Eureka High School - Sequoia Yearbook (Eureka, CA)

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as a part of their school work, to write stories which would be used for the paper, but it would have been drudgery- for many with few good results. As it is, the Sequoia this year represents only the freely contributed work of the students. Gur aim was not to produce a magazine of high literary merit, but an attractive souvenir of the school year-a record of the most important happenings which will be pleasant to remember after our school days are over. VVith this end in view, we have given much space to all school affairs-Locals, Athletics, Debating, etc., making this issue of the Sequoia larger than any previous issue and more attractive because of the numerous cuts and illustrations. The only section that has been reduced is the literary department, which we do not consider a great loss, as the stories arevalways the last part of the paper to be read, and, as a rule, high school stories are not worth reading when there are so many good magazine stories to be had. The stories that have been contributed are all of local interest or represent personal experiences- which make more interesting reading than literary attempts upon subjects about which the author knows nothing. If Uhr Ilinnrkwa Spirit At one of this year's athletic events we saw a High School student who was the personification of school spirit-one kind of school spirit. He was wildly enthusiastic with all his school colors and rah! rahs! But that same person did not hesitate to make himself offensive to some of our visitors. His school spirit made it necessary for him to adopt a superior, patronizing attitude when Eureka's score was highest-he visitors and made the Eurekans who were near wish to throw grand stand. So it is with school life. There are fellows who do all the leading one to believe they are necessary for the school's existence off all the glory, while others do the work. VVhen they do get become patronizing, partisan, and 'grub it in on those underneath. offended our him off the rah! rahing! and carrying on top, they They believe in asserting their authority in such a way as to repel the great majority. These people lack the first essentials of school spirit-their conduct makes progress in school affairs impossible, for students refuse to take any interest. Again, if these people happen to be out, they immediately become knockers. They adopt aumost spiteful attitude towards those in control--do everything possible to hamper any progress by stirring up dissensions in the school and by distorting the motives and fabricating ridiculous stories about those in control which are calculated to bring the wrath of the student body down upon its officers. - Nothing can posibly be more dangerous to the school's progress than are these people. The troubles they stir up simply cannot be settled amicably. Ignore the knockers and they will cease to exist. PAGE EIG HT

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