Central Catholic High School - Katholikon Yearbook (DuBois, PA)

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Uhr Qlllmtnr Sussman cl t y light t pt W t I g p d th gh T IS related that Abraham Llncoln the ann1versary of whose b1rth was recently celebrated throughout the Un1ted States walked n1ne mlles to obta1n a copy of Bunyan s P1lgr1m Progress and had lnsatlable thlrst for knowledge 1n h1s younger days enabled hlm to cope successfully durmg h1S term of office as Presldent of the Unlted States With the tremendous problems wh1ch confronted h1m on numerous occas 1ons An old and oft repeated D1 ox e1b 1n tl1e sea1ch for success IS to Alm hlgh The a1m lf reached or not makes gl and the l1fe In thlS wonderful country 1n Wh1Ch we IIVQ and under a democrat1c form of government such as we have there are no asp1rat1ons WhlCh by perslstent effort and an earnest desire to succeed may not be eventually real1zed The story of Benjamm Franklln who landed 1n Phlladelphla wlth sufficlent funds merely to buy two penny loaves of bread and who by h1S mdustry became the lead1ng c1t1zen of that c1ty among hlS many act1v1t1es foundlng the Un1vers1ty of Pennsylvan1a and actmg as the Emlssary of the newly formed Republlc to the peace conference at Parls after the ICVO lutlonary war IS too well known to bear repet1t1on To outllne the var1ous elements whlch constltute success would be to mclude most every term embraced by those humble words of Anglo-Sax on gr1t honesty lndustry and enthuslasm In a la1ger sense a number of elements enter lnto what IS called success In h1S w11t1ngs John Wanamaker states that one half of success cons1sts 1n be1ng on tlme and the resultant formatxon of hablts 1nc1dent thereto Enthuslasm IS another very 1mportant factor It IS stated that one half hour of determlned concentration IS worth years of dreamy speculatxon and also that That moment of 8XC1t6d mterest 1S the tlme for the acqul s1t1on of knowledge Personallty as a success asset can ha1dly be ox Cl estlmated A good xllustratlon of the mfluence of pusonal atmosphere IQ found 1n the orator 28 A 77 Success hy great men, reached an kep, Was not attained h sudden i , Bu they. while their companions sle , ere oi in u war in e ni t. ! 1 u 4 , u . , ! read one hundred and fifty pages before reaching home. This 1 7 1 . 1 . H . . . . N . ,, . . . . , . I 7 . . . . . . , . . . . , Y ' 9 r . . ' 4 I . 1. . , - Y . . V . . H . . . . . . . . b x. . ,

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wh: filrntur Ofleb 1n the upenmg of tx ue fllendshlps 1n the reaplng ot bounteous bless mgs of the buoy ant sprlng and brlmmmg summer happy ln the knowledge of some httle k1ndness done some great good galned happy m our new stlength ou1 su1e1 hope our wxder hyes and loftlel XIQIOXI Let these be our 1ub1lant days the days of our re1o1c1ng for wlth S6128 the Opportun 1ty as ou1 g'LllCl9 and motto vse cannot fall Let us 1eal17e that thele ls nothlng so great as Opportunlty of belng able to pluck out of every mom ent uh xtcy L1 happens Oplllllllllllty to hnd that one can llllt? is gay ind buoyant on the angry tumultous waxes of hfe as those who ghde and ghttel under a cleal sky that lt lg not deteat and metchedness Whuh tome out of the St0lH1N xt dtlXLlSltX but stlength and calmness LeonaJ McDonald 24 glnglg llhwla HAT are 1deals One heals that questlon so often that we long l1v1ng prlnclp es not condltlons They are never to be found ln condltlons unless we recognlze the prmclple whlch that condltlon GXDIQSSQS and whlch makes up lts partlcular quahty We all have Ideals some pxedomlnatmg tralt ln a person whlch we greatly admlre and deslre to lmltate In all walks of hte happy homes m unruffled married hves 1n joyous nature cheertul splrlts successful undertaklngs there IS always an ldeal We who envy such thlngs should strlve to attaln them It IS our task to dlscoyex what that ldeal IS that l1es back of the actlon for It IS always there whether known or not The se ectlon of an ldeal doe not mean the cultlvatlon of a pose Many pose as charltable and unselfish and what uncomfortable people they are to have around' For a yxrtue even l1ke that of unselfishness IS only really altogether a yn tue when It can be exelclsed unconsclously and with out effort and dlsplay Courage IS an ldeal by whlch we may choose to hve proy 1ded we understand courage as the soldler does Cheerfulness coultesy hospltahty happiness ln the home hdehty 1n frlendshlp and ln maluage pe1 fe tness 111 uoxkmanshlp pu11tx loyalty and tluth all ideals only so long as we grow ln compxehenslon of the prxncxples they embody We yyho acquxre ldeals must sometlmes chng as closely to them hold as fast and thlough as many t11als is some p1 eclous tallsman 1n an Orlental fany tale hold them yy hen the ymble slght of that fol whlch we suffe1 lb entnely denled and loye alone lemalns to keep us falthful to our lost Wan 'VI Harrls 24 ', - 27 Y . . . , Y . V 7 . , . . . . y , , . .L Q . . V Y . . . . H . . v . . s ' J' f 1 ' v - ' - ' 1 ' , - 2 Av,. f K.. . ' V' ' if -' Zn. V2 Y , 1 V v l A A ' ' s n m 1 tw r v: l .L .3 v 1 A K l 1 S ' .11 'vs' ' J ' ' 7 . , . l.-0-.-..... ,Qi 0 Auf 1 Q ' 'X 4 5 . . I Q . to understand thoroughly the meaning of this word. Ideals are 1 ' . ' Y 1 N ' I . . S . . . . 7. . . t y . . , y v A V - -' - n 1 ' 1 ' ' . 'l ' ' ' ' .1 , p A . l , 2, L t ' I Q 1 I . I 1 1 . . I 1 . , J . u V l . . . , .

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alll' iilmtur 29 who callles hlS 3LlCl1CI1CQ Wlth hlm llke a Whlll wlnd whlle he IS dellverlng hls speech and yet so llttle of thls personal e ement adheres to hls cold words ln Dllllt that those who 193.41 them are scarcelv moved at all One of the greatest lnvestments one can make IS that of attalnlng a graclous mannel COlCll3.llty of bearlng These are lnfinltelv better than money capltal T01 all doors fly open to sunny pleaslng pelsonalltles They ale mole than vselcome they ale sought fol every whele Accuracy perslstency nerve grlt and pluck are also essentlal to a well rounded successful man Emerson says If a man can wrlte a better book preach a better sermon Ol make a better mouse tl ap than hls nelgh bor though he bulld hls house ln the woods the world wlll make a beaten path to hls door Emerson further states that accuracy IS the twln brother of honesty It IS related that Leonardo da Vlncl would walk across Mllan to change a 9lIIgl8 tlnt or the sllghtest detall ln hls famous plcture of the Last bupper To those who perserve belong the vlctory Napoleon IS quoted as hav ng sald Perpetual pushlng and assurance put a dlfficulty out of count enance and make a seemlng lmposslblllty g1V8 way Carlyle says Sue cess ln most thlngs depends on knowlng how long It takes to succeed Know thy work and do It sald Montlesquln and vyork at It llke Hercules Is It not an hlstorlcal fact that perseverance bullt the pV1am1dS on Egypt s plalns erected the gorgeous temple at Jerusalem lnclosed ln ada ment the Chlnese Emplre scaled the stormy cloudcapped Alps opened a hlghway thlough the Wately YV1ld6I'I16SS of the Atlantlc leveled the forests of the new world and reared ln lts stead a communlty of states and natlons Ale your dlscoverles often brllllant lntultlons asked a reporter of Thomas A Edlson Do they come to you whlle you are lylng awake nlghts '7 I never dld anvthlng wol th dolng by accldent was the reply nor dld any of my lnventlons come lndlrectly thlough accldent except the phonograph No when I haye fully declded that a result IS worth gettlng I go ahead on lt and make tl lal after tllal untll lt comes I haye always kept stllctly yylthln the llnes of comnlelclally useful lnventlons I haxe HSVGI had ally tlme to put on electrlcal vsonders yaluable slmplv as noveltles to catch the popular fancv Any thlng I have begun IS always on my mlnd and I anl not easy whlle away from It untll lt IS flnlshed A man who thus gly es hlmself wholly to hls WOlk IS C91 taln to ac compllsh SOIT19thlIIg and lf he have ablllty and common sense hls success wlll be great Q ' L 1 i - . v . . . . 1 - I . . . . , l . . Q i . . 1 . I . . Y 1 - ,, . ' ' - - v ' - ' ' v Q 1 K 1 - , 1 y I u I 1 7 n 1 - , - Y . Y . . 1 1 1 as , ' I 1 I Q ' . 1 1 1 ' 11 U 1 - . . 11 . . I. V . . k h A 'N u ' 91 ' 1 1 Q . . . - 4 . . . . . H U . ,, . . . Y . . ,, y . . . . . ' . , . . . 1 1 ' . . 7 - 1 ' - ' 1 1 . 1 I . . . , I , . ' y . I . . . . . . - 1 . H . Y . . ,, U . . 1. . . ,, 1 .1 ' 1 . Y . . . . ' . 1 Y I . . . . , l . '. 1. . . Y V YN . . t - ' 1. i Y Y. . . 1 . Y . . y X L V l . . ' Y . . Y 1 . . , N I, v . . . .. ' 7 Y . . . . . . . Y . . Q . Q . .- . . I . Y - - Y - , 1 Y.