Scott High School - Scottonian Yearbook (Madison, WV)

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-ff:-' . ,,.,' '..!fJ:i..i Vv 'X --6-S I fi n AN-J--- m wx I-M IV. THE WALHONDEANS' AT- TAINMENTS. And again the Moon of Harvest Came in all its golden splendor, Calling back unto their studies Fifty-two of the Walhondeans. White again was their chieftain, Harless was his first assistant. Alice Moore this year was scribe And the keeper of the wampum. Twice this year the Walhondeans Donned their war paint and their plumage, Put on all their richest raiment And in their glory and their splendor, Presented stories for their kinsmen, For their joy and entertainment, Presented stories of other warriors, From far and distant villagesg Made these strangers from afar Live a portion of their lives Behind the footlights of Scott High School, That the kindred of the warriors Might grow to know and to love Warriors of these other tribes. Came again the Moon of Leaves And a great feast was given By the Walhondeans to the older, Wiser warriors of the Sky Hawks, Who in this year were passing From this place of higher learning. This moon waned and the Wal- hondeans Passed on and filled the places Left vacant by those mighty warriors. And they themselves became the Seniors. V. THE WALHONDEANS' TRIUMPH. Came again another autumn, Came again the Moon of Harvest, And the clan of the Walhondeans Came this time for final study That should bring to them their tri- umph. This year came sixty-four Wal- hondeansg White was once more their chieftain, Billy Eades, a new Walhondean, Was chosen to be his assistant. Sadie Harless was the clan scribe And the keeper of the Wampum. In this vear the Walhondeans Chose to make themselves a record, Make a totem for the clansmen: Pictures it should have in numbers Of all the warriors of the Skv Hawks, Stories it should have in plenty Of the deeds of the Walhondeans. This first year-book. The Walhondean Was named by them for their great c an And was to 'be their lasting totem. Once again the Walhondeans Put on all their richest raiment And gave a story on the stage To entertain all the tribesmen. On their class night the Walhon- deans, PAGE X 1- For the last time, gave a legend From the stage of Scott High School. Gave a legend of their own lives, Gave 'The Passing of the Braves,' That should symbolize their passing From the council of the Sky Hawks. Now, at last, the Walhondeans, In the lovely Moon of Leaves, Prepared themselves for graduation, Prepared themselves for their passing From this place of higher learning. Now, at last, they are fitted To take their places in their tribes And in the councils of their elders: Now they truly are great warriors. VI. THE PASSING OF THE WAL- HONDEANS. Should you ask me, Whither these Seniors? Which of them shall be great warriors, Which shall be loved and be honored. Which shall acquire much of wam- pum? I should answer, I should tell you, In the hand of Gitche Manito. In the hand of the Great Spirit Lies the fate of each one of them Lies each life for Him to fashion. He may make of one a warrior, He may make of one a sachem, He may make of one a teller Of the tales of the Sky Hawks, He may make of one a scribe Who shall serve for our nation, He may make of one a keeper Of the Wampum of a nationg He will make of each His pleasure, Each shall fulfill His desire. Am I to know the Manito's se- crets, Know His planning of the future? I am but a lowly mortal, Know not the mind of Gitche Manito, Know not the mind of the All Wise: I cannot judge His plannings. I He will be just unto each one, Giving to each what he merits. Giving to each one his earnings. And what He does will be well done: By Him alone are all things well done. FINALE Thus you have in brief the story Of the coming of the Walhondeans, Of their labors and their triumphs. How at last they made them ready To meet life and all its battles, To do their share in the making Of theirs a stronger. better nation, And to work so that their children Might point back unto their labors And be proud of the work That was done by this great tribe. It is finished, and the writer Of the tales of the Walhondeans Puts away his ink and pen, Closes up his book and sighs. -Charles Proctor. -S N

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ff tflfrlfa -2,11 WNV r ,' -'VY ,gf ,- W- A ' r 1-Y 1 . f m l, ' , S its .H ea, -., N Q Anil . .- ...........-..... -- - -- The Song of the Walhondeans fWith due apologies to Longfellow, Hiawatha and other parodies on the Song of Hiawatha.J INTRODUCTION Here the clan of the Walhondeans Await the day of graduation, Await the day of their passing From the council house of learning, Where they learned much useful med- icine, Learned the arts and the cunning Of the greatest of the hunters, Surrenaered not to toil and hardship, Became not haughty in their triumphs, But kept fighting like great Warriors Till they had achieved their honors. And now in their exultation, Having reached the final goal, They await the lasting honors, They now wait for their diplomas. While they wait this last distinction, Should you like to know their story? I. THE COMING OF THE WALHON- DELI-INS. Should you ask me, Whence these seniors? Whence this clan, these great Walhon- deans? With their legends and traditions, With their dignity and honor, With their knowledge of the arts And the science of great warriors, With their learning and their Wisdom, With their tales of toil and hardship Stalking up the trail of knowledge As a warrior stalks the reindeer? I should answer, I should tell you, From the mountains and the valleys, From the valley of Walhonde, From the town and farm and village, Early in the Moon of Harvest In the year nineteen one and thirty Came the children of the tribes, Came the young untrained Walhon- deans To the council house of learning, To the council of the Sky Hawks, Here to learn to take their places In their clans and in their tribes In the council of their elders. II. THE WALHONDEANS' BEGIN- NING. One hundred five and twenty of them Came unto the camp of Freshmen, Where they named Charles Moore chieftain, Everett White was his adviser, Troy Hager was the clan scribe And the keeper of the Wampum, Mrs. Argenbright and Miss Thompson Were appointed as their counsellors, To advise and to direct them And to aid them in their projects. While they were in the camp of Freshmen, Doctor Washington held a contest, With a prize OI much Wampum, To be tried for by the clans Of the tribe of the Sky Hawksg The haughty Juniors Won the Wam- pum And the warriors of the freshmen, The ones that were called 'papooses,' Came almost unto the winning, Came unto the second honors, Proving that they fast were learning, All the arts and all the cunning Of the older, more skilled hunters. Then came the Moon of Leaves, And they in their exultation Prepared themselves for their passing To a higher plane of learning, To the council of the Sophomores. III. T H E WALHONDEANS' AD- VANCEMENT. Came again the Moon of Harvest, And the adolescent warriors Came from the tepees and the camp- fires Of the valley of Walhonde, Came to carry on their learning In the council of the Sky Hawks. It was in this year that many Of the weaker and more timid Of the children of the tribes Dropped behind the better warriors, Dropped behind the true Walhondeans, Dropped behind until only eighty, Of the tribesmen who had started In the autumn just preceding, Had returned for further study. These the eighty stronger youths Elected Everett White their chieftain, Troy Hager his assistant, Turner was to be their clan scribe, Clifford Bias the Wampum keeper. This year was spent by the War- riors In much study and advancement, In the gathering of such knowledge As would make them mighty warriors. When at last the Moon of Straw- berries Came to end their year of study, Proudly they took on new honors, Passed unto the rank of Juniors. PAGE TWENTY-SIX

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