Presque Isle High School - Ship Yearbook (Presque Isle, ME)

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8 P.1.H.S. SHIP ' ff fi - . -5-.sf A Eagan- fd ' fl ,S r ' x Nail' X ' fy K , 1 V 1. S :L I lg , S CI. 2 t V 7 A ,,,., ,L , . 4 I if E , l 'f f 'Nag SPORTSMANSHIP spires trust, commands respect and From the time we were very small children, we have :been taught the fundamentals of what is known as fair play. As we have grown old- er, we have come to call these funda- mentals by the name HSPORTSMAN- SHIP. Some of the qualities in a good sportsman are: Character, ability to keep a level head, strict observance of the rules, and alertness. These qualities apply to the game of life as well as to any game which is played -for the enjoyment which one derives from it. First and most important of all is character! A man who is known to have a ,ga-od character naturally in- loyalty. The development of charac- ter may depend upon icme's environ- ment, or training, or it may dlevelop from hero worship. The latter is per- haps the most comm-cn. Each person should choose an ideal whose char- acter is strong and influential and then strive to be as near like that ideal as possible. Often times we have the misfortune to become angry and say and do things which we afterwards regret. If we possess the albility to keep a level head we will n-ot embarass ourselves by doing this. To -obtain this require- ment may mean long and hard Work for some, for whom the 'most natural thing is to let loose their fury, but we can all possess this asset, ability to

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WV U .V fm E Y I. H .S. SHIP 9 keep a level head, if we but practice long enough. For many players in the game of life it is easier to win by disregarding the rules. To win one must observe the rules of the game. The rules of life are the laws suglgested and rati- fied Pby the people. At times those who disobey the rules are caught and a foul, or 'black mark is placed op- posite their name. Serious fouls are punished by life imprisonment with hard labor, solitary confinement, hang- ing, and electrocution. Less serious fouls, such as, traffic laws and intoxi- cation are punished by a fine. In ath- letics after so many fouls are made the player is compelled to leavethe game. We do not wish to' be disquali- fied in the game of life, so keep the pages of the book of life free from these fouls by strict observance of the rules. In sports the player who is alert profits by the mistakes of his oppon- ent. If we are always. alert' we will find that many opportunities present themselves for the bettering of our positions. When opportunity knocks fbe ready to open the door and let it in. Be alert to take advantages! In the game of life we should never play the part of the spectator as some of us have done in school athletics. If we pretend to participate in this most intriguing of games we should put all that we have into it. When you start to do a thing do not just half do it. Do it just a little bit better than the others. Play the game fair! If you have any failures chalked upon your score-lboard do not despair or pnotest, be a Lgood sport and return to the jgame with the determination to play fair, and with the belief that you will be victorious in the end. We should all attempt to attain and hold the position in life entitled: A GOOD SPORTSMAN ! A. Wilder '32 GRENDEL WALKS AGAIN When Beowulf killed the huge mon- ster from under the sea, he destroyed the original Grendel. But did he wipe out entirely the possibility of another such monster's stalking the earth? Or the possibility of that first Grendel's return? No, he did not. Grendel has come back in various forms down through the ages. The monster has cropped out in th-ousandfs of ways. Soldiers through all the years must have seen his shadow -on the bloody battle-field at nightg doctors must have seen the self-same shadow hov- ering over the victims of such dis- eases as yellow fever and diptheriag and now today we see Grendel in still another form. By what name does the modern Grendel go? He goes buy a new name now- the kidnapping racket. Al- though the practice has been known for some hundreds of years, it is com- paratively new in its present form. Younsg as it is, however, the kidnapp- ing! question has gained major im- portance in America. The menace hangs over every family in the coun- try. 1People live in fear and trembling every day. If this kidnappingrack-et continues to flourish, the nation, as a nation, will come to ruin, for kidnapp- ing threatens the family life, and is not the family the unit an d th e strength of any nation? Kidnapping in its present form ori- ginated some years ago among gambl- ing circles. Gamblers were carried off and held for ransom. These affairs were not usually re-ported to the po- lice, and the kidnappers began to raise the ransom, at first small when