Canton High School - Monthly Yearbook (Canton, OH)

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S 4 7 . ii , ggjlwiw 'v , ff? i T , wi- ai ' 557 if ' T' if-y i f ll ymmgll g Q Salutatory The early morning with its crimson sky and singing birds inspired the Greeks and Romans of ancient times to originate the beautiful myth of Aurora, the goddess of the dawn. Aurora was the sister of Apollo, the Sun-god, and mother of Lucifer, the morning-star. In the Trojan war, Achilles slew her mortal son, and in the evening she went to his side to weep and lament his death. The heaven became dark with clouds and all nature mourned for the offspring of the Dawn. Aurora remains inconsolableg her tears still flow and may be seen at early morn as the dew-drops on the grass. The poet paints Aurora as a fair virgin who wears a star on her forehead and carries a torch in her hand. Enveloped in her rich cloak of violet hue, she leaves her home before the coming of the day. She touches the moun- tain-tops with rose and saffron and opens the gates of heaven for the chariot of Apollo. The Greeks and Romans were so impressed by the rosy-tinted dawn that they deified it. We do not believe in their myths-yet poets and artists have been moved by the inspiring beauty of the early day since time immemorial. XYho is not revived and refreshed to behold the glories of the night dissolving themselves into the glories of the dawn? The stars go to sleep, and the scenery of the heavens is changed by unseen hands. The sky becomes a soft grayg the gray gradually turns to crim- son and yellowg the sun bursts in a flood of light over the horizon and transforms the dewy tear-drops of flower and tree into rubies and diamonds. Each person goes to his duties with happy anticipation of what the new day may bring. Even though on the previous night Despair may have seemed the master, with the rising sun, Hope is again the mistress of all God's creatures. The winter dawn, with its keen, cold atmos- phere, makes us feel that no task is too dif- ficult for us to accomplish itg while the early summer morn delights our hearts with the beauties and wonders of field and forest and stirs our minds to nobler thoughts. On a june dawn, All the world is making music. The ibrooks tinkle and the breezes whistle. The birds are singing and the frogs in the marshes pipe away bravely. VVhat messages a June dawn has for usl Four years ago was the auspicious dawn- ing of a new day for the class of 1911. On that bright, glorious morning. as we entered upon our high school life, Aurora had the out- look of ouricoming years painted with the gay- est colors of her palette. At times our tasks seemed difhcult and clouds darkened our way,

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Helen Spilker Class Play. Class Executive Committee. Senior Girls' t,ilee'Club-1'1'esl- dent. Commencement Quartet!-e. A very quiet girl when she isn't talking. Vernon Stover Senior Boys Outing Club. A prosperous chamoncl merchant who is quite a man. Bessie Thomas Senior Girls' Glee Cluh. On .dark days she hrightens things up with her smile. Miles Stocker Senior lloys' Outing: Cluh. Senior Boys' iilce Club. C0'llll'IlQllC6!lll'3lll1 lluette. ,X pool shark and also El gentle- man in other ways. Ethel- Thomas Senior Girls' Cleo Cluh. Connnencem-ent Quartetlc. .X voice with far-reaching pow- CFS. Percival Surbey New Berlin. 'l0. Senior Boys' Clee Cluh. An exponent of the simple life. Ethel Thompson Senior Girls' Glee Club. A girl with a preclilection for Clemerits. 18 Jessie Van Horne Senior Girls' Glee Club. Orchestra. Class Pianist. Commencement Soloist. An accomplished young lady with a jovial smile. William Tyson KGBill-,I Basketball. Track. Class Book-Assistant Editor. Senior Boys' -Glee Club--Vice President. Senior Boys' Outing Club. A friend to all to whom he is a friend. Clara NVeckel Senior Girls' Glee Club. A little mischief-maker. Paul Wageliei' Class Book-Editor-in-chief. Senior Boys' Glee Club. Senior Boys' Outing Club. ? Elva VVeidler Senior Girls' Glee Club. Her actions speak louder than her words. Wzilter Warburton New Berlin, '10. Senior Boys' Outing Club. The determination to'win will bring' him to his goal. Helene Willis Shakespeare Club. A Monthly Staff-Associate. 'She should have been a, boy. 1

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but by patient effort and willing help we have finished the day that dawned for us so gaily. This high school day has been and always will seem a very great part of our livesg for. Every day is a little life and our whole life is but a day repeated. We now behold a new dawn more beautiful than that other one. The Sun of our high school days has gone down into the Vtfest. As we turn our expectant faces to the East, Aurora draws aside the veil of mist and our future life looks radiant before us. XYC are a band of young people full of hope and aspirations, ready to set out on a longer journey than we have ever taken. We do not know what clouds will Hit across our bright morning sky: the moon-tide may be dark with the storms and confiict of life: but. as Apollo's chariot sinks into the XYest, we shall watch the setting sun in peace and quiet. VVe go on to meet new faces and make new friends. One face may speak of hope: an- other, good cheer or kindness, perhaps, even despair, yet each face will have a message for us. Xive also shall have something to give to these new friends and expect to share their pleasures and sorrows. The new faces will become as dear to us as the old ones have been. Klay they find something in us that will be worth while, may the message we bear to them be one of cheery greeting and may they be able to say that the world is better because we have lived. This beautiful legend is told by St. Anthony: Each morning at sunrise a handful of dew floated down from heaven and fell on the Church of St. Mary. The monks walking about the convent gardens, gathered this dew. the tears of Aurora, for they had found it a sovereign remedy for all diseases. Now the gates of Heaven are opened: Apollo is starting on his course across the firnianient. and a new day has begun. NVith our handful of dew, the dew of Hope, which we have gathered in the garden of Youth, we go forth to greet the world. Then come, my friend, forget your foes and leave your fears behind, And wander forth to try your luck, with cheer- ful, quiet mindg For be your future great or small, you'll take what God may give, And all the day your heart shall say, 'Tis luck enough to live. RUTH GEIDLINGER. The Right spirit The right spirit should assert itself every- where.-the right spirit which combines cheerfulness with determination and optimism with willingness3 the right spirit which ad- justs a man's attitude toward life and helps him to make the most of it and to be thankful his tasks are not worse. Hope and courage are embodied in itg patience and confidence are always associated with it: even temper and success are never absent from it. The real citizen of to-day is the active man, the one who has the power to do things, the one who does not look out for himself and for himself alone, but who works willingly and faithfully for his entire community. Canton can boast of a splendid example of this citizen spirit in her Business Men's As- sociation. This organization of progressive business men has offered helpful public sug- gestions, promoted new and better methods, attained excellent results and made a bigger and better Canton. During the few years of its organization it certainly has displayed the qualities of the right spirit. Its workers have been willing and determined, patient through trials, confident of success and courageously