Olney High School - Trojan Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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Knowing that all men are equal. Each has his own way ot Worship. The Seneca and the Chippewa, The crafty Huron and fierce Sioux- All are the Great Spirit's children. Love ot honor and ot treedom- These were once the Indian's birthright, But now he is almost forgotten. Only when by chance a farmer Comes upon a War Head buried, Or a passing tourist chances Cn a steep adobe dwelling ls the Indian still remembered. ln the pages ot this Trojan Here, by means ot utallcing paper , We have paid the Red Man tribute, Tried to show his simple virtues. Thus we send a Winged shatt heavenward Where now dwells our Indian brother. Telling him we still remember, Telling him he's not torgotten.

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THE BALLAD OF THE INDIAN In the pages of this Trojan We have paid a humble tribute To a half forgotten culture, To a truly native culture. Through the mighty Appalachians, Fording the deep Mississippi, Through the barren purple deserts, And across the high Sierras Down to Where the Thunder Water Waves its crests of feathered foam, Often passed the Wandering Bed Man With arrow, bow and tasseled spear. As he wandered, he sought beauty, Wove into his rugs his stories, Carved upon the rocks his legends, Sang his simple songs of longing, Loved and worshipped the Great Spirit He knew all the laughing Waters, The placid ponds, the leafy trails, All the creatures of his kingdom. He stood upon the Council Bluff And lifted up his fearless eyes,

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