Miss Curtin's gym classes have started folk dancing for the first ten weeks, while lVIrs. Cole's classes will take it the last ten weeks. This term the folk dances are altogether dif- ferent from last term's dances. Friday, February 25, a monogram meeting was held in the auditorium at which all girls received their much coveted monograms. Girls, get busy and practice for baseball. We are going to have a baseball schedule for this term. VVe expect to have many good teams which are hoping to be winners, The boys' gym is being repaired. In the ofiice the boxes of shoes and gym shirts are being changed around, and there is a carpenter at work re- pairing the old closet in which they were kept. CORREQE GYM Dr. Marcia Podgimhova, working for the Institute of Hygiene, is start- ing the first nutrition and corrective classes in Czecho-Slovakia. Mrs. Zapf, corrective teacher in T. S. K., and Dr. Podgimhova have planned a contest between Mrs. Zapf's classes and Dr. Podgimhova's classes. The girls in the corrective classes are to make big posters of healthful foods, corrective, etc. The girls of Czecho-Slovakia send their best post- ers over here and the corrective girls of T. S. K. are to send their best posters over to Czecho-Slovakia. BOYQOORTS Every Thursday after school the newly organized fencing club meets. lWr. Lober reports 18 boys already enrolled. As yet the boys are rather green, and they have a lot to learn. They are now working on foot- Work, lunging and parrying. Mr. Lober himself is an excellent fencer and the boys all like him for a teacher. The club's oHicers are as follows: President, Myer Wilsoiig vice-presi- dent, Paul Mueller 5 secretary, Carl Waymire. CLOSE COMPETITION FOR llllIVIPlONSHIP The teams that are hoping to win letters are the As who have two teams that are close, Lojero B 9 and Tennant A9. The Bs have two teams: Delattre B9, Wittman A9. The Cs have three teams that are fighting hard for winners: Plummer B8, Demond B8, Starks A8. The Ds have two teams more, Tartaglia BS, and Mori BS. All A, B, C and D teams are fighting hard for letters. Do not let your team lose! Have you done Miss Hannon: your outside reading? No, it's too cold. The girls on both sides are Working very hard. Some very nice posters have come already. One Hundred Thirty-three FOUNTAIN IN GIRLS' COURT Plans are completed for a beautiful Mexican tile fountain in the girls' court. lVIrs. Struthers has already requested bids from several tile fac- tories. This colorful fountain will greatly beautify the girls' court. This is the first step toward the beautification program that has been started as this year's project in Thomas Starr King. The fountain is to be built in the middle of the lawn in the girls' court, and it will be covered with purple hanging Wisteria. A sum of money that was appro- priated by the Executive Board for this purpose will be used entirely on the fountain. A faculty committee, of which Miss Keating, Miss Cassidy, and Mrs. McDaniels are members, is to back this project, and was se- lected by the Executive Board at its meeting, Tuesday, October 2. rut comtsr twins Marr The contest sponsored by the Na- tional Flag Association was held at Horace Mann High School last Mon- day, lVIay 6. The subject was, Old Glory's Greatest Glory. Mt. Vernon, Luther Burbank and Thomas Starr King were the schools represented. From T. S. K. there was chosen: Ninette Appel, Hazel Lockhart, Henry Dietz and Morris Abowitz. The contest was very close between Ninette and Hazel, but the points, which were the content of the talk, English expression, answers to the seventy-five questions on the Hag, and finally, delivery, were claimed in favor of Hazel Lockhart by seven- teen points. If Hazel wins in the competition One Hundred Thirty-four YOUTHFUL INVENTOR STHRTS NEW FAD Herbert Hayes, jr., who attended our school last term, is a young in- ventor. He invented an airplane which has no motor and has stayed up in the air two minutes. VVhen he made his first model, it flew so well and created so much interest that all of the boys in the neighbor- hood went glider-crazy. Then Her- bert got a brilliant idea, and as a result of the idea he has a shop in Hollywood turning out hundreds of toy airplanes. His airplane is cover- ing the state of California and the Hawaiian Islands. n BINET PRESIDENT CA I WINS HIGH HONORS On Tuesday of last week, Hazel Lockhart, of Home Room 104, was notihed that her essay was chosen as one of the six best submitted in the Flag Contest being held in this city. Miss Lull, of Horace Mann Junior High School, who has charge of this contest, asked Hazel to learn her essay just as it Was written, and recite it in the final elimination contest, which was held in the auditorium of Hor- ace Mann yesterday afternoon at 3:15. Wheil the Echoes went to press, the outcome was not known, but it may be safely said that Hazel acquitted herself proudly and was an honor to Starr King. with the winners of other local units. she Will receive either a trip to Wasli- ington, D. C., or a trip around the World, which is the first prize. As Hazel goes into the contest with the other units, we Wish her all the success that a school could wish one of its most beloved students. PLANT SALE Boys! does your house and garden need beautification? If so, perhaps Mr. Russel has some of the Very plants you need, at very low prices. He has a good many plants from last year that he is now offering for sale. The proceeds from this will go to- ward the buying of plants that will fit in with this term's plans of beauti- fication for the grounds. HOME ROOM NEWS The B7 boys and girls of Home Room 253 have organized a club which they have called the Inter- national Travel Club. The ofiicers they have chosen are: President, June Holmesg vice-presi- dent, Chester Slaugherg secretary, lVIerlc Noyes. Their club days during the last six weeks have been spent in relating trips that members of the class have made into various states. Now they a1'e going to choose one country each week, and hope by the end of the term that they shall have been around the world. The home room club of 203 gave a musical program on Friday in Miss Hobson's room. Miss Hobson's class and Mrs. Wakeneld were the guests. The program consisted of flute, har- monica, and vocal selections. The life of Beethoven was reviewed by Geraldine Smith. It was very inter- esting and enjoyable. Home room 201 is making a class project in Mrs. Wilsoi1's A room. Every student has chosen his favorite country. An 'outline map is being made by each child. On the center of the map a cartoon or picture will be made to show the peculiar character- istics of that country. When these are finished the class will guess what country each picture represents. Then these will be bound into a volume which will contain various things about all the important countries of the world. DIARY BEING MADE Home Room 253 is going to keep a dairy of our years at Thomas Starr King. In it We will have all the home room activities of the class, from B7 through A9 terms. This diary is being kept by Jack lVIfcGinty, with the help of the class. We know that it will be a great deal of fun to look back and see what we have accomplished in our three years at Thomas Starr King. HOME ROOM CLUB Home Room 102 has organized a club for the benefit of the home room. The dues are ten cents a month, and it all goes for the home room. Last month they collected live cents from each person,,and bought eighteen gold fish. The Hsh are a help to the science class as well as the home 1'oom. Miss Watkiiis plans to use much of the money for the room, and has made many improvements already. HOME ROOM 303 Home room 303 has organized a club called the Globe Trotters. Once eyery two weeks they travel to some foreign country. They discuss literature, art customs, and other sub- jects of foreign life. Songs from these countries are sung by the mem- bers, and other pupils bring articles from the countries they are visiting at this meeting. One Hundred Thirty-five One H undred Thiriy-six Field'Even+s NEW TAPESTRIES IN MAIN OFFICE Two new tapestries adorn the main office which were brought by Miss Cassidy all the way 'from a little town, Assisi, of central Italy. This town is picturesquely situated on a steep mountain, and is ap- proached by a narrow cobblestone winding road which leads up from the plains. The town has remains of ancient walls and of a Roman aqua- duct. A temple of Minerva forms part of one of its churches. Assisi is the birthplace of St. Francis and the cradle of the Fran- ciscan order. The monastery church of St. Francis, a remarkable edifice of the thirteenth century with one church super-imposed upon another, is adorned with masterpieces of Cima- bue and Giotto. The cathedral is a structure of the llth century. There are about 20 other churches and many monasteries. The crudest of trans- portation is used, and the cobble- stone streets are just wide enough to allow these carts to go through. The peasants of Assisi usually make their living by weaving tapestries. There are also many musicians in the town. It may seem odd to us, but the people never leave the city. The only connection they have with the outside world are the travelers, tour- ists, or maybe people who come there especially to buy some of these re- markable tapestries. 0 0 A Q.. A N0RwEG1AN msucs uoamyo LIBRARY Evelyn Reime has kindly lent the T. S. K. Library an assortment of Norwegian relics, and among these are a purse that belonged to her grandfather Eve generations pastg some coins, showing the pattern of each age 3 and a few very old and beautiful tapestries, Woven stories of Norwegian myths. To get these articles, it was neces- sary to Write to her grandmother in Norway. As soon as Evelyn's grand- mother read the message, she put these relics together and shipped them back to America. Now they lie in the library, open to anyone who wishes to see them. We'd advise you to go there at once. Each and every one has a history of its own and is very interesting. DING A NEW 'ifllN5jrARR KING The new building, which We have all patiently waited for, is at last completed and is certainly worth be- ing proud of. Step by step T. S. K. is going forward. Progress is our watchword. As most of the older students have probably noticed, there is a marked improvement in the ap- pearance of our school compared to the day it first opened its doors to us two years ago. . QP 0 A S. A SA One Hundred Thirty-seven fy .- --M - -----1-f . V .. V ,.,,, K , i' ' ' -.-,lima Q11?'ifFf'6.:f ' Y J. T . I i ,V I P jr-ggi - W ,L -A 'V ,R V 43 A ' Beer ' T9 ' p. -M il I . 5 ' ss sfi'.-rff't 't I I 'i 1 ' . i-7,411 rs m . ' . . 1 Sigma .4 ,Y -S 'MQ - .au na .,,..,44 1 551 wr it . -.egg .-it - I 4 X A1 I A f - 1 5, Aga.: , 1, . I I ,,.. , . W3 . ! , , liff f . ,, ' - ' ' Y A - 'rf' !.', , ',',w I X- . P, ' T - IK.. 1 - , - ,Ag , 1- . 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A great share of the success was due to the very generous co-operation of the following companies: Pickwick Airways, Inc., Sperl Aircraft Corp., Rogers Aircraft Cord., Maddux Air Lines, Al Wilsoii Aero Corp., Tanner Livery, Inc., Aero Club of So. Cal., Union Oil Co., Associated Oil Co. These companies, feeling that flying is just in its infancy, have shown a wonderful spirit by donating to the boys of Thomas Starr King compli- mentary rides in the latest up-to-date flying machines. By the expressions on the boys' faces after their trips in the air, we knew there had been generated a feeling of satisfaction, and a deep desire created to prolong their activities in the field of aeronautics. 'I 12-ik F J ' 'X-:M Y I a, 2 One Hundred Thirty-eighf I ----Cartoonin 3 me G HddTh Fi YXQOSIN C' LOYA X5 One Hundred Forty CARTOONING From the interest and en- thusiasm of three cartoon fans the numbers have gradu- ally increased until cartoon- ing has become a popular branch of work in the Art Department. The pioneers in this work in our school were so enthusi- astic that they drew others in to the 'field by showing and helping new beginners in every way possible. The teachers have always been sympathetic and helpful. Op- portunities have been legion for the application of the ex- pression of our art in the school paper and other pub- livations: in our regular illustrated Work for subjects: in advertising plays and in general potser work. Barney Kahn, A9 Teacher: Wl1at W e r e Webster's last Words ? Stude: Zymosis, Zymotic and Zyrnurgyf' N 6762150555 ?lf7 a BADGE gg Qb'Ti'0si?PED in KUNG lf fllil ff Eli?-twirl wif' ovb fi? 15057 I 'EI xv W WN O MAX! 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Eleanor O: Have you ever read 'To a Field Mouse'? Nancy N: Noi How do you make them listen ? Teacher: Why are your sums always done in this old- fashioned way? Notice the sums that Johnny Smith brings to school. Boy: i'Well, he's got a fa th e r-l've only got a grandfather. Miss Clark, returning test papers to class, as you re- ceive these, you may pass out. Motlier: Bobby, when you were eating nuts in the street car I hope you didn't throw the sh ells on the floor. Bobby: No, mother, I put them in the pocket of the man who sat beside me. l No ' 6p.?l'uRi'r1E sci-4 ,Ng l l . f' 41599 pq! lglE'E!! !!-7 tl f 0' .Ein Hit OT fm MY ECI-XOE -J HAVE E- O07 'EEN 5g.,, Q' Q5 HELP? EMMAS UROODED some CAKE ANDN ' L 3 - T I ,f - an K Q 'K -,Q EPT, E X t xx f nl 6 IKM! ,132 : tt- DQL 'lf' ,rt .-2 f' . G Ella :I Y . in T'- LK4 J t KN! S F-IX '- fre iw ' ' Ib 1- 4 Fw Ky ' One Hundred Fortyrone U D FIRST lNPRE55lON5 HAVE. You new OF ,fy T TH 1 W 5 . f ...J ' www! Ib Bevan N01 Lo aa LA'ZiY1P4e. Fne.s'r , Q. 5 ' 0 0 If I 1' 0 E' Mi , ya: Fr M MW Yes wuekas own IN E.vERV Scuool. BOY, I FEEL. Rh:f'U ?' 'bww' HERE w GOOD- W 'n-W5 5 Q IS PERHOD FOUR TRACK sun ! f 'gS3oliJ1wD0N'iT . QE E. I BELONGI ?.. SUV If k Zz, J 'L B 6 'Q fl AS- f A XQ f .rf 2 Jlx I., f 0 TUE. usual. 1 L ' ' 0? NXUPE AER-:Y U - N ' ' ' A ' A ' Smum-W OHddF'l'y+ FOR MV DAYS week. FUTURISTIC VIEWS lg 4:13 Mumcc- noone ...... 'LOGIC 1,, BETTY COM STOCK kERTAlNLY su? 1 - I WILL ' unnsonxrnv neocons YOURPORK WD BEANS. , Xlfff Q Q 7 x f, wx' 167 af., Z 'imc STI LL HOLD ING HIS HIGH POSITION 00 -N,-f Joe E Q9 - X ROBTPT QIGGS SAYS: UNTIL YESTERDAY 1 THOUGHT THERE WERE 48 STATES IN THE UNION BUT IJUST FOUND OUT THEQE APE 49 - THE - STATE OF UNCONCIOUSNESS. -7.0- E ERNEST ELLIOTT sfxvs: nDON7'BUVYER 1-HERMoMr.Tens N004 XTHEYU. BE Lowsnm I u 9 . X E 9 5:0 - K ...- N-I-ER. WI One Hu nclred Forfy-Three Q we '-SUME Pszimir H undred Foriy-fou fi 7,- 2 -L 3.2 S HH K wif! Q i Z ,. 5 PJ. Sv K for 2 E, rv S 4 C299 X S Kg 'D C I-14 K? , Q f S 'JH S C22 fn 2 3 3 ' W W Q 5 5 ----King's Call One Hundred Forfy-seven 4. , I 1 Y at l 4 ,MONKEY DQINGS ' , - U I URING a trip through the Orient with my mother we visited the I cocoanut groves of an English friend living ina province 'in the n 1. Philippines, about a three days' trip from Manila by. interfislands boat. There l saw many things new to me. The thing that interested me most was a small species of monkey that inhabits the cocoanut groves and causes a great cleal of damage as he feeds chiefly on the fruit in its green stage. These monkeys breed very fast and can be seen in the palms. My ambi- tion was to catch some of these cunning little fellows who resemble old men with clean shaven faces. This is how I was taught to capture them by a native employee. I opened a green cocoanut and drained the sap, then poured it into the split cocoanut shell and left it in the sun to ferment, which takes only a few hours in the intense heat of the tropical sun. The little fellows are very fond of this fermented sap and drink it until they become intoxicated and fall over unconscious and can be picked up and put in a cage. I was surely thrilled to catch two of them, but more disappointed when I couldn't get them to eat. The native told me that they would not live more than a week in captivity as they refuse to eat and are very nervous. So, after all, I couldn't have them for pets and had to let them go free, so they wouldn't die. Dylcnza Reyes, B8 'l'HE ORIGIN OF THE SEA THE land beyond the purple mountains, long ago, ,lay a beautiful country called Greece. In this land everyone was jovial, and the world was gay. As long as any of the inhabitants ,could remember, ' the birds had never stopped singing and the trees and flowers had always worn their mantles of bright green, dotted with colors of the rainbow. In one of the little huts lived a beautiful, golden haired, blue-eyed girl. She, too, was happy, but her heart was lighter than all the rest because her lover had just left and on his way down the tree-lined path he had turned and promised that he would return 'ere the first moon appeared. i Day after day passed. At last came the night before the new moon. Only one more day! Then came the new moon in all its shining glory. The night was flooded with its light. The wind played tag with the leaves of the trees. The flowers nodded their heads to the rhythm of the grass swayed by the fluttering breeze. The comet dashed through the sky, and the other stars followed after, with their mantles flying. All the little stars winked at each other as if to say that they knew the secret. The little hours flew by one by one, slowly pulling the golden chariot of the sun-god, Apollo. Still the maiden waited. But day after -day passed, and still her lover did not appear. One ' Hundred Forty-nine Finally the maiden lost faith in her lover, and sitting among her beauti- ful flowers started to weep. Time rolled by. Her tears lay on the ground around her. They rose until at last she was completely covered, Alas! Still she weeps. Many years have passed and now people say the sea-weeds are the flowers from her garden, the water is from her tears, and, now, at night, when the ocean moans, people say it is the beautiful maiden calling for her lover. Yetifve Bliss, A9 SAN PEDRO DOCKS At the dock in San Pedro where boats come in from all ports, teeming with color and excitement, a small tramp steamer from China chugs in to dock. There is a feeling of oriental mystery about her. The whistle is screaming, one noisy gangplank is falling, the hoarse bellows of men as they clamber to shoreg the groans and grumbles of cranes as they lift the wares from the ship. The smell of sandal wood floats through the air from the interior of the ship. Then everything is quiet except the waves swishing against the pier post as they go shoreward. The odor of freshly cut shingles and the freshly caught fish, the odor of burnt coal and oil are all mingled with the earth smells of dying day. Stanton Chandler, A9 BIOGRAPHY OF A FROG APRIL 14th, 1929, a wee taclpole extradited itself from the mud at the bottom of Willow Pool.The first pure water which it reached was its christening water, and from thence on, we must call it Tad- i pole Grumphf' Of his parents, Tad knew nothing whatever, perhaps he would someday make their acquaintance. Under the pond he darted around, surprised at his freedom from the sticky mud. Soon he grew used to playing tail-tag with other tadpoles, and to listening to old grandpa's stores. It was in this manner that he spent all his tad-hood. It always seemed wonderful to Tadpole that he would someday become a frog, but when the time came that he actually did shed his tail, it did not seem queer at all. Now he was a young frog and could no longer play tail- tag -because he had no tail! His life was spent chiefly in ridding the world of terrific pests-flies. Although that was his only good occupation, that was done to such an extent that we of the world may be very glad there was a Tadpole Grumph. His chief pastime in young frog-hood was doing expert diving and taking stulbaths on lily ponds. In his grandpa-hood, he told stories to all the little tadpoles in Willow Pool fGrumph had never traveled farther than the banks of Willow Poolj. i He died an old, fat, blinking frog, on September 30, 1932, by dire acci- dent-he was eaten by a fish! His greatest works were: teaching young frogs expert diving, ridding the world of 3,200,000 flies, and giving Willow Pool forty tadpoles. Owenita Harrah, A 9 One Hundred Fifty AQUAPLANING ml, HE dive into thelwater is perfect. Splash! The lake which was as smooth as a mirror is broken into tiny, rippling waves. Then steady, even strokes to a red surf board dangling on the end of a ' long cord which is fastened to a shiny, spotless motor boat. You slide easily onto the long surf board and the boat starts, at first going slowly with its speed steadily increasing. Gradually you crawl upon your knees and finally to your feet. You grasp the cord and hang on tight. The boat is going at a terrific speed. As it turns corners the surf board barely skims the water and the wind is flying past you. But your ride is so thrilling that you hardly notice the cold. The boat is slowly slackening down. The cord is gradually loosening. The boat stops. You jump into the water and swim back to the landing to lie in the sun drying yourself and thinking of your ride which ended only too soon. Marjorie Burger, A9 THE OCEAN The Storm: y The waves, crashing, rumbling, tearing. and raking at the rocks and shoresg vivid lightning flashes dart about. The thunder and the wind 15 screaming. The sky above is pouring all its stored up revenge down on the sea. Ships are tossed like match-sticks on the water and reefs. Big waves dash over them and far into the night rolls the storm. The Calm: A white ship passes byg strong, friendly wind fills the sails. The breeze flows and tosses about the hel1nsman's hair. The deep blue waves roll past the stern. Far in shore the little waves splash on the rocks and shores. The light blue sky smiles down and asks forgiveness for what it did the night before. Stanton Chandler, 119 THE STORY OF THE DANDELION fri, HE sun, the rnightiest of all the gods rode day by day in all his splendor through the skies, beloved and feared by all, save only one. This person was the god of Night, that fearless being who defies 'T all light and steals over the earth enveloping all in a cloak of da1'kness. But his stay was always hindered by the arrival of the sun as he rode across the flaming sky in all his magnificent glory. However, the great god of night was not to be defied, and one day as the sun passed over the hilltop, Night with a bow and arrow, aimed for his heart, and drew the cord of the bow. It snapped with a twang and the arrow sped through the air and pierced the sun. Many little bits dropped to earth, and became little golden flowers called dandelions. These flowers were given power to heal, and if steeped to a tea will remedy many an illness. Therese Aller, 119 One Hundred Fifty-one THE ORIGINOF THEBUTTERFLY the long ago some little elves lived in a beautiful green forest. It was a warm day in summer. eAll the spring duties has beenailoiie, such as decorating the trees with fresh green leaves and pai1'iti'iiQfft1ie ' ' I flowers. The elves 'xVC1'C very lonesome and Wanted -some eiiteltiginl ment. All at once a little fellow jumped up and said, ccWOUldll,t it be fun to have a cloud to play with! They all agreed. w - A net was made of spider web, and they llevv up to -arosy cloud. They caught it and brought it down, but alas! They could not get it through the trees. They tugged until they tore it to bits. The bits Hew away among the trees, glittering in all the colors of the rainbow. These bits of clouds were called butterflies, and they still flit about today. Lepha Jurgefzs, .179 OLD MAN SALT ,,g COW hand on our ranch in New Mexico, Old Man Salt, used 'Q to tell this tale to me. I have related it as nearly as possible in his dialect. I-Ie was quite a character in the vicinity and very famous I for his stories. When I was about eight year ole I had an experience jest this side them Chico hills. I was livin' close to the two knob mountain you can see plain frum here. The Indians catched me. A little afore, my father had a fight with six of 'em on top lVIalapes lVIountains. He killed five of 'em, and left them there, swellin' and rottin' in the sun. The sixth got away, come back with the chief and a lot of 'em. They was 'fraid of my father, so they watched and got me. Sneaked upon me when I was aways frum the house, down in a arroya. Was down thar playin' with a rattle snake. Used to think it fun to get a snake, half kill 'em, put my foot on his head, cut hide off 'round his neck, peel it right off, turn his loose and see him cut didoes. Couldn't crawl, you know, would stand right up on his 'tail and wiggle 'round 'till he'd look like a cork screw. I was down thar chewin' terbaker, had lheerd the punchers say that if you spit terbaker on a rattle snakes back it would kill 'emg I was gaing to prove it to myself. T'hey sneaked up on me when I was tryin' it out. Got me, an tortured me every ways for three days. Then as I was still alive they got tired, I guess. They come across an old molasses barrel, where a outfit had ben campin'. They took out the top. put me in it, and put the top back on. Left the bung hole open fir air so I'd die slow of hunger. Then they left. In a few hours I heerd a noise outsideg I peeked thru the bung hole. A big bear was lickin' molasses from around that bung hole. I let him liek. Finally the bear turned and rubbed his hips agin the barrel, his tail hung over the hole. I reached out with my finger and pulled the tail in, got a good hold with both hands, and hollered. He took out for the pinons, me hangin' on. Finally he slammed the barrel agin' a tree. It busted and I got out. Now you believe that, don't you ? he'd say. , i I said that I did to be aflable to the queer old fellow. . Well, by gad, I don't,f' he drawled. ,, , . ' i Illartha Chapin, .49 One H u nd red Fifty-two THE QUlET SOLITUDE OF DEATH VALLEY -' OON-the middle of an endless day on this endless plain from which few escape. The sand, gritty, glittering, blinding to the traveler, ever-shifting, disturbs the mind of the sanest of men. The i everlasting stillness, almost frightening in its vast, grasping domains, weakens the strongest of hearts. The vulture sits on the peak of some barren rock that overlooks the entire country. He,'who is as venomous as a rattler, watches for the slightest movement or sign of life. A vulture is the final knell of the death-bell, tolling continuously on this life-taking plain. The heat in the middle of this endless day is terrible to encounter, dry -so dry it shrivels the skin, parching the throat, makes one mad from lack of water. It shrivels and curls the toughest of the everlastingly gray cactus, which in its own silent, majestic way reminds one of grave, silent, tall tombstones of the dead on this sun baked desert. One shivers when he notices a pile of bleached, sun-whitened bones, suggestive of those long dead. The trail is in reality the ruts from wheels of unknown wagon trains. It lies half buried under the ever shifting sands, winding-a tale of countless 2lgCS. 1 r 1 Joan Steep, A9 One Hundred Fifty 'three At Dawning One H und red Fiffy-Eve At Dawning A VOLUME OF POEMS BY BOYS AND GIRLS OF THOMAS STARR KING JUNIOR HIGH SCI-IOOL LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA One: I-I gndred Fiffy-sgven Crue Hundred Fifiy-eighf .-A-Beauty FOREWORD OETRY is one of the greatest means of self-expression. It is an A-5hf,fs . . 9gli? S1S outlet of emotion showing appre- ciation of the beautiful. It is, in- deed a joy to write our thoughts in beau- tiful rhyme, but it is a greater joy to see our efforts published. When We write a poem, the joy of it inspires us to Write others, and we soon learn to express our- selves more truly and more beautifully. Then we know the satisfaction, the joy, and the contentment of living with a song in our hearts and a poem in our souls! Juanita Axe, A9 One Hundred Fifty mne srgayr Xfc gf' K H' 2? f , K x 1--Jglhf I x V 1. u 'ily-. yi 7 K .WP ,- 7 ,ft 4,4 1, . I my A I1 X h im I, ,M W, 6, ' - , H ' gi:-, V - N- BEAUTY Earth is full of beauty, Boundless beauty! ' The great purple mountains have beauty. The wide blue sea has beauty, Ovemvhelming beauty! ' W The little winding stream has beauty, Inspiring beauty! The small sweet pea has beauty, Delicate beauty! All nature is beauty, e l Uncomprehendable beauty! E God has filled the earth with beauty. Have you contributed your share of beauty To our mother earth? Martlza Zirbel, A 9 IF I WERE A FAIRY If I were a fairy gay, I'd dance and sing in the sunbearn's ray. l'd make my clothes of butterflies' wings, And sleep on a snowy cloud. If I were a fairy free, I'd Hoat down a swift, smooth, silvery stream On a tiny, bright green clover leaf Borne by a gentle breeze. I'd ride through the bright blue sky On the back of a soft, blue turtle-dove, And drink the dew from violet leaves, And sup the honey of Howers. Astrid Ncltlzropp, B8 One I-I und red Sixty-one POEMS Poems! They are wonderful things. They reach into the depths of one's soul They kindle a flame of beauty and joy, Glory, Love, and life exhultant. Life wisps of delicate beauty Bringing into the most sordid lives The thoughts of peace and beauty! Poems! A spirit resting lightly on the soul As a butterfly resting lightly on a rose. f Pfwy HIGH UP ON A HILL TOP High up on the hill top When the day dawns bright, I Watch the country 'waken, With the coming light. I hear the rooster crowing, I see the wind-mill go, And 'I see the people coming From their houses down below. High up on the hill-top, When the day is done, I watch the country go to rest When sets the glaring sun. I see the farmers put away Their work things for the night, And soon the country settles down, Until the coming light. Daisy E SUNSET A burst of color far and wide, A gentle glory magnihed, A gorgeous banner Hung afar, Fading before the evening star. Colors rich and deep as blood, Hung above the ocean Hood, Flung for a moment, snatched away, Hidden beneath the water's spray. Who made this glory? It was God. 'Twas He who made the sea and sod. Tipper, A9 leffonty, A8 'Twas He who spread the banner there, Across the pure, clear, evening air. Grant One Hundred Sixty-two Elwell, .48 THE SUN A firey god, Warlike and boldg The Sun Yet glowing and golden in colour, Its rays, Appearing upon the horizon, To herald the dawn Of the coming day. It approaches, In a blaze of glory, Supremely regal! Stuart Ratliyff, A9 One H undred Sixfy-'Hwree SPRING Spring is near. Spring is near. The birds and Howers will soon be here. The grass will soon be a pretty green And lovely things will soon be seen. Anna Brun A FAIRY BOLD . Spring is just a fairy bold, Wrapped in hues of green and gold Sprinl-:ling happiness around, Brightening up the cold dark ground. Dancing through the Helds of grain, Bringing summer time again, Trees burst forth in blossoms new Roses smile, they're happy too. Kathryn FV SPRING TIME Spring is coming over the hill With garlands in her hair. She brings with her sunshine and gladness And joy she spreads everywhere. Her lips are as red as the roses, Her eyes like the violets blue. Her skin is as fair as the lilies white And her eyes are sparkled with dew. She turns all the hills to greenness And tints the flowers anew And opens her paintbox of colors To brighten the sunset's hue. And when sweet Springtime leaves us And Summer takes her place I watch her go with sadness And longing on my face. Catherine J. Goo SPRING MORNING Spring comes tripping down the hill Past the stream and the old wood mill. Her garments are soft and Ileecy write. She scatters flowers in the morning light. Her hair is gold o'er her fleecy gown As she stoops to scatter thistledown. Roses and daisies bloom as she passes, And where'er she steps are tiny grasses. zberg, B7 ebb, A9 dsell, A8 Gloria Nieman, B7 One Hundred Sixty-four COME WITH ME To the country I love to wander On a springtime afternoon, Wlien the birds tell tales in music, And the wildflowers are in bloom. To me it seems like Heaven Away from the crowded town And my heart will sing in rapture As upon the valley I look down. The valley, oh the valley! Witlm its nooks and crystal streams, A shady hollow that seems to Whisper Of the wonderful things it dreams. So come with me to the country, To the country for a day. There we can pick flowers and Wander, There we can dream and play. Bernita England, B7 QUEEN OF THE MAY Queen of the May As she trips along, Stoops to pluck A tiny flower, A rose, A pink, Pale, Rose! Queen of the May As she sings a song, Cziresses the flower, The tiny flower, The rose, The pink, Pale, Rose! Juanita Axe, 449 COLUMBINE Skirting the rocks at the forest's edge, Swaying deeper in shadowy glooms, Witll a running flame from ledge to ledge A smouldering fire in her dusky blooms. . . . . Columbine! Jack Henry, .49 One I-I und red Sixty-live E51 ICE? Q1 6 fe? ' iii' C153 ,Gy Q R . U Q Q Q Q -Q1 C 'if 13231 Ii? 1232 ggi U, ggi fi? 'A iii' if? p E2 I' MQ 42214 153 f Q 5 . , K ffwim' 'bg SQ, I ,- fb I f.: ,mr A fig. .ia fre- ,ii A sm . . ma-Qwmfwsiff 0 Ml!! W W 'QQ' W li! W 31 :ACER 'VP YJQOIQD RAIN JEWELS I look from my bed through the Window Upon a be-jeweled world The trees are dripping with diamonds And the Howers are studded with pearls The grass is sprinkled with dew drops For the fairies to come and drink I know I'm happy- when the rain comes And the fairies are, too, don't you think? Lucille Kertman, Sk?-dx O H d y un red Spdng A9 THE BUTTERFLY Happy as the little birds Who made their nests in trees, Carefree as the dancing wind That rustles all the leaves. Beautiful as a sunset With colors bright and gay, Gleeful as a little child Wlien laughing at its play. Light and airy as the clouds That drift across the sky, Flutters past my window A golden butterfly. Such dainty, charming, elhn grace In its happy flight I see, Another fairy child, it is, Dancing for you and me. GLOW-WORM A phosphorescent glow-worm, Lovely at night- Dies with the morning sun. DEW The dew comes softly stealing Over the flowers at night And leaves on their petals the diamonds That shine in the morning light. Carol Goddard, A9 Joanne Leach, A9 Marilouise Dunn, A8 LOVE WEED Love-Weed is a maiden fair Combing her yellow, golden hair, Fringing the stream as if to see Her loveliness reflected there. Jack Henry, A9 One Huncl red Sixty-save n A CHlLD'S DREAM Last night Iiwalked through castle walls, Through gilded rooms and spacious halls, Where fairies bright and brownies spright, I Danced in my vision of the night. I saw them play Oh, then so gay! g I walked into a garden fair, And oh, the roses I saw there! And there were lilies of delight That seemed to bloom out in the night. The pansies bloomed in bunches rare, And violets at me seemed to stare. I walked upon a lawn of green And beheld a gushing fountain scene. Before my eyes in wonder rows ' Birds of Paradise did pose. Sweet songsters of the night were there. Their sweet songs rose into the air. And then I heard my mother call And knew that I must leave it all. I stopped a moment more to gaze Before I left this wondrous maze. I scarce could leave this scene of love 5 I knew 'twas God's gift from above. Naomi Kanter, B7 I MY GARDEN In my garden you may find, Flowers of almost every kind Modest violets, pansies blue Roses sprinkled with the dew. Stately lilies White as snow, Dainty daisies lying low, Fragrant mignonette is there, Happiness seems everywhere. Proudly standing in their place Hollyhocks are face to face With the larkspur all so true And verbenas pink and blue. Tuber roses in the night Blooming till the morning light Shows up in the eastern sky Then they nod their heads and die. ' Dorothy Gibson, 117 One Hundred Sixty-eight gn Q AQ Q ii? One Hundre d ww JEEP 6-X 1 ' all if Q1 1 d ' I ij ' ' , us . ' I ' 4 v S v 1 l X X' Ill . willy :A 2' U v ' 9, ,N . T , A - 7 vh-pg'-, va 'Rrge 11 'letgg t MY GARDEN I am playing in my garden With flowers in a row. I hear rny mother calling, But oh, I hate to go! roses beckon to me. violets call me, too. carnations never looked so red. bluebells ne'er so blue. I'd like to take my flowers Along to tea with me, And put them on the table For everyone to see. My My My My Juanita Axe, A9 FLOWERS A blooming flower on a garden wall, Side by side with a sunflower tall, And round about, and here and there A rose so red and a tulip fair. God is there and all about I offer Him my thanks devout For flowers, the glory of the day, To cheer and light our weary way. Lloyd Austin, A9 DEAR LITTLE QUEEN Queen of the flowers laughs at me Gaily, playfully, happily! Queen of the flowers nods at me Wisely, knowingly, trustingly, Queen of the flowers sighs at me Sadly, drearily, lonely. faunita Axe, A9 One Hundred Seventy E ' E :+L ' N , v A 5 L -1 rl - ' r lIlll11!HBil: I' M lawn o- 4: - ra - 2 ' s i nv visa-rgERFfgl1-1335 : EN I GEESE Autumn has come Geese in the rice fields Wild! There is one With a broken Wing. Catherin AUTUMN Autumn is calling, calling And the Winds reecho the sound. The Fall The The The gaily painted autumn leaves silently to the ground. snow will soon be falling. earth is getting bare. trees will soon be leafless In the breezy autumn air. Naomi EVENING IN AUTUMN Overhead the geese are flying. Far across the sky they roamg O'er the hill the sun is dyingg Everything is going home. Now the whippoonvill is sighing. Leaves are falling from the trees. Overhead the stars are shiningg Softly blows the autumn breeze. Mart LE CHANT DES OISEAUX Que chantez-vous, petits oiseaux? Je vous regarde et vous ecouteg C'est Dieu qui vous a faits se beaux Vous le chantez, sans doute Vos airs si tendres et si doux Lui rendent tous les jours hommage Je te benis moi, moins qui vous Moi que lui dois meme davantage. e Roberts, ha F uller, Catherine Okel, A9 One Hundred Seventy one Kan ter, .4 -' ,- .. .. .. I 1'IM.wI LII LI MI .JII I, BLACK BIRDS Silhouettes of freedom, Etched agamst fhe gray' Verial Pfillzinson, A9 THE MAIDEN AND THE SONG BIRDS I Maiden: Oh, pray where are you going On this cold and gloomy day With the wind so keenly blowing And the clouds so low and gray? Birds: We are flying to the Southland There the Winter We shall spend In a land that's free from ice and snow And summers never end. Maiden: Oh, I shall be so lonesome Without thy cheery song To Waken me at sunrise Through the months so cold and long. Birds: But never fear, sweet maiden, Our songs again we'll sing, And fill the World with music VVhcn We return in spring. Daisy Eleffonty, X19 MON CHER FRANCAIS Parlez-vous francais? Oh, oui, oui Madarne - French, the language of the knights of old: No matter what the country of their birth, No other tongue could serve the gallants bold, All others seemed too formal and too cold. Parlez-vous francais ? Ah, oui, oui 1VIonsieur French, the language of the poet's days. The tongue wherein they best expressed their thoughts Both in the olden and the modern ways. French, the language of La Marseillaise. Parlez-vous francais ? Ah, oui, oui, Mam'selle. French, that language like some bright flag furled Has caught and held us, Where soe'cr We go. The music of its voice like Hag unfurled, Has spread its charm o'er Nations of the world. Ninerze Appel, A9 One Hundred Seventy-Iwo NA CHATTE f f ir I f f fffff' X f Jinune elmaTIre, M f X X If-P El.-le A Taupe PAWS. f' fi! !4N1.AQp': X D . . I I -A' ' es sons elle Crue a,nuLLTf X . 7, Q 5955 2 IVEL-35 elle nhxme Yaslavlufc- --lk V Q01 -Ti hz'-.sg g lNlA.lael.lef.lr1h.'l'l'a dCleLL'1CQn5. Elle esffoljouvs iijevnfs . a ,..,, .iw Run' allev am magnum, i '??:-1. A- .t Ou. chez le voisin. -'ITS L:5SffE.2 Queualon 'ue Eltlon Poi., Elle ne mes?-Sal-fsamaiigmal.. Qsefrtgrfigcfa fyonfloragu-efv, ' Qlpella Bane QT ronron. fi 2-3.33-if W, - - Qmi en. qw, Q1 En.1zm.e mmm. gn- f J x XXX Elle 'Alma Xrcixueouo lelilfi -1 , .lvklgel-mllle eslrb onn e.e'e Slfvrai. :pm sx1.'fxJ-r5J...:a.u3:. su-an ...ma ell - 1-q, .51 . . -Q62-Lew. .--g rulxufkr CL,-ffl. B9 These little illustrated rhymes may suggest to other boys and girls the possibility of starting a collection for a French publication in the near future. What think ye? Dorothy Curtin B9 One Hundred Seventy-th ree CF W WINDS A cold, icy blast is the north Wind Filling all the world with dread, Forcing the birds to the Southland And hastening the flowers to bed. Most welcome is the south wind, A breeze that heralds the spring, Calling the flowers to life again And making the whole world sing. Very useful is the east wind That brings the soothing rain, Quenching the thirst of the flowers In every meadow and lane. A zephyr of love is the west wind, An air that is restful and sweet Wafting the fragrance of flowers W 'Q-pcgggjcggigicj, W W W To the hurrying throng on the street. All of the winds have their purpose And each one does its share To brighten the world we live in And lighten our burdens of care. Lorrai THE WlND'S DAY He ran races in the garden He played tyrant with the sea He danced and sang in the grasses And rocked the slender tree. He ruffled the blue bird's feathers He tangled a child's fair hair Then home he went to his castle Home to his chilly lair. ne Romer, A9 Maxine Lifvesay, B9 WlND'S WISH I would like to touch A white snow-flake- A soft downy feather- A flimsy cloud- And a baby's cheek. Y Genefuiefve Walker, A9 One H undred Sevenfy-four A SUDDEN STORM Nestling in the heaven's breast, Beyond the range of human eye, Tranquil in its broken rest, Is the storm that comes from the sky. The firmament's starry glory Lies basking in the moonlight ray While over the mountains hoary Sweet breezes gently play. Given the beauty that's God's, Kissed by the soft falling dew, The branch of the tree gently nods, It is beauty that is had by few. But hark! o'er the far off peak, Comes the roar of the thunder's crash, While the heavens seem to shriek From the cut of the lightning's Hash. The heart of the tempest revolts And it bursts in all its fury. Its spirit seems to exult As all Wild things homeward scurry. Then the vast gray clouds, they pass, And an end comes to the rain. The stars in fantastic groups mass, And the moon comes forth again. Tinting the world with its light, Waking the deer and its fawn Soothing the world with peaceful light Gleams the pale of the coming dawn. Jack Stern, .49 THE STORM A storm in the mountains! Thundering sky and lightning, of fierce aspect! Hillsides are streaming with hail Terrifying, intimidating! Then suddenly comes a rift In the blackest of clouds And, like a divine light, The Sun! Kathryn Ryan, A8 THE WI-ND Clouds wheel around ravelled and thinned, Pushed along, ravelled and thinned, Pushed along by the howling windy Over the mountains-pushed by the wind, The clouds, wheel along ravelled and thinned. Jack Henry, .49 One Hu ndred Seve nity-six I3 .. :Jia A A A ll H0 ll A CYCLONE I'm afraid of big dark cyclones, When the thunder rolls aronmd And lightning dashes through the clouds While trees all beat the ground. It lifts up two-story houses, And trees and telephone poles, The people all get frightened And run into cellar holes. The cyclone takes folks in its arms And carries them through the air Later it drops them to the ground They must have a terrible scare. A path of destruction it leaves behind It all seems very tragic But after all, it can't be stopped For its some of nature's magic. Edna Robinson, B7 INDIAN WIND SONG Ye call, ye summon clouds From the four world-points upstarting. From ye, the rain comes, Hither rain, moving rain, Over fields, amid the corny Everywhere, far and near, Over fields of yellow corn All day shall hang the thunder cloud, All day shall come the rushing rain. Jack Henry, 119 THE MOCKING BIRD A perky little mocker came to rest upon our lawn. He cocked his head and looked at me, then sang a little song, He wasn't in the least afraid, that saucy little bird, And in his tune he seemed to merge the song of every bird. Charlotte Marovz, B9 One H undred Seve nty-seven THE PALACE BENEATH THE SEA In a palace beneath the sea P Lived three mermaids, strange to see. And in this fountain of beauty there, Are fishes like bubbles, that float in the air, And all these beautiful things we see, Were created by nature for you and for me. Laura Katz, A 7 THE BIRTH OF A RAINBOW V A lark sat on a leaf But he did not sing, For the sun was blind. The sky was sad. Tears rolled down. The lark, Dear conscientious thing, Decided that it was he Who should be blamed. So a song rang forth, A caroling, laughing song. Hearing this, the sun awakened And smiled. Beth Bruner, B9 NEPTUNE RULES A stream, a Winding, laughing stream, Whose spray makes little pebbles gleam, Their colors turning pink or green It rambles on, just like a.d,rQE1111rQ. A stream, a winding, laughing stream! Now, a waterfall before our eyes. Its source seems from the very skies. Ah, woe is me it dies, -it dies. Its roaring turns to groaning sighs. , A waterfall, before our eyes. The little stream then joins the sea. It finds it is no longer free. It can no longer happy be. It tries to turn about and flee, But powerful Neptune rules -the sea! -. ' A . A Jmze Clary, A9 TURQUOISE 3' 'I ' ' A A beam of earthshine, N' ' fl' ' . Frozen in a lunar crater. 1 fustin. Atlzizzson, A9 One Hundred Seventy-eight FROM THE DEEP I was sailing on the sea When sudden from the deep A merman rose and beckoned me. I followed as in sleep. He led me down and down and down Into the depths below VVhere small mermen spend their lives And no rough winds may blow. 'Twas there I saw the coral caves Praised throughout the land From whence 'tis broken off in sprays And cast upon the sands. He led me along the ocean floor From Where on every side Walls of white and gleaming pearl Reflect the changing tide. Victoria Jack, B9 DRIFTING TO DREAMLAND Drifting o'er the milky way In a ship of pale moonbeams To the laughing waves of a little bay By the mystic isle of dreams. Drifting, just drifting In the soft moonlight Drifting to dreamland While young is the night. Drifting .past enchanted rocks Where lovely sirens dwell Where they rise to sun their cloud-like locks As the hoary sea-men tell. Drifting, just drifting In the soft moonlight Drifting to dreamland While young is the night. just to board this winged ship and soar To this land of Ne'er-can-be Where the No-such-a-things can live once more just beyond the slumber sea. Drifting, just drifting In the soft moonlight Drifting to dreamland Wllile young is the night. Margaret Kahlo, .49 One Hundred Eig hfy I heir, fn., ale ,' 1' N ... l 1. s- r ' fl ' 1 s K.. 4 s s , X 'x , S A , l l Q 1 ' - 1- E -- 1-n 1 fx 4' 4' x X 41 , 4l 1 X -I in X J 1- - . vs - - .5 - ' in ,- lY'N'urwf. - XA-Z J MY SHIP My ship has sailed the ocean. My ship has sailed the sea. And my ship with treasure thick Is sailing back to me. My ship has sailed the ocean Yes, she's sailed the seven seas. And now my ship with treasure thick Is sailing back to me. Dorothy Kerr, B7 A SAILOR BOY I am a free-born sailor boy, My home is on the sea. A smiling, happy, carefree life Is the only life for me. I work and smile the whole day long. Of troubles, I have few, I'm just another sailor boy Dressed in navy blue. I love the life of a sailor, I love a. life on the seag A smiling, happy, carefree life Yes, this is the life for me. Dorothy Hoaglarzd, A9 THE NORTH 'Tis desolate winter. Snow covers the ground. Wolves howl. A man struggles. Wilfred Morzroe, A9. af ' I L I1-'Y . 2 -4' ,xv-L : ' 1 1 psy ' - 1 r fi-1. 1 One Hundred Eighty-one ,THE FOUNTAIN ' f ' -Leaping about like a Wild creature dancing, Throwing its hands aloft in the air, Up from the pool it goes madly prancing, With diamonds and pearls in its silvery hair! ' Daisy Eleffonly, A9 THE MOUNTAINS I love your crags, your lofty peaks, Your wooded hills, your sandy steeps, Your rocky slopes of crimson hue Clearly outlined against the blue, Your raging torrents rushing about, Trickling along, in and out, Racing on their course with glee, Ever onward toward the sea. What treasures do you hold from man, 'Within your huge and rocky span? Wliat is it that you hide from view? The treasures taken still are few. Man will never know what wealth you hold In huge deposits of ore and gold, The richness that from them you hide Within your domains far and wide. Lindsay Morris, A 9 :OG Silently stealing over the night Crept the fog. Enveloping the streets in its cold, dark cloak, Discouraging to ships, Weird to all, Slowly, slowly As the night Wears on The fog is lifting, lifting! Grace Berg, A9 THE FOG Slowly drifting, Slowly sifting Through the streets And over the bay. .ln the distance Booms a fog horn Sailors, watch your way! Therese Aller, A8 One H undred Eighty-'Two .arAr,axA.Mx.Ax- A , AA, ame ri BOAT OF THE DESERT Oh boat of the desert, how slowly you stalk As you carry your burden with leisurely walk! From morning till night in the rays of the sun Onward you plod till the day is done. You trudge on for hours with lazy stride Swaying forever from side to side. You can go on for days without any thirst. In races of distance you come in first. John Roth, A9 THE COWBOY A Cowboy's life is the life for me So happy-go-lucky and so free. As I wander along and think and sigh A coyote's call comes echoing nigh, That call I know is the call of the Wild, It's delivered to me over mile and mile. I can hardly resist a temptation so great To ride and to ride at a furious rate Over mountain ridge, over hill and dale, A pony rider carrying the mail. Jimmy Cowdrey, B7. GOD'S CANDLES Yuccas! God's candles Illuminating spring's stayg But with summer's arrival Hot zephyrs extinguish their glory. Nancy Ryan, A9. THE AFTER GLOW The desert, with its wonder cliffs, High protruding edges, The mesas, with their reddish hue And the mountains' granite ledges, The purple sage, the desert grass, The vultures searching for their prey, The beautiful golden after-glow At the ending of the day. Jack Henry, A8. One Hundred Eighry-'Four CALIFORNIA Oh, Glorious California, How sweet you seem to me. Thy little, lovely, wild flowers And the shady pepper tree. Thy lovely ocean Waters Thy grass green covered hills Thy sun forever shining My heart with rapture fills. Thy turquoise sky above us Thy royal purple mountains Thy crystal brooks and streams Thy clear and cooling fountains. In this golden California I shall always stay No other earthly power Shall make me go away. Edna Robinson, B7 A PRAYER FOR RAIN Our fields are dry and barren A fire rages in our mountains And we pray for rain. The wild ones of the hills Are driven in search of drink, A prayer rises to heaven in smokel Lord, send rain to refresh Thy children And to revive our crops. The earth is baked by the sun And fruit shrivels on our trees. Please, God, send us rain! A DESERT PALM Silhouetted in blue, Carved in gold, Alone, and beckoning. A DIAMOND Deep in the earth, Far from man, A bit of carbon dwelt In darkness, obscurity, And yet a gem so rare. So be it with man. Some one gleam of hope Turns the darkness Into life. One Hundred Eighty-six Nancy Ryan, A9. Justi1z Atkinson, A9. Billy Mcdllister, B9 ,gf T. ,Vw TT ,Aw V. :Q. E-.'l'iSl'ii'izi J igii s2Y'J 'A' THE DESERT Q The once bright golden isunset : Now has faded into night, And purple mists of evening Q Have hidden it from sight. It seems that in the distance, Far against the shadowed sky, H V I see thy dark inhabitants , , E Of centuries gone by. A M Ah, did they dance beneath this moon That shines on us tonight? And did their shimmering trinkets gleam Touched by its misty light? ' Under yon tall and stately palm Were maidens wooed and won? And did they rest in its cool shade When daytime trials were done? Beneath thy sands so silent Lie ancient tribes asleep With voices hushed forever While thou their secrets keep. Oh fruitful land that once thouwert While even Time was young, A ' Wouldst thou thy mysteries reveal If thou but hadst a tongue? Margaret hlo, 119. Ka NIGHT FALLS IN THE DESERT Out in the desert, bleak and cold, Watching the wind carve the cliffs so old, Watchiimg the cliffs, colored red and gold Serene is the desert bleak and cold. Grand cliffs in the sunset, made aeons ago, I sit there, enraptured, behold and lo! The sunset colors, as I watch from below, Fade from those cliffs, made aeons ago. Gray clouds in the darkness, bleak and cold, Slowly encircle the cliffs so old, The desert is gloomy, no longer gold, Night falls on the desert, bleak and cold. Betty Warrefz, 18. One H u ndrecl Eighty-seven SAN LUIS VALLEY Wide, these Margarita Mountainsg A Open canyons, wide and deep Leading to San Luis Valley Then to eastward boldly sweep. Low they crouch, that o'er their shoulder Santa Rosafs head may rise Reaching for a dream-like vision Of the sea-reilected skies. Down the canyon runs a river, Luis called for kingly saint, Winter current bold and rapidg Summer stream with languor faint. Go to the valley of San Luis When the autumn morn is there, While the sun's magnetic furnace Seethes the aromatic air. For the Christmas holly's redd'ning Unplucked on the arroyo bank ' ' Where, ensnarled with rugged Willows Oily castor-beans grow rank. Here the larkspur, masquerader, Makes a shrubby hillside gay. Hangs thermanzanita shyly, And berries bright by mountain way. Jack Henry, A9 A DREARY LAND Stubby bushes, Cactus here, Yucca there And sage brush drear. Land of quiet, Unbroken night, Burning sun, Stars so bright. Deserted! bare! Heaps of sand, A Weary place, A dreary land. . Lloyd Austin, A9 One Hundred Eighty-eight COWBOY SONG I am alone in the midst of the prairie. A myriad of stars shine high overhead. Tonight I am alone with my horse and the cattle With the sky for my blanket, the sand for my bed. I mind not the howling of wolves in the distance. I mind not the lizards, the snakes, and the heatg For I love the feeling of the wide open spaces. The prairie's my home, and it cannot be beat! Daisy Elejffonty, 149. ODE TO THE WILD HORSES A gallant horse stood on the plain, Flung to the wind was his flowing mane. His broad white back was large oi girth, Firmly he stood on the sweet, green earth. Waiting for his comrades of old, He flung to the wind his challenge bold, And bounded away with the toss of head, Wishing, wishing, for playmates long dead. Oh, that those horses, wild and free, Might on those rolling plains still be Racing with all the winds that blow, Like the wild horses of long ago. Betty Wf'arre1z, A9. CLIFFS OF THE BIG TUJUNGA Clillsl towering cliffs! Cliffs of red rocks, cliffs of yellow rocks, Cliffs of green mosses, cliffs of brown mosses, Cliffs with springs running into the river. Cliffs of the big Tujunga with a poem And a picture in every rock! Nancy Ryan, 119. One Hundred Ninety ARIZONA Rolling mesas, sweeping plains, Ragged cliffs, mirages, Lonely cactus, Indian boys, Puehlos, Arizona! Sunsets colored of the rainbow, Rocky passes, sagebrush, Blazing sun and brilliant stars, Heaven, Arizona! Doro LICHENS Pioneers- , H Trail hlazers for blooming lilies, 4 Puelolos, Arizona thy Gibson, B9. They cleared the way for forest giants. Pilgrims- The first flora on this earth. Lowly, yet great. Fearless- Partners- Incorporated in a great enterprise- Roots of mankind. fusti n Atkinson, 149. One Hundred Ninety-one A NIGHT IN SPAIN Across the barren desert, Across the desolate plain, Swept the dusk of a summer evening, It was a night in Spain. The sky overhead was cloudless, The air was fragrantly sweet, And out in the beautiful garden Was a place where lovers might meet. The paths were lined with roses, The fountain dashed its spray, The arbor was bathed in moonlight, And the stars with the pool did play. Na One Hundred Ninety-Iwo ami Kanter, A7 ,N Q saw. at N A I 1 l Q in i 1 P1l - avg it 0 5 ff ffl New 29 XS - ALB-Ig . t A f: '!! All K l ,gl ff xX ! THE TROUBADORS fl by l I ' ' i wsnw 'rEYi.oR..9 Harkcn, through the falling snow, Comes a strain of long ago Swelling, swelling louder still, Down the valley, up the hill, Each one with a lantern brightg The troubadors are out tonight. Hortense Mathezus, B9. V One Hundred Ninety-three THE FOREST FIRE The world looked bleak that autumn day, From smoky air and skies of gray, And every forest tree and briar Flamed and roared in a forest fire. All through the day it spread aroundg And as the night drew nigh The fire leaped up from the forest land, And reflected itself in the sky. It burned through the night, And by next day, The fire had died at noon, Leaving behind a land of black, A smoking desolate ruin! Daisy Elejforzty, A8 FIRE PICTURES As we sit around the campfire, We watch the glowing coals. We see the flaming pictures Of ancient tales untold. Here we see a gallant knight And there a captive maid And when we look again we see The glowing pictures fade. But now we see the pyramids With dark, mysterious hallsg But when we look again we hear The night's mysterious calls. The fire pictures tell our tale Of life and all its tradesg For life comes in and life goes out And like the fire fades. Dorothy Raskin, B9 One Hundred Ninefy-four FIRE Crackling! Sparkling! Hissing! Dying ! lVIer1y ! Warm ! Bright ! Flying ! Golden! Red ! Dark ! Tragic! Fire ! The fury! The wizard ! Magic ! A FAIRY POOL In the street Whe1'e cars pass always, I saw a spot. 'Twas a spot of grease. Later It rained all night. In the morning, When the grass was wet, When the gutter overflowed, I saw the spot of grease, Or What? Not a grease spot, A pool of loveliness Of rainbow hues. Beautiful thoughts It brought to meg For 'twas a fairy pool Whe1'e rain sprites Danced. One Hundred Ninety-six Zllaxirze Liwesay, B9 Beth Bruner, B9 HALLOWEEN Hallowe'en night is a grand night for me! We light our lanterns and dance with glee. We all have costumes and masks to Wear And oh! how we love to give people a scare! Filomena Cappiello, B8. GHOSTS I wonder if there are such things as ghosts. Sometimes I think there are-almost! One night just when I went to bed I saw some white things overhead-almost! Mom says you can expect those things, But I don't see just Why 'Cause all I had afore goin' to bed Was ice cream, cake and pie! Lyla Bodell, B8. WOOLY WITCHES AND WOOLY WINDS Down from the moon, on a silver broom, Out in the clear, cold air Weird witches ride 5 Wee goblins hide In shadows ev'ryvvhere. Huge pumpkins grinned, Whoo roooo screamed the wind, And higher rose the moon. Stars are hidden by black cats, ridden ' By blood-curdling voiced loon. Wooly Witches, riding switches, There's frolic in the sky, Night winds sighing, earthly babes crying, While Wooly night winds sigh. Owenita Hurrah, B9. One Hundred Ninety-seven PRAISE A butterfly swimming in the streaming light of the sun, A proud rose rearings its delicate head acknowledging beauty, An eagle soaring in the azure depths of the summer sky, And this Indian on his horse, before me, on the wall, With arms upraised, head thrown back and sunk in , thought. He and all are praising God! Georye Golitzin, AI9. A THOUGHT A thought resembles many things, Like butterflies with gossamer wings. A silvery shadow, fairy dustg A wisp of pollen, slightly mussed, A thought! Jane Clary, A9 LIFE Life is so like the sea, With its storm of grief and sorrow, With the calms of joy and happiness, With the mystery of the morrow. Zllartha Zirbel, 48. OUR SOULS Oh, the hills are old, And the hills are grey, But the hills will never fade away. Oh, people get old, And people get grey, And the people will some day fade ZIWVZIY. But our souls stay young, And our souls stay gay, And our souls will never fade away. Nancy Ryan, A8. LlFE'S GLORIES Life is full of glorious things. The woods, the hills, and running streams, The flickering shadows of elm trees, The sun, the moon, the soft young breeze, Our homes, our friends, and love sublime, All make our lives a happy time. Dyoris W'allis, B9. One Hundred Ninefyeight A SPIDER WEB A web, Silken in its beauty, Perfect in its form! A spider spent a night Fashioning it so. When came the dawn, I found it there, Wet with fog and dew To the spider 'T was a dream Come true, A careful artistry, Delightfully fine. To ine, As I brushed against it, It was a filmy, spooky thing. It sent the shivers Down my back, And in a moment's frivolity I brushed a spider's dream Come true, Forever To the dust. Beth Bruner, B9. THANATOLOGY Where go the souls departed from this earth? Do they but crumble, like the ember of the hearth Into ash, when fades the spark of life? Or are they raised with martial strain above the strife? Parts the spirit from the lifeless clay At the dawning of a better sweeter day? Falls the soul and body to decay, Becoming mouldering remnants of a yesterday? Or will they wander in some hallowed place Or find the promised land and there face Their lVIaker? Or do their bodies fade to dust And their gods forsake their faith, their trust Forsaken at the ending of the road Making of their tomb a dread abode? Smothering the life that brightly glows? Are there answers to these questions? Who knows? Grant Elfwell, 149. One Huncided Ninety-nine The Treasure Chest of King Fun Wrillen By OWENITA HARRAI-l A B9 Pupil Produced by Pupils of Thomas Siarr King Junior High School Caiflh LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA l930 Two H unclred Th ew Y f -' . sf w mn ss msn 1 V Two Hundred Four FOREWORD 3 fl' '5 HIS PLAY was Written by a B9 pupil of the Thomas Starr Kin ev- . . . . g gk gp Junior High School, Los Angeles, California, and was first pro- PWQV duced February 27 1930 to entertain the lower division assembly , 195 1 . . ' ' ' . ' 'Ihe pantomiming was worked out during class room rehearsals. The printing was done by the pupils in the Print Shop. We send it out into the world hoping that it may bring joy to many pupils in elementary and junior high schools throughout our country. CHARACTERS J King Fun Kiting Kio-San Princess Joy Queen Merry Betty Blythe Prince Gay Courtiers Cany numberj Dick Blythe Jester jokes Ladies-in-Waiting Nurse Nan ,Prime Pomp Bobby Books Singing Page Books fMyste1y, History, Piratej Athletic Anne Dimply Dolly Twins Mudpie Molly Marble Malcolm Patsy Pretend TIME: About 8:00 one evening PLACE: Private school room in large house. SCENE: Brightly lighted room, very cozy looking. Fire in open fireplace, cretonne curtains on windows. Sofa at one side. Table at center near rear. At least four chairs in room. One or two doors. Boy and girl seated on sofa. Nurse enters. She puts the room in order. COSTUMES ' NURSE ANN-Wears a regular nurse's costume with a white cap. DICK-Regular boy's clothes, nice looking. BOBBY BOOK-Boy's clothes, very plain, white shirt, large black bow tie, black short t1'ousers, white socks, black shoes, wears tortoise shell rimmed glasses. ls short and fat, with a very solemn look on face. BETTY-Regular girl's clothes, well made. ATHLETIC ANN-Gym bloomers and middy, or bathing suit and cap Credj, or riding habit. Short hair, very tall, medium weight, gay look on faceg carries various athletic things. THE TWINS-Mtldpie Molly and Dimply Dolly. Miidpie Molly wears yellow dress, very dirty, is barefoot, and carries pail of mud. Bare- headecl. Dolly wears very clean yellow dress, shoes, socks, and a bonnet. KING-Has a crown with a diamond in the center, a long trailing purple and white robe, a Sceptre, a gray Wig, and white knickers. QUEEN-VVears a gold crown, long purple and white gown, lighter purple cloak over the dress with fur on the collar. CAVALIER-Wears a yellow cape, and red waist with short red knee pants, a big black hat with a yellow feather, black stockings, and shoes with buckles. All others wear bright colors to add to the picture. Two H u ndred Five THE TREASURE CHEST OF KING FUN NURSE NAN-Nearly bedtime, children! What are you doing to while away the evening? Not idling, I hope! Cshockec! voice., DICK Qcross1yD-Oh, there's nothing to do! I wish-oh, I don't know what I wish! fHe slams a magazine upon the Hooizj BETTY gpettishlyj-No! you never do! CShe looks at nurse for agree- ment. DICK Cwrathfullyl-What if I don't? It's none of your- NURSE NAN fsternlyDeDick! DICK Csullenlyj-Well, I don't care, it isn't any of herl BETTY-If you won't be quiet, I'l1 slap you! CShe starts to carry out her threat.j DICK-Try to do it! CHe raises his arm in defense.j N URSE-Children! You will go to bed immediately. ' DICK-But, geei NURSE-Good night! fGoes out, turns light off, leaving only dim fire- light glowtj BETTY-Well, I'm not going to bed! DICK-Not till midnight? BETTY-Well- Q hesitatinglyj DICK-Oh! eleven o'clock then. BETTY-Don't you think we could just-just go to sleep here on the- DICK-You mean lie down? I won't go to sleep! BETTY-Well, lie down, then, here on the sofa? DICK-Oh--all right. I am sort of sleepy-but I won't go to sleep! BETTY-All right. CBoth lie down on the couch, the girl's head to the right, boy's to the left.D BETTY-It's-sort of-crowded, isn't it? CBoth wiggling aroundj DICK-Yes, rather. CPause-then magnanimouslyj-I'll sit up. BETTY--No, I Will. CBoth sit up.j DICK-I'm-sort of-no, I'm not! BETTY-I'm not either-well, maybe I am-a little. DICK fsleepily, rubs his eyes!-I didn't mean I was-what did you think I meant? BETTY-Oh, I don't know--CyaWns.j A DICK-Betty fcallsj. Betty! CNO answer he shakes her arms.j just like a girl-to go to sleep so early-Cslumps down himselfj fThe Singing Page entering sings to tune of Little Gypsy Sweetheart. He turns and beckons for the rest to follow him.Q SINGING PAGE- Slumbers fade and Sandman take thy Hngers 'Way from the little one's eyes. Cease thy dreaming of spirits in the shadows, Visit good King Fun, the Wise. CWalks to children, places hands lightly on their eyes, continuesbz Slumbers fade, and dreams return to Sandman I Back to the land of shadeg Children, wake, and join our merry throngingf I Wake, let thy slumbers fade! - ' Two Hundred Six CJingle of bells, enter first Jester Jokes, tumbling in, followed by King Fun, Queen lVIerry, the Prince and Princess, Prime Pomp, and Singing Page, courtiers, and ladies-in-waiting. Jester jingles bells, while King Fun, Queen Merry, Prime Pomp, and others join in the last few lines of the song. The King and Queen stand in center of the stage. The others are grouped around them, forming a semi-circle. The couch is at the right side of the stage. Betty and Dick remain on the couch during the visit of King Fun and his court. Children sit up and rub their eyes. Look around dazedly.J KING FUN Cimportantlyj-I am King Fun. This is my court! flndi- cates room full of pe1'sons.J My fair Queen fbows toward herj, my daughter and son, Princess Joy and Prince Gay. Undicates them. They bow to the children. During the entire performance the children watch every character as he talks or acts.J KING FUN Ccontinuingj-Prime Pomp Csweeps bow to himj, and the Court Fool, Singing Page, and-the rest of them! CCourtiers bow in acknowledgement when introduced and Jester Jokes turns a cartwheelij BETTY AND DICK fmurmuringj-Oh! CThey nod their heads shyly and gaze at each other in amazementj BETTY-I fcurtsiesj I-am pleased to know you. Am I dreaming-or -or is it morning? DICK--Foolish I JOKING JESTER-Neither. Too- dark for morning and too light- for dreaming. CI-Ie points toward the windows, yawns and stretches.j DICK-VVho's too light-Betty or I? BETTY-Foolish l QUEEN IVIERRY-:Mourning usually is dark you know! Now, when my father died, I wore black! JOKING JESTER-Foolish, Oh! Clletires discomfited. Courtiers gasp in horror that the Jester would dare to speak with disrespect to the Queen. The Jester puts his hand over his mouth and droops his head, amazed at his own boldnessj KING FUN-Jester Jokes, you are banished! CI-Ie points toward the door.J JESTER JOKES-Oh, But-Sire-Cgestures imploringly.J KING FUN--Enough! Go! CKeeps pointing toward the door.J PRINCE GAY-Father, please don't make him go! I-Ie's the best jester We ever had. CJester starts toward the door, but stops hesitatingly when some one pleads for him.j KING FUN-Yes, he is the best we ever had. PRINCE GAY-VVell, then you'll let him stay, won't you? KING FUN-He's the best-because he's the only one We'Ve ever had. No more dilly-dallying. Go! PRINCESS JOY-Please, father-Cpleadinglyj. Don't make him go. Please, please don't. KING FUN Chesitatesj-VVell-no, Jester Jokes you must go! CDeter- miuedj. QUEEN MERRY-Let him stay, Fun, I fully forgive him. Don't put srrdrzess into his life. Two Hundred Seven KING FUN -YVell, then-he-may- PRIIVIE POMP Qstage whisperj-I thought nobody could make you do what he wanted you to, when you didn't want to! KING FUN-He can-go! Be off with you. Not another Word! C-Tester goes, sadly shaking his head.j Wait! I-I guess you'll have to stay. I don't know where I can find another one. Uester turns very quicklyl. ALL-Hooray! Let's have a joke, jest, to celebrate! ,TESTER-Do you see that diamond in the center of King Fun's crown? CMysteriously as everyone turns to look., Watch closely-closely-- Prime Pomp, if you don't look you'll miss it! Watch-Watch! See it glitter-gleam. Look-Boo! f Boo is loudly proclaimed. Everyone has been watching anxiously, straining his eyes. At the Word, Boo! several jump very high into the air. The King's crown falls off. Con- fusion reigns, While the Queen picks up her large hairpin, which has fallen, and looks to see if anyone has seen her drop it. Pomp hastily picks up his false teeth, which have fallen out.j ALL-Oh! O-o-o-o-o-oh! DICK-That isn't a joke! I nearly jumped out of my shoes! .TESTER-You must admit that you were all interested. PRINCESS-I should say so! I was so interested that I slapped the Singing Page when you said Boo! There, there. Don't cry. CShe pats 'the Singing Page's shoulder coaxinglyj. SINGING PAGE-Boo-hoo. I lot my shoe-buckle. V PRIME POMP fgrimlyj-Here it is, in my hat! CI-Ie tosses it indignantlyj. .TESTER-As I was saying, you were all interested. Well, King Fun himself said that interest was the chief part of fun. Well, there. KING FUN!-Well said, Jester, well said. ,TESTER-I can say something funny about every person in this room. Prime Pomp has his false teeth in his handy Queen Merry, I think your hair needs that giant pin you are holding, King Fun, you Wig has come off-CCourtiers titter. Each one responds and is surprised.j DICK Churriedly, to change the subjectj-Why-why did you come here? KING FUN-You summoned me, my boy. V DICK,-I did not! I mean-oh, I really don't tlzink I did! KING FUN:-You said you didn't know what to do, didn't you? - DICK--Y-e-e-es. BETTY-I--I did, too. . Q KING FUN-You see, it is my duty to come to my children who 'don't know what to do, and to show them my treasure chest. , Cfwo courtiers leavej. It will be here soon. Meanwhile- ,ig w,:,,,,3 PRINCESS JOY-Oh, do sing, Singing Page! , . ,. ALL-Yes, yes, do! ' ' P SINGING PAGE fto tune of Blow, ye Wirids, Heigh-LoW. D--It's a pleasant trip with a walloper-snip, To the land of fun and joy, l P TllC1'C,fC cookie crumbs and sugar plums, For ev'ry gay girl and boy! , K There're joy and fun, if you.'ll only run And glimpse at King Fun's cour-our-ourt, Wliere Prime Pomp holds sway and good Prince Gay, Will act as your escort. Two Hundred Nine ALL-So, laugh and sing, heigh low, As funning we will go! ' We'll jump and dance and hop and prance, Before the moon is low! fEnter courtiers, bringing treasure chest. They bow after placing the big chest covered with gold paper in the center of the stage., COURTIERS-Your Majesty. KING FUN-Nlow, Dick and Betty Blythe, line names you have, my dears, you will see how the chest of fun can overflow. fEnter little boy from left looking very important, and Wearing large goggles. Carries huge book under his arm. As he speaks, a pirate enters, making fierce gestures with his sword. Mystery follows, a detective, carrying a magnifying glass, searching for a clue. History wears a long purple gown, gay in ruilles. She enters primly and makes a sweeping bow as Bobby Book talks.D BOBBY BOOK-I'm Bobby Pook. If you'll only look at my pirates and my mystery, You'll gain much joy from a little boy, Why, I can even give you Hist'ry! So into this chest I'll put this little book- For you! QGoes out after putting book in chest. Enter girl, dressed in gym bloomers, carrying boxing gloves, an oar, a large saddle and a bat.l ATHLETIC ANN-Here's an oar, and a saddle too, How can you as what can you do? Look in the treasure chest, there I'1l place Things that will e'er keep smiles on your face! Oars, bats, ball, A golden haul- Swim, ride, play- Gay, all day, Fun holds sway, And gladdens all. Q Deposits various athletic things, then exits. Enter twins, dressed in soiled frocks, with dirty hands and faces. One carries a doll, very ragged, the other a pail containing mudpiesj DIMPLE DOLLY-I've bwaught my dolly fow you- The'th a pitty 'ittow fing. I hope you'll pwethiate her. fShe moves its arms and legs! .Toy and-and-peath on the world for ever and ever, Amen! fconfused, cries! MUDPIE MOLLY Cstage whisper!-You're wrong! lt'th pieth the'll bwing. fproudlyl I knoweth her pieth and mine too! DIMPLE DIOLLY-Well, do go ahead and thay you pieth, then. MUDPIE MOLLY-YVhen you'th thad, dist, do and pway In the mud and dirt! Make mud-pieth, they never rithe, fShe carries a mudpie on a board also! But they never hurt! DIMPLE DOLLY-But they do hurt. Thither M'olly ate one onth, and dot very hurt! Two Hundred Ten MUDPIE MOLLY-Yeth! Muvver thpanked me and I wath thick bethideth! I'm doing to put my betheth pie in the tweasure chest, but I tan't wemembcr my pieth! DO'LLY-Nleiveh tan I, but I hope you loveth my dolly. Gust before leaving the stage, Dolly places her doll in the -Treasure Chest. She sticks its arms out so it will seem to be looking out at the audience. Enter Marble Malcolm, whistling, with hands in pockets.j MALCOLM-I'm not goin' ter speak a piece, but I hope you like this good agate I'm giving you, Mr. Treasure Chest of Fun. fturning to prince, then in comradely tone.J How are yer?-Ever play marbles? PRINCE GAY-Er-er-No! IVIALCOLM-VVell, I advise yer ter try it. Swell fun. Well, got to be going, most time for my paper route. fGoes whistling. Enter Patsy Pretend, dreamy-eyed Irish girl.j PATSY-Shure, and di yez never play, Yez were lassics of olden day? . Did yez never let down the hem, And wear a mimic gem? Faith, and yez're a foolish child! A girl or by who never has whiled Away his time in play pretend! I've naught to put in the chest, save my thought, QGestures a whirling thought and puts it into chest.j But Oi hopes some fun to choild it has brought. Q'Goes out.j CEnter a Chinese boy carrying a queer kitej. KIO-SAN-See my paper dragon fly Away up in the azure sky, Up and down the halls you run, How can you say there is no fum? CPlaces kite in chest, goes out. Enter all characters. Stand behind chest. Sing, tune of Joy to the World. Be sure the tempo is lively.j ALL-Joy, King Fun brings to all the world, So let's rejoice and sing! Treasure chest is full, you only have to pull, And out its gold you'll bring. Books and everything- . So, join. in the song of joy! QCThe King and Queen remain' in the center back of the chest. About four take hands to dance around the Treasure chest, Prime Pomp pulls away in a dignified manner.j PRIME POMP Cpompouslyj-Re-aw-lly-you quite take away my dignity! Can you imagine me-a Prime Pomp, dancing? IEST.-Surely we can. Come on-come on- ALL-Come on! KING FUN-I am King! I command you to! PRIME POMP-CFirst sullenly, then gets brighter, and laughs, and dances with the rest., ALL-King Fun is the ruler of all the hearts in the world! All the arms are upraised at the same instant, pointing to King and Queen who bow Two Hundred Eleven and smile in response. The whole court sings to the tune of Sailing Song , We're all alive in a world of delight, Funning 'til slumber o'er takes us, at night. Stars twinkle messages down to the earth, You've spent a day of true worth! Working, playing, studying, gaying, Life is sweet- Onward going, ever growing, Momeiits fleet. Wlien the day is ended, we happily can say, Despite our hardships, we have been, forever gay! CThe court moves in rhythm as they sing. Two here and there swing their hands together. They leave as they sing the last two lines. During the last of the song the children sleep quietly. With a start, Dick awakens! DICK-Betty, you were a silly to go to sleep last night! BETTY-I don't think I did. At least, I went to sleep and woke up again. You know ...... DICK-Know what? BETTY-Why, about King Fun! And the treasure chest! DICK fconfusedj-Oh, wasn't the Princess--what are you talking about? ' You must have had a dream. BETTY-Humph! - DICK-Well, let's play something. BETTY-Oh, yes, I know, Let's. CThey run to the chest. Betty is on the right of it and Dick on the lcftj DICK-There are loads of things-let's-go-read. BETTY-Or play ball- DICK-O1' play marbles- BETTY-Or pretend-CThey look into the chest.J DICK-Or Hy kites. VVasn't Kio-San's kite queer? BETTY-Oh! Now I know you were at King Fun's court last night! DICK-VVell-Cabashedj Cllnter Nurse Nan.j NURSE NAN-You children still up? You seem to be having a pleasant time, but you must go to bed immediately. BOTH CHILDREN-All right! BOTH CHILDREN. All right! C Each child dives into the chest and picks out some toys and leaves with his arms full. Betty goes to the left, Dick to the right. The Nurse stands looking into the chest and then toward the children, saying, Good night as the curtains close.j Two Hundred Thirteen Aristocrat Nor Peasant liiiiill Two Hundred i ,C CW' 717C -gf ,. l I l I The Aufhor-Roberl Williamson, B9 Pupil ARISTOCRAT NOR PEASANT A play in one act, written in English by ROBERT C. WILLIAMSON Member of B9 Class and translated by pupils of a B9 Class in French THOMAS STARR KING JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 1930 Two Hundred Sixleen 1l Presented by the B9 Dramatic and French classes of Thomas Starr King Junior High School, June, 1930 with the following casts: ENGLISH ' CI-IABLEAU .......... ........ ............,..............,. JEANNE ............. MERANTE ............ ..... PIERRE ............................. Mme. MERANTE .......,.......... lst REVOLUTIONIST ......... ..... Znd REVOLUTIONIST .........,. 3rd REVOLUTIONIST ....... ' ............... FRENCH .Mario Tartaglia Dorothy Dutcher .-...David Mociile ........Richa1'd Condit ..........Maxine Livesy ....David Wofford ..--.....Lewis White .........Jack Walker CHABLILAU .......... .............,........ .,....... G e orge Golitzen JEANNE ........,..,... M. MERANTE ......... PIERRE ..,..,.......,,......,,.......... Mme. MERANTE .................. Ier REVOLUTIONAIRE .......,..... Zme REVOLUTIONAIRE .......... 3me REVOLUTIONAIRE ........... ...........Virginia Peck ...,..,..Richard Condit ...............Stua1't Ratliff .........Betty Jane Robe .......George Albert .....L....Louis Bokay ......-..Jack Walker Two Hundred S SVSU 1-een ARISTOCRAT NOR PEASANT A Play in C5416 Abt Scene: The cottage of Henri Chableau in a neighboring village of Orleans, France Time: Spring of 1793 during the French Revolution. CHARACTERS HENRI CHABLEAU, a revolution leader JEANNE, his daughter MERANTE, an aristocrat PIERRE, his son MMF.. MERANTE, his mother 1ST REVOLUTIONIST ZND REVOLUTIONIST 3RD REVOLUTIONIST STAGE SETTING The curtain opens to a spacious room in a typical French cottage. In the center rear is a large fireplace, in it the appearance of a fire heating a kettle of soup. To the left of it is a small table, above which hangs an old musket. South of the table is the entrance door. By the south wall there is a high bed with no head nor foot-board. To the right of the fireplace is a long work-table. Against the north wall is a cupboard, on which hangs an -apron. East of the cupboard a door leads to a bedroomg to the right of center stands a crude square dining-room tableg back of it a long bench and on either side there are short benchesg in front, center, a small chair. IEANNE is stirring the soup in the kettle in the fireplace. She is dressed in long, full skirt, and is covered by a light apron. She appears between seventeen and nineteen years of age. CHABLEAU is seated comfortably in the large chair near the fireplace. He is dressed with long trousers and a full shirt, his clothing is very plain and dark. He is about fifty' years of age. Two H undreel Eighteen Aristocrat Nor Peasant JEANNE: The soup will soon be done, father. CHABLEAU: fanxiouslyj Fine, Jeanne-perhaps we'll have a night alone, dear. IEANNE: Yes-if those revolutionists don't come. CShe goes to the kitchen work-table, spends time there, then walks back and forth setting the tablej. CHABLEAU: lt's good if they do come, Qdisgustedlyj and bring another one of those scoundrel-aristocrats! JEANNE: Yes- CHABLEAU: Qexcitedj Thank God, we're rid of the king and a few others. Wllell We have the rest of those hypocrites guillotined, we'll have them, all where they belong. JEANNE: But the're not all like that, father. CHABLEAU: You're doing right well if you can find any that aren't. JEANNE: The one that helped you, he wasn't bad, was he? If he hadn't lifted that wheel of the wagon from your shoulder, you-might be dead now. Cl-IABLEAU: Yes, I guess I would be, Clouderj but the rest of them are. JEANNE: Perhaps! CI-IABLEAU: With their ruling the country we'll go to pieces, if we already haven't. If we don't drive them out, well-we'll all be peasants or even slaves. I'd still be a shoemaker, if he hadn't run me out. JEANNE: Father, please, what do you want for supper besides soup? Cl-IABLEAU: Cnot hearing herb And Merante kept me from working, locked me out! JEANNE: Father, you don't know that it was he . . . what do you want for supper, if you please? CHABLEAU: Nothing particular, thanks . . . when I catch that Merante or any other one of them, FH- JEANNE: But father- CHABLEAU: Well? JEANNE :We can always farm the way the rest of them do, can't we? Cl-IABLEAU: No, not so easily, my father was a shoemaker and his and his and so on. Oh, so far back, they've always been shoemakers. JEANNE: freturns to fireplace and continues to stir soup for a short timej lt is terrible! 3lt's too terrible! CHABLEAU: flocking towards herj It-it'll be all right. JEANNE: Cgoes to table and sits on bench with her head resting on her handj I-know, but the guillotine's blade has lowered too many times, I canlt stand it! ' fa knock is heard at leftj CHABLEAU: Crisingj Who could that be? JEAN NE: They are revolutionists no doubt. CHABLEAU: Cgoing to doorj 'Tis not their code, fpicks up stick which stands by door and holds it threateninglyj. IEANNE: Crisingj Who's there? Two Hundred Nineteen PIERRE: ffrom withoutj Two weary travelers seeking rest and food. CCHABLEAU and JEANNE look-at one anotherj. CHABLEAU: And what may your business be? Mme. MERANTE: In search of . . . Legmz CHABLEAU: fputting stick downj Friends they are! Copens doorj. CPIERRE and Mme. MERANTE are seen. Pierre is dressed in short trousers, boots and also a coat. They are dark and plain and show long wear. He appears to be twenty or thereabouts, non-autocratic and cheerful, Mme. Merante, autocratic, she wears a dark dress covered by a full, long cape. Her clothing shows much wear also.j JEANNE: Good day, Monsieur! PIERRE: May We come in, if you please, we are so hungry and so tired? JEANNE: Ccourteouslyj Why certainly, strangers, make yourself comforts able in here by the fire fshe steps back and Mme. Merante and Pierre enter to the center of the roomj Here, have some seats near the fire, CChableau vacates his chair and Jeanne pulls up the other chair ta fireplace.j PIERRE: Ccourteouslyj Thank you, indeed! CHABLEAU: Csuspiciouslyj Wllo are you and where are you going? PIERRE: Er-I-We, I am Pierre and this is my mother. We are on our way to the next village to see-er-lVI.-Legan, you know, and we are overcome by hunger and fatigue, so naturally we stopped here to procure food. L. CHABLEAU:Oh! Fine, l1e's my friend. I'l1 take you to him tomorrow morning. He has the nearest guillotineg no wonder you Want to meet him. Here, Jeanne and I will take your Wraps. You'll be Warm enough by the fire. CMIIIC. lVIerante removes her cape and Pierre hands Chableau his hat and coat. Jeanne and Chableau exit with the wraps.J PIERRE: Cexcitedl I don't believe they suspect. But oh, tomorrow, what shall We do! We, nobility, being led to the guillotine, mother! MME. MERANTE: It's terrible, Pierre! PIERRE: We must escape! lVI'ME. MERANTE: Cfrightenedj I. believe that he is a revolutionist! PIERRE: Yes, I think he is. We might escape tonight! MME. MERANTE: Certainly! And then search for father. I wonder where he is now. PIERRE: Poor father, where could he be? And to think we were sep- arated from him in that horrible riot. IVIIVIE. INIERANTE: Ctragicallyj We may never see him again. PIERRE: Oh yes, we will! You must not Worry about that, mother dear, we will see him again. Of course, he is back in Orleans, where we were living originally. fVoices heard at right. Pierre and Mnie. Mlerante listen closelyj Shh, they're coming! fenter Jeanne and Chableau. Pierre and Mme. Merante riseJ. PIERRE: Here, have this chair, if you please. CHABLEAU: Oh no! That's all right, thanks. fChableau sits on bench at right of table. Jeanne places more sets of service on the table.D CHABLEAU: Well, my friends, Where are you from? MME. MERANTE: From Lyons. Two Hundred Twenty J CHABLEAU: Lyons? PIERRE: Yes, Monsietir. CHABLEAU: What's your business in this part of the country? MME. MERANTE: To find my husbarzd. PIERRE: You see, he is in Orleans. CI-IABLEAU: And Legan? MME. IVIERANTE. Er-I believe the one whom we know is a different one. PIERRE: He knows of the whereabouts of my father. CHABLEAU: Oh, I see-but there is but one Legan in the next village. PIERRE: Perhaps it's a different village. CI-IABLEAU: VVhat's the name? M'ME. MERANTE: Er- PIERRE: Jnrgeau! CHABLEAU: That's quite a distance from here. PIERRE: Er-I see-my, but that soup looks good and smells good, too! JEANN E: Cleaving work-table and coming to centerl Thank you, We'll have some for dinner when it's ready. I hope you'll like it. PIERRE: Oh, I, we will, Won't we mother. MME. MERANTE: Yes, of course-but we are accustonied to a different kind of soup. PIERRE: Qembarrassedj Yes, you see the food is, I've heard, is so much better in this part of the country. Why, anything would taste good now, I'm so hungry and tired. JEANNE: I should think you would be, with traveling so terrible as it is now. If only the life in our country would be beautiful as it once was. PIERRE: Yes, it is terrible, this revolution-fturns and sees Chableau's face lighten, astonishedj Oh, but it was necessary. CHABLEAU: Of course it was-France must be free! JEANNE: But it must not perish. IVIIVIE. IVIERANTE: I feel so tired from the long distance that I have just traversed. CShe rests her head in her hand.j IEANNE: Oh! Then perhaps you would care to rest in my room, there. CShe points to the door at rightl. MME. MERANTE: Uh, thankyou, that is very kind of you. fsleanne and lVIme. Nlerante exit to the rightj MME. IVIERANTE: fas they exit! Thank you, exceedingly! JEANNE: That's all right! Ueanne enters and continueswork at the Work-table.j i CI-IABLEAU: Har far did you travel today? PIERRE: About twenty kilometers. CI-IABLEAU: 'Tis no wonder that you are tired. PIERRE: And the weather is so undesirably damp. CHABLEAU: Is it too cold in here? PIERRE: Oh no, it's just too cold outside. IEANNE: Ctaking a wooden pail from under work-table 'and coming towards Chableauj Here, father, if you please, would you bring me some water from the well? CI-IABLEAU: ftaking pailj Certainly, with pleasure! CExits leftj Two Hundred Twenty-one PIERRE: JEANNE: PIERRE: JEANNE: taking It's better Weather after the long winter, isn't it? Yes! It is! C goes to fireplace and stirs the soup.j fwatching herj Perhaps I might help you? Oh, that is very kind of you! Cgoing to the cupboard and down the apron for Pierrej. You m-ay, if you please. CPierre starts to put apron on but finds himself tangled up.j JEANNE: PIERRE: Chelping him put on the apronl Here, this Way! Cafter it is on him, he looks at it embarrassedj Oh, I-I see! Now, what do you want me to do? JEANN E : PIERRE: Jeanne PIERRE : JEAN NE : PIERRE : JEANNE : PIERRE 1 JEANNE : PIERRE : JEANN E PIERRE : JEANNE : PIERRE : JEANNE : PIERRE : JEANNIE : PIERRE : JEAN NE . PIERRE : JEANNE PIERRE : JEANN E PIERRE : music JEANNE other. PIERRE : . If you please, keep stirring the soup. With pleasure. fstarts to stir soup, he does it very awkwardly. does her work at table, she Watches him and begins to laugh.J CembarrassedJ What's the matter? Cbeginning to workj Nothing. fatter pausej You are so fortunate, Jeanne. You think so! Why? Oh, because- Who are you? Oh, nobody especially, I wish I were like you-so kindl Thank you! I Wish that- What? Nothing! Tell me. That I could see you again! Perhaps you will. I hope so. I mean I am falling in love with you. Capparently delightedj You are falling in love with me? Y-yes, in fact, I really do love you! fgoes nearer to herj But it's so sudden-- I do love you, I mean it-couldn't you, would you? Csmiling and coming very closej Yes, already I love you! It's wonderful to hear you say that! Those words sound like to me! Yes, they are beautiful! But you see-we hardly know each Well er-we reall don't, but it doesn't matter! Y CThen remembers his planned escape.J But oh, I can't remain with you. JEANNE : better. PIERRE: I must be on my way with my mother. Why? Who are you? Tell meg then we'll know each other fvery nervouslyj Oh Jeanne, I-I--I'm-er-I-am- fChableau is heard singing outsidej CHABLEAU: 1Sur le co-co cote de quinee, Au bout de cinq Z1 six semaines- CPierre becomes very nervous during the song and tears the apron from him. and throws it upon the floor, he then steps forward and lightly kicks the apron to the rgiht. Jeanne walks hurriedly to it, picks it up and places it in the cupboard as Chableau enters. Jeanne Two H undred Twe nly-two goes to work' table while Chableau stands at fireplace, staring at first one and then the other, they all are embarrassed and astonishedj. CHABLEAU: fafter pausej Why-er-here's the water! Cplaces pail on tablej Thank God for our water! We can always have it. JEAN NE: Cstaring at Pierrej Yes, father, We can always have it. PIERRE: And food too, I trust. CI-IABLEAU: I suppose so, I hope so. PIERRE: Wlien the bloodshed is ended, if it ever is, times will not be quite so desperateg life will be easy and cheerful although this revolution will leave a terrible, dark spot on this country. CI-IABLEAU: Yes, of course, but it is worthwhile, nevertheless--Say! Jeanne, isn't it about time for dinner, please? I'm sure that all of us are hungry. ' JEANNE: Cplacing dishes on tablej Things Will soon be ready Clooks at fireplace, as soon as the soup is done. CGoes to fireplace and stirs soup.J PIERRE: Cturning towards Chableauj In what business or- profession are--or were you employed or occupied? CHABLEAU-: fturning in disgustj I was in the shoemaking business- and still would be if an aristocrat hadn't ruined it, because I refused to make them free for nobility. PIERRE: Cnervouslyl Oh-I am sorry-I am certain you'll have it back again, soon. Iti must have been a mistake. . CHABLEAU: Yes, that's just the troubleg all they do is make mistakes. They've made too many and now they're paying for it. We stood it long enoughg in fact, too long. JEANNE: Qto Pierrej If you please, call your mother to dinner now, Monsieur. PIERRE: Certainly, with pleasure. CExits and returns with Mme. lVIerante.j JEANINE: You may wash at the Well outside. fOffersi Mme. Merante a towel. She holds it as if afraid to touch it.J MME. IVHERANTE: In the well? Never mind, that is not necessary, Ceveryone stares at her curiouslyj. Oh, very welll PIERRE: Come, mother. CThey exit quickly. Time occupied by Jeanne placing food ong table.J CHABLEAU: Peculiar people! JEANN E: Maybe-but Pierre is very nice. Well er-I think you better go and get some more Water, father. A ' CHABLEAU: More? JEANNE: Oh! No, there's enough, never mind! CHABLEAU: Why you seem so queer, what's the matter? CEnter Mme Merante and Pie1're.j JEANNE: Crelievedj Now you'll sit down to dinner, if you please. ALL: With pleasure. QT'hey all are seated, on the benches, Chableau at one end, Pierre and Mme. Merante next to Chableau facing the audience. Jeanne brings soup tureen to table, after filling it with soup from the kettle over the fireplace and fills bowls. Jeanne sits opposite Chableau, next to Pierre. They all begin to eat soup.Q Two Hundred Twenty-three MME. MERANTE: Oh! I'm so tired! PIERRE: But it's a beautiful evening in such a nice place, isn't it mother? MME. MERANTE: ftaking a breathj Yes! CI-IABLEAU: Cpassing breadj Some bread? MME. MERANTE: fdistressedj Yes, please. ftakes small piece, and passes it to Pierre.J Here, my son, some bread? PIERRE: Thank you, very much. ftakes bread and passes plate to Jeanne.J JEANNE: Thank you. PIERRE: The soup is delicious, isn't it, mother? MME. IVIERANTE: Cvery disgustedlyl Yes, exceedingly good! JEANNE: Thank you. CHABLEAU: Now have some potatoes, Madanie-Ceinbarrassedj Let's see, I don't believe I know your name. MME. MERANTE: Cproudlyj Madame Merante! fChableau rises. Pierre, MMe. lVLerante, and Jeanne sit back, all appear surprised and startled.j CHABLEAU: Cangryj So you are the ones who robbed me, ruined me! Oh you, I'll have you killed! You aristocrats, rubbish! Cthey all stand, Pierre rushes in front of Mme. lVI6rante and pushes a bench over accidentally. J JEANNE: Crushing to Chableauj Father, it's a mistake, I tell you. CHABLEAU: Cpushing her awayj It isn't, they took my business away from me and they' come now and take my bread and butter. Aristocrats, sneaking thieves, ruining our country. CPierre starts to speak but cannot find WordsJ I suspected it all the time. PIERRE: Kill me, if you wish, but not my mother, she had nothing to do with ity neither did I for that matter. CI-IABLEAU: Cdisgustedj W'lzo then? Your father? PIERRE: Er-no, yes, he! CI-IABLEAU: Oh, I'll find him! someday and when I do, I'll kill him, too, like all the other worthless aristocrats! CA loud code knock is heard at left. Jeanne listens at the door and steps back surprised.J CHABLEAU: Ah, it is our code. Open the door, Jeanne. CEnter lst, 2nd and 3rd revolutionists, Znd and 3rd are holding Merante firmly. Mrs. Merante and Pierre look at each other.J PIERRE: Csurprisedj Father! Cstarts to go toward him but stops in center.J CHABLEAU: fbefore seeing MEFHIIICJ It's he! I'l1 kill-fturns abruptly towards Merazitej Why! IST REVOLUTIONIST: Yes, we've got him, he was escaping and passed through our village. Here's Merante, the one who ruined you. CHABLEAU: Yes, We'll kill him, or I mean I will. You wait, we can't guillotine him, it's too far, leave it to me. I'!Z kill him. I'll do away with him. fChab1eau takes gun from wall and aims at MErante.J IST REVOLUTIONIST: All right, go aheadg we have to be on our way. CRevolutionists exit. Chableau puts the gun on the floor and sits on a bench with head buried in hands.J , MERANTE: fcoming forward after a short silencej We1'er1't you intend- ing to kill mc? I Two Hundred Twenty-four CHABLEAU: Craising his head, ashamedj Kill you? The one who saved my life? Never! . CChableau and Mme. lVIerante go to him and Mme. Merante and M'erante embrace, Jeanne and Pierre look at each other, everyone seems relieved.j MERANTE: Wliat do you mean? CI-IABLEAU: Don't you remember the time you saved my life? You lifted the wheel from my shoulder that day. MERANTE: Oh yes, I believe I do remember, now! CI-IABLEAU: I'm ashamed of theaway I've talked and acted.. It, of course, wasn't you who ruined my business in Orleans? MERANTE: No, but in the routine of Work my name was signed tothe transaction. Personally, I knew nothing of the matter. The business shall be yours again and the greatest in all Orleans. PIERRE: It doesn't matter, now, does it, mother? MME. MERANTE: Csaying it with real meaning, No, it doesn't matter. We should all be friends, aristocrats to peasant, we're all humanj CHABLEAU :Let us sit down to dinner, together. MERANTE: But I'm too late. CHABLEAUr,! No, that's all right, much is often too late. This disaster. the revolution, is too late to stop now. But let us be friend to friend 'til the end, for someday perhaps, there will be no aristocrnt nor peasant, but just our beautiful France. 'Q 15-3 3 J O- xv- 7' J ' . Y 1.5 fn RU f Two Hundred Twenty-five xgs-Awami peJpun H omi .IOJDIUISUI 91:1 go 'Ll3ll IP E 'fr F' poo 013 'um N 3 Q- 5. E1 - Ui G. P' p..o Q: ff 3 --:r O5- O 52 f-fo 1 Sgr' an Q-K Q3 3 ff is N Dr-r one 9. 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CD N : fi se 5 -c ,.. G o Ph fi o '1 '1 FD P15 N 2. o :x o- F9 ff 2 0 fb :: '11 1 G : 0 :r N :z Q. ? 5 21 .... rm ?' ClZlOMElHO:I 9'I.. SS gow za peg Lpueq-Je+n::exe.I Nl ARISTOCRAT, NI PAYSAN Ln seine se passe: Chez Henri Chableau dans un village pres d'0rl6ans France, au printemps de l'ann6e 1793, pendant la Revolution. PERSONNAGES Henri Chableau-chef de la Revolution aux environs. Jeanne-sa Elle ' M. Merante-membre de l'aristoc1'atie - Pierre-son fils Mme. Merante-sa femme ler Revolutionnaire Zme Revolutionnaire 3me Revolutionnaire Le rideau sc leve sur la grande chambre d'une chaumiere frangaise: Au centre un grand foyer di: il bout lentement une chaudiere .de potage. A ganche de la cheininee une petite table contre le mur, et une grande chaise, puis la porte d,CI1t1'6C. Contre le mur gauche un grand lit. A droite de la cheminee une table de cuisine assez longueg Contre le mur droit, une armoireg un tablier y pend. A droite une porte qui mene in la chambre a coucher. A droite du centre une table lil manger carree, entouree de bancs. Au-dessus de la table est suspendu un mousquet. Au premier plan du ,centre une petite chaise. Jeanne agite le potage dans la chaudiere devant le feu. Elle est habillee d'une jupe ample et assez longue, une blouse blanche, un corsage noir et un tablier. Elle a l'air d'avoir dix-sept ou dix-neuf ans. Chableau est assis fi son aise dans la grande chaise pres du foyer. Il porte un pantalon sombre et une Chemise ordinaire. Il a environ cinquante ans. Two Hundred Twenfy-seven Ni Asistocrat, Ni Paysan IEANNE: Le potage sera bientot cuit, mon pere. CHABLEAU: Bon, Jeanne! Peut-etre nous aurons un soir tranquille, ma chere. JEANNE: Oui, si ces revolutionnaires ne viennent pas. Qlflle vo ix la table de cuisine et s'y occupej. CHAMBLEAU: C'est vraiment beau s'ils viennent et s'ils amenent encore un de ces miserables, fmoqueurj ces aristocrats! JEANNE: Oni- CHABLEAU Cagitej: Grace a Dieu, nous nous sommes debarrasses du roi et de quelquesautres. Si peut-etre nous les avions guillotine tous, nous les aurions mis la, ou il doivent Etre, hein, petite? IEANNE: Mais, cher papa, ce ne sont pas tous comme cela comma n'est-ce pas? CHABLEAU: Bien fait, celui qui en trouve de different! IEANNE5' Celui qui vous a aide, il n'etait pas mechant. S'il n'avait pas souleve la roue du camion de ton epaule tu pourrais etre mo1't-main- tenant. CHABLEAU: Oui, tu as raison, petite. Mais les autres! JEANNE: Peut-etre! - CHABLEAU: Avec ceux-151 it la tete du gouvernementnous allions tomber! Et quel bout de patrie! Si nous ne les chassons pas, ceux-la, nous deviendrons tous des esclaves! lVIoi, j'aurais eu encore mon metler de cordonnier s'il ne m'en avait pas depouille. JEANNE: lVIon pere,-s'il te plait, que VCLIX-tu pour ton souper, avec le potage? ' CHABLEAU: fqui n'ecoute pasj: Et ce Meraiite qui m'a empeche de travailler-Moi!-il m'a ferme la porte! JEANNE: Mais, cher papa, on ne sait pas que c'6tait lui-que veux-tu manger, s'il te plait? CHABLEAU: C'est egal, merci.-Quand j'aurai dans mon psuvoir ce Merante, ou n'importe lequel de ces Maudxts-Je- JEANNE: Mais cher papa-- 4 CHABLEAU: Eh, bien? JEANNE: On peut toujours etre fermier, n'est-ce pas? CHABLEAU: Non, pas si bieng mon pere fut cordonnier, son pete at lui l'etait de meme, et le sien aussi. Les fils ont toujours ete corzlonniers. JEANNE Qretourne au feu et continue at agiter le potagej. C'est terrible! C'est trop! CHABLEAU Cla regarde avec inquietudej : Ca va s'arranger quand meme. JEANNE Qva il la table et s'y assied-la tete 21 la main! : Oui-mais la guillotine! Elle a trop souvent baisse sa lame! Ie n'en peux plus. fQue1 qu'un frappe distinctement at la porte. Chableau et sa fille se regardent avec inquietude. Puis Chableau saisit son baton, et se tient devant la porte.j CHABLEAU: Qui est-ce? Nomme-toi si tu veux entrer! Two Hundred Twenty-eight MADAME NIERANTE Cdehorsjz C'est une pauvre dame du peuple, avec son fils. Nous avons trop voyage,-Vous serez bien aimable de nous ouvrir. CI-IABLEAU fapres un moment d'hesitationJ: Bien, on ne refuse jamais un abri aux amis du peuple. Entrez done! CPierre et Mme. Meraute entrent. Pierre porte une culotte avec des bottes, et un manteau, qui sont sombres et ont 1'air d'etre uses. Il a peut- etre vingt ans. Il a l'air agreable et bon. Madame Merante, une femme 51 l'air fier et distingue, porte un long manteau., ,assez use.j CHABLEAU: Soyez le bienvenu, monsieur et dame! CII les regarde d'une maniere douteuse, pendant que Jeanne leur indique des places pres du feuj. PIERRE: Je vous rcme1'cie,-inliniment-Cil s'inclineJ. CHABLEAU: lVIais qui etes-vous, et ou voyagez-vous iz cette heure? PIERRE: Eh, Voilfi! Moi, je suis Pierre, et voici ma mere. Nous sommes en route pour le village voisin,-pour trouver . . . IVIhonsieur-Monsieur Legan. Vous le connaissez-n'est-ce pas? Nous voila, alors, arretes par la faim et par la fatigue! CHABLEAU: Oh! Legan, c'est mon ami, Je cous lui conduirai demain niatin. C'est lui qui est charge de la proche guillotine. Ce n'est pas eton- nant qu'on desire ses faveurs. Voila, Jeanne prends le manteau. de la dame, et moi les votres, jeune homme. Alors, mettez-V0uS a votre aise clevant le feu. Ueanne et Chableau sortentj. PIERRE Cagitel: Je ne crois pas qu'il s'en doute. Mais chere madame, que faire demain? C'est drole, la noblesse qui se trouve en route de -visiter Madame la Guillotine, n'es,t-ce pas, ma mere! MME. MERANTE: C'est affreux, mon fils! PIERRE: Il nous faut nous sauver. ' MME. MERANTE Celfrayeel : C'est un revolutionnaire, j'en suis sur. PIERRE: Oui, sans doute, mais peut-on s'echapper ce soir? MME. IVIERANTE: Il le faut, et puis chercher votre pere: et je me demande ou il est maintenant. . PIERRE: Mon pauvre pere! Ou peut-il etre? Cette emeute qui nous a separes! C'etait afilreux! MME. MERANTE: Et nous ne pouvons nous revoir jamais! N'est-ce pas, Pierre? PIERRE: Si, si! Ne vous tourmentez pas, chere mere, on va le revoir. Il est sans doute rentre at Orleans, chez lui. COn entend des voix 21 droite, Pierre et Mme. Merante ecoutentj Chut! ils reviennent! CJeanne et Chableau rentrent dans la chambre. Pierre se level PIERRE: Voulez-vous vous asseoir la, s'il vous plait monsieur. CHABLEAU: Merci, je prefere cette place-ci. CChableau s'assied au bane qui est a droite de la table. Jeanne s'occupe de mettre encore des services sur la table: CHABLEAU: Eh bien, mes amis, d'oi1 venez-vous alors? MME. MERANTE: De Lyons. CHABLEAU: Lyons? PIERRE: lVIlais oui, nous sommes de Lyons. CHABLEAU: Et comment arrive-t-il que vous etes ici pres d'Orleans? MME. MERANTE: Je cherche mon mari. Two Hundred Twe nly-nine PIERRE: I1 doit etre at Orleans. CI-IABLEAU: Et Legan? MME. IVLERANTE: Oth, je crois que peut-etre ce Legan que nous con- naissons n'est pas-- PIERRE: Lui-il sait ou se trouve mon pere. CI-IABLEAU: Ah!-je comprends, mais il n'y a qu'un Legan dans le village voisin. PIERRE: Peut-etre ce n'est pas ce village-la, mais un autre plus loin. CHABLEAU: Mais quel village? Nommez-le. MME. MERANTE: C'est . . . c'est-- PIERRE: Jargeau, ma mere, le village de Jargeau. CHABLEAU: C'est assez loin d'ici,-Iargeau. PIERRE: Vraiment! . . . mais ce potage sent bon! JEANNE Cquitte la table et vient au centrejz Merci, monsieur. Nous en aurons pour le souper, tout it l'heure. ,Vespere que monsieur ne va pas etre desappointe. PIERRE: Mais non,-nous en serons bien contents, n'est-ce pas, ma mere? MME. MERANTE: Oui, mais certainement, lVIais on s'est habitue ii une sorte qui est assez differente. PIERRE Cembarassej: Oui, c'est vrai,-parcequ'on dit que le potage est bien plus bon ici que' dans notre pays. Mais j'ai si faim que n'importe quel aliment aurait un bon gout. JEANNE: Je crois bien, avec le voyage si rude et si terrible qu'en ce moment. Si la Vie de notre pays serait belle et paisible qu'autre fois. PIERRE: Oui c'est terrible cette revolution. CII tourne la tete et regarde la mine etonnee de Chableauj. Mais c'est vrai qu'elle est necessaire. CHABLEAU: Mais oui, c'est force . . . La France doit etre libre. JEANNE: lVIoi, elle ne doit pas perir! MMIE. MERANTE: Je suis Iasse! C'est loin, si loin, la distance que nous avons voyagee. IEANNE: Oh, chere madame, ,voulez-vous vous reposer dans ma chambre. Qelle indique la porte de droite.j MME. MERANTE: Merci bien. Vous etes si gentille. Cjeanne et Mme. Merante sortent 51 gaucbef Mille mercis. JEANNE: Il n'y a pas de quoi Madame Ueanne rentre et continue ii travailler 21 la table.j CHABLEAU: Quelle distance avez-vous voyage aujourdlhui? PIERRE: A peu pres vingt kilometres. CHABLEAU: C'est pas etonnant que vous avez l'air fatigue. PIERRE: Et le temps est assez mouille. CI-IABLEAU: Fait-il trop froid ici? PIERRE: Mais non, la froideur est debors. JEANNE fElle prend un seau de sous la table et le donne ii Chableaulz Voici, papa, s'il te plait, veux-tu m'apporter de l'eau de la fontaine? CHABLEAU Cil prend le seauj : Avec plaisir, ma chere, Cil sort il droitej. PIERRE: Il fait plus beau, n'est-ce pas, apres l'hiver rude. JEANNFE: Oui, c'est vrai! Celle va 51 l'armoire et prend un tablier pour Pierre.D Vous pouvez le faire, s'il vous plait. CPierre cherche 51 le mettre mais se trouve embroui1le.j JEANNE Clui vient en aidej: Voila, ca y est! Two Hundred Thirty ' PIERRE til se regarde, avec Pair embarassej: Ah-je-je-vois! lVIain- tenant que voulez-vous que je fasse? JEANNE: S'il vous plait, continuez at agiter le potage. PIERRE: Avec plaisir. CII le fait rnaladroitement. Jeanne le regarde et commence fi rire.j 4 Y Y PIERRE: Qu est-ce qu il y a? JEANNE Ctravaillantj: Rien. PIERRE Qmoment de silencej : Vous etes si heureuse-Jeanne. QIEANNE: Vous croyez? Pourquoi alors? PIERRE: Oh !-parce que- JEANNE: Qui etes-vous? PIERRE: Oh! n'importe. ,Ie voudrais etre tel que vous etes,-si bonne, si aimable. JEANNE. Merci! PIERRE: Je veux bien quei JEANNE Comment done? PIERRE: Rien. JEANNE. Dites-moi, donc. PIERRE: Que je pourrais vous revoir! JEAN NE. Peut-etre cela arrivera. ,Pespere que oui. PIERRE: ,Ie veux dire-Je commence 51 devenir amoureux de vous. JEANNE: Amoureux! Amoureux de moi! PIERRE: Oui-en efiet. Je vrois vous aimer deja. QI! s'pprocl1e d'elleJ. S'il vous plait, et vous? JEANNE: Mais c'est si PIERRE: JEANNE: Celle vient un imprevue. Je vous aime, j'en suis sur. Et vous? N'est pas? peu plus presj. Si, je vous aime! PIERRE: C'cst merveilleux de vous entendre! Ces paroles me semblent de vraie musique! Je me demande si je ne reve pas. V JEANNE: Qui, ces mots sont merveilleux,-mais-ne voyez-vous pas, Nous ne nous connaissons guere. PIERRE: C'est vrai,-mais il ne faut pas-Pamour ne connait ni . . . Cil se souvient de sa mere et de leurs plans! mais j'ai eu tort . . . je vous demande pardon. ,Ie ne peux rester ici,-je dois etre en route avec ma mere. JEANNE: Pourquoi alors? Qui Stes-vous? Dites-moi doneg Si vous voulez que nous nous connaissons mieux. PIERRE fdesesperej: Oh! Jeanne, ne comprenez-vous pas, je suis . . . je suis . . . fOn entend Ia voix de Chableau., qui revient.J CHABLEAU Cdehorsl : 'Sur les co-co-cotes de quinee, au bout de cinq 21 six semainesf' fPierre clevient tres distrait pendant ce temps, et il arrache de soi le tablier, le jetant sur le plancher. Faisant un pas de devant il Ie pousse un peu 51 droite. Jeanne le ramasse, et le met dans l'armoire comme Chableau entre. Jeanne va 5. Ia table de cuisine, pendant que Chableau reste debout fixant d'un regard etonne d'abord I'un puis l'autreg tous montrent leur em- barras.J CHABLEAU fapres un moment de silencej: Voila,-j'ai apporte I'eau. Cla mettant sur la tablej. Dieu merci,-on toujours Peau fraiche! Two Hundred Thirty-one JEANNE: Cregardant Pierrej: Oui, mon pere, on peut toujours l'avoir- l'eau. PIERRE: Et les mets aussi, je crois. CI-IABLEAU: Je le crois, je l'espere. PIERRE: Lorsqu'il n'y aura plus de sang repandu, s'il arrive jamais ce Jour!-Les temps ne seront plus si tristesg la vie sera encore heureuse et bien reglee, comme dans notre enfance,-quoique cette revolution va laisser une tache sombre et terrible sur la page de notre histoire. CHAABLEAU: Oui, bien entendu, mais il vaut la peine . . . quandmeme . . . Dis donc, Jeanne, ce souper, est-il pret? Je suis sur que tout le monde a faim. IEANNE Cmettant les plats sur la tablej: Tout va etre pret, tout ei 1'heure Qelle va au feu, et agite le potagej. PIERRE Cse tournant vers Chableauj: Dans quel metier ou industrie est-ce que vous etes occupe, citoyen? A . U CI-IABLEAU: ,Ie suis cordonmer-Cavec amertumej ou plutot je le serais encore, si un de ces maudits-ces aristocrats ne m'avait pas perdu, et cela parce que j'ai refuse de faire les souliers de la Noblesse, gratis. PIERRE: Oh! C'est dommage-bien dommage. On vous le rendra, sans cloute. On a du se tromper. V CHABLEAU: Mais oui,-tromper-c'est tout ce qu'on fait. Et l'on en a trop fait. Deja on le paie. Nous avons trop souffert nous autres. JEANNE Ca Pierrej: Voulex-vous dire it votre mere que le souper est pret, s'il vous plait, monsieur. PIERRE: Volontiers,-avec plaisir, Cil sort et puis revient avec sa mere. JEANNE: Vous pouvez vous laver at la pampe, dehors. MME. MERANTE: A la pompe? Oh !-voila, ce n'est pas necessaire, Kon la regarde avec curiositej. Eh bien, j'y irai. PIERRE: Venez donc, madame. fils sortent, et Jeanne s'occupe de mettre sur la table les mets. CHABLEAU: Qu'ils sont particuliers! JEANNE: Peut-etre, mais Pierre est bien gentll. Eh bien, papa, voulez- vous puiser encore de l'eau 51 la fontaine? CHABLEAU: Encore! JEANNE: Oh, non, il y en a assezl CHABLEAU: Vous avez l'air preoccupe. Qu'avez-Yvous, ma cherie? fMme. Merante et Pierre rentrentj. JEANEE Ccontentj: Maintenant, voulez-vous vous mettre a table. Tous: Avec plaisir. CTout le monde s'assied sur les bancs. Chableau au bout de la table, Pierre et Madame lVIerante it cote de Chableau, en face de l'assistance. Jeanne apporte la soupiere, et remplit les assiet- tes, s'asseyant en face de son pere. On mangej MME. MERANTE: Oh! que je suis ereintee! PIERRE: Mais le soir est si beau dans une maison vraiment charmante, n'est-ce pas ma mere? MME. MERANTE: Qsoupirantej Oui! CHABLEAU: Prenez du pain, lVIadame. MME. IVHERANTE: Merci bien. felle en prend un petit morceau, puis passe le pain at Pierre.j Voici mon fils,-du pain? PIERRE: Merci beaucoup. fil prend le pain et passe le plat it Jeannel Two Hundred Thirty-fwo , JEANNE: Merci. PIERRE: Le potage est tres bon, n'est-ce pas, mere? MME. MERANTE: Qavec un air un peu dedaigneuxj Oui, tres bon. JEANNE: Je vous remercie. CHABLEAU: Maintenant, servez-vous des pomrnes de terre, Mfadame T, voyons, je ne sais votre nom. MM'E. MERANTE: Qfierementj Je m'appelle Madame Merantel CChableau se leve, Pierre, Mme. Merante et Jeanne restent assis, etonneej CHABLEAU ffurieuxjz Vous, c'est vous, alors, qui m'avez depouille, ruine! Ah! Mais vous etes dans mon pouvoir! Je vous ferai mourir! Aristocrat. Canaille! CPierre se precipite devant Mme. Merante et renverse un banc.j - JEANNE: CSe jetant sur son perej Papa, c'est un erreur, Je vous dis! Cl-IABLEAU: Cla repoussantj Pas d'e1'reur, ils mA'ont derobe mon metier, et maintenant ils retourneut 51 mon foyer pour manger mon pain. Aristocrats! Voleurs! CPierre essaie 51 parler mais ne trouve pas de mots.j Ie l'ai soupconnel PIERRE: Mons pere! CII fait un pas dans la direction de son pere, puis. Tuez-moi, si vous voulez, mais laissez tranquille ma mere. Elle n'en a pas eu affaire,-ni moi mon plus, quant a cela! CHABLEAU: Qui donc l'a fait? Votre pere? PIERRE: lVIais non-peut-etre, oui. CHABLEAU: Oh. je le trouverai, lui, un beau jour, et lorsque je l'ai dans mon pouvoir, je le tuerai,-comme tous les aristoerats! ' C011 entend frapper distinctement 51 la porte. Apres un moment d' hesitation Chableau l'ouvre. Les 3 revolutionnaires entrent, le Zme et 3me. tiennent Merantej Il s'arrEte au centre. CHABLEAU: C'est lui! Merante! Maintenant, le tuer! fll le Hxe d'un regard furieux, qui changel. ler REVOLUTIONNAIRE: Mon Dieu! Oui! On l'a pris. Il s'echappait, et nous l'avons trouve traversant notre' village. C'est vraiment ce Merante, qui vous a perdu.. CHABLEAU: Oui, nous le tuerons, au moins, moi, je le ferai. On ne peut pas attendre la guillotine, c'est trop loin 3 laissez-le. Ie m'en occuperai. Laissez-moi l'executer, mon prisonnier. CII arrache son mousquet et vise lVlerante.j ler REVCLUTIONNAIRE: Ca y est! C'est le votre! Allons nous-en, citoyen,-Bon soir messieurs et clames, bon soirg fLes Revolutionnaires sortent. Chableau laisse tomber lentement son mousquet, et s'assied sur le bane, sa tete dans les mains.j MERANTE: Cavancant apres un moment d'hesitation.j Vous n'alliez pas me tuer? CHABLEAU: Vous tuer! Vous, qui m'avez sauve la vie? Jarnais! CMme. lVIerante s'approche de son mari et ils s'embrassent.j Jeanne et Pierre se regardent l'un l,H.Ut1'C, tout le monde 'beaucoup soulagej MERANTE: Que voulez-vous dire? CHABLEAU: Nc vous rappelez-vous pas le jour ou vous nfavez sauve la vie? C'est vous qui avez hausse la roue de mon Epaule. Two Hundred Thirty-three MERANTE: Mais oui, je crois m'en souvenir. CHABLEAU: C'est honteux, ce que j'ai fait, et ce que j'ai dit! Pourriez vous,--vous etre celui qui a perdu mon metier, Cordonnier, d'01'leans. MERANTE: Non, mais dans la routine des affaires mon sceau 21 ete affixe it l'ordre de fermeture. Moi, je n'en savais rien. Le projet va etre encore, le votre, et le plus grand cl,Orl6ans! PIERRE: Ce n'est pas grand'chose maintenant, la difference, n'est-ce pas, ma mere. MME. NLERANTE: Pas grand'cliose, mon fils. Nous sommes amis- tous,-aristoerat et paysang nous sommes tous, des humains. CHABLEAU: Asseyons-nous alors pour souper ensemble. MERANTE: Mais ne suis-je pas trop tard? CHABLEAU: Du toutg il y en a beaucoup qui est trop tard. Cette desastre, cette revolution,-ils est trop tard de l'arr6ter, mais soyons l amis, ujsqu'au bout, car il viendra un jour ou il n'y aura paysan ni aristocrat. Il y aura nous et notre belle France! FINIS 4 'vb-5 J:'gn 5 q RCD f Two Hundred Thirty-'four Y W Y FIFE5 1 I Music is a pure creation. It is not a thingy it is not Zl copy. Two H u ndrecl Thirty-six Thomas Starr King DEDICATION Dear Muse, our joy We do express For moments spent In making melody. When on the harpstrings Thy fingers swept full long, We sought to do thy sweet behest, And lo, we breathed a song. of our souls JOY IN MUSIC There is nothing in our school day that so inspires the thought and brings to life the feeling of joy and gladness as does music. In our class-room we learn to appreciate the melodies of famous com- posers, and to recognize the works. We sing beautiful songs. They help us to live happy and better lives. Singing in a glee club is an opportunity to perform for the pleasure of others, and an opportunity to come into contact with those who have like interests. Singing is one way of expressing joy and happiness. The type of music that a singer chooses reveals to the listener something about his character. Even the smallest bird expresses his joy of life in music. His song tells us his bird-tragedies, his bird-happiness, and perhaps his song is sometimes but an uncontrolled feeling of gratitude for being alive in a Wonderful World. From God's smallest feathered musician, to his most intelligent human musician, music is, after all, the language that unites all, the language telling of Truth, Beauty and Goodness. Orchestral playing furnishes the opportunity to satisfy the love of instrumental music and work with others in the formation of beautiful harmony. The operetta makes it possible to unite the love of song and dramatic expression. Creative expression is to be able to hear in oneself beautiful harmonies, and then to be able to reproduce them in such a manner that they are sug- gestive of one's mood whether it be happy, sad or martial. All really great composers and musicians have creative power which adds to our world of beauty. Thousands of us do respond to music's call, for the call of music is a spirit call to our souls. Compiled by Paul Pauley and committee. Two Hundred Thirty-seven Girls' Glee Club P., Boys' G-lee Club Two Hundred Tlwirly-eigld' STARLIGHT shav- 5543532454513 4w4EufHlfPH:H.Q,5.LiEf1 Gladys Move 1. rw- 1 EESe 1. a L u21.1,.Q13:a:,5w . - 4 TWILIGHT M W A li 5 ' 3 iii 1 i l 1' T 1 T 1 i I -rvwlhghi' L5 Dune, m.flIf. gg- Jw- 511: mm 'thy 44.25--gf qu: -H . 5 : 1 . , 1:1 1 :. 5 ffT-'fa-sa-':mf 17:f GJu5v.- Our- hav-by bln-bell. bln.-b.e.I.L YP-6+bh1rv1:ea 5 I ' 'a , , 1 ' n I A wi Y? mu wcL0r'!h3- 1222- -' - Two Hundred Thirfy-nin Move Walter de Reukne T 1 S A + -rf -rms, Ehibffff 'CQ-PV' , 1 L P P, U l 1 5 P3 E4 BHEHH21-as H +'a fH a5f' :f?'f'+Tf1:ffzQ A n . Q l J! I N' J ll. . . E Egg QZQP3. MELODY yum-,1.Q Q ii. 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Steady, ever ready to do the tasks that come ou We strive for honor and truth and right In our work and in our play, So it's Starr League, here's to Starr League Here's to the boys of T. S. K. SCHOOL SONG There's a school in the shadow of the hills, Whose name we love to tell, We'll gladly pledge allegiance to the school We Her kindly hand directs our path, Her arm is round us all And if she ever needs our help Weill rally quickly to her call. CHORUS Oh, Thomas Starr King we ar Loyal as the stars above 3 Striving to do what is good and true All for the school we love. We'1l sing thy praises forever, Faithful to thee We'll prove And Where'er we go We shall always know There's no school like Thomas Starr King e loyal, MY SCHOOL Thy steps are our foundation, Thy triumph is our pride, Thy beauty is our vanity, For thee our best we've tried. Be Two Hundred Forty-four r way love so well tty Warrerz. FLAG OF OUR NATIVE LAND Flag of our native land Flag of the brave, Hag of the free To thee all honor bring. Honor and love from all is due Flag of our native land. Over the land, over the sea Flourish thy colors, red, White and blue For thee our fathers fought For thee our fathers died, Flag of our native land. Proudly it floats on high Blue as the summer sky, Red as the rose is red, White as the clouds overhead, Flag of our native land. Thy brilliant colors, red, white and blue ' Proud we are of each bar. Proudly we count each gleaming star. Cheer after cheer is echoed now, Flag of our native land. Edna Booth, A8 SONG OF THE BUGLE I am the Bugle. I make music And sound sweet calls out in the air, And when Old Glory slowly rises, I sound the notes to the colors That all may Stand at Attention! Wlien our soldiers fought Over There, I played to inspire them on to victory, And when they lay dying in Flanders Field, I sounded Taps, ever so softly. 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