Western Oregon University - Yearbook (Monmouth, OR)

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THE N ORM ' TWENTY-EIGHT Moss Agates tBy JEAN SHARMANJ and slippery, and its nearly high tide. iiIt,s perfectly safe, and Pm not going till low tide, of course. The rocks aren7t slippery when theyir'e dry? itWhy do you want to climb down from the north side? There arenit any eggs in the shag,s nests: at this time of year? itI want to look down into the cove when the rocks are out of water. itHumph! Good reason V This in a tone of sarcastic disbelief. Ruth Murray walked away from her cousin, who was attaching a iiy to his trout line. iiGOrOd enough for youf she answered, indifferently. ' itWhati-s she up to now ?i, Will wondered aloud. Then he went to the house door. itAunt Rachel, Pm going up the creek. Will you put me up a lunch, so I can stay all day ?ii j iiCertainly, Will. If you,ll fill these buckets for me, Iill get -. it ready at once. i As Will bent to fill the buckets, he saw a curious fungus of unusual form and color which grew out of an old 10g. In pausing to examine it, he noticed on. top off the log a little pile of white and yellow pebbles. itAgates! Wonder what Ruthis going to! do with them ?ti he thought. As soon as Will left, Ruth hurried down the path to the beach. iiLo'w water about four? she calculated, after a glance from the sun to the water. itIf Will isn,t back by that time, 111 get down into the cave and see if there are really any agates there? Collecting agates was a specialty of Rut'h7s. A lapidaary Whom she knew had asked her to bring him some certain kinds of moss agates, Which as yet she had been unable to find. ' That afternoon, Ruth and Mary Garvin, a girl of her own age, climbed the hill which overhung the famous cave where the shags, or surf ducks, made their nests. The rocks above the cave were cc'vered With hundreds of the birds, which flew up' and c1rcled 1n the air as the girls appeared. - ITELL you, youill fall and be drowned! The rocks are steep

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N TWENTY-SEVEN THE N0 R M .3! Vastu, A tn Juliderel. Favorite Expressiqn Now Yearts Resolution Ultimately Hun If ttSakes girls we would T0 refrain from slapping Sadie Somebodyts coek. ' 0 ought to- e A ,g KM . ttBeat it! To write no more lesson plans Wife of the President of The knoll - after Feb. 4th. the United States. ; uZi H To secure a school in Texas Missionar to India. in Dove's Cove p after graduation. y , Goodbye till Chapel To get married in J une. A Mormon. PM!!! Cam time. n ' . - , . - Nowlook here, kids. To stop fussmg. Globe trotter. . thn 2 krill T D. , uLaW me suz! To get slim. A regular old woman ht! tr?! . ll Dmpll who llved in a shoe. 3mm; alum! u eeLaWS-a-Petery, To be wedded to her Art. A chauffeur, .Kr f . ' . . mensGm net cetra To calm a Craven splrlt. Barker forRinglingBros. NH 1 WV Independm ttDo tell! To go to Eastern Oregon, An Eastern Oregon ' . . . rancherts wife. skalmgkd uOh Girls To teach on one of the higher Luella Clay Carson 2nd Planets. n ! 1, MN 0m uOh! Its a letter from To be an apprentice at the Bronco Buster. the Chaw girls. saddlery Hafie- md HHNn Picturfsm uOh Sugar T0 'thtt staylng out late at An aviator. mg . , HriSifls HI ttHeavens and Earth To become more dignified. A chorus girl. t' 4161!? V Please may I ask a To quit chewing gum. A Modern Mother Goose. M? v A Question? , A . . - . '11:? Holy Smoke T0 cultlvate the glft 0f gab. An interior decorator at g .1 ;.:h h . . the State House. W ttYou and me both. To have every thing practical. Domestic Science Teach- Prong! er. ttNever mind. To control her loud voice. Member Of O. E. S. . n!!! Inn ? He! Onda- Facultyt ? ti ' For the love of Mike To take enough baking powder A J ockey, m rife w ' to grow up. W-ell To be a society belle. A red cross nurse. lnrmwy ' ! M Golly To quit wearing rats. Dean 0f new Dorm. r tut? . - I K That isn'tthe way we do To quit usmg slang. Ateacher of gymnastlcs. lid? Ii it 1n New York. , Jus ttW-h-a-t? To Quit using the curling iron. An elephant tramer. :1 A I me ' tDear me! To settle down. Settled- '94- WW

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gates MHNJ VUW limit , Tim high tide. I'm uni gluing ti 1M wprr; when they'redpu l frum the north side? ,9. Hm zimv uf year. i .n- xx law the nl'kiam TOCkS an. ll! :1 lunv Hf 5411135th U hrr rulhln, whuwas A mush fur yum. she :cmlvl'rsl zilnuti. Thanh I'm gumg up themet AH day? ,iutw l-uckvts for me a. , lzc- mw a curiousm nu: uf an nltl log. 1W 5hr lug 3 little DIN? miner xximz Ruth's WWI l .1 Ilam n the pathtotlle 31ml, aftvr a glan'c: 1; rt. in; that time. Hg? . .. vthem'i mu W ,1ng - HI Hutll'm A laP'W: 3' ' . .ve t 1g :lu' WWW wmvew 'l'lu' WV? W mL-i. Wth sift lw '3 ml. i Mm, aw TWENTY-NINE THE NORM Ruth and Mary, having reached the top of the hill, cautiously began descending the bluff own the north side. The sand slipped , from under their feet as they went, and Mary was breathless 5 and? somewhat alarmed by the time they r'eaehed the rock ledges - above the cave. iiWe can never get down these rocks to the cave. the water i'snlt low enough? she deelaned. itI can climb down that ridge, reach that overhanging spur you see, and drop from there to the beach? said Ruth, indicating the spur she meant. tiThen I can. explore the cave, and by that time the tide will be still lower, and I can get back by these rocks that are partly under Water new. . Both girls were seen clambening down over the jagged edges. As Mary stepped to a lower led'ge, she caught her feet in. a. crevice 0f the rocks and fell with Some force. She was up instantly, but a sharp pain, in the ankle she had twisted made her sink back to the rocks. iTve wrenched my ankle? she gasped. iiShall I help you ?ll a'SLk'ed Ruth, anxiously. ttNlo, it will soon step paining me. G0! on to the cave, or the tide will turn and you cant get down. If I sit still, my ankle will be all right, Mary assured her. Ruth loolked dubious, but at length decided that Mary might safely be left, and crept carefully down the uneven rock ridge to the spur which. jutted out over the floor of the cave. From this spur she let herself down, and walked back into the little cave. The walls and reef were dripping with moisture, and covered 'in many places with. seaweed. Ruth. went down on her knees, regard- less of the dampness, and began. looking for agates. She soon found some of the unusual ones. for which. she was searching, and was instantly absorbed in her task. The surf thundered en the reef and r'e-echoed in the cave with a dull meaning sound. which would have alarmed a girl less brave than Ruth. The sound drowned Maryts voice, as. she called to Ruth, haming become alarmed at the length. of her absence. The tide had turned, and an occasional wave advanced nearly Besides, a to the foot of the ledge. Ruth Was still out of sight in the caiye. i- 'X' 96 -X- it- As Will fished leisurely up the creek that afternoon, he eaught Sight of some fungi, similar to the one he had? neticed 1n the morning, As he saw them, he had a Vision of a httle heap of