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

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School Spirit Ye Classe Ballotte

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School Versus Poetry gs thoughts o ith, individual whose | has visualized for himself kingdoms to | quered, but has not been with a deep sense of emotion and feeling, can never hope to attain an That person who does not feel a rtain inexplicable exuberance, tickling of the spine, and a thrillin 1 1 p, in watching dash against moss-covered rocks, l in feeling tl old, we rav as against your face by a stiff autumn breeze, can г hope to understand poetry nor the essentials to success Although, as kings, poets are born, poetry in itself is ai icate technique which must be mastered before a tru njoyment mav be had from its reading But once that science is mastered magically revealed, and never again will you sav contem] not practical. And so our cherished school, perhaps to many of us our only Alma Mater, in adhering to the principles in which it was conceived, namely to prepare us adequately for future life, has introduced a most stringent course in the study of the classics and poetry, to enable us ti ` wi ar, unskeptical eyes th« road to happiness, and success We begin to understand that poetry was not com to embitter our exist ence in high school or to perplex us with its deep, intangible philosophy; but rather to awaken in us deep impulses that will last as long as life, and an ardent desire for the best things in human existence SAUL WIENER Worlds To Conquer Alexander the Great is said to have wept because there were no more worlds to conquer. Some authorities insist that he wept because there were so many worlds to conquer and he had not even conquered one. Whichever was the case, M was wasting time. In the first place, instead of weeping, he should have gone out to search for another world to conquer, or if the second were the reason for tears, he should have gone out and conquered as much of this world as was possible. In spite of the fact that it is quite a task to conquer a “world,” men have done it, and are still doing it Edison has conquered the electric “world” and has made an almost com plete job of it. There are Edisons in all businesses, although they are unheralded because their work is not as outstanding. The men who make themselves masters of their destinies and do not let hard work keep them from attaining their goals will reach the top and become “world” conquerors Doris SCHRAM. 8

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From Principal to Parent Dear Parents: Advise vour children that Success d: pon doing well the little things in life. Their being done weu „vives careful application and even drudgerv. Fill the daily drudgery with romance and vision. Put into it personality. Make the task a good job, interesting, personal, and different from any other fellom`s job. Let initiative and characte: cast a spell of ambition on your job, to make И a stepping-stone to higher, fuller, and better opportunities. Sincerely. vours, ‘ . Tabla. Geer Principal. April 22, 1931.