Liberty High School - Lion Yearbook (Brentwood, CA)

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:uve the sign for getting hot water ready. Then tht- vile plot was re- vealed to me. The princess had not really saved my life for love of llle. lint she had brought me to her lover as si very choice morsel. Oh ye gods! ye gods! I had to tndure :ill this. My mind became confused, and green savages danced before my eyes ln at blur. A cannibal's finger snapped and fell to the ground with n crush like thunder. and as sure as my name is Lee Brendt, l thought l was dead. But soon there sounded an awful ringing of hells, anl l heard the well known voice of my father saying, C'ome. get np, Lee! Time for school! Come. Come! Get that cow lnilke-dl And then I awoke, only to find that the cannibal's finger which l had picked up was n fountain pen in the hand of a dreamer, --ANON. iii -..K-f'

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Now the chief had a very beautiful daughter, who had the same green complexion. Her name was Hippo, and she took a great fancy to me. Her soft green eyes were on me all day. , That night as I sat alone. thinking of our plight, a light hand was laid on my shoulder, and looking up I saw the green princess standing before me, clothed in a purple robe glistening with jewels. She sat down near me and began to weep. This lasted nearly an hour. Losing patience at last, I rose and thundered, Woman! what do you want? At this sho arose also, and throwing her arms around my neck, wept as tho her heart would break. This made me feel uneasy, to have a maiden's arms around my neck, for I had always been a woman hater, but she was beautiful and I was young and inexperienced, so I let her keep them there. Then she kissed me, and l stood there. She kissed me once more, and departed as quietly as she had come. Next morning at sunrise I was led to a place where a great throng of green men and women were gathered around a roaring fire. Near the fire were most of my companions. Suddenly the throng began to yell, and three muscular savages seized upon .Iohn Parachini as their first victim. Oh the horror! He was hurled screaming into a huge dish resembling a frying pan, and the lid was placed over him. Then boiling water was poured over him thru a funnel. After him Eugene McCarty' was seized: and never before in my life had I seen such a look of horror on the face of mortal man. Mary Parenti was then sacrificed.i 'Oh the sadness of it all! Myra Pearce was the next victim. She bit and scratched and tore, but to no avail, and into the frying pan she also wentl Stanley Cabral was next on the menu. He was very stubborn at first, and made horrible faces at the chief, but he also went in. After that Captain Dyche. He was game to the last. After smashing a savage's green nose, he quieted down, and started to ga-sp a message home, but here he was seized and heard no more. When these were well cooked they selected me, but the Princess Hippo ran up and interfered. I know not what she said, but at any rate I was taken back to the palace and left in charge of a savage, who on a sudden dropped dead with an arrow in his throat. I turnedi and be- held the green princess beckoning to me. I followed. She led me to the shore and ordered me into a large canoe. well supplied with food and water. Mile after mile we went, silently like the barge of King Arthur. Hippo kept her eyes ardently glued upon me. and I felt. that she loved me. In the course of three days we sighted land again. and she rowed me into a little harbor. We go out of the boat, and she picked me up ou her shoulder, and carried me far up into the mountains. After three hours we approachei a small village, and she conducted me to one of the cottages owned by a cannibal named Skimp. He was a huge beautiful fellow, and he seented overjoyed to see the princess. They talked together for a few minutes, and then he came and looked me over, felt of my arms, legs and neck, then gave a grunt of approval. Two servants were summoned, who carried me out into the back yard. A fire was built, and oh! horrors of horrors! there was the dreadful frying pan. My thoughts were fearful indeed when the cannibal Skimp came up, and

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Qt v X XxsX tX NN Xhx WW Z 5 7 f 2 f t . Q VOL 7 BRENTWOOD. CALIF.. MAY 1911 No. 1 We the editors of the annual of the Liberty Union High School have great pleasure in bresenting to the public the results of our labor, hoping that our efforts will meet with popular approval. We wish to thank all those who have so nobly contributed to the success of the Annual. W-3 desire also to extend our thanks to the patrons and friends of the Liberty llnion High School who have by their generous support and encouragement done so much for our school. XVe must not forget the Board of Trustees. The success of the High School depends largely upon them, we feel that we are especially favore-l in possessing Trustees who give their valuable time ungrudgingly and without any remuneration to the affairs of the school. NVe feel grateful to them for the interest they take in our welfare. They have done every- thing possible to make the school a success. They have provided us with a splendid court suitable for tennis and basketball. Vk'hen our treasury was almost depleted they assisted us financially. We understand that during: the coming year we are to receive idstructions in dressmaking. Already Ll course in drawing has been introduced. The girls will be taught to make tasteful designs and then to execute them on cloth. For all these advantages we are grateful to the trustees. Dr. Thomas paid our school a visit this year and after careful ex- aminatior expressed himself as much pleased wit: the rapid progress xn- had made. Liberty remains on the accredited list. In conclusion we would urge on the student body the necessity of cooperation with trustees and faculty if our school is to be a decided success. Liberty, needs more school spirit-the spirit that leads a student to sacrifice something for the school. Debating, baseball, tennis and track offer plenty of opportunities to each and every student. In all of these Liberty can excel if the proper school spirit is shown. Let us one and all resolve to do our best for the school. We shall reap the reward. Athletics develops our bodies and debating makes us ready, fluent speak- ers, able to hold our own in the world. We desire to express our appreciation of those business men who have assisted us by advertising in the Annual. When in need of any- thing give them your patronage.