University High School - Cub Yearbook (Oakland, CA)

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A Bouquet for Ourselves AVE you ever stopped to think of the many advantages we enjoy here at University, simply because the school is so small? W'e are indeed fortunate in many ways. The group habit is the curse of every large high school, or institu- tion of any kind. You have seen, in the large schools near us, how the shop gang , fellows who simply take a straight shop course, go around together, never show up at games or rallies, and seem to form a separate part of the school. This is the group habit in its broadest sense as it applies to school life. lkfhen conditions are analyzed, it will be discovered that most schools are really divided into numberless cliques: groups of individuals who pal together, snobhishly ignoring the other schclars. Although high school fraternities were abolished long ago, the frat spirit exists as strongly as it ever did. The gods give us joy, for in our little high school we seem to have escaped the curse. The factional spirit may dominate the schools around us, but the students of University stand one and all for The School. under the Leadership of the Xlfisest and the Best. The Gentle Art of Bluffing OME of us are born bluffers, some schieve bluffing, and some have bluffing thrust upon us. Very few of us are born bluffersg some of us achieve bluffing, while perhaps most of us have bluffing thrust upon us. Bluffers are divided into two classes, confirmed or veteran bluffers and novices, or those who use the art only occasioully. On the whole very few of us really desire to be called a good blufferf' Among students the chronic bluffer is not admired at all, for bluffing is only pretense and no one likes a hypocrite. Among the teachers, once a reputation of being a bluffer is acquired, a person is queered. ln fact, every time a person bluffs, he loses some of his self-respect, for when he bluffs he tacitly admits that he is deficient not only in the knowledge required but in moral courage as well. In the last place, hluffing is cowardly, for it admits that the bluffer lacks the courage to stand up and take his medicine. Therefore, study and succeed or don't study and 'Alluulcfl but don't bluff. It does you no good, and lowers everyone's opinion of you in the bargain. HAROLD lVlATTlfll2XN7S, ,Tune '19.

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The Popular Student---Hovv to Become One ITH a little observation you will see that the most popular students are those who are hustlersg always wide-awake, ambitious, and ready to take a hand in any activity. How can you be this sort of a person? You don't have to be. Be yourselfg but try to take a little interest in what is going on around youg don't let the other 'fellow do it allg get in and helpg do your share. In a little while you will not have to force yourself to take interest in the diferent school activitiesg the interest will come naturally. Then you can be assured that you have a little pep in your system. Keep up the good work and you will find that no longer will you have to hunt for friendsg they will hunt you: they will be drawn to you, a vigorous personality. Do11't make the mistake of confining pep to your school life alone. Put pep in everything you clog whether it be at school, at home, or in business. A pepful student at school is the fellow who runs things , who is captain of his team, who is leader of his class in seholarshipg who has influence among his fellows. At home, he is not the sort to loaf around and read a book and wish that something exciting would happen Q he is out in the garden cutting the lawn, or hard at work painting the porch. He doesn't wait for something exciting to happeng he goes out and makes everything that is happening exciting every minute of the time. ln the business world the person who does not put vigor and enthusiasm into every transaction is a failure: while the person with pep is bound to succeed. He is so full of ginger'l that he can't be kept downg he is right on the job every minute. It should not be necessary to remind you of all thisg you must see for yourself what a splendid thing pep is to have. This is the best time in your life to acquire this asset, for a man who tries to do so after twenty years of his life spent in comparative inactivity, both mentally and phy- sically, has a hard task before him. Look back over the time you have spent in high school. Have you really put as much pep', as you should have in your actions, or have you acquired a habit of doing everything you do mechanically, and under compulsion? lf you have, wake up. Don't be a cream-punt!

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QA Word From the Senior Crab HE rallies which have been held in this institution of learning are a crimeg an awful example of general Hpeplousnessf' In the hrst place, why not elect a yell-leader at the beginning of every term, instead of leaving the calling of rallies to the captain of the ping-pong team, or the president of the sewing circle, who contents himself with ringing the bell at 12:30 and calmly announcing that there will be a rally on the front steps. Half a dozen fellows and about eleven girls gather around and the rally finally begins. Five minutes are spent trying to get somebody to lead a few yells. Then the speeches begin. About eleven hockey games are going on all around and the audiences attention seems divided between these attractions and the entertainment of the freshman comedian who is making a name for himself by shooting paper wads at the girls and making witty remarks about the speakers. Some carpenters upstairs in the new building drop some lumber. Both of the audience laugh, and the orator gets fussedg his retreat is covered by the yell leader who comes out and gives six for the University High medicine ball team, accompanied by a wild whirling of his arms. After he has yelled himself hoarse, the next speaker begins. The bell rings in the middle of his speech and the rally is over. On the way upstairs this enthusiastic dialogue is heard: Some pep at the rally this noon, eh? Sure, heard all about it. Let's get in and do something about this sort of thing. There must be some solution. 'What about having a rally committee appointed whose duty shall be to see that the rallies are carried out with the enthusiasm and jazz which should accompany such a proceeding? lf it can,t be done as some say, let's cut them out. But anything rather than these farcical attempts to get up pep. llllliliilui ilf Y ,aa fd! i:Iilll yum' lm l l i i J A gg g M ...... ..,. --1 ff., A '- .:::'v: ' 3. .-ft 1? -2 T i'i4illilllnll!ll5W.,, f fi t'17ffWllW , is Il .9 1, 'ff:t::l -J - Cx ' -iris! fl-,M Ni 1 jg?