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THE BEAVERETTE ‘The Beaverette mty Community High School, Scott City, Kans. \ Subscription Pri Price 75 cents. —o— ‘EDITORIAL. STAFF Ed.-in-Chief-- Ruth Armantrout. Bus. Manazer- Maurice Liggett Vernon Mulch Kathryn Ward Literary. Editor- Ada Fousér Soc.-Ed.- Virginia Lee Marshall Joke Editor- Clarence Stockwell Alice Cotts Mae Kough Mildred Christy Eula Whiting Freshman- Basil Roark The Coming of Peace We celebrate‘as a holiday a day that has brought universal No day ever broug! joi to the world as a whole than Nov: 11,1918, when the Armistice was signed. -For did not this mean that our loved ones over there were no longer endangering their lives to protect their country? No longer did the Prussian’s view the Allies with the degire to destroy, but rather as a group of nations from whom to seek pity. The trumpets of war were buried, never to be resound- ed, while humanity looked for |e ward to the passing of time the healer of all spiritual a physical wounds. Never has any- thing meant more tothe American people in regard to their welfare than this. Not only America, but the whole world, by the signing of this document were made allies | of ie same cause-- that of creat- laintaining an eternal ARMISTICE DAY Perhep November is Armistice day which comes'on-Ncvember 11, The great brought ta a close on this his_war, in which most all of the nations of the world were concerned, iit which powerful nations were shattered and new nations formed, was all started over x yeate a large empire and to rule the whole world. For this reason, Armistice day is the only patriotic | i : y which-is observed the whole world over. America, with her love for peace and liberty, sets forth all the world a shining example of ‘democracy. May there be a ‘time when all the civilized nations of the world will be at peace wit! one anothey, and thus avoid war forever. s November “ November, the eleventh month of the .year was originally the ninth month ef a ten month year and derived its’ name from nts Latin word “Novem” meanin nine. At this time it contnitied, thirty days. Later it was changed to twenty-nine and still later-to thirty again, November was often known as e “bloody month” because of many sacrifices offered at this time and also the season of killing the winter’s supply of meat. - It has within it two national holidays: Thanksgiving establish- ed by the Pilgrims as a day to give thanks to their Creator for their bountiful harvests, and Armistice day, the day that commemorate: the ending of the gear war in all history. the desire’ of Germany to}. Legend of Indian Summer h s the greatest or most} An old eae chicftain lies sleep- patriotic Felidae of the month,o: Sleeping: ‘through allthelong year, Till shadows come creeping, <n And the cold winter days draw near: And Ee when the brown leaves re falling Ina sileriee so soft’and deep, He feels Bal theirsoft touch is And syatocy at once -from his sleep. With the Jeaves which around him are lyin: His pipe to the brim he now fills, And soon with the autumn breeze dying, A es oe spreads fast o’er hills. He sits there Ser and dréam- Of the days that have long pass- When every moment was\teeming With all that was happy and gay. Of his jee long past-he is think- Of the days that .were free all care And whe "eiokes raid his pipe, downward sinking, Makes more and more hazy the ir. And we, while seeing and breath- in 3 This magical, mystical smoke, Dream dreams that are just as deceiving 2 As the Red Man dreamed when : ie awake. < When the leaves alle around him ave peri He lays mn aaa down once And niceties eetene thedeed leaves ce flourished; And the Indian Summer is o’er. Lyle Wilson Holden.