Recently, I was given an amazing gift of Dolores T’s scrapbooks from her high school years and World War II. There is so much to be explored in these books, but not a lot of space this week, so I will just share one small item from her high school book: “The Wise Ole Owl”
“The Owl, perched majestically on his throne of plaster of paris, has held his sovereign position in the Superintendent’s office for several years.
His first contact with the students of R. H. S. was made possible by the Winchester Arms Company, who helped Floyd Tuggle and Clarence Boehmer subdue his highness in the Argonne Forest (Stanley’s Timber) west of Ridgeway.
The Owl, Ozymandias, was born in a hollow tree about 275 years west of the “Stanley” bridge over Big Creek. , about 2 ½ miles west of town. For the first year of his live, he was just an ordinary owl, but after he was brought to R. H. S., he has become a friend of everyone. But!!! This friendship is likely to disappear near the end of this article!!” (The article goes on to say that “Ozzy” would become the voice of the school’s gossip column.)
