Bay View High School - Oracle Yearbook (Milwaukee, WI)

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I i LIFE AT STCHOOL T IS A KNOWN FACT that the life of a conscientious student is a strenuous one. The demands upon time and energy are numerous and prolonged. The innate meaning of the word student itself indicates that a person engaged in the intensive pursuit of knowledge is prompted by a desire to gain the maximum amount of learning with the greatest possible benefit to himself, not at all ter- minating with the period of formal school attendance, but continuing throughout life while gaining a livelihood. Thus it is that a student never completes his worlc, for he is constantly seelcing higher' levels and more distant goals. Anoted philosopher once said in substance that the purpose of life lies not in the attainment of a single objec- tive but in the perpetual striving for an ever- u n fold i ng series of attainments, regardless of whether it be in the domain of the material or of the spiritual . . . And yet withal, school life presents many phases deviating in no small degree from so serious a trend of thought, many of them enlivening the scene to a point of mirth and laughter. Why should it not be so? Life is earnest without a doubt, but the element of humor tempers many a situation and adds zest, cheer, and relaxation to the otherwise tedious habit of worlc alone. The wit need not be grotesque in form nor satirical in intent to be relished, on the contrary the rather mild, good-natured fun, preferably impersonal, constitutes the most enjoyable expression thereof. An amusing inci- dent, a clever pun, a pointed story, a lively ditty, a telltale slcetch, any or all of them will relieve the monotony of routine, contribute to our joy of the hour, and, as many people hold, add to the years of our lives . . . For variation, then, from the conventional preach- ment of preceding years we aslc the indulgence of the patient reader in the contemplation of this epistle de rerum natura as pertaining to life at school. ,JMQQZQL

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G. A. Fritsche