Hudson High School - True Blue Yearbook (Hudson, WI)

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TliUK m'K most entirely neglected. Tin great factor in moral education is Christianity. The school should continue the development begun in the kindergarten, and the studies that give most opportunity to this development, are literature and commercial geography. The lat- ter especially, which gives the child some idea of his present and possible future relation to the business world. The religious in- terest may bo awakened to some extent in the school even without direct instruction. American philosophers are doing a valuable service to educa- tion, by affirming that the content of a study is of vital impor- tance, and that one does not study for the mere sake of exorcising the mind. For this reason the studies should be made most prom- inent which will be of most practical use in after life. They insist on a close study of the real meaning of those principles which all good teaching has tried to regard at all times. Doctrines with such ends in view will be hailed with joy by all teachers, and the hope is that the use of them will be a powerful force in making more effec- tive and practical the education of the future. Historic Women. By Hestkk Munson. Every civilized nation owes much to its women. History clear- ly shows that the advancement of any nation is marked by the pro- gress of its women. This is shown in scriptural historyand in the history of every people. Women of (Greece and Home had much to do with the history of both nations. The virtues of Lucretia may be imitated in all ages. The name of Cleopatra has been linked with those of the most fascinating women of all ages. With her great genius, had she ex- erted it in other directions, she would probably have been one of the most noted women the world ever produced. It is interesting to trace the working of the mind of woman through the centuries. Before the dawn of Christianity the war- like and fierce instincts seemed to predominate. The mythical heroines of Greece and Rome were mostly cruel and relentless goddesses. After the birth of Christ the light of the world pene-

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22 TRUE BLUE Air—Sunflower and Sun. We are the naughty—naughty two’s, Brave and true? We love to greet, to greet you, As we meet again. (Repeat.) Air—Good Bye Dolly Gray. Good by old High, we must leave you, Though it breaks our hearts to go, Something tells us we are needed, In the world to face life’s foe; We all know7 how you will miss us, But we can no longer stay, Goodbye to the good old High school. Air—Ain’t It a Shame. But Ain’t it a bore, a measly bore. That there weren’t others like us before, But don’t you be a little frightened, For we can yell as we always do For the real class of 1902. CLASS YELL. Zackity Zax, co-ax, co-ax, Zaekity Zax, co-ax, co-ax, Biff Rah Zoo, Biff Rah Zoo, Nineteen Hundred Naugnty-two. Instruction That Makes Character. By Nettie Johnson. A casual glance at the history of past ages shows that the education of the olden times pertained mainly to the develop- ment of the physical powers. We see, however, that education seeks from time to time a higher plane of activity that is in the in- tellectual sphere. The fairest monument of the intellectual de- velopment of the pagan world was the Alexandrian library,contain- ing 750,000 volumes, but the moral education of that time was al-

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TRUE BLUE 24 trated all dark places, and a more gentle and benevolent influence prevailed. With the uplifting force of Christianity came a culture and freedom, a purity of heart which bears no comparison with the ancients in their purest days. Among the wTomen of Europe may be mentioned Joan of Arc, a marvel among women, on wrhose fair name no word of scandal ever fell; Charlott Corday who willingly faced death to rid her country of a monster, and Florence Nightengale, whose memory the suffering soldier in the camps of war may well bless. In America, woman’s place is on the same plane with the heroes of our country. Mrs. Hale says, “The United States is the land of modern chivalry, wThere the moral qualities of women are most highly valued and her station in life most fully acknowl- edged. That the sympathy and devotion of our Colonial woman helped to make this land “the land of the free and the home of the brave” all acknowledge.” As artists, lecturers, reformers, and philanthropists women have been shining lights, and in each department there are many whose names will never die, and in the temple of fame the names of women will dim the luster of the sun. Joan of Arc. By Gertrude Ryan. Of all historic women Joan of Arc stands alone from the fact she gained renown by feats of arms. She was a military heroine. Joan of Arc, known as the Maid of Orleans, was born in the early part of the fifteenth century when France was at war with almost the whole world. French armies had encountered so many reverses that all which nowT seemed necessary was a formal recogni- tion of the estates and the English king could take possession of the French throne. The fifteen year old son of the insane French king had assumed the crown but was recognized by the Southern part of France only. At this critical period our heroine, Joan of Arc, appeared in order to save her country. She claimed to have had visions of St. Michael the patron saint of the French army and that he told her of the great mission before her. With much difficulty she obtained