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Our high school isn't troubled much with the clique girls, still there are those who feel it beneath their station and dignity to condescend to speak, talk With, or even do such a thing as to walk down the street with one whom they consider beneath them in social standing or in any other respect. But as a rule these girls are not liked by the majority, neither are they of much importance to the school. The independent girl isn't the one that gets along the best as a rule. She should not feel it incumbent to talk back to a teacher who is keep- ing the order of the class, nor should she feel it necessary to state her opin- ion on every subject that comes up. The teacher can get along very well without her and the pupils will not mourn her loss. All the teachers are down on me, says the injured girlg They seem to pick on me for every thing I say or do. I just study awfully hard, but what good does it do, they're always finding fault. They are always calling me downg I can't turn around but that they're watching me, and I think it's too mean for anything. The boys and girls slight me. No one likes me. Poor girl ! You do have a hard time! Did it ever occur to you to ask yourself if you are likeable? Aren't you rather conceited to think that people are spending all their time and thought to be disagreeable to you? The popular girls are not the sensitive plants. The all-round girl has only our praises. She is sweet, helpful, appre- ciative, kind, very intelligent all in one. It does us all good to have her around. She makes us feel bright and cheerful, She is the same sweet girl at all times. She isn't provoked at every little unavoidable thing, but takes it as a matter of course that such things will happen. She may not be the most brilliant girl in her class, but her lessons are prepared and she does good work. She has some time to be social. You will find her ready and capable in many lines. There are, perhaps, other types of high school girls, but the ones we have mentioned are most noticeable. However, we are glad to say that for the most part our high school girls are good and praiseworthy, so we can say, Long live old Adrian High School! Long live the Adrian High School Girls! G. G. R As WE slowly make our progress through the grades some of us may have the intention of making tl1e eighth grade the end of our school career, but we suddenly change our minds when we see that F-Thom most of our classmates are going to enter the high High School school. In the high school, more especially in the to College. first and second years, we still retain something of the idea that we had in the grades, and feel confident that the senior year will be the last one in our school life.
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or unselfish usually have enough for much foolishness? A person who never has time for work but always is willing to play when someone invites him will never be successful. A well known man who has been very successful in his line of work was once asked how he had accomplished so much in his life. His reply was, When I was a boy my father taught me when I had any work to do, to go and do it. He had followed his father's advice. Would it not be very good advice for us to follow? We might not feel quite ready to do tl1e work but are we inclined to be any more nearly ready later? Usually not. Instead, we have had all the worry about doing it and a harder task at last, and then we have still stronger fettered ou ourselves the chains of inactivity and failure. If a man would be successful, if he would be a credit to himself and a help to others, let him earnestly carry out this motto, DO IT NOW. M. P. R DID YOU ever think how many types of girls there are in our high school? There is the steady girl, the copyist, those with aches and pains, and the clique girl. There are sweet girls, kind and OU' High helpful girls, appreciative girls, the injured girl, tl1e School Gifls- disagreeable girl, she who is independent, and the all- around girl. You may always depend on the steady girl. She is sure to have her lessons no matter if she did have a little headache the night before. She hands her work in on time, no asking for more time will you hear from her, unless it is very necessary. She is to be counted on. How we dislike the girl who copies all the time! VVe feel as though we should like to get out of the way as soon as we see her coming. The first thing we hear from her is, Have you the forty-fifth problem? or, Let me see how you wrote those German sentences. And more than likely it was the hardest problem in the day's lesson, on which we had spent an hour, or it may have been the very sentence on which we had racked our brains in order to get the right construction. If the copyist could only realize that she is hurting her own abilities and weakening her mental powers, besides being a bore, we might live in peace. Very closely related to the disagreeable copyist is the girl with the aches and pains. She always feels bad, has the headache, toothache, the toe- ache or some other kind of ache until she is brimming full and running over with aches and pains. Her excuse for not having her lesson is, Well, I had a headache last night. And she expects every one to sympathize with her and coddle and pet her until she feels a little better. She enjoys poor health.
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As we near the close of our work as seniors each of us is confronted with the oft repeated question, Shall I continue my education? So far the education that we have acquired is largely along the line of preparatory work rather than practical, nevertheless I would not have the reader get the impression that a high school education is considered of little practical value. It may appear that way to those who look at edu- cation from a financial standpoint only, but if it is of no greater value than to train our minds, to make them alert and active, a high school education is of highest value. We are convinced that it would undoubtedly be the best thing possible for us to continue our educational work. The chief reason why more high school graduates do not enter college is that they are too anxious to earn something for themselves. This may be all right if the person has been grad- uated at an age early enough to give him a chance to work a year or two before taking more advanced work. Others who have parents who would willingly help them to secure a college education do not always improve this golden opportunity. This seems a very unpardonable mistake, since there is no other time more oppor- tune for college work than shortly after one has left the high school, while yet the knowledge that has already been acquired is fresh in mind. Various reasons might be given for not entering college. Some for in- stance might say, I'm afraid that it will be waste of time, or I am afraid that the work will be too hard. If a student has been able to receive a diploma from the high school, he should have the ambition to go through college and furthermore to make the best of his education. The financial side of this problem is not to be the only consideration in deciding this question, the enjoyments of life are much greater when one is able to comprehend the best in literature, art, and science, which is quite impossible without a thorough education. M. E. O. 52 PHYSICAL training and athletic sports of some sort for girls are being introduced in many schools. That a girl needs exercise as well as a boy is self-evident. Though her muscles, perhaps, are natu- Girv1's rally weaker than those of a boy, still they are weaker Athletics- in many cases than they need be. Ofttimes muscles are overstrained by faulty positions when sitting or standing, or because of lack of understanding of those laws of health which should teach one how to care for the body properly. But a strong, vigor- ous constitution and added mental ability may be gained by taking health- ful exercise. Every out-of-door sport that a girl can suitably undertake should be
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