Washington High School - Little Prexie Yearbook (Washington, PA)

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4 SESAME etonrems ' 4 y PAGE Dedication , 2 Meyers B. Horner,Principal 3 Literary 5 The Pi A Sa Bird A 5 Four Minutes to Play 8 Book Review 14 Indian Summer 15 Soliloquy '16 Editorial Staff 17 Picture of Staff 18 Editorials 19 Books 20 School Notes 21 Picture of Band 23 Hi-Y Club 24 Radio Activity - A 24 Le Cercle Francais 25 Doings of Le Cercle Francais 5 25 Confetti . 26 Girl Reserve News . 28 Poetry 29 Picture of 1928 'Squad 30 Athletics--Football 31 Equation 33 Sportigrams 34 Poets 34 Alumni A 35 The Maud Litle Fund ' 37 Exchange ' - 39 Conduct and Manners 40 Chuckles 41 A Metaphor of Life 42 Doris' Shopping List 43

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Mavlsns B. Hom-Jan, Principal

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S E S A M E 5 1 rg Y i - I' f' ' arf! I ' L .. 4 6' I7 - .f f', .f ff I2 J af ff S I, , . g . X., 1. 7. ir' I-in , .ff 'QL it 4x ' f F t we if li' k - 'M I ,' THE PI A SA BIRD I JOHN ALLEY MORE than three hundred years ago there dwelt on the banks of the Mississippi River, near where the city of Alton now stands, the Illini tribe of Indians. Fear and terror had found a lodging place among them. A heretofore brave and happy people demoralized. Onatoga, the chief, grieved because he thought his tribe faced depletion and ruin. The great Piasa bird with wings of an aeroplane span, with huge scales on its body and the head of a moose, lived in a cave near this Indian camp. It had talons like an eagle, but they were much larger and stronger, and it had an im- mense tail that encircled its body. This terrible bird would fly out of its cave on the cliif, come screaming down the Mississippi River each morning until it spied an unfortunate Indian man or maiden, then it would swoop down, grasp the Indian in its talons, and fly back to the cave to enjoy its spoil. Onatoga, the Illini chief, went out into the open night and sought wisdom from the Great Spirit. The Great Spirit told the old chief that the arrows of the Indians could pierce the scales of the monster bird's breast. In this tribe there lived an Indian called Lone Wolf. Lone Wolf was a tall, handsome lad, but despised by all the other Indian braves. When a lad, Lone Wolf had been attacked by a panther while roving in a forest. The little boy's life was saved by the swift arrow of another Indian, but he never re- covered from the fright of the huge panther standing over him.