Central Commercial Technical High School - Cog Pen Yearbook (Newark, NJ)

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oooo TIMBER The tree that never had to fight For sun and sky and air and light, That stood out in the open plain, And always got its share of rain, Never became a forest king But lived and died a scrubby thing. The man who never had to toil, Wflio never had to win his share, Of sun and sky and light and air, Never became a manly man, But lived and died as he began. Good timber does not grow in easeg The' stronger wind, the tougher trees. The farther sky, the greater length: The more the storm, the more the strengthg By sun and cold, by rain and snows, In tree or man good timber grows. Where thickest stands the forest growth NVe End the patriarchs of both, And they hold converse with the stars Wliose broken branches show the scars Of many winds and much of strife- This is the common law of life. -Selected. Thirteen

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THE FRATECH Twelve lElDlI'll'OlRll Gut of School Life, Into Life's School An engineer's success in life depends not only upon the thoroughness with which he has pursued his studies at his technical school, but equally as much upon the diligence with which he pursues his studies after graduation. XN'hen a man graduates his education is only well begun, that is, if he does not continue his studies with as much or more vigor than he has commonly em- ployed, he will have exceedingly small chance to win fame and position. He will be left standing at his post, and the races will be won by men who know their deficiencies and who take prompt and energetic steps to remove them. There are, of course, differences in the amounts and kinds of ability with which nature has endowed men, and it is very easy to attribute your own failure or another man's success to these qualities over which the individual has no control, but by far the larger iniiuence is common industry. or lack of it. It requires much more energy to think out a course of study and pursue it than it does to perform your daily task well. linergy is necessary to perform manual labor or routine mental labor, but infinitely more is required to do original work or to pursue a course which is not obligatory and which results in no immediate beneht. lt is urgently necessary that the recent engineering graduate shall at once take steps to master thoroughly every phase of the specialty he means to follow, includ- ing many allied technical branches, and at the same time to broaden his view by studying other and more remote lines. There is so much to read and study, so many lines to pursue that unless he have the wisdom and foresight to work accord- ing to some plan, confusion and weakness will result. The field is broad, the compensation is large, and the possibilities are unlim- ited. VVill you employ all your strength, all your energy, all your ability to meet every requirement for the highest order of success? Or do you prefer a life of ease and obscurity? It is for you to determine.

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lVllCHAEL KING, A.lE. Electrical Engineering 106 Fourth St. Newark, N. J. N. bl. Bell Tel. Co. Class President, 1931-1932. Member N. T. S. Fraternity. Mike VVhat would the class have been without this man? .AX true gentlemanwtypical of the Emerald Isle. Since we first met him four years ago his companion- ship has been a constant source of pleasure and deep well of humor for us who are his associates. His out- standing leadership--his level head-and his inherent propensity to see all sides of a discussion were the determining factors in selecting his shoulders upon which to place the burden of our senior cares. He has carried them well. Mike is a hard working. conscientious student. VVe predict that before many years have passed he will be very successful in his chosen field. T ff-EXE BYSQYJ MARK JANELLI, .-X.li. Mechanical lingineering 1125 Seib Ave. Elizabeth, N. tl. ll. CQ 13. Machine K 'llool fu. Class Vice-llresident, 1931-1932. Member, N. 'l'. S. Fraternity. A..fX.lf. Mark Mark is one of those quiet boys whose presence is seen rather than heard. Not that he would make a likeable companion to the sphinx, or anything like that. for when he does have something to say it is wise to lend an car. His opinions are to be sought after in any matter of importance that is worrying the boys in or out of class. Once they are given you can depend upon them to he a complete summary of facts and a solution that is prac- tical. Those of ns who have been in intimate contact with Mark know him to be a good pal, a steadfast friend, a hard worker and one who will make his wav in this struggle for existence. 1'l0llI'f4't'H