Lansing Central High School - Oracle Yearbook (Lansing, MI)

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Editorial There You Are lVhy Editorials? Because they always have been. This is the obvious reason, there is a subtle reason. The Oracle Board had to have soniething to do. And there you are. Vtle shall now expect close attention to wliat follows. EXTINCT Wie have not forgotten The EXamin.ation. This pre-historic monster used to live deep within the subteranean chainibers of the Labyrinth of Lansing High. Periodieally he caine forth and descended upon all 'tBlitheful Students! Now it was observed that this Minotaur of olden days had one peculiar trait. NVhile he was mercilous towards those juicy inhab- itants of the Labyrinth already mentioned, he did not relish the musty taste of those fortunate grinds addieted to boninig. This highly technical term was formerly used in describing' a joy-killing process now obsolete. Indeed if the Minotaur should return today. there are few indeed who would escape his merciless jaws. All would share the saine sad fate as those who inet their end between his great teeth long' ago. From time iinniemorial he was the curse of the sehool. At last the class of '21 in the third year of their sojourn within the Labyrinth, slew the Min-otaur and flung his bones into the iiery pit where two custodians, the keepers of the Labyrinth were set to guard the dungeon until the fatal flames consumed the last relics of the lnonster. Great was the rejoicing when the glad tidings were spread abroad, and the inmates of the Labyrinth flung open the portals and decked themselves in festal robes. Like the Dodo and the It-thyosaur, Minotaur Examination. was no more. But now the fhearts of the gay revelers have beeoine sad. Fear has dinnned their bright eyes and they da.re not thread alone the underground passage of the Labyrinth for a fearful rumor is abroad. Soine of the inliabitants of Miss XVilbur's history class, as they were laughing with gleeful frivolity, saw suddenly rise before them the Page 96