Show The Aurora Borealis OFFICIAL CAMP NEWS COMPANY NUMBER 1315 Moon Joon Lako Lake Camp F 37 On The Little Yellowstone t I y Under jon rec of Education Wm Casaday Vern 1 V. V Duke Work ork Project Work is nearIng completion on tho tha road project that Is to connect Yellowstone with Dry Gulch The Forest Service has been pushing the work and the men have responded responded re re- re readily y At present the caterpillars are arc rapidly away the hill that separated the camp area from the forestry shops Between camp and the valley the boys are working the roads so that they may be In a more passable condition Many times this winter travel has been difficult difficult dif dif- due to badly washed and rutty highways With a gang of men working the worst parts the thoroughfare thorough thorough- fare will soon Boon be in first class condition condition condition con con- for tor everyone thus permitting permitting permit permit- ting those who desire it the recreational recreational re- re e- e privileges afforded in Yellowstone canyon and the Moon Lake district This district has been badly in need of some honest effort extended extend- extend t I ed cd in behalf of the roads Now that time has come when they can go no longer and the boys have have set to work with a will that will speak volumes c C c Biographical Sketch VERN V V. V DUKE DUKE- Educational Adviser AdvIser former former member of the technical staff near Logan Logan- R an accomplished poet and philosopher philos philos- opher renowned opher-renowned renowned as a 0 journalist an an excellent teacher His wisdom is known throughout through through- out the length and breadth of this fair tall camp Members of Capt Bittman's domain look to him for worda words of oC advice to guide them Ulem x 2 safely through the pitfalls of ot this cruel existence His system for tor the education of the tho aspirant is unsurpassed Should misfortune befall him he would laugh it off and come through smiling and victorious His philosophy of life is a merry one ono May it remain so Vern V V. is a graduate of the theU U U. U S. S A. A C C. C and has since been employed there as counselor and un business secretary He Is well wel known in that verdant state o of Idaho At present Adviser Duke has contracted that dreaded malady maladj known as Spring fever coupled with a dire case of Homesickness and he has retired to his home to recuperate His absence is our loss We Ve hope that friend wife considers his person there as a benefit No word has been received re- re received received re re- from either party to verify or disprove such a theory c C c Spring Is Hero And Tho Thu Sidewalks SidewallS Sidewall'S Side- Side wallS walks Are Aro Dry A bird sings sIngs sIngs-Is is answered Tiny bullets appear on the tips of the Cottonwoods A green spear steals its way to the surface of the fast greening earth It is spring We Ve must think up some new excuses for those days days' off Ah we have it itie We Ve are ill seriously ill seriously so Our whole being aches aches to to be out outto outto outto to to be free Spring fever c C c Signs SIg Of or Spring Some signs of baseball U and sore pitching arms anent arms the decrease In advance bids on the Ule pool table The G. 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I returning to camp by byone byone byone one That long line at the Ule mess hall door hatless door hatless and coatless at six forty-five forty a a. a m. m Supt Warthen bringing the new bus out of cold storage Lt Elting out for far his afternoon walk Doc Anderson washing the Ford A bit of oJ sour milk on the tables Tuesday morning c C c c Tho The ferr 1 Round Merry r Go The naturally soulful and somewhat somewhat somewhat some some- what childish slumber enjoyed bythe bythe by bythe the Mayor upon his marble topped topped topped top top- ped couch has been the target of diatribes and vicious invectives from the slanderous mouths of his erstwhile mates in barracks 6 However every cloud has a silver lining and these dark adjectives found their nemesis through a 0 collision with Will of or Stratford The cooks serious students o of of f f Ann Hathaway's stead steady were lumbering through the lines of Cymbeline while the Mayor was slumbering through the afternoon sun Suddenly they ceased their pervert elocution or elocution or execution execution- threw their mutual gaze upon the hunk of sleeping serenity abreast his favorite two t by four then sheepishly scanning each other returned to the page whereon was written the words destined to change even the scarred and troubled conscience of a CC cook to the calm of the gentle Avons ons flow In unison they read Weariness Weariness ness can snore upon the flint when rusty sloth finds the down pillow hard The transformation is complete One may see in barracks 6 at eventide eventide ev ev- nUde a row of gentle beatific faces the aftermath of a vigorous days day's work The Mayor remains his natural self ever depreciating his eternal contribution to service refusing credit for being instrumental instrumental instrumental mental in justifying the profound philosophy of Stratford's bard C c c As seemingly this is ean can week we quote in poetic trend Blow blow thou vin winter ter wind Thou art not so unkind as mans man's ingratitude The fore going presents to our minds probably the most revolt revolt- revolting revolting ing piece of ingratitude yet to be offered in this camp We Ve all recall recall recall re re- call how our tender-hearted tender Mess Sergeant with one eye on the Mess Mess' Officer and the other on Frank Kellers rendezvous the shed coal-shed eventually managed to get together some exquisitely patterned patterned patterned pat pat- salmon sandwiches for starving Frank Seemingly this was not enough It appears that during Franks Frank's seven forty-seven minute wait wai t a severe blizzard was in progress pro pro- gress Someone had forgotten to replace the doors and windows windows- the he coal was not a very comfortable comfortable comfort comfort- able couch The Mayor was responsible responsible responsible re re- for these slight incon incon- Keller grabbed the sandwiches and ran leaving behind behind behind be be- hind a volley of curses Not one word of thanks did he utter for forthe fore the tc e delicate repast Truly the bard was right Thou art not so unkind as mans man's in in- in gratitude c cC C c c The Ghost of arose from his ancient tomb to smile both approval and bewilderment upon the kitchen this week The fhe stage was set for celery soup The official taster our own rotund Chamberlain plus his usual flourish did his tasting Not sat- sat however he asked an innocent innocent innocent inno inno- cent bystander what it lacked The I Innocent tasted and informed Halfton HaUton that a shot of ot Worcestershire Worcestershire Worcester Worcester- shire and a spot of would turn the trick The Wor War Worcestershire found its way to the tureen and the was about to but to-but but Smithy who was nervously watching the Ule drugging crept up behind Tiny and dropped a soup ladel on his bean Forty-eight Forty hours later when Tiny awoke oblivious to his long oblivion he grabbed the stirrer and began to stir what at this date was vegetable souP SOUD He gazed gazed gaz gaz- ed at his partner with a puzzled dumb look on his otherwise in intelligently intelligently intelligently in- in canine visage and remarked remarked re re- marked I 1 thought we had Ma Ma- peline celery soup on the menu today It is to be hoped nobody willbe willbe will willi willibe be so unkind as to betray these I facts c C c Jim Anred Allred treated his gang to toa toa toa a show at Roosevelt Roosevell last Friday These treats are a show of gratitude gratitude gratitude tude for splendid work performed pei I during the past while c C c Hospital Pains II Ken Morrell has been confined to the hospital for tor a slight illness Glen Olsen has been rel released ased to I duty Dr Anderson received a hurry- hurry up call can from Salt Lake City and left Monday morning We Ve hope Itis it itis is LJ nothing serious |