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The
Scop
Scop (skop) OE scop or sceop
<OHG scoph, scof
(poetry, fiction, sport, jest)
An Old English poet or minstrel
In nothern Europe (in Germani—c or Teutoni—c Teutonic tribes were converted to Christianity
territories), a type of performer the scop during the seventh and eight centuries, however,
flourished from the fifth to the seventh or eighth the scop was denounced by the church. From the
centuries. The first use of this word occurs in eighthcenturyonward, theoncehonoredscopwas
Beowulf c. 496 A.D. where it refers to wandering classed with mimes and like them was branded
minstrels who provide entertainment at King infamous. Theterm wasusedonintothe 19thcen-
Hrothgar's Meadhall, Heorot. King Alfred, in his tury, but has become obsolete in present day
translationofBoetheus,refersto "Omerus,segode English.
sceop" (Homer, the good poet) c. 888 A.D. We revive the term as our title because itrefers
The scop was a singer and teller of tales about to the creator of literature and the teller of those
thedeedsofTeutonicheroes. Astheprincipal pre- tales. TheseAvila students areearly in their writ-
server of the tribe's history and chronology, the ing careers as the scops in Beowulf's time were
scop was prized and awarded a place of honor in earlyin thedevelopmentofEnglishliterature. We
society. Thesongs and stories weremajorfeatures inviteyou toread thesecreative writersand watch
of feasts and other great occasions. After the for their published works in the future.
The Credits
Editor-in-Chief: CoverDesignContestWinner:
LuanaMariaCumpton "Flowers"byWhitneyHuenfeld
Advisor: PoetrySubmissionContestWinner:
Dr.NancyCervetti "TheTower"byJustineDodge
EditorialBoard: FictionSubmissionContestWinner:
TanyaMoore 'TheArrangement"byNikkiL.Pittman
SethEckelman
MarieMoore EssaySubmissionContestWinner:
Dr.MaryEttaScott "MemoriesareForever"bySteveTucker
ProductionManager: PrintingServices:
LuanaMariaCumpton JoeBryde,DirectorofMarketing
AlmarPrinting
ArtCoordinator: 7735Womall
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AngelaVittorino KansasCity, 64114
TheEnglishClubproducesTheScop,AvilaCollege'sliterarymagazine.
EnglishClubOfficers:
JustineDodge President
AlfredUtton VicePresident
MarieMoore Secretary/Treasurer
LuanaMariaCumpton Historian
Dr.MaryEttaScott Advisor
Table of Contents
Written Works
AnAfricanOdyssey 37 OnStaffPaper 11
AnotherBrickintheWall 12 oUrFaMiLySeCrEt 06
ChristmasFuninBavaria 28 TheArrangement 34
DroughtonGrandpa'sFarm 26 TheGarden 11
EnglishatAvila 10 TheMasterpiece 04
HereandNow 16 TheTower 33
Isitwrong? 14 TheWaterfallofJadeLadyMountain 21
It'sMeAgain 31 TheWhiteHarp 18
MemoriesareForever 22 TheWriter'sPrayer 36
MyGentleMoon 09 Untitled 06
OdetoaRat 10 Untitled 07
OdetoLife 30 Untitled 26
OnMother'sDay 17 Untitled 10
Art Works
BovinesintheMist 08 Hat 25
Cans 15 KitchenSink 27
DormRoom 20 LifeDrawing 05
Eggs 32 Tiger 38
Other
Preface 01 TheArtistsIndex 39
TheCredits 02 TheWritersIndex 40
SpecialThanks 39
The Masterpiece
by Michael Downey
forbrotherbpainterDennisDowney)
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TheSantaFesun,omnipresent,
burnsallbright.
Thingscanonlyleavepaleshadows.
Theartistpacksuppaper,
brushes&pigmentsintoapickup,
leavingthedustystudio
andoilsdryingintostilllife.
Thetruckcoaxesupcoiledmountainroads,
stoppingwheretheworldisstretchedout
belowlikethecanvasofGod
(balancedandblendedandcolored,
eventheairaboveit).
Hehikessoftlythroughfreshpines
tothestreamgleamingasitunravelsitself.
Hemarvelsatthesheenofrockswetanddry. . .
thedancingdomesofbubblesspinningrainbows.
.
Ontoanemptyrectangle,
hedaubsgreenfortheforest,
andstraightgraylinesfortreetrunks.
Morningbecomesafternoon
whenallisrendered.
Thelasttouchesarewhite,
thecolorbeforehebegan.
Giganticclustersofclouds
aresurprisingacrosstreetops,
asheputshissmallpaintingintothetruck,
andbrakesdownthemountain
insilence.
Vittorino
Drawing
Angela
Life
by
Untitled oUr FaMiLy SeCrEt
by Bubba Prewitt by Nikki L. Pittman
It'sallpolitics hUsHLiTtLeBaBy
Prettymuchthesame dOnTsAyAwOrD
Youcantrytowin mOmMaWoUlDsAy
Butyouloseatthisgame yOuWeReBelnGaBsUrD
UncleSam,school,yourjob
It'sallpolitics,evenwithGod dOnTgOtOmOmMa
Youworkatschool wltHyOuRcRylnG
tomakethegrade sHeWoUlDtHiNkThAt
Whenit'sthievesandcrackheads yOuWeReLylnG
whogetpaid
Educationsokey,sovital sHeDgEtMaD
Moneyleechesforcethecycle aNdSeNdYoUaWaY
Allthatworkandforwhat? sHeKnOwSDaDdYwOuLd
SoUncleSamcanhavehiscut nOtTrEaTyOuThAt-A-wAy
UncleSam,he'sourman
hecan'tfixitandneithercanyou iTsOuRsEcReT
How'sthatgreatsystemnow? nEvErToBeToLd
ThisnationfoundedwithGodunderGod nOtEvEnWhEn
Theschoolsthatoncewouldteach'em yOuVeGrOwNoLd
Nowtellyouyoucan'tpreachhim
Allthismadnesswecallfreedom
andforwhat?
Thegamegoeson
by Justine Dodge
Thisisthepoint.
Raab
M.
Cecilia
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