Tillamook Catholic High School - Academic Yearbook (Tillamook, OR)

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THE. ACADEMIC On the followmg day an Indian scout returned to camp with the news of the advance of a hostlle nelghbormg trlbe These hos tlle lndlans were about to attack Chief Bear Claw s trlbe and drive them from thelr comfortable summer home and also to capture Whlte Fawn ulckly the braves and the warrlors were assembled and the preparatlon for war began Before Tenomah who was to lead the braves to battle left for the sklrmlsh he stole silently to Whlte Fawn s tepee to bud her farewell The gloom of the forest about hlm suddnly frlled hrs heart Wlth ev1l 1TllSgIVll'lgS He felt a strange de rre to forsake hrs warrlors and remain near White Fawn to pro tect her I-le could not stay wlth her long So after blddlng her to be extremely careful whlle he was away he solemnly took hls departure from her tent to Jom hrs men Many days passed and the braves drd not return Only a few old men and the women remamed to keep up the camp Whlte Fawn had obeyed her lover and had remamed m her tepee Once or twlce on a sunny afternoon she had ventured forth but never stayed long and she never went alone Then one beautnful moonlight mght Whlte Fawn made uneasy by the fallure of the braves to return wandered forth mto the mght She saw the beauty of the heavens reflected m the water and walked straight to the lake For a long time she sat on a small log near the water lxstemng to the Laughmg Waters Then suddenly the waters of the lake parted and the blg sea monster rose up snatched White Fawn and carrred her down mto the gulf of water before she had time to cry out An old man sxttmg ln the door of hls tepee saw the tragedy and quickly spread the news to the others They hastened to the waters edge and looked anxlously mto the stream but they could see nothxng but the reflectlon of the moon and the stars rn the clear water Then the braves returned Tenomah rode ahead as he was anxious to see Whrte Fawn When he was told of the drsastrous event of her drsappearance he fell mto a terrlble fever from whxch he dad not recover for many days That fall when the tnbe moved south the strong Tenomah re mamed behmd For many years he roamed the country surround mg the lake alone and sorrowful Then when he was dead hrs spmt remamed at the lake stxll seekmg the lost White Fawn When the mght IS dark and qulet one can stlll hear the pltlful sobbmg of Tenomah as has sprrxt warts near the lake m a place where n years gone by he had many txmes vxsrted wlth Wfhrte Fawn Even now at trmes the course snarl of the monster shakes the earth While mtermlngled with the wmd IS a soft wall of distress which IS the voice of the beautlful Whrte Fawn warnmg her brothers to stay away from the mvrtmg waters of Lake Skooklm RUTH DILLEY 29 I Ixx ntx In Y . . . . . . Q , - , , 1 . . S - . . y , . , . f , . . . y - . , ' u , . , . , I - , - v v . , . 'nw- 'v ,'- '

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THE ACADEMIC lshmg trrbe a beautiful Princess Whlte Fawn whose beauty was the boast of their natlon Many a strong warrior had valnly sought her hand ln marrlage but her eyes grew mlsty wrth tenderness only when they rested on Tenomah son of the Chxef Tenomah loved Vifhrte Fawn too and the old Chlef was well pleased Now rt was late sprlng tlme and the prlmltlve woods were filled wlth the rlch odors of honeysuckle and balsam The robin the blueblrd and the orlole sang thelr sweet carols to the mormng sun whxle from the sunset shadows the mockmg brrd the bobolmk and the nlghtlngale whispered thelr songs of love and Joy at evenlng From hrs wlnter s den the old bear ventured forth As gruff and as lazy as ever he calmly began hrs spring labors And the deer and the elk tlmxd yet majestic ruled superlorly m this sllent domain So mto thus land of Romance rn the beauty of the Sprung time came old Chnef Bear Claw and hls trlbe On the brmk of a crystal lake they set up their wlgwam Near a lrttle creek whrch flowed down over a preclplce mto the lake with a pecullar laughmg sound and called Laughlng Waters by the Lndlans Whlte Fawn pitched her tepee It was a year of plenty and all were happy as they engaged ln many dances of thanks to the Gods who had made them prosperous Llfe rn thls new camp was very peaceful Indeed All day long the women busled themselves wrth thelr partlcular domestic dutles White Fawn as fleet and as agile as a deer would roam through the woods or sklp along on the rocks of the mountain side above the camp And thus they were dwellmg together m peace and harmony ln the land of lVlany Waters One nlght when darkness had fallen Whlte Fawn stole from her tepee to the lake where she was to meet Tenomah Except for the murmuring of Laughlng Waters and the occaslonal note of the nlght mgale solence ruled about the lake A great round moon sur rounded by a myrxad of llttle stars smrled down upon the wrlder ness from above and cast soft reflections ln the lake As Whrte Fawn awalted her lover she suddenly became aware of a ghostly presence accompamed by a strange sound Turnlng to the lake she saw a great hoary headed sea monster rlsmg up from the clear waters From hrs lungs burst forth a terrxble growl whlch rocked the earth Whlte Fawn screamed and lmmedlately a hundred braves were at her slde to learn the cause of her dnstress When the monster heard the advance of the braves he lmmedlately drsappared beneath the cool lake waters And all was agam sllence as the warriors returned to therr tents leavmg Whlte Fawn to the tender care of Tenomah As the nlght wore on the moon hnd herself behmd a dark cloud and a hght breeze sprang up making the trees of the forest whisper and complam Even as the sky was darkened by clouds so the maidens spmts were darkened wlth an evll forebodmg lu. 'lux . , , , . I Y ' Y - . Y - , the young warriors fished in the lake or hunted in the forest, while , , C v . I K , 1 ' - ' . ' in , Y - , . . . . . . . 'z gm- ' 'vllj'-U11 -

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TI-IE. ACADEMIC Nelhc s Revenge Mrs MacDonald sat rocklng m her hammock one Thursday valnly wlshlng I-Iow she wished lt were Frlday Instead of just Thursday for on that day her I1ttIe Nellle came home from board mg school on the evening tram Nellie was her only daughter and was gone all week and her fond mother often grew lonely for her Poor Ilttle Nelllel She had the mlsfortune of havlng a very homely face and was made the brunt of many a 53YCaSt1C remark But at home her mother allways told her that God had glven her a beautiful soul and that was somethmg better than all the beautlful faces ln the world These nlce words made Nellle feel better and she forgot the lnsults and Jeers whlch she had received unt1I some thoughtless person would repeat them Then mother wuld have to console her all over 'mgaln A cllck of the Iatch on the gate broke 1n on Mrs Mac Donald s medltatlons Turnlng qulckly she saw her Nellle runnm up the path wlth bl tears streamlng down her homely Ilttle face Why Nellle what has happened3 Have you been hurt3 Between obs Nellle told her same old story but now more tearfully Thls mornmg durmg the bnghsh perlod my teacher was readmg out of the Current Events magaune when she came to the contest sectlon ln wh1ch we are always mterested t and a one thousand dollars had been offered for a photograph of the homelxest girl m the world All of a sudden Geraldine Long Jumped up and sand Oh why didnt we get that paper sooner and we could have won the prlze by sendmg m Nellxe s pxcturel Every one laughed and I felt Ilke smklnv through the floor but lnstead I walked over and slapped her rlght ln the face Why dear' You should not have done that What dld your teacher saV3 She dldnt say anythlng rather I dldnt QIVC her a chance When I heard Geraldlne scream I flew for the door mto the street down to the statxon and here I am Oh mother I wont go back to that school agam I Just won t I won t I won tl And Nellie crled dlsconsolately on her mother s shoulder Well honey never mlnd You wont have to go back tall Monday now and then there w1II be only three more months of school After two hours of coaxmg and persuadmg INeIIxe con sented to f1n1sh the semester at school Nlne oclock the followmg Monday found Nellle walklng mto the classroom All eyes were upon her lt seemed and when she reached her place the teacher Sald Nellxe MacDonald come up here and apologlze to Geraldlne and the class for your lnsultlng conduct of Iast Thursday Nellle slowly arose and went to the I1 In mx thi ' 9 , . . , - Y y - , C , C n A a ' D . , 3 C7 Y f'W . ' Q ., , c . , , . , , I . I s th . - 1 - 1 A , . . , C, , , . . .. ., , ,V . , . . , , - , . , . . , . . , - . , . . , ':::v '.- j- -...-