Albion State Normal School - Sage Yearbook (Albion, ID)

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y.-- ' - The Senior Goal % ' I lit SHNIOR iiuist work tcjward tlio. e ()bjecti es that are neccssar - to build tile cultured man — the abilit to attend, to attain ani.1 to accomplish. In atteiuhnj;. the senior wards otT distractions and overcomes obstacles in the wa ' of liis .L;oal: thus pro ing his ability to partake of the fountcUn of knowledge which is the essence r)f true life, lie i fixin.i; for himself the habit of del in,t; into ihe scientilic problems which tend to the tlex elopment of a know led e-seekini; world. . bilit - to attain is an important fact ir and is shown b - the in- formation alreath at the command of the senior. Mis mind must be so fixed upon the no ernin,n (iroblems of lile that e er ' ijnpression has a lasting effect. The masterv of attending; aiul attaining, accompanied b the incessani guidance of competent instructors, enables him lo m.ike rapiil proi;ress toward his ,t;oal. .XttamiiiL; means to place his mind in an attitude of susceptibilit ' so that il is prepared to successfulh jirasp that information necessarv to establish facts. Due to his abilit - to attain, he is to become one of the tutors of the future j eneration and is preparing himself for the leatlership of men. The senior, in be.i inning school in the .Albion State Normal, shows a desire to reach the standards necessarx ' to . ain a life certificate for teachin,i;. lie works eagerlN aiul consistenth ' to master the ret|uired assi.snments of each da that he ma - be wortlu ' of the reward which is in store for him In securin, the goal — a life certifcate — he will have onh gained a sleppin,i;-slone to greater uiKiertakiiigs in life. IhroLi.gh these objectives of attendin,g. atlainin, ami accomplishing that he partialis masters in this institiil mn, the solution of life ' s more difficult |iroblems will be facilitateel. i ' .i r 44

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V r, An Aluiiiiius Reniiiiiscises 1 V ni)V, V. here lIilI vdLi vArn lo he Mich a wmitki I l:I picik sDrr ' - I ' ll. son. I iccurci.1 iin must .iluabk- Irainiiii; while a senior in liie Alhion State Ncjrmal School. ' Twas Ixick in ' I ' -l I was one of that wontlerl ' u! class — in m opinion the Ixvl clas that has e er uiadualeil lidm the mvliiiilion since its lomulation. Oh. DatLlw please tell me all about it, because I ' m .yoinj; to i;o to school there when I get bi,i f;er. Well, when we seniors hail our first meeting in the asvembl - h.ill on Septem- ber 10. m2S to get our rules, regulations, anti specifications from the president of the sciiool, .Mr. Bocock, we were one hundred and fiftv strong, .M bo . there was determination in that group to perfect the pedogogical prolevsion. We had our class meeting earh m September and elecleil the lollowing cl.is-- ollicers: Delbert oung ' r.v i t ; .MeKin ()lsen ......... ' uc-l ' rc hliut Noma Sciill I rcdMircr Lola I ufts . . . Sciretary l)add . was that .Mr, Oiing am km to lingh.nii VoLuig ' Ves. a uistant relation, but he has ne er h.KJ more th.ui one wile. I beliese. Irom the er lirsl da . our class seeiiieil to put new spirit ,ind enlhusKism in to the school. Our superiorit in scholastic work, social .icli it.es and athletics even sjiurreil the mediocre juniors to .ittaiii more worlhv goals. I belie e we wouKI ha e lost most of our scheiluled lootball and basketball games if our class hadn ' t furnishei,! so man - skilleil plaxers for those teams ' l r-r-r-r ' I still shi er when I think ol wh.it a tenibU cold winter we had that ear. We had our first real snow on llie Iwentielh of . o iniber and there was snow on the- ground from that time until the kist of .March. We lo ed the , , S, . , so much that we woul, n ' l e en go home during week-ends — on .iccouni of blocked roads, W hen It was announced at noon on November 2S, pisi .is we were le.uK to leave for our 1 lianksgiving vacation, ihat we were qiiaranliiied in on .iccmint ol spinal meningitis, there were m.inv ilisappoinled looks ,ind spei ' ches Irom the students. I he girls sheil so manv tears in the dining hall .it lunch th.it llu ' floor had to be mo|iped. Ilowever. we ilid get a real nice vacation when we were giviai an extra dav olT for W ashington ' s birthdav, even il we tlid have to go out .in.i reiiirn in bobsleds, The regular , lbion senior-junior class light was changed into an inler-class athletic contest. This was the most spirited event of the vear. but was carried out in good-natured rivalrv and ended without anv broken bones or inimical feeling between the classes, , fter that memorable event, chiss spirit developed along more jieaceful line;; and culminated in that wonderful dav of da s--( .ommencement ' I hat was imnie- iliatelv followe.i bv the most dreatled dav of ilavs — term examinal ions ' Anvwav. we .got the coveted diplomas in spite of the ven.geful exams. Well, son I hope th.il when vou get big enough to enter the okl instiliiiion, vou will docreilii and honor to the record m.ule bv vour f.ither ,ind his classmates. I ' .igc ■ i

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