Muskegon Heights High School - Oaks Yearbook (Muskegon Heights, MI)

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POET'S CCRNER SUNSET AT LAKE MICHIGAN Il cxll it takes is ct sunset, and cx horizon to look towcxrd, cmd cx boat with ct soil ,... why, then. you cmd I and ull of us are Poets! TWILIGHT TIME When the heavens are aglow, And there is gold upon the snow, That is the time of day I often stop and say- I am unafraid of Dark. But while the world is like a spark There just can't seem To beg To me- A real reason for the Dark. -by Estel Brant OVER The blood was trickling from his heart. He was going now, he had done his part. Then as he looked up for his last time. Tell Mom I was thinking of her and her kind. Of those back home who remember us boys, And realize these guns are more than just toysg Tell her to keep fighting in our neighborhood l'ntil this destruction is over for good. He took a deep breath and held fast to his chest, And continued telling his comrades the rest. My pop, he, too, fought in a war, He said, they said. there wouldn't be no more. He had hopes for me, that dad of mine. He hadn't planned for this fight and grime. The tears had come now, as he thought of his brotherp The way he .oved him, he couldn't love another. Tell Dau this isn't like the drills at school- There, they don't have the blood in pools. But Dan'll be brave, he's got to be! He's got to carry on, for mel Then this boy on the battlefield, Already half covered with the U. S. shield. Buried his head in the troddeu sod, And I heard him whisper, It's over, Thank God. -by Billie Brady THE PARSONS AWARD The Parsons Award for Poetry, a prize to be given each year to the writer of the best poem submitted by a student of Muskegon Heights High school, will be presented on Commencement night. The new award. made possible by a fund left by the late Mrs. S. R. Parsons. well known local merchant and poet, carries with it a mone- tary gift of fire dollars. A book of poems, Tales of the Old Pioneer , by Mrs. Parsons, is in our high school library for those who would like to share her thoughts. The poems presented on this page, written by students, are not prize winning poems. The win- ning pocm will he announced later. These merely represent the crea- tive work of a few volunteers. Miss Julia A Sprague, chairman of the English department, handled submitted poems for the Parsons Award committee. FISHING I went fishing the other day. And what d.d I catch? you say. I caught a glimpse of a boat's white sail And the faint far call of a nightingale. I caught the smell of a fresh lake breeze And the shades of green in the forest trees. I caught the hum of bees in the air And restful moments of quiet prayer. -by Katherine M. Parsons THE DEAD YET LIVE Conceal the dead front the living Lest we mortals grow numb. Till our hearts cease to function, Uur tongues turn dumb. Yes, forget the bloody victims Of the Island of Bataan. The brutal treatment of the poor Beneath the tyrant's hand, And hide the casualty lists: Bury them deep in the earth, So the terror that fills the hearts of men Irerours and scorches the mirth. Yes, forget, and hide the worry, The fears we hold inside, So when the battle ceases We'll remember those who died. gby Jeanne Sweet LOVE OF NATURE I like to walk through woodlands green, Where naught of mortal works is seen, Then all the world is far away And noises of the busy day Becomes a brook song. sweet and clear. To rest beneath some shady fir, While playful winds the branches stir, And birds in yonder beechnut tree Iliscuss the Being that they see Brought to their home by nature's lure. If I could only stay with these. The birds, the hills, the brook, the trees, I know that I would be content With every happy hour spent With nature. God's own diocese. -by Bill I-Ioekenga DIGGING A WELL Water was scarce on the prairies And in trying to dig a well I had the strangest experience I ever heard any man tell. I dug and I dug. day after day, But the hole was always dryg One day, almost frazzled out I wanted to swear, or cry. I stood in the bottom nf the hole Trying to rest a spell. When down beneath my tired feet, I heard a Chinese woman yell. And then I hear her plainly say, Please respect my wishes: Quit your digging now I pray: Dirt is falling on my dishes. -Tales of the Old Pioneer, by Katherine M. Parsons ,74-

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CURRICULUM PHYSICAL EDUCATION Play up, play up, and play the game. Author Ifnknozun The importance of good health cmd physical fitness is due to a great extent to regular daily exercise and proper diet. Whether in war or peace, it should be the everiasting a.m for everyone to keep himslf in top shape . Our schools all over the nation play an important role in helping meet this goal. Every se n.ior boy is required to take half a year of senior gym to help get into condition cr army service. The course is not a real military program, but merely a con- ditioner . The training is good and helps to make boys a bit more accustomed to scme of the military life many of them may have to undergo. It helps give the boys a pride in their health and fitness. Regardless of war or peace, physical education is essential in building a strong America. VOCATIONS The ugliest of trades hare their moments of pleasure. Now, if I were a grave-digger, ar even a hangnzan, there are some people I roulrl 'work for with a great deal of enjoyment. Douglas Jerrold, in l'gly Trades Today, more than ever before, we are reminded on every side of the oppor- tunities that lie waiting in the field of vocational education and industry. Our greatest taskethe winning of the warfstill lies before us and it is industry and vocational pursuits which have made the mechanical side of this great endeavor possible. If it were not for defense plants, working day and night making arms and weapons for the war effort, we would be faced today with a great catas- trophe. However, because we have skilled workmen and efficient machines. we are on the winning side in this war. Here students may leam machine shop. printing, woodwork, and mechanical and architectural drawing. These students will be the builders for a greater America of tomorrow. HOME ECONOMICS Every inrestigation zvlzielz is guided by principles of nature fixes its ultimate aim entirely on gratifying the stomach. .-lthenaeus, Bic. VII, Ch. 3. With the world in the shape it is today, we must all do everythi.ng possible to remain united and to share our resources fairly with others. Others means not only our friends in this country but our friends throughout the world wherever there is oppression and want. The men, women, and youth who are contribut- ing greatly to the war by working in a defense plant, must be kept in good physical condition. That is, if they intend to remain on the job. Food is the num- ber one factor in good physical condition, Clothing and shelter are others. tFor the part clothing plays, see Style Show 9, The food we eat is important to us today and as a foundation for a strong future. Under Miss Cathryn Erit- meyer, the students here leam the fundamentals of nutrition and home cooking. . ,.-.- - gill MATHEMATICS Mathematics takes 'us into the region of absolute necessity, to which. not only the actual world, but every possible world, must conform. Bertrand Arthur and lVill Russell, 18713 In our schools today there is a broad field for exploration in mathematics. For your election, are such courses as business arithmetic, algebra, advanced algebra, college algebra, plain geometry, solid geometry, and trigonometry. Iust the fact there are so many courses is reason why mathematics is with- out doubt one of the most essential factors in life. It enters into so many different phases of human endeavor. Math is a definite positive to be accentuated in almost every occupation. It is difficult to think of any work in which math does not play a large part. It plays a very decisive part i.n the war, because war today is a science, and science depends upon mathematics and the accuracy ot its mathematicians. Our pilots who fly planes to their goals of destruction. all use mathematics every day and night. Truly, math was, is, and will always be of great importance in the development of a finer, more efficient nation. 173-.

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