South High School - Oriole Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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SOUTH X , - 4 E SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL The American Wayl' 'To a Way of Living 194-O

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SOUTH SOUTH SIDE VOCATIONAL SCHOOL 'The American Wayi' To a Way oi Living 194-O

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THE AMERICAN SOUTH Thanlc God that lim an American. That time-vvorn phrase is heard. Again it echoes through our land Now that the war's horrors have be The thunder of cannon, roaring forth, Banging against opposing walls? The anguished cry of wounded men f-lit by rifle balls. Here too, the cannons thunder forth And balls ricochet against walls, But here the cannon are hickory sticlcs And the bullets, basebalis. l'lere opposing armies clash ln baseball, football, and on tracks, But there the armies clash in death With steel, gas, and lead attaclcs. There the people flee to shelters While overhead bombers roar, But here the people happily watch The mighty transports lift and soar. The enemy may start a frontal attaclc Or a deceptive submarine onslaugh l lelmeted heads may crash together, But here gridiron battles are fought Not on a shell-torn battlefield Nor a deadly mine-laden sea, WAY en ungird ti And not in the slcy, where wings of death May blast you into eternity. Let me use that phrase again That's echoing from man to man Keeping peace throughout our land, Thank God that l'm an American. -GEORGE KOCHKA 1940