Glass High School - Crest Yearbook (Lynchburg, VA)

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1933 GDB QEtitiIZ:QIt25t CH APT FR 'I l' libs Eupage Begins Ilf l1z'n wc wont forth upon llzc .mls Thr rwgrani 1c'ai'rs were rolling,- Clurivugrr eyes fha future Plffd Tlirough misls the rlismnre pulling. -B A K ma S liourbee and Pee-gee journeyed away four years ago on their adventure fisaid the wise menj they were joined by many others also seeking their fortunes 1 and together they traveled to Lee Land, the country whose charms are far-famed and over which King McCul- lough and Queen Gish hold sway. They were received 4 kindly by the natives and were taken before the august presence of the king. He was tall and angular, but kind and kingly. T-le explained that their sojourn would he brief-he hoped-but that beyond the horizon lay a place called the Glass Highland. a land of mystery, of hope, where dreams came true and peo- ple grew up over night: where the library was a rendezvous for lovers: and where lay hidden the Seven Lamps of Beauty, Truth, Gbedience. Sacrifice, Power, Memory, and Life. GU EU Q ill . lliltllllilallllll The laws of Lee Land, though few, were unchangeable- and for nine long months Fourbee and Peegee steered to the right on the roads, squared the corners at the insistence of self-conscious monitors, and sat while dining in spite of occasional disabled conclusions The Seven .Lamps were almost forgotten, and Glass Highland was thought of in terms of Imroad-shouldered. much-adored football heroes. They had eaten of the Lotus fruit and were drowsily content. Glass seemed very far away and vaguely terrifying. So, when they were called by King McCul- lough, they were most surprised to learn that they must travel on at once. Glass Land loomed suddenly large-a place of mystery both dreaded and desired. Timidly they bade their friends and enemies in Lee Land farewell and journeyed toward Glass Highland. E151

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Ghz Qllriticfflllrest 1933 Qlllass uf 1934 4A Wfithout a sound the seers rose and drew together about the shining globe in the center of the room. Alma Mater drew a deep breath and went on. They-Fourbee and Peegee-went out seeking the Seven Lamps of Architec- ture. It has been four long years since they left, and I have had no word from them, though some have said they went to Lee Land to learn more of their quest' The Sages spoke. The stars see all, know all, and to us they will reveal their knowledge. Draw near, inquiring one, and gaze into this globe, and we will read to you their story as the stars disclose it. Draw near- E141

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dtbz Qlriticdltrest 1933 CHAPTER III Ghz Ctlnuntrp nt QE. CEE. Glass 'Twus frum this l'UlHlfl'j .Y lzilllnfi. They .raw the .vufwni xcas. 'Twas lzcre izfwzm the lzillfojv, They U'l'C?tIIlIl of zf1'cI0ries. -BAKER Jupiter saw among the seven hills the fair land of Glass, he looked with distaste upon his residence on lofty Mount Olympus and shortly after descended, with bag and baggage-and even with his messenger. Mercuress-into the l-lighland, bringing along a piece I I I I I I I I I I I I HE gods do love odd numbers: therefore when great ag I I I 3 -A . ,r ,EI 5 gm.. ,. I gg 1 To se Mfllfl- 1,INl'L'fS 'ir' l of Mount Olympus for a pedestal. Himself he estab- lished in a celestial palace upon the tip of the hill, and Mercuress he installed in a little alcove outside his door to act as a wind-break tshe filled the olhce ad- mirablyj and in all the realm around he installed semi-gods to help carry out his laws. From somewhere Mars, the war god, ascended to help him rule. and was given the godship of Time, to his eternal delight. For he dances and he yells. Giving time, time, time, ln a sort of ghoulish rhyme. To the moaning and the groaning of the belles-and the beaus. And he made so much noise about it all that at last fair Juno, Queen of the gods, descended to Glass, built herself a modest residence across from Qlympus and by her sweetness and gentlcness soothed the land to peace. It was on a torrid September morn when Fourbee, Peegee. and their friends climbed the last hill and stood before the awesome gates of Glass. At last the portals were Hung wide and they entered into the land. To the left stood the chip off Mount Qlynipus where lived Jupiter and whither all the semi-gods gathered in council. Past this sacred retreat the little band slipped a-tremble and gathered in the assembly hall of the land. Soon great Mars appeared before them and, blowing chalk dust and a good joke or two off his finger tips, told them things all youngsters should know-and some they shouldnt. Then he reminded them of the quest of the Seven Lamps, in which E101