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 * George H. W. Bush**

By Josh Elder

George H. W. Bush was born on June 12th, 1924 in Milton, Massachusetts. He graduated from Yale and became a businessman in Texas. “George opted for a third family tie”(Famous Texans). He met with the president of Dresser Industries, Henry Neil Mallon. Mallon offered George his first job at International Derrick and Equipment Company (Ideco), in Odessa, Texas. Eventually George had to quit his job because Ideco got transitioned into a publicly traded company and moved out of Odessa. Since Henry Mallon gave George his job, George named a child after Mallon(His son Neil Mallon Bush). After all this he became the 41st President of the United States.

George H. W. Bush. 1954-1999. 21 August 2009. < http://www.famoustexans.com/georgebush.htm>

**MOJO**



//By Jordan McMahon

The word mojo is of African origin, and is defined as a magical hex or charm. In regards to Permian High School, is the main source of spirit and dedication to their football team. There is much debate over the true origin of how MOJO became such an integrated part in Permian High School's culture. According to Charlie Pond, a graduate of the Permian Class of 1966, "//I have always heard that it can be attributed to Larry Walsh in 1965. We were playing San Angelo and behind 7-0. We scored at the start of the second half. Larry was the backup quarterback and holder for extra points. No one on the team except Larry and a receiver knew that it was going to be a two point attempt. It was successful and we won 8-7. After the game reporters were asking Larry how he managed to make that play and he said "I guess I had my MOJO working"" (A Little Bit of Mojo History). According to this account, MOJO has been a part of Permian High for over 40 years, and has evolved into much more since. Many traditions have sprouted as a result of the MOJO concept. These traditions include Kurt Kiser of KOSA-TV saying "and that's a MOJO touchdown!", Counting how many cars had Mojo on them on the road game drives, and the band uniformly marching off the field while chanting MOJO around the field (Ol' School Permian Traditions). It is clear that MOJO is a huge part of Permian High's culture, regardless of how it originated.

A Little Bit of Mojo History. KylGrafx. 23 August 2009 <[|http://www.mojoland.net/origin.htm]> Ol' School Permian Traditions. KylGrafx. 23 August 2009 <[|http://mojoland.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=40&Itemid=71]>