Plainfield High School - Milestone Yearbook (Plainfield, NJ)

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Photo by Stone “SEE HOW CALM I AM.” Photo by Stone “WHAT! WILL NOBODY MOVE?”

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20 LEE eC ORAGIE. Be not over-troubled by the evil of the world. There are always bad men, but there are more good men. You will find whichever class you seek’ for. Two children in a country home went into the garden to play. Soon they came running back, and the first one cried, ““O, mother, the rosebush is all full of thorns’, but the second cried, ““O, mother, the thornbush is all full of roses.” There are roses everywhere in life. Fix your thought on the roses and lose sight of the thorns. Finally, what part do you assign, in your scheme of life, to the inner man, the spiritual and mental life, of which your body is simply the habita- tion? Any scheme of life which leaves out the inner man, any line of con- duct which dwarfs your spiritual growth, any pursuit which is. not consist- ent with mental development and spiritual purity,—all of these things will prevent your getting the greatest good out of life. You may not attain wealth, you may never have power, you may fail in business, sorrow and trouble may camp down with you night and day, but if you keep your mental life bright, if you preserve integrity of conduct and purity of soul, if you look at life as an opportunity to express ail that is best and purest within you, by your acts of helpfulness and thoughtfulness, by your devotion to the interests of others,—then, in spite of all these other things, you will attain true happiness. As I passed down the street, one evening, a delightful fragrance was wafted to me on the evening air. I paused to breath it in. I knew not whence it came, but when I passed on, my face was brighter and my step lighter because of its ministration. So, as we pass along the walks of life, we experience helping, inspiring, uplifting influences whose source we do not recognize, The life that pro- duces them may be humble and simple, but it sheds spiritual fragrance all around, giving tone and vigor, sweetness and helpfulness to the circles within its influence. The man who creates it may never receive recogni- tion from his fellows, but he knows no sense of loss. He lives not to win the plaudits of the crowd. He works for the joy of accomplishment, for the satisfaction of getting worthy things done. He smiles on the world and the world smiles back. May you each one make your life so full of the happiness that comes from true accomplishment and humble faithfulness to ideals, that it will overflow and, like the flower, fill with fragrance all the air around. “1908 is a fine class, I am proud of them, they are all right.”—Dr. Henry M. Maxson.

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28 ELE ORCA Clk: Award of Prizes, 1908 ENGLISH GOMPOSITION: I. The George H. Babcock Prize, given by Mrs. George H. Babcock. Iirst Prize—Walter Edward Knowlton. Second Prize—Louise Townsend Nicholl. Honorable Mention— Eleanor Van Tuyl. Maud Kathryn Sminck. Horace Barnard Earle. II. The Daily Press Prize for the best essay written by a member of the Senior Class on a topic relating to municipal affairs. Prize—$10.00 in gold, Sara Louise Sanderson. MATHEMATICS. The Dr. C. H. Stillman Prize, given by Mr. Wm. M. Stillman. First Prize—$15.00 in gold, Washington McIntyre. Second Prize—$r1o.00 in gold, Otis Wadsworth Hovey. Honorable Mention—Douglas Davis, Thomas Enory Ricketts TRANSLATION PRIZES For the best translation of assigned passages, a first prize of three dollars, and a sec ond prize of two dollars, to be expended in books chosen by the receiver of the prize. Mopern LAnGuAGES—Given by Mr. Ernest R. Ackerman Senior French. First Prize—Percy La Barre Mygrant. Second Prize—Marjorie Mae Harris. Honorable Mention—Clara Savage. Junior French. First Prize—Elsa Mae Cook. Second Prize—Stanley Parsons. Honorable Mention—Leroy Clhffton Whitall. Junior German. First Prize—David Bryant Thickstun. Second Prize Agnes Marguerite Van Norden. Honorable Mention—George Stanley Robins.