New Castle High School - Ne Ca Hi Yearbook (New Castle, PA)

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KHEGYWHHE FRANK L. ORTH l

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K HE-YH-HH? Un Mizz iillalrg Hanfiunrt iii-Fil To repay in a small part the immense debt owed by the Class of '21 to its friend and supervisor, Miss Mary VanDiv0rt, we, Uhr Qrninr Gllami nf Nun Qlantle High Sfrhnnl respectfully dedicate Efhia 2-Xnnuui

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KIHE .FHHHTE A Glnllrgv Ehuratinn. Commencement time is one of the mile stones in one's career. At this point it is necessary to decide whether to continue one's education in college or go to work. Not every high school graduate should go to college. A person who does not like to study and who finds no real pleasure in books should not go to college. One who has had difficulty with high school studies and who has passed only by a small margin should not go to college. A person who is more interested in making money or in the problems of the business world than in education should not go to college. One who lacks the power of concentration and the ability to stick to a task should hesitate and think before going to college. Do not go to college if your motive is to have a good time. Do not go to college just because some friend is going. Completing a college course is a strenuous task and only those who are well equipped mentally and physically will succeed. However, there are many advantages in this sort of an education. It opens up many new avenues of thought and observation and introduces one to the great world of good literature. A college education is worth while if it develops in one only the taste and love for good literature. With this taste one may enjoy the fruits of the master minds of the world. It should teach one how to spend his leisure time to the best advantage. A college education teaches what has been acomplished in the field of human progress. Whatever one's calling in life it will be more successful if one knows what has been done in this field. Mistakes that have been made in the past may be avoided if one has this knowledge. A college education develops the power of concentration. It teaches one to stick to a task until it is completed. It should develop the power of investigation and re- search. It should train the mind to think steadily and to attend to business at hand. All of these traits are essential and necessary for one's success in lifc. From a college education one should get an accurate power of observation. By this power the beauties and wonders of plant and animal life are unfolded. By it the amazing story told by the stones and fossils of the earth is revealed. By it the appalling wonders of astronomy are opened up. With this power the magic of chem- istry is made clear and the practical knowledge of the physical world becomes avail- able. All of this knowledge is necessary to a full enjoyment of life. An education should teach one to appreciate art, music, architecture, sculpture, andthe wonderful things that have been accomplished in the engineering world. A college education should make one a better citizen. It should create a deeper interest and knowledge in government, politics, and civic problems. It should strengthen one's character. It should develop a deeper love for country and make one more patriotic. Persons with a college education should make the best and most useful citizens in a community. An education is good in itself. One should not desire an education for the ex- press purpose of making money. An education can not be measured by dollars and cents. It is worth while whether one makes money out of it or not. An education strengthens, enriches, broadens and sets one forward in business, in family life and in every other department of activity. No matter what one's work may be one can do it better and more eHiciently if well informed. An education means accumulated force. It means increased capability for one's self and also the ability to use the capabilities of other and wiser persons. An education gives one perspective. It overcomes narrow mindedness. It increases one's personality. It strengthens one's influence. It gives one poise. It enables one to associate on terms of equality with well informed persons. It gives one more mature judgment. One can make money without a college education, but such an education enables one to live a broader, wiser and more useful life and to get more real enjoyment and pleasure out of living. F. L. ORTH.