Ashtabula High School - Dart Yearbook (Ashtabula, OH)

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3Fnur Stebruarg Ammrattfl WHOM WE DELIGHT TO HONOR George Washington Abraham Lincoln Henry W. Longfellow James R. Lowell The Human Side of Washington The true Washington possessed many traits of character which showed him to be eminently human, and to these he clung all his life. He loved fine dress and nearly always bought his cloths in England. This was because he could not always procure fine goods on this side of the Atlantic. Another constant need was the barber. His ledger shows large ex- penditures for perfumed hair powder, puffs, pomatum, and powder bags. At meals Washington dined sparingly, often on a single plain dish, but he generally took four or five glasses of Maderia wine. If offered something either in the first or second course which was very rich, his usual reply was, “ That is too good for me.” He especially liked honey and sugar candy. He was also a frequent buyer of all kinds of fruits and of melons. He was very fond of nuts, buying hazelnuts, walnuts, and shellbarks by the barrel. Washington was passionately fond of horses, owning his first when he was seventeen. His diary shows that he often rode sixty miles in a day for exercise, and that a favorite pastime was to ride to the hounds. Close rivals of riding were fishing and duck shooting. However, he would not let any others hunt over his lands, and directed his ser- vants to follow any gun-shot. On rainy days he loved to play cards and billiards, while in the evening he was a great patron of the theatre. —Millard Hickemell ’ll. Why We Admire Washington There are many reasons why the American people admire George Washington. The greatest reason is that he is the savior of the country. What would we have done without Washington in the Revolution? Altho he was not in favor of the war at first, he undertook the position 3

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PROF. J. S. LOWE. The twentieth of January marked the close of the seventy-second' year in the life of our greatly beloved teacher and loyal friend, Professor J. S. Lowe. The entire student body extend to him their sincerest feli- citations, and wish that he may have many happy returns of the day. If it is true that the training of young men and women for lives of usefulness and happiness is a service second to none, Mr. Lowe has surely achieved success. For over fifty years he has zealously and ear- nestly striven, as a teacher, to inspire young people to attain the richest, highest and truest things in life. The loyalty and devotion of hundreds of his former students who have become splendid citizens are the best evidence of the fine influence he has exerted upon them all these years. In addition to his great work as an educator, Mr. Lowe has the proud distinction of being one of the founders of a great national fraternity, Delta Tau Delta. The “boys,” young and old, of this excellent organi- zation are proud of their founder and nothing gives them greater pleasure than to bear him some token of their love and esteem. An instance of this is found in the fact that on his recent birthday he received greetings and best wishes from hundreds of his fraternity brothers all over the land. The “ fraters ” love their brother. All who know him wish to do him honor for the great service which he has rendered, and the students of A. H. S. find real pleasure in bring- ing this brief word of appreciation to him.

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7’ he Dart of Commander in Chief, and during the time that American hope was at its lowest ebb he kept the soldiers together by his love for the cause and by his perseverance. Another admirable trait of Washington’s was his truthfulness. Under no circumstances would he tell a lie, even if he would be punished because of his honesty. One of the noblest acts of his life was the spurning of the offer of the soldiers to make him king. He served the country not only by gaining the victory in war but also by serving two terms as the first President of the United States. The people of colonial times showed their loyalty and devotion to him by unanimously electing him President and by obeying his orders. We show our loyalty and devotion to him by celebrating his birthday as a national holiday. —Edw. Madden ’ll. Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln was a great man in the best sense of the word. He did not consider his own glory, but loved his country better than himself. He did not want to be President for personal reasons but be- cause he loved America. His country was based on the idea of liberty and Lincoln tried to realize that idea. All his life he spent in pursuing this ideal. Lincoln’s well known early struggles taught him self-reliance, the power to pursue the course which he thought right, and toleration for other people’s opinions. He gave to his country the best gift of which anyone is capable—honest, unselfish devotion. James Russell Lowell called him “ The kindly, earnest, brave, far-seeing man. Sagacious, patient, dreading praise, not blame, New birth of our new soil, the first American.” —Florence Perry ’ 11 Abraham Lincoln We admire and love Abraham Lincoln because he was a type of true manhood—simple, unpretending, sympathetic with all humanity, and reverent toward God. Conscience, not popular applause, nor love of power, was the ruling principle of his life. To the black freed man Mr. Lincoln’s name is the noblest he pro- nounces. The old white-headed negro trying to tell his brethren what Mr. Lincoln was, said, “ Massa Linkum, he ebery whar, he know ebery ting, he walk de earf like de Lord. 4