Oriole and Tower-Light, 1922-1927, Part 112

Author: Maryland State Normal School (Towson, Md.)
Publication date: 1922-1927
Publisher: Maryland State Normal School (Towson, Md.)
Number of Pages: 1024

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At the entrance our ears were as- sailed by a bedlam of noise. The overhead cranes rushed wildly back and forth carrying steel plates. Scarcely could we see a hundred feet away, for the dust and the fumes of the white-hot steel. All seemed to be in a chaos of turmoil and con- fusion.

Gingerly we picked our way down the center aisle. A rumbling roar was heard and in an instant a pile of sheet metal hd passed over, a few feet above our heads. Seon a semb- lance of order appeared and we saw that the steel plates were deposited on trucks and pushed away

by negroes, to be made into galvanized zinc and tin. Along the quarter mile of the length of the building men were toiling, sweating, straining and heaving on the steel. Some of the younger men, but few seemed to be

over thirty-five, laughed at us. They probably considered ns puny and effeminate. As we stood watching them roll out the steel sheets while holding them with their tongs, they beckoned te us and asked us if we wanted to try it. The heat was ter- rific even where we were. Suppose we should drop the white-hot steel on our toes. We hesitated, grinned un- certainly, and moved on. The sweat- ing steel workers laughed derisively.

While two men worked at the roll-

ing their turn. They alternated at intervals of about twenty minutes. A barrel of water stood by in which they dipped handkerchiefs and put around their necks. Some few dis- dained to use so effeminate an ar- ticle and worked unprotected. All of them wore asbestos aprons. Be-

hind the two men at the roller was the furnace where the ingots were heated to a white heat. The man at the furnace wore a mask of asbestos. At intervals of a few minutes he pulled out a bar of steel with tongs and passed it along te another man, who sent it through a small roller a few times until the men at the large roller, seized it with his tongs, swung around in a half circle, and began passing it back and forth to his partner on the other side. Streams of water played upon as

lengthened and thickened.

it it In a few minutes it had increased in length from about two feet to over six feet and was three times as wide as be- fore. It was then taken out and passed to a fifth man, who piled it with the others. Other groups of men were doing the same thing all along the line.

We came to the end of the build- ing, leaving the smoke and gas for the sunlight and open air. At the extreme end was more noise than before. It fairly deafened us with its continued crashing and pounding. At last we located it. To the right was a man scated before an immense machine. At his side was a large pile of odds and ends of the steel plates. As he industriously guided a sheet of metal the heavy punch went up and down and washers were

hurled into a canvas sack.

Outside of the mill a group of men were batting a baseball around the lot ..

THE THINKER.

"Might of the roaring boiler,

Force of the engine's thrust,

Strength of the sweating toiler Greatly in these we trust.

But back of them stands the schemer The thinker who drives things through:

Back of the job the dreamer,

Who's making the dream come true," -Berton Braley.

Glenn H. Algire, Sr. 10.

"ON BEING WHAT I AM- FIRST ASSISTANT COOK."

Did you ever wake up in the morn- ing and suddenly realize that it was up to you to get the breakfast and get the family ont? If you haven't, you have missed (?) one of the greatest of life's thrills.

What could be more glorious than getting up a few minutes after the sun does, and gleefully adorning yourself in that gorgeous raiment putting the final daub of powder on your nose, you hop, skip and jump down to the second floor and joyfully inform your aunt that it was time that she turned ont if she cared to give the boss a "glad good morning" smile before nine o'clock.

You peep in to see how your sick mother is, and, seeing her still asleep you silently pray that she will soon be well and that you will resume your old position of first assistant cook. Hustling down stairs, you open the front door and go to greet the milk bottles with open arms. "If that idiot of a milk man would only learn that milk sours if it is left in the sun on a warm, ah no, a hot day, maybe I would be able to sleep two minutes longer" are your thoughts as you affectionately hug the milk bottles, the bread and the paper to you.

After handing-you can't honestly say serving-the family their break- fast they suddenly realize that they must he off. Then, and not until then, do your troubles begin. The ice man comes to the back door, the laundryman comes to the front door, the telephone rings and mother calls, all at the same time. Finally, you straighten things out and you think that you are going to have a few minutes to yourself when the cuckoo clock announces in a Galli-Curci-like voice that it is three o'clock. Umph! yon grunt. Three o'clock, not dressed, nothing for dinner, no one to send to the store; in other words-"no nething."

Someone knocks at the back door. You open it and, behold, there is the vegetable man. You have a desire to throw your arms around him, and you are tempted to believe in fairy- gedmothers, but you realize that you are "the lady of the house," as all the peddlers at the door call you, so you act the part of a lady. You pur- chase some tomatoes, some fruit for salad, and a few other things. You

tell yourself that as it is such a scorching day you are sure that the family will be willing not to have any meat for dinner. You almost have that "grand and glorious feel- ing" as you proceed to put on a pretty summer dress.

The telephone rings and you hasten to answer it. "Helen, would you mind if I brought Rose home to

er, two more sat upon a bench await- known as "kitchen clothes." After

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dinner?" your aunt asks you. "Notter of a yard from the neck all [honored with a visit was Oxford.

around, and stiffened with starchj Ilere. also, many entertainments

et all," you reply, glad that George Washington couldn't hear you. "Oh death, where is thy sting: " you mur- muur as you hang up the receiver.

You grab a hat, rush to the nearest store, cook a delicious dinner-at least you hope it will be delicious- and serve it this time. Dinner over, your family informs you that they are going out and for you to stack the dishes until later .. You know that later will never come, so you battle the dishes and wish that you were twins or perhaps triplets.

Wearily you climb up to bed and wender when your sentence will be over. what your friends are doing on the shore, what a wonderful night it would be to go canoeing, and finally you fall asleep and dream that you are a poor little rich girl.

Ten weeks later your mother gets up for the first time and you think that your sentence is nearly served. Ah no, every now and then when you come home from school you hear the glad words. "Helen, wouldn't you like to get dinner?" Helen Medinger-Jr. 3.

QUEEN ELIZABETH'S PAGEANTS.

Elizabeth, the daughter of Henry VIII. succeeded Mary on the throne of England. The day of her coro- nation was a time of much rejoicing, for the last two reigns had been dominated by extreme parties, and the people knew that Elizabeth be- longed to neither party. As she and her train, consisting of gentlemen, barons, other nobility, and a large number of richly clad ladies passed through the city to Westminster, they were given a royal welcome. First a boy, in behalf of the city, re- cited verses in her honor. At the end of Cornhill a pageant took place, representing Elizabeth seated on the throne of government, which was supported by virtues treading vices under their feet. The virtues were: Pure Religion, Love of Subjects, Wisdom. and Justice. Time lead Truth Forward, who gave the Queen a copy of the Bible, the word of Truth. Many other pageants were given in honor of the Queen, each having a moral in it.

This pleased Elizabeth very much, for she was never happy unless she was the center of attraction. Al- though most people agree that Eliz- abeth was not beautiful, everyone agrees that she was attractive. She 213 N. LIBERTY STREET

evidently thought that she was bean- titul, for even after she had become old, she tried and succeeded in win- ning the hearts of men much younger than herself. She wore very gay clothes of costly material. Her col- lar was a large ruff, having a huge linen or lace collar projecting a quar-

She wore a tightly-fitting bodice with a long V-shaped front, open at the top, and showing a dainty stomacher beneath. Her dresses, which were padded so stiffly and stuffed so

thickly that they could stand alone, her. were trimmed with gold thread,

beads, pearls, or diamonds. She

wore her hair in high masses on her head, and dyed it to match her dress.

England, during Elizabeth's reign, became the center of civilization. Her marines sacked the seas for

booty; her statesmen held their own against otber nations, her poets rose to an unequalled eminence, while Bacon, the thinker, was endowed be- yond all other men with the spirit which was to renew the world.

Elizabeth made herself the organ of this varied life. She had sym-

pathy for all classes and won an abiding place in the heart of every subject.

During her reign, Elizabeth's love of pleasure made her visit many dif- ferent places. In 1575, she rode by boat to Kenilworth. The Earl of Léceister entertained her for nearly three weeks with a daily succession of shows and banquets. The queen was met some distance off by her host, with a brilliant cavalcade. The bridge over the moat was ornamented with posts, on each side of which were seen offerings to the heathen gods. Every day had its own entertainment. One day the queen was entertained by a band of rustics who represented a country wedding, and who afterwards dis- played their skill in tilting.

Elizabeth also visited Norwich. Here also, a pageant was given in honor .of her. Mercury, dressed in blue satin lined with cloth of gold, descended from a magnificent car- riage at the queen's door' and in- vited her to go and see the revels. There was an elaborate masque re- presenting Venus and Cupid, Want- onness and Riot, and other mytho- logical characters. Wantonness and Hiot, after many gambols, were pul to flight by chastity and her train. Another place which Elizabeth 1

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newly introduced from Holland. were prepared for her, because the people knew of her love of pleasure and of her belief that the places she visited were greatly honored because she had condescended to visit them. So each city did its best to entertain

Elizabeth visited all the colleges in England in turn, hearing at each a Latin oration, and receiving a volume of Latin and Greek verses composed in her honor.

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A PAGE FROM A DIARY

The last day at sea was a most thrilling one. excitement prevailed. The quiet and calm which had settled down upon us after the first two days out seemed to lift suddenly. Everyone was in a state of expectancy. The sunshine seemed brighter, the sea more beau- tiful and the air more invigorating. Almost everyone was on deck. It was then that we saw people we had not seen before during the voyage. Everyone talked to everyone else. Questions cut the air. "When do we land?" "Shall we see land before

Is it likely that we shall

the channel? encounter fogs in

What is the franc doing today? About how long does it take one to pass the customs?" People who had only lounged and read during the entire trip now participated in deck games or took a very active part in planning a costume dance which was held that night.

Until the sun went down behind the Atlantic one could see individual groups scanning the horizon to the east, each one hoping to be the first to sight land. Even after the dance many people remained on deck or played bridge inside until long after midnight.

Sleep that night was fitful. There was all of the excitement and antici- pation that we have all experienced on the night before Christmas. Al- most half-past three o'clock in the morning, the orchestra, which was composed of a tireless group of Cor- nell boys, began to play Rule Brit- tania. Some one shouted down the

corridors that the Bishop's Light on ! color was waving in the breeze-

Land's End had been sighted. There was a general hurry to the decks, and 1 realized then in a measure how Columbus must have felt when he saw the light of the Indian torch in the distance.

The day of landing dawned clear in sight during the early part of the morning. At about nine o'clock we noticed to the southeast a gray bank or mound rising above the ocean's surface. At first it looked like a fog bank. As we drew nearer, how- ever, we found that it was land; three tiny islands apparently float- ing on the sea. The Casket Islands, we were told. ' The name is due to the resemblance to the tops of huge jewel caskets. A little to the east another island appeared. This was Alderney. We passed very close to this island and could even see the hedges separating the fertile fields and could distinguish the colorful umbrellas and bathing machines on the beaches.

During this time the color of the sea had changed. It

had passed trom that almost midnight blue to|because heaven and earth seemed in a light green. Hundreds of sea gulls tune, perhaps --?

had come out to the ship. They flew

round and round, followed in our wake, encircled the ship or lighted

An atmosphere of on the water-all the while uttering

their rather melancholy cry. They were beautiful things, some snow white and others a soft gray. They moved with such grace and rhythm that for all their mournful cries they seemed to enjoy meeting the ship. To add to the life and beauty of its scene, we met and passed several tiny fishing smacks. They were mostly brown or black, with dark red square sails. Almost before we knew it we had left Alderney in the distance and were looking at the shores of Nor- mandy .. Then Cherbourg came into sight.

out from each headland, thus en- closing a very large and smooth har- bor. The speed of the ship had been reduced considerably, so that we almost crept in and stopped. The ships do not go to the docks, but are met by tenders.

Soon we had passed through the huge doors in the side of the ship, down a smail gang-plank on to the tender. We looked up at our com- panions of the voyage who were not landing at Cherbourg but were going

on to Southampton. Everybody waved goodbyes to everybody else. Confetti came down in showers. Ser- pentine of all colors streamed over the ship's rail. The bands played the Marseillaise --- airplanes were fly- ing over, bells were ringing-the; ship's whistle was blowing-the tri- excited Americans and excited Frenchmen were each speaking his high and a foot thick was built.

- native tongue. Nobody understood anybody else and nobody cared.

several minutes. There was music, Cobblestone streets, so

- Joy and excitement held sway for color and action-national anthems, and bright. However, no land was! bells and whistles-flags, confetti and airplanes-smiles, goodbyes, tears and laughter. And then our tender steamed towards . the shore about a quarter of a mile away. William Phipps,

Critic Teacher, Campus School.

THE CITY HALL OF YORK.

Sheffield, England, is noted for its cutlery; Cornwall for its historical background, and Matlock for its ary person.

picturesque scenery. The little city I am going to tell abont is noted for none of these things, but yet it fas- cinated me and has lingered in my memory longer than any other.

Perhaps it was because we set out in such high spirits from · Bennett ¡House in Derbyshire; perhaps it was

York is in the northern part of England. Quite a busy little city, the city after which New York was named.

The first thing one notices when approaching the city is the huge, grey stone wall, in perfect condition, on which sentries used to tramp in days gone by.

Before we could enter the city we liad to pass under the city gate, which is now merely an arch, the gate having been drawn up and never lowered for a century.

Although we were on our way to York Cathedral, on seeing stairs on either side of the arch, we decided to see where they led. Two of us went up one side, and two on the other. The steps were of stone, in the center One sees this port rising above the shore line. It is situated on an ex- traordinary promontory. 4 more beautiful harbor 1 have never seen. of the wall. They were so narrow, that a large person would have to There are huge breakwaters running go up sidewise.

WVe finally found ourselves in a small, cold room, lighted only by small apertures cut in the thick wall. It was in this room that the guards used to eat and sleep between watches. From this chamber the city gate was raised and lowered. The iron gate still remains and if oiled could still

be lowered. The levers which were used to con- trol the gate are just beneath a small peephole through which the keepers of the gate looked down to see who was demanding admittance to the city. A door on each side of the room led onto the wall.

We passed through the door and found ourselves on the wall itself. The wall was five or six feet wide. In order to keep the guards from fall- ing off the wall if they were sleepy or had imbibed too freely of "fire water" or ale, a wall about three feet

From this elevation the whole city looked like a picture with rambling old houses next to four-storied stores. narrow two vehicles could hardly pass, and in the distance the Cathedral towers rose high in the air, like fingers trying to reach and clasp the hand of God. Youth cannot be suppressed long, no matter how impressing the scene, so it now asserted itself. With um- brellas over our right shoulders (one does not go on all-day excursions in England without an umbrella) and doing the goose step, my cousin and 1 paraded back and forth. We sa- luted trees as we passed and shouted "Who goes there?" at some imagin-

This parade of the guards might have continued indefinitely had it not been brought to an ignominious close by a sharp call from my aunt, "Put those umbrellas down, and come here." It didn't take us long to find ont the reason for this sudden de- mand to return. As we started to obey we glanced over the wall and into the city to behold-what

sunset

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seemed to us, the whole populace gazing up at us en masse with mouths agapc.

The erstwhile guards of the city made a hasty retreat. Gone was the pride of a minute ago.

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The walk on the walls of York even left a feeling of awe and re- spect for the brave men of old. Men who kept weary vigils night and day in order that their loved ones within the walls should remain safe from an attack by enemies.

Betty Wallace.

RIDDLES WRITTEN BY MON- TEBELLO 5-B2.

WHO?

I am an animal that lives in the icy waters of the North. My round fat hody is black and slippery. I move along slowly by flapping my fin-like feet. While my babies are young I keep them on the snow- covered rocks. You often see my brothers balancing a ball in the cir- cus. I am sure you would like to have my valuable fur for a coat this winter.

Class 5-B2-Miss Lamm, Teacher.

WHAT IS IT?

The animal I am thinking of is very ugly. When people come down to drink he jumps upon them and eats them. The people are not afraid of ibis hide when it is a rug. His colors are yellow and black. He is very crnel to the other animals. Elizabeth Shanklin,

May 12, 1926.

WHO?

I am an animal that lives in the woods. The forest folk call me their king. I have a thick mane. When I go to the jungle the animals, instead of coming to see me, run to hide. I am much like a big brown dog. I am a

M. Linthicum,

May 14, 1926. · Language.

WIIO?

I am an animal that lives in the hot jungles of Africa. I have brothers and sisters in zoos and other amusements. I am hunted for zoos My fur is spotted, warm and

valuable. I am very big, clumsy and fierce. eat other animals. I know that you would like my fur.

Henry C. Freseman.

May 1, 14926.

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WHAT AM I?

I am an animal that lives in the The letter, without revision, follows: forest. 1 am a large animal. My Baltimore, Md .. brothers and sisters entertain you in

the zoo and in the circus. People do Dear Miss

not like my hug because it hurts. 1 am a help to some people in the think about cooperation. There are winter by giving them my nice fur coat. lots of lessons learned from cooper- ation, for instance, John Peters. say the little church societies which cooperate and May 1, 14926. learn so many lessons, and so many other things.

WHO AM I2.

I am an animal that can be trained to serve man. If people leave me alone and do not chase me just for my fur I will not harm them. I am a relative to another fierce animal that looks something like me. Who am I?

Catherine Altevogt.

May 14, 1926.

WHEN WE WERE IN THE FOURTH GRADE.

The letter given below was writ- ten by one of us way back in the year 1917, when we were in the Fourth Grade. Evidently it was written to the teacher in response to an assignment in letter writing. There are many points of psychologi- cal and literary interest to students of education in this rare find.

Psychologically, it is a picture of the struggle of a child's mind with an abstract idea. There is an evi- dent effort to group the ideas around the meaning and. the value of co- operation. The meaning is easily disposed of: "Now I think the mean- ing is this; I think getting together or gathering together." You will notice that the emphasis is upon the tangible getting together or gather- ing together, while no attempt is made to deal with the subtler ele- luents involved in cooperation.

The same concrete method is shown in the attempt to find values. "Cooperation has done very much for cur city of Baltimore to each and to all. It is found lots in nature such as coal you might say it cooperates as layer atter layer of things forms to coal." True, there is no attempt to give evidence as to how cooper- ation has done much for Baltimore. Apparently it was easier to give evi- dence in the coal situation, a truly delightful bit of natural history.

From a literary point of view the chief interest centers in the origin- ality of the sentence structure. It is as untrammeled as free verse. Perhaps it may be a forecast of the possession of the modern literary style of the author.

Perhaps there may be more such literary efforts lying about in attics. A collection might furnish valuable data for comparison not only with the writer's present literary achieve- ments, but also with the efforts of

[children of the same age in 19p6.

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Oriole and Tower-Light, 1922-1927, Part 112

Author: Maryland State Normal School (Towson, Md.) Publication date: 1922-1927 Publisher: Maryland State Normal School (Towson, Md.) Number of Pages: 1024

Author: Maryland State Normal School (Towson, Md.)
Publication date: 1922-1927
Publisher: Maryland State Normal School (Towson, Md.)
Number of Pages: 1024