Chaney High School - Lariat Yearbook (Youngstown, OH)

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2 U5 I ' 'Wat se' VALE DICTORIA BY HELEN GULANISH A little Learning is a dangerous thing, Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring: There shallow droughts intoxicate the brain. g largely sobers us again. And drinkin Fired at first sight with what the Muse imparts, ln fearless youth we tempt the heights of arts, While from the bounded level of our mind, Sh ' ort' views we take, nor see the lengths behind: But more advanced, behold with strange surprise New distant scenes of endless science rise! Graduation from high school is not the highest achieve- ment. Commencement it not the end-it is the beginning of life. There was a time whe uppermost in our minds. We gave no thought to what might l' ' ie beyond. Now as we pause on the threshold of Com- m . ' r encement, we see a new world unfold before our es es ' . Q just as the astronomer, when he focuses his telescope on the celestial span, views distant worlds. n the thought of graduation was We must start in this new world with ambition and th . . e will to overcome obstacles. Since our freshmen year, we have been beset with many obstacles. Wie have felt discouraged at times and indiffere it V- I to scholastic studies and affairs, and wished to sever our connections with them. Ye studies, for the achievements and ac t, we zealously pursued our complishments of others served as an incentive to us to further our e ducatiou. We were the first freshmen at Chaney, and so it fell to our lot to build up the traditions of our Alma Mater. Th . roughout the year chaos prevailed. Vile kne W not what we were doing, nor why. The beginning of the second year found the horizon clearing and a vision of lwpe was seen through the mist. Page Twenty-eight

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iicr CLASS HISTORY BY EDWARD KAILHOLZ On the sixteenth day of September, nineteen hundred and twenty-six, two hundred and twenty pupils, lacking knowledge of high school procedure but, nevertheless, possessing exuberant spirits, keen desires for high-school life, and a very high sense of importance entered this modern structure of learning. After they became settled and acquired the etiquette so necessary for Freshmen, they began to notice the incidents happening around them-the organization of clubs, teams, and classes, and the sowing of the seeds of eternal friendship among their fellow students. Although they did not realize it at the time, many and difficult tasks were awaiting them-to establish precedents, to originate customs, to cultivate a deep school spirit, and to help make Chaney a recognized school in regard, not only to athletics and organizations, but also in regard to the primary factor of a school's success, Scholarship, After realizing their trivial importance and after having satisfactorily proved to the faculty their knowledge of two scmester's work, they entered their second year of high school life. During this year, in which they received a minute particle of recognition, they noticed many of their classmates trying out for various teams and activities. They watched the rise of the Hi-Y club, of various girls organiza- tions and the formation of a debating team. 7 After passing the final examinations, the class, now reduced to about one-half of its original number, began its third year of residence at Chaney. At last its members were considered upper classmen! In this year a chapter of the National Honor Society, and also a chapter of the National Forensic League, two organizations symbolic of scholarship. leadership, and character, were instituted at Chaney. In the same year Chaney was recognized as a first-class high school by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. These were enviable achieve- ments for a school that had been in existence only two years. Again, after a much more rigid elimination, the class, now numbering about seventy-live, entered upon its final year at Chaney. Many things were in store for them! Early in the first semester a meeting for the J une nineteen-hundred-thirty graduating class was held and class officers and advisers were elected. Immediately committees were formed, heads of departments appointed, and activities began. They looked after necessary details early in the year in order to be able to devote more time and work to the june nineteen-thirty Rig Veda and other senior activities. The last few weeks stay at Chaney were frought with incidents and events which will stand out in relief in the minds of all seniors. - Finally, Commencement, at which time the stamp of approval was plac- ed upon their achievements, took place, and they were presented diplomas i11 token of their meritorious work. 1 Page Twenty-seven

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C, RI9 Onward through the junior year we struggled, steadily making progress. During the last year we were ever striving and seeking to reach the highest pinnacle of achievement-Commence ment. Opportunity for an education was offered to us and We grasped it. We have many to thank for the happy days, experiences, and knowledge, and the friendships we have gained within these walls. To these we offer everlasting tribute- To our parents for their sacrifices and untiring efforts which enabled us to secure an educationg To the faculty of Chaney for the patience and forbear- ance which prompted us to continue the studies which we begang To the teachers who were more than instructors to us, and became our guides in the precepts of Life, and helped us through our difficulties, and aided us in discovering our talentsg To those who instituted the advantageous system of free education in the United States. Classmates, we have formed many friendships. We realize that some will prove everlasting and others transitory, but fleeting or lasting, it is with sincere regret that we leave Chaney and the happy days we have spent together within her walls. But whether our paths diverge or converge, we must face life with grim determination in order to be success- ful, to bring honor to our Alma Mater. Students of Chaney, do not pass by the opportunities for an education, appreciate the efforts of your parents, list to the counsels of your elders and the experienced, maintain the high standards and idealsof your school. And so, as the curtain rises on our Commencement we greet you with Hail!,, and. as we step forward to conquer this new world, and the curtain falls behind us, we sadly hid you FareAweIl!,' Page Twenty-nine 01' . -Ne' 1