University of Santa Clara - Redwood Yearbook (Santa Clara, CA)

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COLUMBUS The rising sun dispels tKe mists of night, And Palos ' port witn bunting is beaignt ; For Castille ' s queen, tKougK pressed witn other care, Has heard, at last, Columous ' earnest prayer. And now, Ke nails tKe long, long-wisKed-for Kour, WKen Ke, tKe seas, for unknown lands can scour. He Kids Kis motel}? crew witK Kim repair To Palos ' CKurcK, wKere, rapt in fervent prayer. He Kumbly Kegs tKe Virgin Queen to Ke, His guide, upon tKe vast uncKarted sea. TKen, rising up, Ke seeks tKe bark so frail. In wKicK, so large a freigKt of Kope, must sail. A migKty tKrong Kas come to bid adieu. And wisK Godspeed to Kim, and to Kis crew. And, as tKe Kour of starting drawetK near. From many an e-pe tKere wells a bitter tear. For some brave Kearts tKere are, wKo never more, Will look, witK love, upon tKeir native sKore; Tet in tKe eyes of all tKere glistens Kope, And grim resolve, witK dangers fell to cope. TKe ancKor ' s weigKed ; tKe sails unfurled Columbus sails to find anotKer world. D. 12

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THE REDWOOD. 11 pardoned for suggesting the idea of a commission of reputable, competent and impartial men who, undismayed by the confusion of clamoring tongues, would judiciously examine the authen- tic records which begin with the Inter- national Aeronautical Conference in 1893, and then positively confirm or re- fute (and no one, with facts for a basis, can refute) Professor John J. Mont- gomery ' s posthumous claim to priority of discovery and application of princi- ples which have enabled man, like fabled Mercury, to mount the clouds and terrorize the eagles in the sky. CHARLES D. SOUTH, SR.

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THE AERONAUT ' S CRIME s 1 wf XEt EFORE a desk, strewn with papers and oth- er odds and ends, sat Thomas Brooks, NeAV York ' s famous pri- vate detective. He was a middle aged man with dark brown hair and a pair of keen, piercing eyes. His features lent a pleasing ap- pearance to a well-proportioned phy- sique. He had been in the detective business for many years, and had won a world-wide reputation by his ability in unravelling the most baffling myste- ries of crime. He had just finished the sensational Terhune case, in which James Ter- hune, a wealthy banker, had been mur- dered in his home for no apparent rea- son. The police had been appealed to, but, after weeks of labor, had effected nothing. The stricken family had then come to Brooks who solved the mystery with surprising skill. As he sat in his comfortable chair he was contemplating a trip to California, in order to get away from business worries and take a much-needed rest. But these pleasing thoughts were quickly put to flight. For, as he was about to touch the bell to call the office boy, that worthy personage ap- peared at the door, ushered in a short, stockily-built man and announced him as Mr. Rudolph Allyu. Mr. Brooks, said the man, with a raise of his heavy eyebrows. The same, Mr. Allyn. Did you wish to see me on business? Yes, replied Allyn. I am from Aurora and am president of the First National Bank in that city. Very well, Mr. Allyn. Have a seat. Do you smoke? No, thank you, I don ' t. Now, Mr. Brooks, as my time is limited, I wish to state the caiise of my visit at once. Up to about a week ago our bank em- ployed, as a clerk, a young man known as Harold Delmar. He had come to Aurora some months ago, from a little toAvn in Vermont, where he had been employed as a cashier. He applied to us for a position and after giving him a trial we decided to keep him on. He gained our good will by his integrity and ability, and soon rose to the posi- tion of cashier. Now, to get down to the matter in hand. Last Tuesday he did not ap- pear at the bank. The matter was re- ported to me, and I, thinking he might have been taken ill, phoned his apart- ments. I was told that Mr. Delmar had not been to his rooms since five o ' clock on the jDrevious evening, at which time he had come in, packed his suitcase, paid his bill and left without announcing his destination. It struck me as being strange that Delmar should 13