West Chester High School - Garnet and White Yearbook (West Chester, PA)

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There is a legend oi a bird oi ancient Egypt, the phoenix, which, every Five hundred years would build itseli a nest lan the nest into Flames with its beautiful wings and then become ashes ID the Flames it had kindled From the ashes would arise an even Finer phoenix bard The expression rising phoenixlllce from the ashes is used today when something new is built where something has been destroyed We are using the phoenix bird in our 'l95'l Garnet and White asa symbol ol the moteriolization oi our new building ln 1947 o that December night when our high school was destroyed by hre we were sadly handicapped Now rising phoenixlilqe from the ashes, we have the West Chester Joint Senior l-ligh School our new home May we be vorthy ol it Qur building tune as it is will be but shell il vve are not putting forth our very best etlorts iff is f if Qfii, X f If rf' A W r D if ' Ni V A .510 1 XV xt J -f ':!-'Z' Q 1 1 1 ' 1 1 . . I I n f - 1 , , X. . , , a .VZ ? tX tix 1,67 , .N , ,Z , 2' f S37 2 . I A 1 9 if .,f ' X 1 1 vi 2' Riff I 1, L 1 ' J' I f ' -,x A ,-.1 5 X, R '- X 1 1 1 5' ' x, Q ' CAV 'D 7 f if as ' f , , -1' . N. .f , Hx- 'L f 2 S: fl X 4' .X ,- :I 6 ff' H . 1 1 W - A f 1 N-. - f 4 ,- 0 1.1 S. ag-f ff 1.x 3:-1, , - v 716' - N faefawf ,TQ silk' NN , fx Y. ' ' ' fi:-, 13. ' 1 1 , ,QF-. fc 'Qa' --:, mp- ' - V f . - fl. '? 21g d ll, .1 fb .M fini' r I Z. f ,. -f w f '- .z' E' , ' ' fi .1-r - -' 1: . 2 .' ' ,I f ' Q A x 2 xx ' , 1 4 ' 1 1 'il l 1- i fs if 1 1 -, ' K ll 9 ' ' '. ' 1 ' I -. b b,4 flj -A K4 ing.- A 2. v-L .2 'al p Q-' . 3 c-PM if- ' ' 1