David B Oliver High School - Omicron Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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PIONEER ISSUE 1926 girls' basketball, and boys' swimming. In the midst of all this glory and honor the Pioneers looked on with awe and wondered if someday, they might be like these wond-erful ones. A year and a half was spent in journeying through Alleghenee and at the end of this time, owing to the hardships along the way, the band was again divided. Some were to continue through the land of Alleghenee and the others were to start for a new land through which, no human foot had ever passed. It was this latter band that finally became the great Pioneers, for they were the first to establish traditions and set examples in this new territory which was called Oliver Qmeaning in the lrwinian language, ugreat and un- equalednb. This land was so beautiful in its wild and unrestrained state that the Pioneers, although they had grown much stronger, were almost afraid to traverse the great spaces before them. But they knew that they would have to do this in grder to reach Graduation which lay at the far side of Oliver. Accordingly they set forth with brave hearts. One of the first things accomplished was to organize the band according to Roberts' Rules of Urder. Then with Charles A. Peterman at their head they started out to make history. lt required almost a year and a half to traverse Oliver, but during that time the Pioneers brought honor and fame to themsleves and to this new land. As one of the chief events of the first year the Pioneers selected the royal signet. Another history making event was the great battle which took place within the borders of Oliver between the Oliverites and the Alleghenians. The battle, waged by eleven chosen warriors from each country, raged for two long hours. The sky was darkened with clouds of dust which rose from the battlefield: the earth trembled with the tread of the mighty onesg the shouts of the war- iors and camp-followers rent the heavens, dead and wounded from each side were carried from the field by their supporters. Finally, when the dust of the battle cleared away, the warriors of Alleghenee lay stiff and stark on the field while the remaining six of Oliver's braves were born away in triumph. That was a great day for the Pioneers. Then came the last lap of the journey. The Pioneers continued to be- come famous. George McCalmon represented Oliver in the great oratorical contest, William Huber became president of the great country of Oliver, Joseph Thomas acquired a seat in the Students' Association as Secretary of Finance., Walter Deiss became an expert photographer, Charles A. Peterman made Henry Ford a success, and many received the Oliver standard-a yellow 'GOP The Pioneers, in their journey through Oliver had learned to love it as they loved no other land. Witll that thought in mind they determined to d-o something that would stand out as a monument to all those who followed after them. Accordingly, they set about to produce a great play that would go down in history as the first of that type ever produced in Oliver. Under the direction of Miss Scott they not only made that play a success, but a triumph and a few days later the now, uworld famous Pioneers passed from the gates of Oliver which they had erected, into the City of Graduation, jubilant and happy in their success.

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THE OMICRON ?'. 7 51011 Uhr E56-itnrg nf K1 he lginneera Gkiiillb Four long years ago a little band of brave but inexperienced Pioneers began a long, hard journey from the Vale of Illiteracy. The goal set for them to reach was the highly famed city of Graduation. ln order to insure at least some of the hardy little group finally reach- ing the goal, the Pioneers were divided into two bands. The agreement was, that they would travel separately until the hardest part of the road was passedg then, when traveling conditions became safer, they would meet again and continue as one group. Accordingly, one division set out through the land of lrwinia, while the other began to journey through the Latimernian territory. During their journey through these hazardous lands, they accomplished such feats of daring and skill that they were showered with praises and re- wards by the kings of the two territories. Some were even lucky enough to win the right to carry the royal standard, which for the land of lrwinia was a yellow cali' and for Latimernia was a yellow ML? Along the line of individual accomplishments, George lvlCCillI1l0Il started his career as an actor, Joe Thomas delighted his companions and the inhabitants of the land by his accomplished singing of Annie Laurie, Wliriam Marthens also started .1 career on the stage, Dorothy Cole, Easter Hotz, and Wlilliam Huber startled their companions by their frequent trips to the top of Vlount Parnassus on the back of Pegasus, and many others received recognition for their ability in athletics, seholastics, etc. After a year of trials and hardships the two bands of Pioneers finished the first part of their journey and lllel, as agreed upon, on the boundary of the land ot' Alleghenee. This country seemed to be much more highly de- veloped and advanced than any the adventurers had heretofore come in con- tact with. for it was inhabited by people of a superior intellect. These people were truly athletes, for they won the championships in football, boys' and

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