Anderson Valley High School - Argus Yearbook (Boonville, CA)

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The Pledge N the quarrels and jealousles of the gods man s destmy IS often at 1 stake though he IS povy erless to mttryene You who knovy the nature of our beautiful yalley could hardly l know or scarcely belleve that ll was at one tlme the Eden of earth Gs' Though no llylng Indlan ever sct foot nn the yalley yet they com monly belleyed that II was thc happy huntlng ground vshcrt one could roam the forests at wxll Thls plcasant statc of affaurs could haye contmued but for one thlng the jealousy of the gods Darkness and Beauty Each clalmed the r1ght to rule and would not agree to compromlse ln any way They quarreled and at last after the manner of all quarrels ll ended ln a b1tter fight such a iight as man could not lmaglne The god of Darkness was strong and povs erful Thc goddess of Beauty was gentle and kmd The former belleyed ln force and destructlon whlle the latter beheved 1n sunshlne and gentleness The god of Darkness came from the Northland vuth the howl1ng wands I-le brought the 1ce the snow and the bhzzards Everythmg became desolatc The valley was a place of lcebergs and glaclers gulleys and chasms After many years the beast was satlsfied wxth his work and fully bellevmg that no hung creature would agam traverse the paths of the yalley he returned to the cold bleak North and Now came the goddess of Beauty ever gentle and smcere She used her lnfluence the north vund ceased the 1ce melted and the rocky chasms lost some of thelr ruggedness Trees sprang up and luxurlant yegetatlon coyered the valley and mountalnsldes Whlle the goddess of Beauty had thus rebuxlt the paradise of earth yet th1s labor gave her no pleasure for there was no human belng to appreclatc and care for If The god of Darkness could not return and she must soon take up her vyork IH other parts One eycnmg as shc sat ln her cave pondermg upon this sltuatlon a coy ered wagon dravxn by an ox tcam camc slovyly over the fldgk lnto tht valley That nlght as the man lay slecplng the goddess communcd wlth hlm and learned that he vyas a loyer of truth and beauty and that he was seeking a perfect home for himself and hxs frlends He pledged hrs honor that he and h1s frlends vxould eyer prescrye the natural beauty and prlmltne lxfc and pro tect the yalley agamst all strxfe and Jealousy all greed and stlhshness At dawn the man avyoke to hear the goddess of Beauty decree that th1s garden spot should be known to thc world as Anderson Valley 1n commemora tlon of her coytnant vnth 1ts farst lmmlgrant The yallcy shall bt posstsstd by thost vsho hayt yusdom and hontsty gtntroslty and falth and yy ho can apprcclatc and prtstryt tht bcautns of naturt Dcnmt XVllllS -,e 1 ' ' Y ' Q V 1 u l ' l ' .g y ' r V ' l yy I I I l . yt, ,nl . . . . , xl v y v v' - I Y . Y ' 1 Y I Y 'I 'I I I I 'I . V P ' T ' 1 V. 1 , , V. . . . y . . V . 7 V Y - 1 . quiet sun rays and worked with the strength of hope and love. Under her . V. V . y . . 7 . V 7 ' l YD . I . V 3 I I I I ' V, Y 7 V 1 I Y I 1 I I q V Y X . Y Y I I I v 3 A 7 D 7 l 'I Y I ,, . V7 Y. I K Q I Q 3 1 1 V 3 B- 1 y X Y l Y Yi V. 1 V i I I V I v - ' ' ' , '27, llmry rr