Arkansas City High School - Mirror Yearbook (Arkansas City, KS)

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IDIIORIAIS only those who mean husmess are w ele on1e The Hlgh School IS 110 pleasure resort and yet much pleasure may he ohtamed 1ne 1de11tally Th fond assoe1at1ons a11d e11dear111g !'CC0llPCll0IlS treas ured 11p from your years ol hard Sllldy are such as must bflllg regret to the graduate at partlng All ol these th1ngs comhme to malee the Hlgh School a great 111st1tut1o11 hemel l'l'll0NSlllll BONNIE HANSI-It ll the closmg days ol our school worle 1t wo11 tm w ll t 1rry 1tl1 1 t1at go et e ow s11p WNl'llCl'l has preya1le dllflllg the hr1el tlme that we 1aye heen schoo mates ln years to co111e we w1ll 110 douht relleet on the perlod of many pleasant days that y e haye spe11t together Ill our school wor 1nsp1red a11d encouraged hy the lelndly l l111, t at ea 1 ha or t mt r T11s feehng has prey alled to SllCll all eyetent that 1t has become almost an alle ct1on wl11eh should leaye a lastmg 1mpress1on upon eaeh and every one ol our mmds We of course have had our 1ttle1111se1n erstandlngs and olte ll haye hee11 almost angry at o11e Il Jther hut stlll alter careful relleetton ll'llS has o11ly strengthened our le lloyvsh1p As we go tr1pp1ng down tl1e path ol 1fe2 we w1l somenmes ru11 across l1ttle 1nc1 ents w 11ch w1 re111111 us ol some s11111lar 111e1dent that occurre tlltl'lI1Q our se hool eareer It Wlll he t en a 1 me 1d 11e soe 1111 1o111e11t 111 re e tlng o r t1 a llITlP ol that 1nc1dent Foo fellowslnp 111 your own class ITIPHHS lolly tlmes ry mem er wor s l h1s own class and tr1es to 111a e 1t t Il star e ass oo fCllOXySl'llD hetyyeen classes means harmony 111 the Hugh School Class r1valr1es are tl1e llle ol the Hlgh School hut e11n11ty should not go along wlth t1ese r1yalr1es It seraps are carrled n 1n a lr If ly w1y a l P391 elxs IS mr IIQ' hard lar el1ss 1 txry the students 1aye tIIlllIlL lun ut yy en s FIDS 1ee ne s FIJUS ane t1 stu e lts eease to have a g d lee toward each other then all the lun IS oyer tnere IS iI1lI110Slly lKl9llIlQ' hetyveen t1e te ae l1er and tne Dllpll wht ll on 111yest1gat1o11 1t amounts only to a presumpt1on or when we stop to cons1eler IIC 111a11y lemdnesses exchanged etw een us and Khe eneouragement t1at we haye re ce lye lr 1111 our teae hers y e ee t1 it Ollly the strong t1e s e x et each a11d e ery o11e ol us w 10 ms entertalnee my 1 ee megs w1et1er well lounelee or 11ot aho 1s1t en1 from our 111111ds and este 1e to our la1tl1l11l te 1e hers and our SCl100llTl'll15 t rgmt 1'1d off ows p lI1e 110011 Stuele I Nlany Clallll that a hrlght se holar lb horn an not made l s perhaps IS to a certa11 e tent tr11e o 1e ch1ldre11 seem 1 r to me so 'xppy as w 1e11 they are trylng to worle some 11e111t1at they haye not lm en '1 1 e to F t ere IS no IIN 1 e 1 'lc 1111 ess t e small 1011 r ol ld 11g yer e t1e prohlem IS 01 ut 1t IS pe rlectly natura t1at some c11 ren should he that way ecause as one ehlld s apt to talee a el c e lI1illI18llOl'l to hase ha or ot1e2r Olll oor sports just so a11ot er 111 ay ta e a gre et 1 mg to studylng 1 y o th wor s greatest se1e211t1sts and 111en ol letters posse sse as e ll e r 1 a great ov ol stu y o11e e t e many examples of men of se 1enee l 11112 1t g1ye Newton e story ol h1s ISCOVBF5 of tl1e laws of gray1tat1on are sa1d to have oeeurred somewhat as follows Wl1e11 he was only a young hoy 1e was wa mg t1ro11g a11 ore 1ar a11 a11 apple l l all t lllll upon the hea He t1en as ed l1lITlS6ll Vvhat made eh 1t apple hlt n1e on the head? The answer as he worleed lt out I , ' K 1 .' , 1 ' e2 e2 o ce -1 yy IS l K o l :ll - I' 2 ' Q ' d ' 2 ' 2 ' 12 l 1 22 l . 2 ' ' K1 1 lc' ' 44 2 V 2 1 , L e2e2'1Kf h .cl d l he2 e he. ll: 2 ' K ' l 2 2. 2 ' .2 , . '2 ' '2 .1 l' - fl ' K 2 1 if ' ' K e 2 a e , V 2 , 2 14 1 5' A A l',' il 2' 21 1. '2' 'egl2.2 If ' Cl 3 ' ' ' I , ,d ' k sf . I, . ' 5 hy eh t we yy1'll sg 1 o 2 .' l21 ll ' 2ll e' ' K y'e2 le pleaseint times had t llllf ' , 1 fl I 1, ' ' ' , . I ' 2.. Eve' 1 h 2 or '2 le2' l-.1 el G d 1 ' 1 2 2 1' .2 2 ' 1 ' , AK W , . ' ' A ,. . -2 o I 1e21 l 1 1 1 ne , 2 we le'1K ' e 21.2 vAe2 e , 2 .' l '2 gf ' 2 , h 'h e2 1 .2 l 22o1 2 .'e2 'e l lc .1 d 21 .' 22 .'2 1 , Koo 2 ling Good fellowship can andishoulrl exist.l'Jetwee11 faculty and pupils. Ufttimes we thinle that l , e A ' ' K 2 if l , 2 2 2 2 ', 2 ' 'K ' ' . , 2 2 K, l 1, '2 e ,2 y'2l22llz K' 2: Kf- e2st ','lSl. 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I lllltllil Xl S le' lol XIIIIIIII l'nw.lre lll0IlblIl00 ll FXIQLMMIIIIN 1 primary ohjeet IIIILI sclw Ille IS to llnpirt .1 Ialr Ienowledge 0 dllIerent suhje cts and there by to prepare ns memhers lor a more adyanced held ol learning Howcyer tt made proper use o lt IS lnya uahle to young men an young w omen Ior nts tramlng alone me world points wnl prlee ta lts sell made men '11 a s Jn humanity to wetness tmelr gre at successes accomplished wnthout learning and wtthout culture The plehelan arlstocratstands ertl ut se satisfaction somewhat prtrdona Ie ane says nnt eyer ha no sc oolln a oo at me c sure' Luo at tmI Vvhet er or not h ts all hat he I S me certain that education would not hurt lm Since he has galned Ins present plate throng IS pe rszste nev and re solution alone he could have accompltshe et much more wtth proper trannng The pupil who malees use of hrs tlme nn the school room ts unconsclously ZiCK1llll lI'lg method lcal hahlts and laying the loundatlons ol character By the time he as reache twenty hye a man has Iashloned the eharaeter y hlc must last htm I r the re nmmder o hls :Ie Eye-ry man III a great measure at least I9 hrs own archltect nn charaeter I'JlllICIlI'lQ He IS responslhle for the long w ay ln the constructlon of the latter :I he has made proper use of has hlgh school opportun ltles ery fe w mdeed hlye een tte men an women w o haye not at some time tn thetr Ines h td great and nohle amhntlons who have not re solved to do something truly worth wh1Ie and he eome lmportant factors ll1 some Illlf' ol human endeayor But Just as It talees all sorts of men and wome n to malee up the world so are they supported hy dnlferent gr :des of moral stamlna Many a young man ln Iact we nnght say most young men enter Htqh School with grand resolutions But when they haye been at worle for some ume many hecome dlscouraged nl they are not par tlcularly apt H1 their studies They see the long hard hattle 'lhe ad of them and cannot see w haf good a htgh school educauon wzll do them any how Accordmgly they procure an old tm dmner hucIeet and go to y orle rn the shops hefore the world IQ ready lor thelr servlces The dlmmutlon that goes on through SUCPCSSINC years ol htqh school Ille IS deplorable eyen DIYIIUI Ar the end of four years of study scarcely one Hteh ol the original class haye hmshed their respectlye courses and are ready to recelve thelr dtplomas The world ahounds wnth men who are Iamentmg the Iact that they wasted their time at school or qult because they Iacleed tenaclty of purpose Closely allied to the y orle ol eh Hugh School are lts socletles and organwatlons Of these the chief lnstltutlon and attraction lS tts athletics Nothing does more towards creating a pride ln the school and good Ieelmg among tts members than athletlcs Eyery healthy hoy IS nrreslstahly drawn to such sports and lt IS y ell that this should he so A strong actlye healthy hody IS essential to a successful life The boy who does not enjoy participation In outdoor sports hut slts wlth hns lace ever etween the Ieayes of a hool-e ns a Ireale He ns not normal He may be wonderfully clever and may startle others hy his wisdom ut he I9 precocious and may pass down the walks of Ilfe wlth a character Iaclemg force And yet there IS such a thing as dwelhng upon athletics to such a degree as to exclude the more essential things of schooI Ilfe It IS not uncom mon to hear a hoy say I wouldnt go to Htgh chool It lt wasnt for athletics Thls IS hau pollcy The Hugh School IS not a plate simply for CXCTCISIFIQ the muscles lt IS a place hrst of all for CYCFCISITIQ and training the mind and all else is suhserylent Some puplls attend Hugh School merely for the fun and pleasure that they expect to derlye Irom thelr attendance Such pupils need not go at all for they are slmply wasting their time and Y Y Y Y 41 A AL 7 Q o I Q y Q l y o u ll II,It. I' I , 2 ll.t- Tle ' D' 'f' o 'fl Jleol I 2 ' A ' ' y I 'V . . - I ' ' - I : ' 5 , d ' Q ' z ' ' 1. Tl ' ' I 'If e - - .rd e--ll.-e I ' In I y-'h..II, ' .' -'. . In ' Is. 'AI z e' d sh 'nd I Ie To h- , .. e Ie h' . I h ez t th4nIe I is, it is ' , - , ' - h' . ' , , ' :. h h' 5 I ' 2 . 3 z 2 , y' r h . ' o 2 2 e' 2 I 2. '. ,' , edihcc constructed. Ir lie-S with him whewther it is to he a hoverl or a palace. He has gone a V.' 2 . e'-hr I. . de vb 'z .' ' ' X: K y' A . , ' '. . ' 2' ', . . I I I ' ' 2 y' e A , ' ' F. 5 ' . ' . : 54 I , S . . 5 V - -VV - . l

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HDITURIAI S was Well the earth attraeted the apple and the apple attracted the earth each H1 proportlon to ltS SIZE This was the product ol a mlnd lncllned to study Ol Macaulay lt has heen sald that as a boy he was neyer happier than when he would Slf ln lr lnt of the llre place VVltll a plec ol hre ad and hutter ln one hand and a hoolc ln the other and would read and study l IS td that helire he was elght years ltd he could repeat the :greater part ol Mllltlllg Paradise ost from memory newer t e1 rum r l ldl'CI1 o r ally ll to stu y al1d 1. ho wll really o so wlt out any tlfglflil or word of pralse IS lndeed llmlted They may he called the evceptlons for they do not lgl ow the usua rue tu ents may then e lvl e ll1to t ree classes 1 lirs clu es the exceptlon ort ose w o stu y wlt out llNtI1lIVC simply heeauset ey enjoy lt e second class IS made up ol those w ho do not care to study hut wlll do so ll the teae her l11a es er lIlSlI'ltCllOl1 lnterestlnq She nlust SyIIlD8ll tl7C wlt t e students an pralse tl1el11 l1r thelr good worle This class lllcludes the largest rlumher ol children ln school The thlrd and last c ass COI19l9lS ol those who cannot or will not study Thls class ls also sn1all hut undouhte y contalns more than tl1e lirst dlWlSlOIl A Qre at deal ol the re sponslhlllty lor the success ol the stlldent depends upon the teachers t IS mr t em tl see that tl1e esson IS made inte re stlng or the DLIDI s lor as soon as tle lnterest IS taleen away the puplls cease to study For the purpose ol leeeplnq up lntere st spelllnlg matches an the dlylslon ol the lfrade ll1to classes wlth hr qhe puplls Ill th A class are plans often used Then lnturn a qreat deal ol the responsllmlllty depends upon the puplls le IS lor tl1em to help t e teacher ln eyery way they can hy avoiding confusion and carefully paying attentlon The Dllpll should try to arouse interest ln l1ls own mlnd ahout the sulijeet helnq discussed and to stu y lt wlth all dlllgence l les thls l1e may w lth safety he called a good student The student to w lom Sluhlylllil colne s natur llly does not deserye near y so nluc 1 ere ellt as tle one tl y hom It does not hut who persevere s and does hls lmest N llle Yelllle ot el Name RJ t l11pt s t p e asure s a Hlql S IJ e Jo ltl peasur llpo1 t e llrst Anl1 a A so we t1an the class 1l 1 07 lor l't8Xtt'tQ' estahllshed such a worthy preeedent Flye years aqo when exen t1 lf ea 1 pu1 IH 1lnQ III Ill1ll'l was new t1e nlor e ass 1 W wltm on y lllteen t1elr ranles plal ed to DI lt a mer nto ol tlcl llq selool llle as ea el e 'llrror n se arc 1lnQ or a name we the edltors of thls Annual K'0IlSlFlt ree UVHIX 'lpproprl ite ye ore s an phrases But out ol r speet to the class of 'J and hecause ol a desire I7 help sta lls1 90I1lLlltlt1Q: perm ine l1t ln t1e lql c1oo e ecl e upon tlt tlt e it the llrst nnu'l exer pun lshe x tl1e Ar ansas lty Hlqh School Next year the same prohlem ol se lCCllI1Q' a l1al11e wi l 1 1r the ltll0l'S 1 n l11ay t ey realwe t e vlluc ol a pe I'II1'lINI1l name lor our Annua s And y hat hettcr name could he selected than The Mirror l' r the Annual ls rllghtly ealled the mlrror ol lur llifll s 1o1l ll e an the contents are a relleetlon ol the e ls and lt ol th year so 101 irlnq t1ose who hrst usee t1e tlt e y e oose to ca t1 o ume l 1e Mirror and hope there wlll he many more yolumes ln the time to come e live H1 the present and hope lor the future and ar olten III dn ger o lol qe lllllg th lllI1Q'S ol' tl1e past Ho ever ll the past IS what lt ought to he lt sh luld tl l 1 Wllll tra IIIOU ai ragrant with memory The old r the lndlyld al qrms the more yalla lleeom s t e memory ol a worthy past The san1e IS true also ol the, Hlqll School tl should haye traditions that lnay he recalled wlth pleasure tradltlons ol SCll0l6iI'SlllD and ol the lllttlflltttl' up ol QCIIUIHK . 3 ' -1 I , A I i e 2 i :- , ' I i ef 1 1 ' , ' 1 , ' . . t '. to 31 E ' 5 1' ', . e , , 1 h ' hu ' 'gf L 'U Hex'1' fi, h , 1 he o chil wh e ' 'lee Cl '. v , ' cl 3 P h. lt A f . l l-. 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This w ' , lx' ' l 1 ,li R ll 1 i ' . , 1 l e j e 'i 1 ' le d 3 e 1 1 , . 190i . . 1 e e. hi l . 1 in 1 1 1 I l,W d,idxtl l1'l1e el1'1 l- li. .d hy' 1 le 5 ' 'K . .v ,' 2 , r 1 1 ff ' R ft he l cle e1 1 S 1 i Tl er I' h j 1 '. h 1 'e , i x L - l lf. v , 1 Q N 1 h ie: 1 i. 4, 1 1 , ' e IQ .el e 'l , d . 1 1d:ce.' ie e ' . AI l le i y l 3 1 ' v l i l .. x' 1 ch 'E tl l is V l 1 o 1 VJ' i V 1 4 A 1 , A e i 1 ' i e Il 1 l i 1 1 ' e1 l I . . w , ' 1 i ' I , h J e e' rhetl 'i i ld l 1 '. e1 , I 'fi ll y e , 1 ' l ' 1 1 e1 ' h