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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igyxigi 1-loxrzl-:R lssrrz 1926 U , 'tx d' I SECTION I We, the ,lune Class of 1926 of the David B. Oliver High School of the City of Pittsburgh, of the State of Pennsylvania, do make and declare this to be our Last Will and Testament. First, To our beloved principal, Mr. Bailey, we leave our gratitude for his services, and we hope that the classes following us will appreciate his interest in all his pupils and his solicitude for their welfare, as we did. Second, To Miss lVIcArdle we leave our schedule cards, and our pink slipsi' so that she may remember our never-changing 111inds in regard to our schedules and our desire to be with her by the constant presentation of our cards of admission-our pink slips. Third, To Miss Scott, Mr. Herrington, and Hr. Dohner we leave our sincere appreciation of their services i11 aiding us in making this year book a success. SECTION II I-To the I2-B's we leave our Roberts Rules of Order to be as strictly adhered to by them, as we ourselves adhered to it. 2--To the above mentioned I2-B's we leave the example of our dramatic ability which was so wonderfully shown in Captain Applejackf' 3-Our dignity which we preservedon all occasions we leave to the I2-B's. el-Witli many sighs of regret and many admonitions to the I2-B's to care for them as we did, we leave our I-Ialleclc's and '6Sesa.me and Lilies. SECTION III Our costumes which we wore so beautifully in A Tea Party to the Shades of History we bequeath to Miss Dyess. To Miss Kerr, we, tI1e girls, leave our ualibisw which we made so glibly in order to get out of going into the pool. To Mr. Packer, we of 107, bequeath our report room and a candle. The candle to illuminate the darkness which will be noticed when we are gone.