University of California Los Angeles - Bruin Life / Southern Campus Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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pie where the little children sing and play and are ruled by five of the teachers. Yea, verily, it is so. Behold, a great tribulation came upon them, and there wras sorrow and trouble among the tribe. A voice came unto them, saying, Depart ye children to the Lower Temple, there to mingle among them, learn their ways, and teach unto them the good precepts ye have learned of us. And sorrowing, yea weeping, they departed be- low, and took upon themselves their burdens. And it came to pass that the trouble only bound them more closely together, and they spake together often of their troubles. Yea, it was even so. And bound together by the ties of the first grade were Mabel, the flaxen-haired of the house Johnson ; Edith of the house Quinn, who was possesse dof much spirit and would e ' en cake walk and sing aloud ; Rebecca, of the house Gun- ning ; Mabel, of the house Dooner ; Grace, of the house Davies ; Lottie, of the house Emery ; Orra, of the house Gardner, and Laura, of the house Finch. They, under one tall, fair teacher, learned to love and cherish the little ones. Behold of these, Dooner, who dotes on the officer of the High Temple, lay down the laws and statutes to the children of the Lower Temple. Edith of the house Quinn, she leadeth her flock on the right path and doeth exceeding well. And it came to pass that liernice of the house Wolfe, May of the house Burnett, Inez of the house Mee, May of the house Petray, Elsie of the house Goodhue, were with the children under the principal leader. Yea, verily so; and Ber- nice of the house Wolfe, and May, of the house Petray, were the long and short of this part of the tribe, yet did exceeding well. Mattie of the house Clapp, Jessie of the house

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Then spake the voice of one of the elders, Be- hold, and at eleven let all depart, and get them gone, and at eleven all departed from the Tem- ple. Word came unto those of the tribe, that the Sr. A tribe could not take up their plan books and depart until they had given them of their cheer. Now it had come to pass, that this same Sr. A tribe, being of great might and of much conceit among themselves, looked with enmity upon the smaller tribe, even so much that at one time the smaller tribe rose up, and possessed thmselves of the luscious Sr. A mince pie, wherewithal did they regale themselves in the tower of the Temple. They were captured and judged by this supreme tribe and condemned, and forthwith they gave alms unto the tribe that they mig ht again feast in tlie temple. Woe be unto them, straight way, said the smaller tribe ; they who look with scorn and back-biting upon us. And it came to pass that the tribe was divided into two divisions among themselves, and these were for the tribe Sr. A and these agamst. Verily, was it so. Then some of the wise ones of the High Tem- ple rose up, and spake unto them, saying, Be- hold, and would ye not return good for evil ; 3 ' ea, verily, say we. let us heap coals of fire upon their heads. So, the word fell as dew at morn- ing, and they listened and obeyed. And the word of these wise came unto them, saying, Concerning this party that ye would have, call a meeting among yourselves and de- cide what it shall be. It was done, preparation went on, and at last was finished. The ceiling was gemmed with lanterns, many colored, and of exceeding beauty, and the room shone in Japanese tirmming. Verily, all v.-as done well, and the tribe Sr. A ' s acknowledged it. So, and where are they all? They have left, verily left, and left behind them the Lower Tern-

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Henderson, Ethel of the house Cocke,, Aimee ot the house Daniels, Mabel of the house Crum, were together with another of the wise teachers. And it came to pass that Ethel of the house Cocke put her delight in the mastery of wood- work, and yearned exceedingly to teach her chil- dren sloyd. Aimee of the house Daniels, bright and witty, logical and well read, was decreed by the oracle of tlic Temple to be cross. Yea, verily so; but can it be true? Grace of the house Greene, Emily of the house Monroe, Eva of the house Tullis, Grace of the house Murphey — with an c in her name — Maude of the house Parker, Anna of the house Ford, were with the new leader of the school. And lo ! exceeding well did they, and went to the high oracle of the Temple and spake to him of their troubles. And he spake, and said, Arise and go on with your work, and faint not. Yea, be not wearied in well doing. And they departed and obeyed forthwith. And lastly the tribe was divided into Harriet of the house Sheldon, Louise of the house Sat- terlee, and Amy of the house Noble. And ex- ceeding well loved they their wise teacher. Yea, and all do even unto this day. And it shall come to pass that on the 29th day of January, in the year nineteen hundred and two, that these of this, the small tribe of the Temple, who have done well — yea, beyond expectation, so sayeth the oracle of the Temple — shall assemble in the great room to hear final judgment. They shall hear the words : Ye have done well ; de- part. And then each shall take his roll of parch- ment and depart with sorrow and weeping, leav- ing the Temple they love and the people of their fellowship and tribe. Yea, verily, it shall be so. M. R. G.