Creston High School - Annual Yearbook (Creston, OH)

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Page 8 Searchlight of Publicity. ' By Miles H. Beniamin. A man without a good searchlight is out of harmony with the world and never should expect any great success. To have a good searchlight he should be educated, not chiefly a high school and university training, but learn the movements of this age first handed. This he will learn before he comes in contact with many people, for this world is full of many, who have different views of life, theories and methods for their own welfare. The sun is recognized as the greatest light that exists and with its great magnitude and force its power is felt all over the universe, even the animal and vegetable kingdoms would not endure long without it's life-giving influence. The influence of great public lights is felt all over the land, whether it be of high or low standard. With the past in proper condition, the future will be sure and safe. This country becomes wild over military lights. Most all the leading characters of America have attain- ed fame in military life. s -r sf -If is Shakespeare, the greatest light in English Literature, was not contented with o11e phase of life, but was not satis- fied until he developed the panorama of life 5 he searched for characters and passions that would interest all classes of society.. ar Ik if wk wk A man when he starts out in this world is likened unto a ship on the stormy ocean, and, without the strong light from the tower and the life saving crew, would be the cause of its destruction and downfall. Then a man without some great light to influence him or without good books to search would find hard struggling, if he ever reached his chosen position. When people looking for their position in life and knowing their own powers in character would adopt some of Gen. Grant's ambition and perserverance, they would become a greater success, as far as this temporal life is con- cerned, for Grant while trying to force his way through the South lost thousands of Union men in the Battle of the lVilderness. It was then that he said, " that he would fight it out on this line if it took all summer. For all these temporal labors and troubles are only a means by which we are to prove whether or not we are to gain that eternal resting place. The Bible, the standard light of all ages, has stood for many years and will stand to the end of time. The circumstances and lessons it contains are practical and can be utilized in every-day life. ' Ill -li' il- ll! 4 To become a star in any profession we choose, we should strive to out-due all competitors, then we will shine forth and our light will be sought after by all men. ' A " I am a part of all that I have metg Yet all experience is an arch wherethro' Gleams that untravel'd world, whose margin fades Forever and forever when I move. How dull it is to pause, to make an end, To rust unburnished, not to shine in usel As tho' to breathe were life." The Night Brings Out the Stars. Helen E. Tuttle. As we look back over our lives, we find that they have not been all brightness and sunshine. For we have our struggles at times, but they are only preparing us for some- thing brighter and better. What we call evils, as poverty, neglect and suffering, are, if we are wise, only opportunities for good. If we but have the right mind, all things, even those that hurt, help us. " That which befits us, says Emerson, embosomed in beauty and wonder as we are, is cheerfulness and courage, and the endeavor to realize our aspirations." May we not make the stars, the mountains, and all enduring earth min- ister to tranquility of the soul, to elevation of the mind, and to patient striving. e -k 'I' 'R ' -lt al: It is easy to work hard when success is coming our way, and the stars are shining. But when everything seems to hinder us in the progress we desire, and there is so much to discourage us, and so little to hope for, it is then work be- comes doubly hard, but at such times as these we must work the harder in order to see glorious results crown our efforts. Everyone has some duty to perform in this world, and we should not be so stupid as not to see the place that is waiting for us to fill, which no one else can fill for us. So let us always be looking for the bright light and make an honest, manful and humble effort to succeed. -lb wk -n- -r -le When we meet disappointments we should not be dis- couraged but work on so that the stars will penetrate thru the night. -le 'lf 1 -le me We as Americans ought to appreciate the noble and grand work our fore-fathers have done for us in maintain- ing and preserving our Union in order that we may now enjoy many privileges and see how thru their hard strug- gles that the stars shone out brightly. 'lf YF 'lf lk I' We never reach the doors of success by chance, we must gain it either thru sheer trouble, or by misfortune upon misfortune, this is one thing that we must work for, and tunnel our way thru the darkness and night in order to see the brightness and receive our reward for patient striv- ings. M 1 Mather once said: "Our opportunities to do good are our talents." We should make the best out of them. No matter in what business we are following, we should always look to see the shining of the stars, for they "are gems of Heaven that gild night's sable throne." So let us have "Courage, brother, do not stumble, Though our path be dark as night, There's a star to guide the humble, Trust in God and do the right."

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Page 7 Salute to Class '09. By Emma Troutman Here's to our Senior class, Here's to every lovely lass, Here's to every manly lad, Here's to the good times we've had. In our president we bring to you Ralph Jordan, a young man true To himself and othersg ever working, And never from his duty shirking. Hazel Tuttle is a Winsome lass, The musician of our Senior class. To her we owe many a pleasant hour, That she lightened with this, her power We have a Ruby in our throng, We have not had her very long. But she's a gem of the purest hues That we would not well wish to lose. There's Miles Benjamin, a young lad, Who, if Roosevelt could have had In his daring Rough Rider band, He'd had another horse well mann'd. Helen Tuttle our class admires For her pluck that never tiresg She to others can hereafter say, My school hours were not spent iniplay. If Paul Matteson appears 'to be A fellow happy-go lucky and free, His heart, however's in the right place, And that is more than half the race. Edgar McDermott is our class wit, He's not stingy with it, not one bitg To keep up with his jolly pace He would lead you a merry race. And Helen Cole, we find that she Is a student as perfect as one could beg In this world the smile on her face Will win for her many a happy place. But, here's to our Senior class, Here's to every lovely lass, Here's to every manly lad, And here's to the good times we've had ummm A not in ,Is s ,MM .J

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Page 9 The Missing Link. Edgar H. McDermott. In this day and age of the world, we generally think of the term " Missing Link" as applied to the theory of evo- lution advanced by Darwin. We do not purpose, however, to discuss this view of the subject, but another which is far more important. We believe in the theory that man has attained his high state of civilization and development, little by little through his own exertion, and that his present condition is a natural consequence of the law of Progress. Our first glimpse of man upon this old world, reveals to us a being rude, coarse, and not yet endowed with the blessings of a higher civilization. Is it not wonderful what he has accomplished in raising his race to the high standard of today? For the only utensils and implements with which he could earn a livelihood, were of the crudest typeg and no such intercourse then existed with other nations by which means he could learn new ideas by coming in contact with new and strange experiences. But "Educate man and he will invent." In this ap- plication the word education does not simply imply book knowledge. It means the experience gained by confront- ing the real problems of life, in which situation books can help us but little. We must put to use the powers God has given us, for the key to the whole situation after all, lies in the solution that Chauncy M. Depew gave: " dig, mo, DIG." From the time of the landing of our Pilgrim Fathers upon New Eng1and's rocky coast until the Revolution, strife existed between the mother country and her colonies. Some- where there was a weakness, a reason for this discord which lcd to such awful hostilities. But what was the cause? Americanisrn is freedom and will tolerate no impositions. " Taxation without representation" was the cause. En- gland's shortsighted Parliament which sat in lordly dignity wholly unconcerned about the rights of other men, dragged her into a war in which his Majesty lost all his colonial pos- sessions. wk 'li' -lb PR 4 And so it is. Each effect has its corresponding cause. Something or someone is out of harmony with the world whenever a victory is overcome by a defeat Failure comes no less to the life of a nation than to the life of an individ- ual because of discord, because of the Missing Link. But each failure should be overpowered by another attempt. The man of power and influence has never yet given up at the first discouragement, nor will he, for his success and progress have come only through faithful and earnest efforts on his part. - How beautiful Browning says: U- -- ---------- progress is The law of Life, man is not Man as yet. ' Nor shall I deem his object served, his end Attained, his genuine strength put fairly forth While only here and there a star dispels The darkness, here and there a towering mind O'erlooks its prostrate fellows." Monroe Doctrine. Paul E. Matteson. After many years of hard fighting and struggling be- tween 1817 and 1821, the South American Republics gain- ed their independence and were recognized by our govern- ment Thus nearly all the Spanish 'possessions in the New World save the Islands of Porto Rico and Chiba were form- ed into republics. - wk an wr wr at But Spain through the aid of the Holy Alliance hoped to regain her lost possessions in America, which had declared themselves Independent Republics and had been recognized by the United States. At this time, however, the Monroe Doctrine was declar- ed, which since has served more than once as a protection to the smaller American Republics. It referred to the policy of the United States in regard to foreign nations interfering-in American affairs. is 'll N if K The Monroe Doctrine has on more than one occasion helped our smaller neighbors to the south of us. It has served as a protector to them, for since the issue of this Doctrine, Europe has first consulted the judgment of the United States in any injustice towards our Southern neighbors. The policy of the Monroe Doctrine in 1866 caused the withdrawal of the French from Mexico, where they had been having their own way while we were involved in a Civil War. ' ' -sv -lt it -bt 1: President Cleveland in 1895 used the Monroe Doctrine as his authority in forcing England to settle the Venezuela boundary question. Was it not through our desires for justice to our weaker neighbors that led us into war with Spain in 1898, be- cause of their inhuman treatment of the Cuban people? What has been the success of Cuba and the South American Republics? Have they not grown rapidly and prosperous under the protecting influence of our country? Has not the United States through the policy proclaim- ed through the Monroe Doctrine saved many wars and lives by settling the disputes of our weaker neighbors without becoming engaged in bloody conflicts? -I Ik W 3 'Ji- Then why not as individuals, while passing through this life, remember the principal involved in this Doctrine? Assist our weaker neighbors and follow this policy through- out our lives in the way of giving protection to the unfor- tunate. Should we not then glory in seeing the weaker win suc- cess by helping them, instead of seeing them crushed and go down to defeat as the result of our lack of interest in their behalf? Would not this protection tend to draw them closer to us, and by so doing we ourselves would be made stronger, becau e of our giving strength to them? And in this alone can be found a realization of that di- vine injunction which teaches us to bear one another's bur- dens that the law may be fulfilled. ..l.4.l