Frank Scioscia always had something to read in his pocket or some place nearby. Books everywhere actually. Even at Max Gilroy's Indian Pageant with Umatilla Indians on Mt. Hood.
Max, with his wife, Virginia, built a fort up in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon. For a couple of summers, 1948 & 1949 I think, Max orchestrated a pageant with plays and native dances.
Max and Virginia Gilroy and Frank and Mary Scioscia were friends at Reed College together. Both men came to Reed fresh from their World War II experiences. Both women came fresh from their straight A high school experiences. Max recruited the Scioscias and others for his pageant. Those were grand summers.
One of the Umatilla women made Scioscia a wonderful leather shirt. It's still in the family. Just like the books.
Umatilla Indians
Max Gilroy's son, Scott has an interesting page: http://members.shaw.ca/sgilroy/main.htmll
Max Gilroy wrote a newspaper column called The Old Dropout. A short-cut to some of those:
Virginia also wrote interesting stuff based on the unusual scenery of her life, but she never published, therefore, unfortunately, no link.
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