Coquille High School - Laurel Yearbook (Coquille, OR)

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LA UR undefeated, but the one who rises above his defeats that makes the greatest success. Make every hour of your life produce for you. The years drift by all to soon and presently you will miss your youthful ability to broaden your mind. The time to make a firm foundation for life is in youth. Sad indeed is the life that must go back in later years to lay a new foundation. The greatest joy in this life comes to those who are capable of doing things and doing them well. No matter what your peculiar place in life may be, the same elements are necessary for success. When you come to the turning from youth to age, it is my sincerest desire that every member of the class of 1917 may have accomplished that duty which will bring the greatest good. Sincerely, Mabel J. Hansen. A CROP OF SPRING POETRY. » ? The flowers bloom in their beauty, The birds are beginning to sing, And all over the hills and the valleys We see the heralds of spring. Mr. howard’s a long, slim gent, Who gives many’s the kid a dent; He lays them o’er the table Applies a hose as per fable Until they are really quite bent. «t Marvel to Edna, when ready to leave school: “Oh, Edna, wait a minute, Zem’s gone back in her desk again.” (Goodness, we didn’t think she was quite that small.)

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K □ LAUR |3| n % Jrg- South Bend, Wash., April 2, 1917. To the Class of 1917, Coquille High School. Dear young Friends: I greatly appreciate your request for a letter, but feel my inability to bring you a message of real worth. I have felt, and still do feel, a real interest in the members of the class of 1917, even though our paths lead apart. As your former class adviser, it will not be amiss for me to give you a little advice as you are about to enter upon another phase of your life. History from the beginning of time shows that the successful nation is always the prepared nation. So it is in life. We must be trained and ready to fight the battles of life in order to be successful men and women. The most effective weapon we can use is knowledge, and this is never obtained without struggles or sacrifices. In your quest for knowledge you have fought many obstinate battles, but by perseverance and hard work you have overcome them, one by one. When you go out into the wrorld to do your share of work, you will be met by obstacles that will at first seem insurmountable. The test of your manhood or womanhood will come in surmounting these obstacles. The time will soon come when you will acknowledge your first defeat, but when you have learned to take advantage of your defeat and rise above it, then you will begin to taste the true joy of life. It is not the one who remains

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CLASS OFFICERS n m Catherine Hersey, President Leland Peart, Vice-President Sylvia Neely, Sec.-Treas. Myrtle Neely, “Laurel” Reporter CLASS ADVISER Miss Mabel Bay CLASS COLORS Gold and White CLASS FLOWER White Rose CLASS MOTTO To the stars through difficulty • r CLASS YELL Gold and White, Gold and White Juniors, Juniors, they’re all right.