Tyler Junior College - Apache Yearbook (Tyler, TX)

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APACHE, 1936 V .. ..,-- ' g A K THE TCTEM POLE The purpose of this exposition is to make all Apaches more cognizant of the true meanings of the figures on the Apache Totem Pole, which adorns the Tyler Junior College library. This pole is not a pole, but a long round piece of tin, with a base made of wood. Now every part of the pole is supposed to represent something, but some of its symbols are vague in meaning to many dwellers of Apacheland. The entire pole is painted a brilliant gold, and the figures are in solid black. The first layer on the staff is of little fish, and they are commonly reported to be Freshmen. These fish are swimming around and around, as Freshmen are prone to do. Immediately above these piscatorial specimens is the likeness of an ancient squaw, carrying a bundle on her back in the fashion of a modern tramp. The letters A. K. K. identify this figure, and with bent back and sore feet, she looks like most of the A. K. K. members. Above the squaw is a row of dumbells that some claim are the Sopho- mores, but in reality they represent the Engineers' Club. Surmounting the dumbells is the Las Mascaras division. This organization is shown as chasing deer, while the picture of the Indian attempting to shoot a bull fbuffaloj is unmistakably the Pre-Law Club. The various sports of the College are put above these pictures, with the basketball claiming the most prominent position. The next feature to greet the eye is that of two old Indians in a huddle. Someone believed that this was the classes in session, but it looks to me like the Dean and the Registrar dis- cussing some very important business concerning the College. The largest drawing on the pole is that of the Alcalde or Big Chief. This is the Dean of the College, although Mr. Jenkins does not have the exact profile of the Indian on the pole. Above his picture is a row of braves trying to scalp each other. They are as intent on slaying their neighbors as their live brothers are on winning a matching con- test. The crowning glory of the pole fwhich is not a pole at alll is the parade of warriors around the summit. These Apaches have two feathers in their head- dresses, and these represent two years of work completed in the Tyler Junior Col- lege. The completion of these two years of work and play has truly been a feather in their caps. ROBERT BOULTER. 20 AN.: ,4- W f I ' 01- i

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