Findlay High School - Trojan Yearbook (Findlay, OH)

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THE BLUE AND GOLD Sophomore History Once upon a time, so long ago that everybody has forgotten the date, there were, in the land of Findlay, a castle with its many towers called Washington and a great strong- hold with its dungeon-keep called Lincoln. In the Washington Castle there dwelt Queen Jacobs, a wise and goodly queen, and over the Lincoln Castle 'there ruled King Green of great merit and favor among his people. These rulers despaired greatly when they saw what wicked and unworlthy children they had. King Green's only child was the fair Princess Student and Queen Jacobls son was gallant Prince Schollar. Now these lords with the help of other wise knights did with great diligence lead their children through the fair' halls of their castles and did show them the beauty of these halls and charged them on the high order of educaition to indulge deeply in the understanding of these. But the Prince and Princess were sore perplexed and sought knowledge for nigh untoi nine months and finally came to be known as the Emerald Prince and Princess. Now in the land at this time there was a great magicilan, Merlin, called Matteson, and when the mighty Merlin perceived the advance in the order of education of the Prince and Princess and saw that they knew that X2 -l- X2 does not equal X2 he said. Princess Student of Lincoln and Prince Scholar of Washington, thou hast passed and I unite thee in marriagef' So saying, he waved his wand and ordered them to pass into the valley in which King Darius, known as the good King Finton, nuled. For three months they journeyed to the Castle of King Finton and when they arrived in the Court of King Finton and the Knights of the Round Table, they were greatly scorned and mocked by two arrogant kniights, Sir Gawaine du Senior and Sir Ewaine du Junior. Although the Prince and Princess were exceedingly wroth, they did not, to pro- tect their good name, challenge -either Knights to a joust. The good King Finton looked upon them and marvelled at their unworthiness. Many times good King Finton and some of his most worthy Knights of the Round Table spake to the Prince and Princess and taught them bot'h how to handle the sword of Geometry, the buckler of History, the spear of Biology and to ride the horse of Latin. While learning to do these things, they saw some of the Knights of King Darius! court hght in football jousts and basketball tournaments. Then, one day, King F-inton's heralds announced that on Tuesday next there was to be a great contest throiughout the King's court, that the Knights and Ladies who saved the most money should toil for a prize. And it so happened that the Prince and Princess. with great diligence, labored and received the highest honor by achieving the height of one--hundred per cent. The other Knights marvelled and wondered who the Prince and Princess were and since they knew not their woirthy name, they call them Prince and Princess Sophomore and. knowing themselves bested, the Knights had more respect for the brave Sophomores. Then King Finton cried out and announced that on the morrow was the anniversary of the birth of one of the greatest kings of the land and since another great king's birth- day had been but a few days before, 'he ordered that a great feast should be given in honor of the Kings, Lincoln and Washington, a feast even greater than the feast of Pente- cost. On this day the knighits of the court feasted on a program at the expense of the unseltish Prince an-d Princess. More and more the knights with much respect began to notice the House of Solphoimore and the Knights of the Round Table were exceedingly pleased and bore the feast well. And it came to pass that the Prince and Princess worked and gained great favor in the land. They did such deeds as had never' been seen in King Darius' court and so it was that King Finton one spring morning did charge them to come unto him and there he gave them the tirtle of Lord and Lady du Junior. Departing very joyously they rode on their way, and as tradition tells us, they lived happily ever after. -HAROLD KOONTZ, '26. Page Twenty-eight

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