Winchester School - Oui Dire Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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out-mar. 37 a wetting before we reached its shelter. lint the rain did not follow us: it stayed, as if bound by a spell, jt1st beyond the rim. lt seemed to us as if we were in a theatre watching a play, for while we sat in the stmshine we watched the lightning and the pouring rain, saw the trees on the edge bend over so far that it seemed they must break and crash to the bottom, and heard the thunder. now crackling and crashing close at hand, again roaring and reechoing in the dis- tance. Gradually, as if yielding to some greater power, the rain ceased, the wind died away, and in the mist which rose from the Canyon there faintly appeared an unusual rainbow, for the sun- light was retiected in such a way that it formed a perfect circle. Xkihile we gazed, almost breath- less, the colors deepened until they became ex- ceedingly brilliant. In the few spots where tiie mist that surrounded the rainbow had lifted, the richer, deeper shades of the grotesque rocks peeped through. Although the vision faded all too quickly, in those brief moments it made a strikingly beautiful and never-to-be-forgotten picture. XYhen the mist had entirely lifted, the Can- yon lay in a glory of splendid colors, seemingly proud that it had given its best for our pleasure. A KI. li. H. 'i6. DECK SPORTS. One summer, while crossing the Atlantic ocean on the Imperator, many amusements were planned to entertain the guests. Those which interested me most were the t'Deck Sportsf' These took place on the top-most deck, a part of which was roped off for those who had entered them. Boys and girls went around with paper and pencil asking the passen- gers to sign their names under the name of the sport they wished to take part in. After a sulii- cient number had signed, the games commenced. First there was a potato race for girls. Rows. consisting of seven potatoes for each one, were The plan was to pick run back to the other a pail. A whistle was The girls seemed to ac- placed upon the deck. these up with a spoon, end, and put them into blown and all were off. complish this very easily at first and for a time it looked as though there would be a tie, but towards the end, the ship gave a lurch, making all the potatoes roll to one side. A great dis- pute would have then arisen concerning the Winner of the race, if one of the girls had not reached the pail with her last potato just at this moment. -- After this came a contest for men and boys C2lllCfl UTl1C Pillflw light on the spar. For this a large pole was stretched from a small deck house to the railing of the ship. Two boys each with a pillow in one hand would then sit across the spar. The one who could knock the other off tirst was the winner. ,Ns they were not al- lowed to touch anvthing with the other hand they had to balance themselves the best way they could. .Xs many of them were very clever at this stunt, it lasted for quite a while be- fore anyone was proclaimed the winner. Third on the program came the three-legged race for ladies. This caused more laughter than any of the others, as there was one couple which was very amusing. Une girl had on white ten- nis shoes, and a wide white skirt: the other wore black high-heeled slippers, purple stock- ings and a narrow skirt. The latter not being able to take long steps, had to be pulled and dragged along by her partner. .Xs their oppo- nents were simplv dressed, everybody thought, of course, that they would easily win the race. llut,-this was not so easy. The whistle was blown and they were off. Much to the surprise of everyone it was a tie. They ran a second time. This also was a tie, llut the third time the girl with the high-heeled slippers draffffed 1 5 . Pu ' 65 along, almost carried by her partner, won the race. Then arose great applause and cheering. Une of the most amusing sports was the sack race for men. in this each man tied himself in a bag and had to race from one end of the course to the other. Some of them tried to run, but as this was impossible, they consequently fell down. tlne man was quite an expert at this, as he knew exactly how it must be done. He gave long hops, jumping with both feet together and therefore had no ditticulty in winning. Following this came the needle and thread race for men and women. They stood in a row opposite each other, the women at one end holding the needles and the men at the other with the thread. liach man had to run to the woman opposite him, thread the needle, then run back again with it. This was a ditlicult task as they had to thread the needle without touch- ing it., The one who accomplished this tirst was This race was most unique as it showed the adaptability of the men, for the one who won it proved to be a regular bachelor. Then came one of the most interesting sports of the dav, the l'ounding Nail contest for women, .X box, hammer and nails were given to each woman. They then had to pound the nails straight in the box. if one was pounded in crooked, it had to lie taken out and put in the winner.

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36 QUT DIRE ing the gardens, 'lille fact lllllt sollle of his best lull lks were written here lll1lllL' tllis Slllllllt l'OOlll sec-nl verv XX'llllllL'l'ltll. llowever, we had still other things to see, so we llalle good-bye to ,Xllllllttsfol'll. flllfl clinlllell into the coach for l Jry llurgh Abbey. After eating lllllcll at a little village, we soon arrived at l.Jl'ylllll'Qll. The Abbey, now only a lovely grove sur- l'lllll, is very beautiful. .X loullds it and luakes a dark, green liPZlCliAQ'1'OllllCl for the old cloisters Zllltl XVlIll'l4'lXY5 wllicll are still stallding, llere, ill a little corner of the ruinell chapel, stands Scotts lfllllll. lt St'ClllS verv fitting tllat he should be lllll'lCfl here. for lJTi'lllll'Q.'l'l ,Xbbey was one of the places wllicll llC'llJYL'tl turist. The arcllitectllre of the Abbey is NOl'll'l2lll and very interesting. ,'XCl'lOlllll'lg it was the old 1llUll2lSlCI'j' of wllicll nothing now lQl'Il2llllS except the valllted wine-cellars of the old lnonks. The windows are of a pillkisll- colored stone. Zllltl are particularly beautiful. The only thing now left to see was Melrose Abbey. This Abbey, sonle distance lil'Ol'll Ury- llurgh, is also in 1'l,llllS. llut Melrose is ll'lllCll larger, alld lllIll'C of its ruins are stancling. Our Qlllflk' at this .Xlllley was very fullllv. lle talked all the lllllt' wllicll, of course, he was supposed to do, lllllf l have never heard sllcll a Yillllllllllgi discourse before. lle called our attention to the l'4'u'Il and the floor ill the very same breath. and filled ill all the pallses hy quoting poetry. lle certainly kllew his gC4l'tt well, for he never ran out of Kllllillillllillli. l'le showed us the old grave of Michael Scott, wllicll was supposed to have been opened one lligllt by a lllflll who thought tllat a book. containing the great sec- rets of life, was buried ill it. ln fact he evell showed us the very crack ill the stone slab which lay over it. Near tllis grave is a very inA teresting tllillg wllicll has just been discovered within the last few years. lt seenls tllat the windows ofthe .Xlllley all represent solnething, and one of the windows contains a heart.. lliercell witll an arrow, the Syllllilll of the great ll4lllQ'l2lS fanlily. llpon lFlll'lllt'l' investigation it was found tllat just llnder the svnlhol lie graves in wllicll l-ZllllVlllS lllL'lllllL'l'S of the Doug- las fanlily have been buried. K The 7ll'CllllL'L'llll'C of Melrose is verv wonder- flll. Xu two of the great windows,fwhich, as l said before all represent S4'llllCllllllQ,', are alike. Une in the shape t1ffLC1'l'1Ss represents Calvary, and IlllHlllL!I', witll tllree parts blending into onie, l'4'lP.l'L'Sk'lll.9- lllt' lloly Trinity. .Xnother llllC1'- iollvlly' window I9 one ill the shape of rl heart, which IS called the heart of llruce. The conn- try people about Melrose used to beliCVC that XVllC1l the 1TlOOll sllone through tllis heart on the grave of Michael Scott, the grave would again open. But the window is so placed that the JTIOOTI can never shine through it, SO, of course. no one has ever proved this. The frieze which rulls around the walls of the Ab- lley is lllade up of collventionalized leaves, and no one of these leaves is exactly like allotller. .Xt first we refused to believe this, for there seellls to be llliles of frieze. However, on in- vestigating ollrselves at places wllcre it eanle near the ground, we found tllat here, at least. L'2lCll leaf was ill SOll'lC way different frolll the otllers. .Xt the corners of the walls are gro- tesque little l'lQ'll1'CSOfSlO1lC.SOlllC of tl'lClll very fulllly. Une ill particular lllflt is quite fZl1ll011S, is the figure of a pig playing the bagpipe. He is perclled up there so carelessly, and is play- ing so gaily, tllat you wallt to dance the nlin- llte you see llllll. ,Al'tI'lfllQl' interesting figure is a little head of all angel. She is lE1llQil'llllgHlCI'- rily, Zlllfl looks so carefree and happy tllat she HL'L'lllS ZllllltlSl alive. The architect of Melrose nlust have had a lllk'l'I'y heart. for all these lit- tle tigures are laughing and gay. The Abbey is surrounded by a small graveyard, and it is said illfll XYllCll the nloon shines down on the old ruins Zlllfl the wllite tonlbstones. it looks like a llit of fairyland itself, lke left the .Xbbey slowly Zlllfl reluctantly. As we tllI'llL'fl for a last look, a bright QlC2l1l1 from the setting sun, which SllO11C through the great Trillity window, covered the ruined lxalls witll a wonderful golden glow Ztllfl left us a sweet Illlfl beautiful lllClllOl'V of Melrose. , M. D. L., 16. A RAIN STORM IN THE GRAND CAN- YON OF ARIZONA. Une Sllllll1lCl' about four years ago while visiting the lil'1lllKl Canyon we saw a 1llOSt in- teresting Illlfl extraordinary sight, one that, ill the llllllly years people have known of the Can- yon, has occurred only once or twice. All lllOl'lllllQf huge, dark clouds had slowly beell Q'lllllLTl'lllQ' above the Canyon alld lightning had been streaking across the sky, followed by distant, lloonlillg thunder. After l1lllCllCOll the clouds l7CL'1ll'llC evell lllore tlll'CZltCl'llll,Q' and yet where we sat on the rilll of the lllarvelous chasnl lllill the Colorado River has formed, the sun shone brightly. XVhen the stornl hnally broke ill the Canyon, everyone of us ruslled headlong for the veranda of El Tovaf. fllllb' Qxpeeting to get S

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38 OUT- DIRE again. Very few could do this, but finally one young nonian accomplished the feat. The last was a shoe race for children. Each girl and boy took off his or her shoes and put them into a large bag which was placed at one end of the deck, Starting at the opposite end they were to run to the bag, dump the shoes out, put on their own pair, and then run hack to the starting point again. XYhoever accomplished this first was the winner. Une little girl, very much excited, reached the bag first, put on a pair of shoes, and ran back to the starting point. liut much to her dismay, she found that she had on mismates. She then ran all the way back again: hut. by this time, a little fellow, much younger, found his shoes, put them on, even laced them up, and reached the starting point first. Thus he was proclaimed the winner. Everyone, very much surprised, crowded around him and congratulated him upon his quickness. The prizes were then awarded to the winners. These were spoons, penknives, and cups with a picture of the Tmperator upon them. They had been donated by the commodore of the ship. This ended a most enjoyable afternoon, not only for the contestants, but also for the audience. D. L. '16, THE ERL-KING. CTrar1s1ated from the Germanj XYho rides through the night and the wind so wild? A father, it is, with his little childg lie has his little son well in his arm, He holds him closely, he keeps him warm. My son, what makes you your pale face hide See, father, the wicked lirl-king l have spied The old Erl-king with his crown and train. 'fMy son, it is only the fog and rain. 'ff Jh, dear, sweet child, come go with me! Most beautiful toys l will give to thee: Many gay Howers I will give thee to holdg My mother has many a garment of gold. My father, my father, oh, do you not hear XYhat the Erl-king whispers soisoft in my ear? He still, he quiet, my little child, i In the dry leaves rustles the wind so mild. Uh, nice little boy. will you gn with me? My daughters gladly will wait on thee: My daughters will put you to sleep at night, ljy singing and dancing so soft and light. My father, my father, and do you not see The Erl-king's daughters in yonder dark tree. My son, it is naught but the willow so gray, That shines in the fog like a pale moon ray. pn Your beautiful form has captured my heart, And force I will use, if unwilling thou art! My father, my father, oh, do you not see llow the Erl-king is seizing and hurting me? The father rides fast and shudders to hear The groans of his own little son so dear, .-Xt last, with great trouble, he reaches the farm, Hut cold and dead is the child in his arm. M. D. L. 'I6. THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENGLISH DRAMA. About the eleventh century, the clergy be- gan to feel that the illiterate mass of people should be taught more about the Bible than the Latin services could give. .Xccordingly they arranged tableaux in the chaneel of the church and acted out scenes for each festival day. For instance, on Christmas, they repre- sented Christ in the manger. A star, strung on a wire from one end of the church to the other, guided some shepherds to the manger. The English knew only of English shepherds, so the costumes were not those of shepherds in the lloly Land. The little Child was rep- resented by a doll in a cradle, and the gifts of the shepherds were mittens, balls, and various other toys. The choir boys, singing hymns, were the angels. Un Good Friday the cruci- fix was buried and on Easter morn it was brought from the tomb. These representa- tions were in Latin and were always acted by the clergy. They were called Liturgical Plays. XYhen the Normans came into England, they brought the Miracle l'lays. These were plays based on saintly legends and Bible stories. The first recorded miracle play in England was given in honor of St. Katherine by the pupils in a school near St. Albans. At first they were controlled entirely by the Church, and pro- duced in the churches, then in the church- yards and later on the village green, or in the town streets. Gradually they passed out of the control of the Church and were performed by the Guilds for incorporated associations of various trades and crafts j. At length these miracle plays were arranged in series called cycles The cycles narrated events from the Creation to Doomsday, and were often elabor- ated by some imaginative author. In one Old N hai