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                    <text>THE PERFECT CRIME

Jane Logan
“Stanford, get your feet off the coffee table, and button your collar,” a
shrill femine voice called.
“Yes, Eunice,” the harried husband replied as he obeyed. Under his
breath, however, he muttered, “just you wait.”
Stanford, you see, was going to murder his wife; or as he liked to say
to himself, “Do away with the old bag.” He intended to make this the crime
of the Gentry—the perfect crime. In fact, it would be so perfect no one
would ever know a crime had been committeed. That was his only regret—■
he would never win fame for his greatest achievement. But then, peace of
mind was worth more than fame anyway.
That very afternoon he initiated step one of O. P. C. (operation per­
fect crime).
“Eunice,” he said, “how would you like to do some travelling—see the
country. You’ve always talked about doing that. Money’s no object, you
know. We can sell the house so we won’t be bothered with renters or care­
takers. Then we’ll just start driving—go where we want, stop when we like.
We’ll see the country, then settle down wherever catches your fancy.”
Eunice hardly took time to say “Yes” before she began making plans
for the trip. She found hundreds of errands for Stanford, she made him
carry heavy trunks and suitcases up and down stairs, and she talked con­
stantly in her falsetto voice—issuing commands, commenting, complaining,
and giving more orders.
While Stanford was working, he was planning. Soon he carried out
step two of O. P. C. with Eunice’s full consent and knowledge. He trans­
ferred all of their money to a secret, numbered account in a Swiss bank.
Only he and Eunice and his insurance company knew the account num­
ber. Then he reworded his will, so that whoever knew the account number
would be his heir.
At last the house was sold, the goodbyes said, and the mountain of
luggage packed into a shiny new convertible, which Stanford had purchased
especially for the trip.
Off at last! Eunice back-seat drove, complained constantly, ate vora­
ciously, spent money like a corrupt politician, and mailed dozens of picture
postcards to her friends. Stanford smiled throughout the continuous ordeal
as he planned step three of O. P. C.—again with Eunice’s full knowledge
and consent.
“Do you realize, Eunice, the tremendous sum of money you and I’ve
spent on life insurance? If only there were some way we could get that
money now, while we’re still alive.”
—29—

�“Isn’t there any way we could get it?” Eunice asked.
“Well, yes, but it’s not legal, and if we were caught doing it, we’d go
to prison.”
“What would we have to do? If we were smart, we wouldn’t get
caught.” Eunice replied.
“Somehow, we’d have to appear to have died, then when things cooled
down, we could withdraw all our own money from the Swiss bank, plus
that which the insurance company would deposit to our account if we died.”
Under persistent questioning, Stanford revealed his plan. There was a
little traveled scenic road on their itinerary. The road twisted down a nar­
row canyon beside a deep, swift river. Stanford recalled that he had
once read an account of an auto accident in this canyon. The vehicle had
missed a sharp curve and run off into the river. The swift current of the
river had apparently torn the lone driver’s body out a window, and his
body had never been found. Stanford had studied the situation carefully
and decided there would soon be another accident in this canyon.
The next afternoon he and Eunice checked into two motels in a large
town a six hour’s drive from the canyon. At one motel they registered as
the brown-haired couple, Mr. and Mrs. Stanford Wright. They were driving
a red convertible with a Missouri license plate. At the second motel they
registered as Mr. and Mrs. Henry Smyth. They now had very gray hair and
wore sunglasses. They were driving a second-hand car with a temporary
permit, which Stanford had just purchased under his new name. Then they
went out and purchased new wardrobes and credentials to complete their
disguises.
Late the following afternoon they checked out of both motels and
left—Stanford driving the convertible, Eunice following in the other car.
Late that night they reached the appointed place in the canyon.
It was the work of only a few minutes to transfer all the personal ef­
fects of the Wrights into the convertible and drive it to the very edge of the
river, where the bank dropped straight off into the swirling black waters.
Then, leaving the convertible running and in gear, Stanford got out, got into
the other car, drove it up behind the convertible and gave it a helpful push.
There was a loud splash, a gurgling noise, then only the rushing roar of
the waters, Eunice and Stanford climbed into the second-hand car and
drove off—now officially Florence and Henry Smyth.
The next day they rented an isolated mountain cabin and awaited
events. Two days later their efforts were rewarded. The following notice ap­
peared in the newspaper, which Stanford purchased at a gas station a few
miles from the cabin.
Hunnesville, Colo. (UPI)-—Authorities yesterday discovered a
car in the Rio Peligro after an unidentified person notifed them
of car tracks which appeared to go directly into the river. A
—30—

�search turned up a red, 1964 convertible about 100 yards below
the point of entry. The swift current had badly damaged the ve­
hicle. No sign has been found of the occupants of the car, who
must have been swept away by the swift current.

The next day’s paper contained this terse notice.
Hunnesville, Colo. (UPI)—The occupants of the car found two
days ago in the Rio Peligro have been identified as Mr. and Mrs.
Stanford M. Wright of Mankin, Missouri. They were identified
through vehicle registration and the testimony of a motel owner
here, who recalled that they had stayed at his place the night be­
fore the accident. Their bodies have not yet been found.
Now Stanford settled down to step four of O. P. C.—this time without
Eunice’s knowledge or consent. He spent two afternoons in the thick timber
a quarter of a mile from the cabin, digging a hole. It measured six feet
long, two feet wide, and five feet deep.
On the second afternoon Stanford was working in the hole. It was
nearly finished. His spade made a chunking sound on the hard earth, then
there was a splat as he carefully piled the earth on a large canvas. Sud­
denly he heard a noise. He turned, straightened, and looked out of the hole.
He found himself staring straight at a pair of woman’s ankles.
You left the pick at the cabin, Stanford,” Eunice said as she brought
the pointed instrument down onto his skull.

BURDEN
Sheala Dunn
It was a cold day, a dark day for doing many things, but certainly not
the kind of a day to spend taking care of a two year old. The girl sat star­
ing out the window as these, and other thoughts, mesmerized her mind.
Children were such a waste of time, always wanting something and jabbering
to no useful end. There were so many other things more important and in­
teresting. Her self-inflicted depression was interrupted.
“Sissy!” called a sleepy voice from the other end of the house. He
was awake. Another day of dressing and undressing, cleaning up messes,
reading stupid stories and answering endless nonsense questions.
“Hi! Get up?” asked the cheerful, cherub-like mouth of the flaxen­
haired child. His dark eyes glowed with life as the girl stood expressionless
before him. “Get-up?” he said again, patiently waiting for a sign of approval
from his part-time mother.
“Well, get up!” she said impatiently, wishing that there were some
way to keep him in bed the rest of the afternoon. Mom would be home
—31—

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                    <text>THE REDEEMER
Leland L. Bush

The new morning sun shone partly through the slats of the boardedup window where the Red Clouds lived. Young Johnny Red Cloud lay star­
ing at the opening which allowed the sun to slip into their one-room shanty.
It is Easter morning,” thought Johnny. “Yes, Easter morning. I must not
be late for Mass so as not to disappoint Father Mannard, for it is my turn
to assist in communion.” Sitting up, hunched over on his knees, Johnny
gazed bitterly at the surroundings in which they lived, wondering how God
could let them exist in this dump—unfit for a rat’s nest. Lifting his eyes to
the cots in which Mr. and Mrs. Red Cloud slept, Johnny wondered if they
would come home today or the next. “Probably today,” he thought to him­
self. “Today is Easter and Moore’s Bar will be closed. Then they’ll just lie
there. Lie there in their stench, too drunk to brush the flies away.”
Johnny felt the cold, hard steel of his gun against his bare leg, the eun
he had stolen from the rancher near the mission. He smiled to himself as he
thought of his crafty trick: “Right out from under his nose, the stupid white
eyes!” The rich rancher would never suspect, for he often saw Johnny at
Mass, and who could suspect an altar boy—a child of God. No, he would
never suspect.
I hate them! I hate the white eyes in their fancy houses and big
ranches. Papa is no good; he won’t work. He just sits in Moore’s Bar with
Mama and begs what whiskey he can from the proprietor, and ...”
“Johnny! Johnny! whispered his younger brother Robert, “are we still
gonna go hunting with your new gun before Mass?”
Startled, Johnny looked down irritably at the questioning look of his
seven-year-old brother. “Yah, sure,” he said, “get your clothes on.” “Robert
is too young, six years younger than me, thought Johnny to himself, “too
young to know what life is all about. No, he doesn’t understand how the
white man can ...”
“We must get a big deer and then tonight we can have a feast,” babbl­
ed Robert, excited at going hunting.
Will you shut up,” snapped Johnny, “you want to wake your sister?”
I m sorry, Johnny, I didn’t mean to make so much noise,” Robert
meekly replied.
Picking up his newly acquired rifle, Johnny led his younger brother out
into the early morning light. They were soon picking their way over rocks
and boulders and between the brush and aspen trees which encroached in
their path. Occasionally a goss hawk would shrill the air breaking the calm­
ness.
Suddenly a jackrabbit veered out from beneath a clump of scrub brush.
“Shoot him, Johnny!” yelled Robert, “get him quick!”
—6—

�“No! No, he is too small,” Johnny retorted sharply, “and for the sec­
ond time today, shut up, or do you want to scare everything away?”
The brothers silently continued their hunt, weaving in and out of the
underbrush; the younger, stinging from the harsh rebuff of his brother, and
the elder, gun in hand, burning with triumph at having swiped the white
man’s gun.
“Look, Johnny,” whispered Robert, his finger pointing toward a dense
growth of trees.
Something stirred, rustling the quaker leaves. Quickly, Johnny raised
the gun to his shoulder and sighted the trees. Squinting his eyes, he squeezed
the trigger. The shot cracked through the still morning air. Robert scrambl­
ed over the rocks and through the brush to the spot, only to stare in dis­
belief at his feet. Johnny ran to his side and gazed down blankly at an in­
nocent bundle of brown fur at his feet—crimson with blood.
“Oh,” Johnny gasped, “it’s only a puppy.” Sudden compassion over­
came him, and his eyes blinded with tears and trickled down his dusty
cheeks.
Robert sadly lifted his dark eyes to Johnny’s face, “Yes, it is only a
poor little puppy.”
Wiping his face with the back of his hand, Johnny said, “Come on
Robert we will be late for Mass and Father Mannard will be angry.”
Slowly turning, they started back in the direction they had come.
Johnny glanced over his shoulder at the little dog stained with blood and
shivered under his shirt.
“We will bury him,” said Robert. “God says everyone should be
buried.”
Looking down at his brother’s round, childish face, Johnny soberly
nodded his head in silent agreement.
Four hours later, Johnny and Robert returned to bury the little victim
they had thoughtlessly slain. They stopped at the aspen grove where the
little dog had lain. Now all that remained was a dried patch of blood. The
two brothers stood stupified, staring in bewilderment at each other. Then
Johnny kneeled beside the empty spot and bent his head on his chest, his
long black hair hanging in his eyes. He looked at the stolen gun in his
hands and remembered the Priest’s words from Mass: “Take, eat, for this
is Christ’s body that died for you. Drink, for this is his blood that was shed
for your sins.”
“Where is he, Johnny?” asked Robert with pleading eyes.
Johnny suddenly jumped to his feet and, with all the strength he could
muster, threw the gun against the trunk of a tree.
Then he turned, placing his arm around Robert’s shoulder “He is
risen, my brother.”
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                    <text>THE REQUIEM OF ELLIS

Jerry Peterson
Ellis smiled contentedly to himself. It was the perfect day to do it.
He leaned back comfortably against a big cottonwood and gazed across
the meadows towards the house. Curly, his old brown dog lay beside him
and moved only now and then to snap half-heartedly at an occasional fly.
Let’s see, Ellis thought and glanced at his old pocket watch. One
o’clock, the folks should be getting home from town in two or three hours.
Ellis almost laughed. Won’t they be surprised! All these years, Ellis
thought, all these years ever since his mother had died and his old man had
pawned him off onto his Aunt Minnie and Uncle George.
Ellis let his mind wander back to his mother’s funeral. He could still
see Aunt Minnie talking to his father.
“Harper”, she had said, “Now that Dotty’s passed on, the boy will
need more of a home than you can give him yourself. George and me have
talked it over and if you want, we’ll take the boy to live with us. We’ll
treat him right, see that he gets his schoolin’ goes to church, and besides
he’ll have our Virgil and Sissie for company.
“I don’t want to go with them, Pa!” Ellis said. “Take me with you Pa,
I won’t be no trouble, honest Pa, let me go with you!”
Ellis’s father looked down at his young son. “Your Aunt Minnie is
right, boy. I can’t give you no home now. Not what with your Ma passin’
and all.” His father looked back up at his Aunt Minnie.
“I’m obliged Minnie that you and George will consider takin’ the boy.”
The first couple of years Ellis spent with his Aunt Winnie and Uncle
George he never doubted that his father would one day come for him. Ellis
gave up hope only after he learned a few years later that his father had
married a widow woman who had four children of her own and had moved
to Wisconsin with his new family. His father had even written him a letter
in which he said he knew Ellis would be much happier living with Aunt
Minnie and Uncle George on the farm than coming to live with him and
his new family. “You stay and work on that farm boy,” his father had writ­
ten. “You’ll get plenty of good air and exercise there so you’ll grow into
a big husky man. The city where were goin’ to live ain’t no place for a
boy like you.”

After the letter Ellis knew he would probably never see his father
again.
Ellis let his mind drift back to the present and gazed up at the sun
filtering through the big branches of the cottonwood.
Twelve years, had it been that long since his mother had died? Twelve
—16—

�lousy, stinking years on this God-forsaken South Dakota farm. Twelve
years with Uncle George and Aunt Minnie and Virgil, the fat slob, and
Sissie, the bitch. God how he hated them all.
Ever since I been old enough to start doin’ a little work it’s been
“Ellis, you do the chores this mornin”. Virgil ain’t feelin’ himself and says
he thinks he’ll feel better if we let him rest an extra hour.” Or, “Ellis, you
load the wagon up with posts and go up and fix that fence on the section
line of the south pasture. Rest of us is goin’ to town and do some shoppin’
and mind you, Ellis, don’t go loppin’ around the house just cause we ain’t
here. That fence don’t show improvement when we get home you’re gonna
be sorely reckoned with.”
After Ellis had finished the eighth grade. Uncle George had told him
that was enough schooling for him. He said he wasn’t smart enough to
go on anyway and might as well start learning to do a good full day’s work
and making a hand. Of course Virgil and Sissie were to be sent on to high
school but they were brighter than Ellis. Aunt Minnie would always say;
“Just look at Virgil and Sissie’s report cards, George, almost straight “A’s.”
Too bad Ellis can’t do as well, or at least a little better.”
Of course it couldn’t be, Ellis would think to himself at times like
this that if Virgil and Sissie would help with the chores he might get a bet­
card. Of course he never said anything to that effect out loud because
Uncle George would have hided him for not being grateful to him and
Aunt Minnie for putting him up all these years.
Ellis let himself think of how they would react when they found out.
Uncle George would probably be a little slow in grasping the situation;
he usually was. Aunt Minnie would probably start quoting scripture and
praying and wringing her hands like she did whenever she got excited.
Virgil would probably faint. Ellis laughed outloud. That slob was the spine­
less worm of spineless worms. Ellis laughed again as he recalled the time
he had put the little garden snake in Virgil’s bed covers and how, when he’d
turned his bed down that night and saw the little snake, he lost control and
wet himself. It had caused Ellis a beating but it had been worth every lick
of it.
He’ll probably just up and collapse into a big nervous mass of Jell-O
when he sees what I’ve done this time, Ellis thought.
Of, course, Sissie will figure I done it on account of her teasin’ me all
the time. Swinging her little fanny around in them tight jeans of hers and
always actin’ so cute. The bitch thinks she’s got every boy in the valley
slobberin’ all over himself every time he thinks about her. If she only knew
I wouldn’t touch her with a vaccinated crow bar unless it was to bash her
stupid head in!
A sparrow hawk screamed overhead and Ellis watched it for a
moment as it lifted and fell on the easy summer breeze.
—17—

�I’ll be like that soon, Ellis thought, as he watched the hawk skip and
bob in the pale, warm summer sky. No fences, no boundaries, no more
Uncle George and Aunt Minnie, fat Virgil or bitch Sissie. Just freedom
like the sparrow hawk.
Ellis glanced at his watch again. Twenty minutes till two. Well, he
thought, now is as good as time as any. He reached over and scratched the
old brown dog beside him.
“A couple more hours and we’re even with them Curly,” he said.
“Even for the last twelve years we’ve spent on their rotten, stinkin’ farm.
Then Ellis put the barrel of the gun against his temple and slowly
squeezed the trigger.
Overhead the sparrow hawk screamed.
THE ELEGY
Richard F. Miracle

The town of Holton seemed to be in a trance tonight or so it would
appear to a stranger. It was Friday which on a normal week would be
very active, but tonight the populus stayed at home and waited. The people
had known three months ago it would be like this. It wouldn’t be the first
time, but it was supposed to be the last.
On the second floor of the hotel a man could be seen looking out to­
wards the end of the town. In most respects he was the average man in
every . His only difference was the peculiar smile on his face. Tonight was
his night and his alone as far as he was concerned, but then he was not
the only one concerned. Then there was a rap on the door and he new it was
time to leave. With the moves of a cat he walked over and opened the door.
“My escort for tonight, I suppose?” asked Chester.
“Yes sir,” replied the guard.
“I will get my coat and we can be off immediately, for I do not want
to be late,” said Chester.
Upon reaching the front of the hotel Chester looked up the street to
see no more than a very quiet town. The glummest of feelings could be
perceived in the light of a million stars and a full moon.
“The town could pass for a ghost town tonight,” said Chester.
“Yes, I believe it could,” replied the guard. “By the way, sir, is it al­
ways this quiet when you come here?”
“Yes,” said Chester, “this will be my thirteenth trip in the last six years
and it is always the same. Also between here and our destination you will
find the same number of blocks. Tonight I will finish naming the blocks.”
“What names do you give them?” asked the guard.
“Well, as I have said, I started six years ago with my first task,” said
Chester, “and each time I return I name another block. This first one is

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                    <text>THE UNDECIDED TOURNAMENT
Brad Morton
The ball has been bounced, passed, kicked, and controlled many a
time before on many a different floor for many a different tournament
under many a different coach. And each time the pace has quickened un­
til the entire audience was frenzied to the state where colors and screams
are no longer sufficient to satisfy their much too anxious, jealous, and
greedy spirits. However, as the ball has been blurred by the speed with
which the players have handled it, so too has it slowed to a dismal loft
and thud while the assembly thinned to a scanty few. The glorious but vain
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This evening (evening is assumed for there seems to be no clock in
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tournament. Although there is no posted bracket or schedule, everyone is
confident this is the final minutes of the last game.
The game is a see-saw battle as number 4 leads his Councils quite well
against number 5O’s Independents. These two centers have been taking
the majority of the shots all game, although 4 has been a little more suc­
cessful than 50. 50’s teamates seem a little more than stubborn about throw­
ing him the ball, while number 4’s crew instinctively focuses on its post
man. Inversely, the Independent leader is very sharing with the ball, while
the “quad” is a greedy maniac.
At the moment the Councils have had great success with the particu­
lar play. The ball is moved into the lower right corner on a sneak play
which has been meeting plausive success. The applause seems to be the goal
of each team, and this is of course directly proportional to the number of
people sitting on my left or on my right.
No clock ticks off remaining time, nor have I heard a buzzer denote
marked periods of time. Although the players never seem to tire, time­
outs are frequent. The Independents call time out every four minutes so that
they might decide whether to maintain confidence in their present coach
while the Councils change guidance only when his strategy begins to fail.
Time has just been called back in and suddenly the tempo is quick­
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with a deafening rapidty! Suddenly the crowd has risen to its feet, and
it seems certain the ball will explode under the pressure!!!
Oh Lord, I pray that it is filled with only hot air.

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                    <text>TOMORROW
Peg Meece

He tucked the thin, tattered, blue blanket beneath his son’s chin be­
fore he left the apartment, which was typical of most Harlem apartments—
unheated, ill-lighted, and without hot water. The young girl who lived in
the next apartment would come in and check the boy if she heard him cry­
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He walked down 58th street towards the subway, his spirits beginning
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Perhaps today would be different. Today he would go home with a job.
He had been unemployed for over a year now, and was about to give up.
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found a job.
Before, people had always been against him, but now he was in New
York City, the showplace of the United States, where all men were equal
as God had created them. Equal to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
“Pursuit of happiness,” he mused. “What chance would a guy like me have
for happiness? Millions are enslaved by communism, but I am free, free to
pursue happiness. True, I can’t find a job and bills are long over-due, but
Bess is working. I’ll find a job soon, and little Billy will be able to play in
no time. Pneumonia! What does the doctor know? Billy just has a little
cold.”
He now turned a side street and reached the subway. He paid from the
few coins that Bess had left him, and after a few moments was racing below
the streets of New York, showplace of Democracy. When he got off, he then
walked the rest of the way to the Unemployment Bureau. After leaving
his name at the desk, he was asked to sit down. There he waited. He recog­
nized most of the waiting people. Some children, who had been brought
by their parents were chasing balloons of red, white and blue. Others, who
had grown weary, were rapidly falling into the sleep of children, peaceful
and innocent. Most of the people there were Negroes, like himself, or Puer­
to Rican. They waited.
About an hour later a young couple lounged up to the reception’s desk
after rudely bumping, and nearly knocking down an elderly woman.
“Why don’t ’ya watch what you’re doin’, Spic?” the young Lady sneer­
ed at the bewildered immigrant.
Her companion was in the characteristic black leather jacket, tight
jeans, sunglasses, and long greasy hair. The girl wore a tight-fitting skirt and
sweater, with curlers in her hair which she occasionally replaced. Both
seemed to be under twenty. After a few moments, they were interviewed
and promised a job within the next few weeks.
Still he waited. Still most of the others waited. Three-fourths were
—21—

�non-white. They waited.
The weary, half-starved faces of those around him reflected the dis­
couragement and helplessness he was feeling. It was now almost 5:00 p.m.
He had waited through the noon hour, thinking that he might miss a good
chance if he left.
About 6:00 p.m. the office closed and with its workers left a young
Negro father whose wife works irregular hours, whose son dies as he waits.
But there is always tomorrow.

STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN
Jacob.
See, Jacob?
Staircase, Jacob.
Long way up there, Jacob.
See the top way up there, Jacob?
Listen! I hear somethin’ cornin’, Jacob.
Soon there’s got to be a reward cornin’, Jacob.
But now you must admit, repent your old sins, Jacob.
There’s the only way you’ll ever get to heaven now, Jacob.
Jacob
Jacob
Jacob
Jacob.
—Tom Norman

VICTORY
Like a falcon in the sky.
Triumphantly passing others by.
The victorious chant and scream.
And yet, may not know what they mean.
Meanwhile, the conquered must bow down.
And lose possession of their noble crown.
But, who really won in the end?
Of course, those who had the most to spend.

THEIR GOALS
It’s true, the components of this marvelous age.
Want it all in black and white on this very page.
Not to think, contemplate, decide, and do.
But rather, to merely follow through
By Plan A, let the flower bloom.
That’s what they want — Security of the tomb.
—Ronnie Forgey

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Potential Media Communication class project designed to leverage the Charles "Chuck"
Morrison Photographs and Papers to teach lifelong learning and professional
communication skills.

Project: "Uncovering the Casper Context: Then and Now"
Goal and ISLO Alignment
The assignment challenges students to act as historical communicators, synthesizing
archival research (Morrison Photos and Papers) with contemporary context to create a
compelling, publicly-facing piece of media. This directly supports the ISLOs of Critical
Thinking, Effective Communication, and Information Literacy.
Part 1: Archival Research &amp; Critical Analysis (Information Literacy)
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Task: Students select one major subject documented in the Morrison Collection
(e.g., a specific Casper political event, the New York Oil Company, a documented
building/landmark, or the Cole Creek Wreck).

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Lifelong Learning Skill: Mastery of Specialized Information Retrieval. Students
must navigate the finding aid, access the original primary sources, and use
secondary sources (as previously discussed) to establish the provenance, context,
and potential bias of their chosen Morrison records (photographs, papers, or both).

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Deliverable: A Research Brief (internal document) summarizing the archival
materials and their historical context, including proper archival citations.

Part 2: Contemporary Interpretation &amp; Ethical Communication (Critical Thinking)
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Task: Students research the contemporary status of their chosen subject.
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Example: If they chose an oil company, how has the industry changed in
Casper? If they chose a landmark, what is its current status or function?

Lifelong Learning Skill: Embracing Complexity and Ambiguity. Students must
identify the "gap" between Morrison's historical record and the current reality. They
will critically analyze the narrative shifts over time and determine the most ethical
and accurate way to frame the historical information for a modern audience.
Casper College Goodstein Foundation Library Western History Center
125 College Drive, Casper, WY 82601

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Deliverable: A Messaging Strategy Outline (e.g., a PR/Comm plan) detailing the
target audience (e.g., current Casper College students, local residents, Wyoming
history buffs) and the core message that bridges the historical context with the
present day.

Part 3: Media Creation (Effective Communication)
•

Task: Students create one of the following communication products:
1. A Feature Article: A 750-1000 word historical feature for the Chinook or a local
magazine, using at least two Morrison photographs (with required reproduction
permissions and credit lines) and quoting/referencing two textual primary
sources.
2. A Short Video/Podcast Segment: A 2-3 minute piece (e.g., a social media reel
or podcast episode) that visually or verbally contrasts Morrison's historical
images with modern-day footage/interviews, focusing on the chosen subject's
legacy.

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Lifelong Learning Skill: Effective Communication of Complex Ideas &amp;
Professional Agility. This final stage requires students to translate dense archival
information into engaging, accessible public media, forcing them to adapt their
communication style to meet professional standards and channel constraints.

This assignment provides students with a transferable ePortfolio piece and reinforces the
idea that history is a dynamic, living narrative that requires continuous, critical
interpretation.

Casper College Goodstein Foundation Library Western History Center
125 College Drive, Casper, WY 82601

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                    <text>Red Rock Review • 53

Chad Hanson
Vestigial Legs
Seward, Alaska. The skeleton of a mink whale hangs
from the ceiling of a natural history museum. A
docent raises her hand to

signal the

group

surrounding her. She points to a hole in the skull of
the whale.

She explains that someone shot the

creature in the face. Then she walks to the bottom of
the exhibit. She notes two sets of bones: vestigial legs,

left over from a time when the whale's ancestors
walked upon the land. They climbed out of the water.

They grew legs, and they took steps. Then the whales
thought better of their choice. They retreated back
into the sea. But we chased them.

�Red Rock Review • 54

Chad Hanson

Broilers
Bird sounds come from aisle sixteen at the farm and
ranch store. Below a heat lamp, thirty-two chicks raise
and lower their feet. They sing, wobble, and cling
together to gain the comfort of somebody else's

feathers.

I see a sign that identifies the birds as

broilers. I picture poultry, on a rotisserie in a

delicatessen. We all end up on a rotisserie in a manner
of speaking. Until then, it is best to sing, wobble, and
cling to the chicks in our cages.

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                    <text>non-white. They waited.
The weary, half-starved faces of those around him reflected the dis­
couragement and helplessness he was feeling. It was now almost 5:00 p.m.
He had waited through the noon hour, thinking that he might miss a good
chance if he left.
About 6:00 p.m. the office closed and with its workers left a young
Negro father whose wife works irregular hours, whose son dies as he waits.
But there is always tomorrow.

STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN
Jacob.
See, Jacob?
Staircase, Jacob.
Long way up there, Jacob.
See the top way up there, Jacob?
Listen! I hear somethin’ cornin’, Jacob.
Soon there’s got to be a reward cornin’, Jacob.
But now you must admit, repent your old sins, Jacob.
There’s the only way you’ll ever get to heaven now, Jacob.
Jacob
Jacob
Jacob
Jacob.
—Tom Norman

VICTORY
Like a falcon in the sky.
Triumphantly passing others by.
The victorious chant and scream.
And yet, may not know what they mean.
Meanwhile, the conquered must bow down.
And lose possession of their noble crown.
But, who really won in the end?
Of course, those who had the most to spend.

THEIR GOALS
It’s true, the components of this marvelous age.
Want it all in black and white on this very page.
Not to think, contemplate, decide, and do.
But rather, to merely follow through
By Plan A, let the flower bloom.
That’s what they want — Security of the tomb.
—Ronnie Forgey
—22—

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                    <text>vague but something about it made me think it was Doug Bitter. With the
exception of my one dimly lighted window, the place was in darkness.
I watched the figure move closer to the house, and with sudden sur­
prise a beam of light swept out of the darkness, shone for a moment on the
house, then vanished. Startled, the figure crouched at the side of the house
porch. It appeared that another figure was now making its way along the
path. It seemed to float to within a few feet of the crouching form and then
it paused. Because of the darkness and the costume it wore, I was unable to
see the new stranger other than as a dark form.
Again the first figure was illumined in that blinding flash of light.
With a kind of gurgling cry, it sprang upright and started to run toward
the cliff’s edge. Doug—if it was Doug—paused and looked wildly around.
Suddenly that other shapeless form was behind him. There was a shriek,
and Doug, if it was Doug, went hurtling over the edge. I blinked my eyes.
There was nothing at the cliff’s edge.
Before I knew what I was doing, I found myself irresistibly pulled out
of the house. I stumbled up the dark path until I could see over the edge
of the cliff. A dark form lay sprawled on the cold moonlit rocks below.
I straightened up, took a step backwards. Hands dropped upon my
shoulders and pushed me forward. I lurched around, freeing myself from the
pressure, and swung to catch the wrists. I grasped nothing. Nothing!
NOTHING.

I hear the same familiar footsteps coming down the corridor to my
room as they have for the past nine years. There is the usual pause, then
the knock and Nurse Brown’s voice asks, “Mr. Weakly, is your script
ready? Then she said a curious thing, as if someone else was there. “We have
to keep the patients busy doing something, and poor man, he really thinks
they are sold each month.” She paused, then went on, “Yes, just as I
thought, word for word, it’s the same one he’s written month after month
for nine years. After the same story over and over without a word changed,
I sometimes wonder if perhaps he’s not crazy; perhaps such a thing could
have happened.”

"WHAT A DAY IT HAS BEEN"
Tom Norman
“Mom,” I called. “I’m going now!”
“Oh, honey, do you have money?”
“Yes,” I said as I slipped on my coat.
“Now, if you should have an accident, do you know what to do?
There’s an accident report form in the glove compartment.”
“Yes, I know.”
—2—

�Mom always worried when I took the car. I had been driving for two
years, and had never had an accident or a violation, and she trusted me with
the car, but she always worried.
“Drive carefully, and have fun,” she said as I left the house.
I slipped into the driver’s seat and started the engine. As I backed out
of the driveway. Mom stood and kept the kids from running in back of me.
I waved goodbye as I drove away, and turned left at the corner.
As I drove along, I thought of the many years I had known Martha,
and how, five long days ago, I had finally summoned the courage and
fortitude to ask her for a date. I had caught fire inside with joy, and
half swallowed the happy lump in my throat when she said “Yes, I’d love
to John.”
To my way of thinking, Martha was the most beautiful, the most “fun”
girl in the world. I simply couldn’t imagine any human being who might
be more right for me than she. She was simply wonderful.
Well, here was her house! “Stop the car, put on the brake, and don’t
forget to remove the key in your hurry,” I said to myself.
Approaching the door, I hesitated a moment, but in a final spurt of
decision, I pressed the bell. The door opened, and I was suddenly confront­
ed by a solid hulk of man — her father.
“Good evening,” he said with a deep, booming voice that seemed to
shake the very foundations of the porch. “You must be John.”
Stammering, I pulled myself together and managed somehow to spit
out the words, “Er, uh, yuh-yes! I - I am!”
“Well, come in, John!”
“Uh,.... Thank you, sir!”
“Thank you,” I said, as I untied the knots in my fingers. “How’ve
things been going?” I offered as a conversation starter.
“Quite well, thank you.”
“I like your house. I think this is really nice.”
“Thank you.”
Our conversation went on like this, until I finally hit upon the sub­
ject that he wanted to talk about—the high school football game that night.
We both wanted the home team to win, of course, but he said he would
have to put his money on our opponent. I had to agree.
I stood as Martha entered the room, quite beautiful, even in her band
uniform which hid her more than ample physical assets. She had red hair
and brown eyes, and quite a pretty face. She made my heart go pitterpatter just to look at her.
As she approached me, she held out her hand, and I, being the ham
that I was took it, bowed to her, and kissed it. Somehow, I felt more com­
fortable with her in the room.

�We bade Mr. Patton goodbye, and left the house. She was always such
a lady. I liked it, because that allows a man to be a gentleman. I enjoy being
a gentleman.
Something that a boy of seventeen likes vary much is for a girl to move
over to the middle of the seat when she enters the car. Martha did this.
When we arrived at the school, Martha took her flute, put the plume
on her uniform hat, and handed the hat to me.
We ventured on into the school building, and into the bandroom,
where we picked up music, glockenspiel, and a few other necessary items.
Fifteen minutes later, we arrived at the football field, and assumed our
places in the ranks of the band. The night was cold, and none of the instru­
ments were warm, so everyone was either flat or sharp, depending on wheth­
er or not they tried to compensate. Cold weather has little, if any effect on
a glockenspiel, so I wasn’t on key with anyone. The band sounded pretty
bad that night.
After the game was over, we went to a drive-in hamburger and coke
joint, and each of us had a coke. We sat and talked for a while, and then I
took her home by way of the park. We sang a few songs, and the last one
we sang was “Almost Like Being In Love” from Brigadoon. It begins with
the lyrics, “What a Day It Has Been.” This was our song. I think it was
that night I fell in love with her for good.
By the way, we won the game!

CONDEMNED FREEDOM
Steve Halvorsen
It seemed she would not or could not catch up with herself. As she
walked, her shadow caught on a tree, fell to the ground and stretched as if
made of rubber bands. She was certainly no china doll about to break. She
seemed capable of stretching into any form imaginable. The whole spring
scene appeared as a thick green mist. The figure of the little girl blended
in with the landscape like the fluid motion of an impressionistic painting.
The continual flow of movement created a romantic frame for her awakened
innocent body skipping along through the moist woods. And as the early
morning rays of the sun produced a repeated sparkle in her eyes, she would
whisper to the flowers the natural and slowly vanishing secrets of her liber­
ated morning in her own little private fantasy world. The true expression
of those eyes articulated the final irreducible secret of life itself. She wander­
ed alone in the depopulated environment of the non-objective. She was the
pure and simple beauty of innocence. And that innocence was free from
any prejudice of the discrimination of race, creed, or color. The anonymous
morning was painted with yellow sunlight, while umbered shadows melted

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                    <text>POETRY

Chad Hanson

White Lupine

I climb through fields of purple flowers on the side of
a ridge in the Wind River Mountains. At the top, I
pause to look back over the terrain. The land tilts up
at me in every direction. Treetops melt together
forming a blanket of green, arching up from the
lowlands, reaching onto the rock ledges guarding the
rim of the valley. Pillars of granite burst through a
wash of pine needles, declaring victory over time and
erosion. At my feet, I see a white lupine and I cannot
go home.

�POETRY

The Bitterness of Rodeo
From a speaker in the rafters, an announcer asks,
"How many of you travelled here from California?" A
hundred people hoot from their seats in the stands.
The aimouncer counters that with, "Welcome to
America." The crowd busts into laughter. Cowboy
hats nod approval. Belt buckles jiggle up and down
from their positions on the topsides of Wrangler
jeans. It's a win for the bull riders and barrel racers.
But the joke belies the knowledge that the tide already
rose. The old West sank into the surf of history.

Words Are What We Have in North Dakota
He spent the decade of his twenties in the Sierra
Range. His mother called on the first of October. She
needed his help. A week later, he stands in his mom's
yard with a suitcase in his hand. When he looks into
the distance, he feels like he is standing on the top of
a bubble. His eyes miss the peaks that line his home
in the Owens Valley. "Oh, well" he says, "We'll make
mountains out of the stories that we tell. We'II build
peaks out of our past. Words are what we have in
North Dakota." He doesn't notice his mother behind
the screen door on the porch. She says, "Words are
all we ever have. It doesn't matter where you go."

Chad Hanson teaches Sociology at Casper College in
Casper, Wyoming. His poems and essays have appeared
in REED, Matter, Flyway, Third Coast, The Chariton Review,
and North Dakota Quarterly, among others. A collection
of his work. Trout Streams of the Heart, was recently

published by the Truman State University Press.

54

WEBER A THE CONTEMPORARY WEST

FALL 2Q14

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