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Show FREEDOM OF THE MOUNTAINS Hot Yellow Sun Low in West Freedom from Hushing City Life The young man turned around on his heel and paused to see the scenery which lay behind him on the rolling hills. He could see the cars crawling around on the highways like ants. Up here there was no noise as there had been down there, but his head was ringing. He turned and looked at the hot yel¬low sun which was low in the west. He would wait till he got to the top before he made camp. He sat down to rest and tried to think clearer, but it only made his muddled brain ring more. He got up and followed the worn trail to the top of the plateau. It was dark when he reached the top so he sat down and looked around, but his eyes still had the picture of the speedy city impressed upon them. He got up from the fround and gathered a few sticks with which to build a fire. When the flame was shooting toward the sky he prepared'a hasty late meal. It was nearly midnight when, by the light of the red glowing embers, he spread his bed on broken pine boughs. He then fell fast asleep At last he was free from the rushing city life which had made him mazy for the last few days before his vacation. Jerrald Young. We Demand Shorter Hours So this is what we get for be¬ing "School-Kids."! Our parents are always saying that they wish that they were still going to school so that they would¬n't have to work so hard and long. The labor unions shout,"We demand more pay for shorter hours--we de¬mand an eight-hours-a-day schedule" but I don't see the "School-Kids" organizing a union for the promo¬tion of their cause! If such a thing were even suggested, the tax¬payers would be shocked. They would shake their heads and murmur: "Why they don't go to school more tran six hours a day" or "I've never heard of such a thing--They don't realize what an easy life they lead!" But that's what they think I I have heard more than one teacher say, with none too little plainness "All we ask is that you spend one hour in class and one hour out of class! We expect it!" If my mathmatics is up to par, that "all" amounts to 12 hours a day, and deducting 2 hours for minors we have at least ten hours! Men have raised riots over less than this! We stepped into school this year- much as a secretary does when she steps into a job arid then finds that tle "All you have to do is tak letters" turns out to be bookkeeper typist, errand girl, collector, telephone girl, family shapper, etc. We were led to beleive that our lesson worries would be greatly lessened by the study period at the end of each class, but we could |
