Watsonville High School - Manzanita Yearbook (Watsonville, CA)

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THE M A NZANITA Wealth and Men LAHS BENNETT '16 LL Cll1'1StCI1d0ll1 rlanns to God, but 111 truth she un eonstiously worships 111- 1111n1erable others. Throughout the ages in which man has inhabited tl1is earth, false deities, eonstrueted with unclean hands. have been eon- tinually worshipped Hlltl exalted. This ean be tr11tl1fully said Hll01li7 D U I worship but one Supreme '. ll 11 'W ' - ll ll . I lj . - both l'hristendom and Heathendom. Human nature is sueh that ill what- ever man finds l1is greatest joys, no matter how good or had these things may really be, tl1erei11 dwell tlltx powers that govern both his n1ind and l1is body. One of the greatest and most i11- fluential of these man-constructed gods is Wealth. Tl1is magnetie monareh, enthroned i11 l1is earthly abode, is drawing millions unto llllll- self through his illusive splendors. The world, with small exeeption, la11ds l1is ostensihle powers. 'tHe is my god: he is lord of lords, is tl1e ery of exaltation. lloth the rieh tlllll the poor are running an endless raee after the winged dollar. In their selfish am- bition to gain, they lose sight of lIeaven's laws, they trample under foot till' rights of one another, they heed 11otl1ing but their fleeting idol. The raee is hard tlllll long, while tl1e eonrse is all but smooth. The eon- testants must asund tl1e steepest eliffs and descend tl1e deepest Vean- yonsg they must labor eonstantly through sand and mire. Some sue- eeed ill finishinghbut alas! in wl1at a plight-hun1a11 wreckage, worse tllilll worthless dross. The majority fall by tl1e wayside, exhausted, wretched, mired. Tl1e greed for material wealth and the pleasures wealth can purchase have produced more haughty sim- pletons than h11n1ble wise-men, more turmoil and strife than order and peaeeg more things to cause retro- gression and 11tter failure then ad- vaneementg more sorrow and an- guish than joy Hlld happinessg and more unrighteousness, with all its damnable consequences tllall right- eousness, witl1 its blessed eompensa- tio11s. Then why do men persist in following i11 the wake of this hid- eous monster that eonsumes all goodness Hlld produees nothing but wicked ness l Oh! mankind, tl1y temptations are, i11deed, very great. Why do you not stop, listen, mediate, Hllfl aet as tl1e wise who profit greatly by their wisdom? Al!2l1ll01l tl1e raee for the material dollar and labor' for wealth that Wisdom freely gives to the i11dustrio11s. Her wealth is greater tl1a11 the greatest, her ways are ways of joy and happiness.

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2.4 THE MANZANITA Getting Dinner CARRIE FRANK SLIGHT breeze gently swayed the grasses in the meadow. The old oak tree by the stream spread out green leaf-bedeeked limbs invitingly, while the birds in the branches twittered an aeeompani- ment to the purling of the waters below, I 4 i, 'Ml- 'mw wi its eool But all this did not in the least interest the long, lean, hungry-look- ing eat, erouehed still as if earved in marble, close to the earth near by. It was almost impossible to disting- uish her from the dead leaves and grasses, so well did her dull yellow eoat match them in eolor. The large eyes whose gaze was fixed on a hole next to a mound of still damp soil, seemed slowly to beeome large as the pupils dilated until only a small rim of topaz was visible. Oeeasional- ly the whiskers twitehed and her upper lip was drawn up, revealing a row of tiny teeth, eruelly sharp and snowy white. Another soft breeze swept over the meadow, eausing the grasses a- gain to whisper among themselves and the golden fur to ripple along the eat's spine. But she paid no heed, never onee removing her from the small hole before her. denly the earth beside the moved slightly, that was all. inuseles of the eat grew rigid she bent lower. Onee more the gaze Sud- hole The and dirt slightly shifted and a small blaek nose fing little ous and in another instant showed above it, visibly animal bei-ame more eou the air. Smelling nothing, snif- the rage- two bright eyes appeared. Puss was motionless, some grass effeetively hiding her from view, but as the gopher crawled out, her whiskers again twitehed. The gopher, mean- while unaware of the presence of his enemy, sat up on his haunehes, to 'enjoy the beauty of the after- noo11. Slowly Puss shifted her weight to one fore foot, cautiously extending the other in front of her. She moved several inehes in this manner without making the slight- est 11oise. Drawing her body to- gether, her legs again stiffened and in another moment a sharp ery of terror and pain rang out, but only for a moment, however. The white teeth sank deeper and deeper into the soft throat until at length the body beeame limp and apparently lifeless. Puss, with a look of triumph, then laid down her victim, and purring audibly began leisurely to wash her faee, apparently oblivious of the presence of the gopher. But sud- denly the grey body moved alld in an instant was out of sight, but the eat was no less quick and was at his heels. Freedom was not his. for in another moment Puss returned, bearing in her mouth the now life- less gopher. She preferred to run no more risks so at once set about erunehing the small bones. Half an hour later a very eon- tented and self-satisfied looking eat sauntered out of the meadow, eross- ed the road, and disappeared in the brush.

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SHELDUN PECKHA M, President Sink or swim, live or die, sur- vive or perish, I give my hand and my heart to this vote. RUBY WAITE, Vice-President The joy of youth and health her eyes display'd, And ease of heart her every look conveyed. RUTH ROSE, Secretary A Rose is sweeter in the lbudde than full blowne. FLO RENCE RODGERS, Treasurer Maybe she is interested, maybe not, Maybe she is a student, maybe not, We can't figure it ouvt.