Winchester School - Oui Dire Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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4, QUI-DIRE serfinihled ln get their Yzilunhles out nf sight, and iniineflinlelx' the 1'exwflx'e1' seemed to he turned fli- ieellx' nplni exch fine nf them. lle held his pistol against his vietimnk hm-lieznl until he had shelled Hin. lfiwnn nn' fnllier, :nnwng nlhel' Cflllli he Hlilziimwl :1 Senlvli hzllf peiiny. ,l'l2llllCl' had em'- 1-ledrln-en1qie1'pieee flq1'1i1:111yye111's.Qilllingilhis lnelw peinn. :ind wus w1'1'v lu lnse it. The Wfulig n-glqligl-QI1iilflly.,He1'erl the thief elwewlzites, which he :icvepn-il, hut nevertheless insisted upon hm'- ing their rings :is well. 'llhe man went tlirongh the lwn eonelies in this inzlnner, :ind then fluiclv ly jinnping' frmn the vehicle was :it once enm- plelelx' lust tn view in the dense wmmd. Alter fl sliwrt pause at fl Park llllllllll eznnp funn which swldiers were sent ln pursue the han! dit, we jnnrneyerl nn :ind reneherl llld lfziithfnl :lt fnni' ffelweli. We went l1llll1ClllfllCly tw see the geyser, even hefwre giving in the lnn. We were L'S1lCL'lIlllj' interested in its hnsin which h:1d lmeen Lffilllllllllj' f4ll'lllC1l hy the x':n'i-Ins llllllCl'fll Sllll- slzlnees rlepnsitwl hy the water, Xlwst uf the llllslll is .if ll pure while SUllSlZlllCC hut rnvvunfl the wp :lnrl 'in une side ure lwznids nf hrighl yellow. green, find pnvple, 'lihe wider itself is 21 elezn' lvlue :ind cnntinnully hniling. This geyser de- serves its nznne fin' it erupts 1'egulz11'ly eve1'ylmL11', slmntiiig up flhnut El hundrefl 211111 twenty-live feet intn the :Lili XYe twink nur wily lnwzml the lnn, which is Z1 inznnnifwlh lng ezihin, furnished lliiwiiglifmt in El luxurinus ezlhin style with rustic furniture :ind llnin-s wweiwl with hriglil lnrlizln hlznilccls. Hnee inside we 2111 gzltliered :nvwnnrl the great when Fire- plnce In ziwzmil the snlrliers. They slum :11'1'ivefl :ind lzlifl hefnre ns Ylll'll1llS articles which the mh- luei' had thi'-vwn ziwziy :ls nf nn Vnlne tn him, .hlllllllg these things my fzlllier lnunrl his lucky penny. We went In sleep that night quite enntenl with Uni' day since we hull seen many unusual and hezlntiful sights und gilsn heezlnse we were the nnh' pe'-ple whn had 112111 the linnnr nf heing held np in Yellnwstwiie ljnrlc f4ll'1rYCl'l1Illl 11 eenlurv. C. XI.'16.' THE FEAST OF THE LANTERNS. The lllllflllllglll lily in SllX'L'l'5' hzws :iuimss Nlir- mlfil- H -1 A A .. XL. lln deep hlne slxx xx.1s Llnndless :ind sluddul with gnlrlen stars. ,The luke itself, nl- wiiys pezxeeful :md ezmlm, was ns sxnuulli ns glass. lwnilfling lights shnwefl the lneutirm of the village :ind the sunnnei' villages. while, on the rwlln-1' Flll4il'CS nf the Inlfe, the trees which grew elfise ln the edge mst dznrlc :ind grotesque shadows over the waters. It was the night of the Feast of the Lanterns. Every available Canoe and rowhoat was decor- ated with brightly colored japanese lanterns, In color, the lanteriis were gay reds, bright blues, :und gaudy yellows and greens. In shape, they were square, hexagonal, round, 01' oblong. On son1e,lieree dragons rushed about, on others, fair ladies blinked wonderingly at the light, and nn still others. weird flowers, never seen in any gzmlen, spread themselves over the surface. livery hoatman vied with every other one to make his boat the most beautiful. XYhen all was ready, the leader skimmed out over the writer. amidst the applause and delighted chorus of ohs and alms of the crowd which had gzitliered on shore. The canoe had been lmimerl white, inside and out. :Xt the how and the stern, white hireh poles had been put up and hetween them ll wife coverecl with white was loosely strung. llllflj white lanterns were hung on the wire and came down low over the boat. .Xs it ilitted over the water it looked like a grace- ful swan. Slowly, the others with their Hielcering lights nnwed out from the shore. The long procession nf walter-crzlft wound about the lake. Mirror Luke, true to its name, pictured the parade, as it glided in and out like Z1 serpent in the grass. After the circuit had been completed, a huge lJHlll'll'C was lighted on one of the points which juls out into the water. As it Hamed sliyward the crowded hoats gzmtliered around it. Soon the :mir was ringing with the notes of college slings, and old songs fznnilinr to everyone, such ns, .Xuld Lang Synef' My Bonnie Lies Over the Ucezxnf' and UhYllCl'C and U XYhere is your llighlzlnd Lznldie Gone? ln order to make the scene even inure lovely, the waiter was turned on nl Zl llyllllllll which was situated hetween the tire and the singers, The strezun was thrown high into the :nr and on coming down formed a misty enrtziin through which the Hames glowed Z1 dull red. The emwrl nn shore melted away and one by one the cnnnes slipped from sight into the darli- ness of the lmzitliouses. The music faded into nnthingness. The Hre died clown und tinally Xli1'1'o1' l.zd4e wus left :done with the moonlight :ind the stars to meditate on what they had seen. l l'he lfezist of the l.:lnte1'ns was over for an- other year. M. F. 'I6. SNAP-SHOTS AT A COUNTY FAIR. It was n clear hlue October day: the time of the year when heaps of red apples lie on the N

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U U I l satan 4, I rect of mind, 'think of all this? For centuries the Indian has been our creditor. XVe have enriched our language and our literature with his words, his romance. his tragedy and his heroism. We have made ourselves his neighbors. Can we evade a neighbors obligation? The solution of this Indian I'roblem is edu- cation and that Christian education applied con- tinuously and persistently. There are in the United States, exclusive of Alaska, 330,639 Indians, according to the latest reports. Okla- homa leads with an Indian population of tt7,27.t. Delaware is last in the list, having but tive ac- cording to reports. Of course, many degrees or steps in civilization are represented. Some are barely removed from barbarismi others are highly civilizedi still others are on middle ground. Certain things must be done to help the Indian in the onward march of civilization, or he will be trampled under foot and left be- hind. In order that the general educational work may bring the greatest possible results, there are a few details yet to be worked out. In the first place, tribal life must vanish. In 1987 Congress passed a bill known as the Dawes Bill, which provided for allotment to individual Indians of Indian lands held in common. The independ- ence of individual ownership is absolutely essen- tial for the best development of any individual. In the second place, there must be an improve- ment of the Indian's health and home, Accord- ing to the Indian Bureau, about 25,000 Indians are suffering from tuberculosis. It is also esti- mated that more than 60,000 Indians in the United States are suffering from trachoma. Thousands of Indians live in mud lodges, tepees, or wikiups, while others live on dirt floors and under the most terrible unsanitary conditions. Therefore the improvement of the housing and homes of the Indians is one of the most impor- tant features of the work. In the third place the government must build and operate etiicient edu- cational institutions, The work of these schools is of the greatest importance in the uplift, edu- cation and Christianization of the Indians of this country. In the fourth and last place, the Indian must be conserved. Land, forests, and minerals must be preserved, but only for the development of all that is best in the owners of such property. Then Christian education must be given lirst place. Teachers are needed in the Indian Service, men and women with enthusiasm and with svm- pathy. It has been said that the true teacher is an inspirer, and teaches his pupils to want some- thing, This is what we must teach the Indian, to want something, Xte should control less and should help more l'atcrnalism must change to fraternalism, There are no means bv which an Indian can be made to do anything, but there are many means by which he can be led, Rl,lt.Kl.'1o. A DAY IN YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK. liarly on Saturday morning nine coaches left l,ittle tieyscr Inn, planning to reach 4 Fld Faithful Inn the same evening. The sun had just risen on a day that promised to be beautiful and birds were everywhere singing their happy songs of greeting to the morning. .-X wooded hill rose on one side of the road and on the other side stretched green meadows, marked here and there by small, clear mtwuntain-streams. llefore us were the mountains themselves, their peaks white with the snows of many winters. In our coach were three young school teachers, who spent most of their time eating chocolates, and a young bride and husband, who were so in- tensely interested in each other that they certainly were not aware of the presence of any of the rest of us. There was also an elderly lady, evidently accustonied to having everything arranged for her own convenience, for she complained contin- ually of the thick white alkali dust which filled our eyes and throats. as if it lay in our power to get rid of it. My father, and mother, several gentlemen, and I, completed the party in our stage-coach. After riding for about three hours. our coach and the coach just behind us stopped at I.one Star tleyser. This geyser does not erupt at reg- ular intervals, but we had the very good fortune to see it in action. A great mass of boiling water shot up in a solitary column to a height of nearly two hundred feet. lt made a thundering roar and filled the air with a thick warm vapor. Then, al- niost as quickly as the water had risen, it fell back again into its cone-shaped basin. lVe had dropped several miles behind the other stages to see the Lone Star, so the drivers were urging their horses forward at their best speed in order to make up lost time. lYe were then driv- ing along a lonely stretch of road shut in on either side by deep forests. Suddenly our coach stopped with a jerk. A masked man, carrying a great revolver which he pointed at us, stepped in-to the stage and calmly said, l'lands Cp. Most of the passengers, thoroughly frightened. put their hands up without hesitation, but others

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OUT -I IRE 43 ground and pumpkins are ripe in the corn helds, when maples redden and beeches turn golden in the sun. Dry leaves rustled down from the trecs and the spicy smoke of bonhres was in the air. The day was as warm as summer, so that every- one for miles around had come out to enjoy the varied sights of the county fair. I happened to be jostling along with the rest of the happy- go-lucky crowd on the dusty fair grounds. .Xt a distance a great ferris-wheel revolved slowly on its ten minute rounds, but I was trying to steer myself towards a gilt and scarlet mcrry-go- round and though this was not far away, to reach it seemed a very ditlicult matter. Once headed right, a balloon man attracted my attention by advertising his wares in such a persuasive penetrating voice that no one could resist. At lirst the voice seemed to belong rather to the large bobbing bunch of red and blue balloons than to a man inside. But looking closer one could see an inconspicuous pair of gray clad legs protruding below, then a still less conspicuous coat sleeve with a thread-bare el- bow. This disappeared into the pocket of a faded coat above. Poking itself out of this same pocket was a red polka-dotted handkerchief and that was all one could hnd out about him. Nearby, in a stiffly starched white dress and a wide grass green sash, stood a young girl cling- ing to the arm of a country boy. Both were chewing gum in open-mouthed admiration ot the passing crowds. XVith her free hand she twirled a souvenir paper whistle decorated with a curly green tickler on the end. A large be- flowered hat drooped over her face so far that she could just peek out underneath. But her round rosy cheeks dimpled as she giggled at her companionis witty remarks and she was having a very good time. But what of her escort? He was a tall, loose- jointed youth with a friendly freckled face, blue eyes, and a nose tilting cheerfully upwards, and looked as if he might be good company. IBN' profession he served as postman for the R. F. D. route No. 13, and was a social star in the community. Qften some good housewife or daughter burned her week's baking in the oven while he leaned comfortably against the front gate post and gossiped with her. Since this was a holiday he appeared in a bright blue suit, stiff white collar, new oxfords and a Haming red tie which rivaled the color of his hair. A Roosevelt button on his coat lapel proclaimed his political beliefs. I sympathized with a fat old lady near me who elbowed her Way breathlesslv through the jam towards the Hall of Household Arts. ...,,,M K X 3 lleii bonnet had been shoved askew and wisps of Hutty white hair escaped, clinging to her warm liushed face. llerilously near the tip of her nose was balanced a pair of large steel bowed glasses over the top of which she 'gazed helplessly. ller progress had been hindered considerably by a big cotton umbrella clutched under one arm and a bulky bundle containing a, patch work quilt in the other. This quilt took, annually, lirst prize at the sewing exhibit. I'robably when not tlustered she had a beaming grand-motherly expression and undoubtedly knew all the remedies for the attacks of croup, mumps, and toothache of the village children. Slightly apart, with hat in hand, a stranger stood watching her efforts, a keen business-like looking man with ii'on gray hair. Ile impressed me as a man of alfairs to be honored and re- spected, though he was conspicuous in a dark suit with a gold watch fob at his waist. .X fraternity key hung from the fob which he hngered ahsently. In his hrm black eyes was a reminiscent look as if he were recalling the time when he too came to the fair with a rosy country sweetheart. As I at last reached the merry-go-'round, I nearly ran over a small boy with tangled curly hair and tear-swollen eyes. lle had lost his ma and any mother would have had trouble in recognizing him. Iloth cheeks were streaked from a burst green balloon, while tears coursed down them through paint and dirt. ,X sticky lolly-pop had remained mostly on the out- side of his mouth, his hat was lost, strawberry lemonade had worked destruction to once white knickerbockers, and in his chubby hands a furrv Eskimo doll and two pop-corn halls were hope- lessly mixed. I still dream of having a trip on that merry- go 'round, for instead of riding, the lost boy and I went in search of a parent for him. F. tl. '16, rbi... FORT WRIGHT. In this time of war. a great interest is, of course, taken in learning the daily life of the sol- diers, in the drills and target practise carried on in the forts all over our country. XYhile all these forts are necessary, and the drilling of men essen- tial. let us hope that the guns of the former need never- go into action, and that the training may continue to he training for many years to come. On a small island, guarding the entrance to Long Island Sound, a very important strategic point, stands Fort XYright, .Xnyone approaching