West Chester High School - Garnet and White Yearbook (West Chester, PA)

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The Garnet and White a a a d The End of a Perfect Day Out of Eternity This new day was born; Into Eternity At night will return. MOST of us were vaguely conscious that our entrance into high school was the dawn of a new day in our life. Like most sun-rises it was a hazy one. Mist adds beauty to the morning—the sparkling of the dew, the redness of the sun, the freshness of everything; but, being scarcely awake, we failed to catch the beauty and significance of that wonderful dawn. It passed quietly into history. Not until the sun was high in the sky did we recall its en- trance and look around us and see the serenity of our pleasant surroundings. We saw brilliance on all sides of us. The light was good. We played and worked under its warmth, growing and learning. Its lessons were pleasant, its hardships few and mild. We became part of its glowing brilliance. Its influence was felt, pure and true, and we flourished as the trees and the birds in the summer. It was really, we acknowledged, a most delightful day. Then, as the sun began to sink in the west, its beauty became even more in- tense. We realized that the happiest days of our life were drawing to a close. If only that radiance could endure! If our whole life could be nothing but a beautiful sunset. The horizon is broad, and our many friends stand out in bold outline. The vital rays of the sun, though present all the day, are just becoming visible, and we see our many lessons as broad highways to glory. Those rays, we know, are strengthening us for the morrow. Their passing is an impressive sight which leaves a feeling of sadness, a sense of having lost a dear friend. The last ray of light falls below the earth. Darkness brings a period of rest and reminiscense. The stars appear as reminders of our friends and lessons. Then realization that this is only a pause between two days gives rise to thoughts of ex- pectation. We see the stars now as guiding lights on the road to success. They recall our teachings of the day and we feel confident of our preparation for following days. We shall strive to prove that those lessons have not been lost upon us. Here hath been dawning Another new day Think, wilt thou let it Slip useless away. Sherman Kent, '32. ▲ VA LOOKING FORWARD Long shadows linger on the wall As purple tints adorn the sky; Oh! now, I hear the swallows call, And we must part, must say good-bye. Yet parting, moving as one must, We feel no tears, no grief, no fears, For in our hearts there lies a trust— A bond made strong by joyful years. Together we did learn to live, To do our best, to fight the wrong. We found that they succeed who give. Life is a chorus; each has his song. So let us leave on dancing toe, With faces upturned to the sky. Remembering as we gladly go— In each bare field some riches lie. Bayard Rustin, ’32.

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4 A A a The Garnet and White “Houses Built Without Hands For Your Soul to Live In ” THERE is a spirit reigning today where little thought is placed on what lies behind the blank face with set smile and restless eyes. Their owner seems forever seeking something new to do, someplace new to go. Not sufficient unto himself, dreading to be left alone, he must always be in a crowd and have some new entertainment at hand to supply his ever-hungry brain, in order to stifle the pitiful cry of a starved little soul of whose nourishment he has no knowledge. The trouble is he cannot go through life keeping up the same pitch of excite- ment. He must some day relax, sometime sit alone with himself, and then he will find himself poor and barren company. He’ll have nothing within him to fall back on. What little spark of that something he once had will have died, long since neglected and forgotten. He never had time to think about books, let alone read them; to sit and day-dream was to him boring—never storing up visions and illusions of intangible things in the little crevices of his mind for future thought and consideration; he never knew what peace and comfort could be derived just from sitting still and looking at a tree, from close contact with and knowledge of Nature; he had never considered his friends as partners in the formation of a fellowship, and so they had given him nothing of themselves; nor had he ever thought or considered it necessary to supply them with comradeship and sympathy. Thus he lives through a wretched existence, and life ends in despair. What a pitiful picture! And yet there are many of us who do not realize what we lack, or, if we do, assume an air of bored indifference whenever the subject is discussed. If we should heed the words of John Ruskin, now, and build accord- ingly, we would someday be spared much suffering and misery— “Make yourself nests of pleasant thoughts, bright fancies, faithful sayings; treasure houses of precious and restful thoughts, which care cannot disturb nor poverty take away from you—houses built without hands for your soul to live in.” Frances Mathews, '32. AT A TO OUR SCHOOL Oh, school, thy rays of virtue, honor, right Have blazoned paths of purest light within our souls. Long years we worked and strove with greatest might To reach the object of each heart, the highest goal. And now, dear school, we leave with sad- dened hearts To carry on and on blest virtue’s name. Thy deeds are done, but ours—just new begun; With firm and certain step and steadfast aim We all must strive to live the lessons thou hast taught. For thee, dear school, who hast not yearned and hoped for naught. TlLLIE SHENEiMAN, ’32.

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Senior Class Officers GEORGE R. MATTHEWS Scientific Indian “Hale Je tow, well met.” Hist. Clui», X; Science Club, XI, XII; French Club, XII; Math. Club, XII; Class Lieut., X; Perl’. Attendance, XI; Championship Spelling Contest, XII; Hall Monitor, XII; Class President, XII. “Smittv , the president of our class, is a very congenial .fellow, who is liked by all. His authority over a group soon l»ecomes apparent. By using his wonderful power oi persuasion he soon overcomes any objections to his plans. Well, keep it up, “Smittv”, and you're sure to be a success. MARTHA LOUISE HUBBARD General Rainbow “Eyes oj blue, hair oj brown, The dearest girl in Jlarshalion.” Basketball, X, Varsity, XI, Capt., XII; Hockey, XI, Mgr., XII; Tennis Mgr., XII; Track. X, XI, XII; Dram. Club, X, Treas., XII; Hist. Club, XI; Apparatus Club, XII; Garnet and White Staff, Sports Editor, XII; Vice Pres, of Class. XII; Gorgas Essay Contest, XI; Coop. Council, X; Hall Monitor, XII; Class Lieut., X, XI, XII; Athletic Award, XII. “Marty Hubbard, slim and tall, The girl who is well-liked by all. Is indeed a deir friend true, Who always has a smile for you. In all sports she does excel, And in the school she is a belle, lust ask “foe , and he ll admit That none surpass her—not a bit. ANN B. MACDONALD Scientific Rainbow “A witting heart, a helping hand. Always ready on demand” Science Club, XI, Sec., XII; Math. Club, X, XI, XII; Dram. Club, X, XI, XII; “Merry Wives of Gotham”, XII; Play Usher, XI; Class Lieut., X; Sec., Class, XII; “Ann is the secretary of our class and she has smiled her way through four years with us. Her activities show that her interests are varied, and we hope that they will aid her in choosing a vocation. She expects to attend the Agnes Irwin School in Philadelphia next year. JACK IVINS General Yankee “Always merry, always gay;” Always a good sport, I ha I is his way.” Basketball Squad, X, XI, Varsity, XI; Baseball Squad, X. XI. Varsity, XII; Prov. Mgr. Football, X, Asst., XI, Mgr., XII; Cheer Leader, X. XI, XII ; Asst. Business Mgr. Garnet and White, X, Sports Editor, XL XII; Capt. Yankee Division, XII; Pres. Boys’ A. A., XII; Ex. Com. General Association. XII; Monitor, XII; Class Lieut., XI; Member Coop. Council, X; Tennis Squad, XI; Pub- licity Mgr., XI, XII; Class Treas., XII; Hi- Club, X, XI: Capt. Class Basketball, XI. XII: Athletic Award, XII. “Jack's a basketball and baseball athlete, and has been on the staff of the high school paper his three years in High School. He will always be remembered at foot- ball games as the cheer leader who caused bans to bring forth their cheers. Everything that “Jack” enters, he works very hard to improve. He expects to go to Wcnonah Prep next year to prepare for College,