Crosby High School - Keystone Yearbook (Belfast, ME)

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I ' Y 0 axe 1933 Q KEYSTONE Every Success is the Result of Someone's Follow Through Probably we are all familiar with the story, in one form or another, of the searchers for a treasure who dug in the spot where they had been told the treasure lay buried, but one of whom, after digging for a time, gave up in despair and went off to hunt in a more promising loca- tion while the other persevered in his undertaking and found the treasure only a few feet below Where the first had stopped digging. The treasure for which students are seeking is a treasure more val- uable than gold: knowledge. They have been told that knowledge is to be found in high school, that it lies there concealed in the books which they are to study. They enter the school enthusiastically seeking it- Many of them search for it awhile in their books but the most they find is book learning so eventually they give up in despair, like the first man in the story, and go to seek it in a more promising place. They do not understand knowledge. The rest go on diligently working for the treasure, day by day, lesson by lesson, bringing themselves closer to it. Finally they complete the study required for graduation: but more precious than that is the knowledge which they have acquired by the way, the intangible knowledge which cannot be contained in books and which cannot be learned from books. Correct mental habits such as self-discipline, perseverance, and moral honesty, together with physical and social habits such as etiquette, friendships, and savoir- faire, these constitute more of knowledge than does mere book learn- ing. Book learning is useful in so far as it induces these habits and, modern psychology notwithstanding, it is a good method of teaching them. That is why we study subjects from which we can see no direct benefits. We may never have to speak French or construct a bridge by geometry, but the mental discipline and constant application required to master French or geometry are priceless treasures. True success is attained by means of such qualities and true knowledge is built of such qualities. Surely each is a treasure worth of our follow through. 1-Harrison Hayford '34 Why Take Latin? Many students, upon entering high school, have been persuaded against Latin with the argument that it is a dead language. They ask what could possibly be the use of it since no one ever' speaks it now? The people who say this either have not taken the time to look into the matter or have been misinformed. Latin is one of the most valuable subjects, if not the most valuable, in the course of study- Page nine

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1 . -. --. ' 4 Qfe 193 3 Q KEYSTONE To the Underclassmen I know that it doesn't look exactly well for the Seniors, when they are about to graduate, to start telling the school a lot of things that ought to be done differently when they themselves haven't made any startling improvements in the school. Yet we can't leave without crit- icizing something, you know. Mr- Weymouth says that there is no one who knows for thinks he knowsl any more than a Senior. Seriously, we aren't criticizing and advising just to display our knowledge. We want Crosby to be a better school than it was when we went to it, and we hope that the underclassmen will make it better. It is customary to attack school spirit first, to complain of the small attendance at the games, the failure to buy Student Council tickets, to pay class dues, and, oh, thousands of other things. Lately, however, with the depression and all, I think that most everyone has done as well as he could to help the school financially. 'Yet there are other ways in which more school spirit might be shown. How about having some serious class meetings, with everyone paying attention, carefully de- ciding the question, and voting according to his own decision. Also, if you are asked to make a speech at Hi-Y or in chapel, make it. Remem- ber that you are asked to do it for the benefit of the school, and, al- though it may seem a great hardship, it shows good school spirit. Crosby could improve upon her Freshman Reception. There aren't many Freshmen who come away from a reception feeling that they have had a wonderful time and have made a lot of new acquaintances. The Seni-or girls might wear more moderate clothes to make the Fresh- men feel more happy in their apparel, and the Senior boys might give more of the Freshmen girls a good time- This year s reception was somewhat better than usual, but there are still chances for improve- ment. Don't you honestly think that there is too much cheating in Crosby? N0 one seems to think anything of loaning papers nowadays. It's all right to help a classmate once in a while, but if you're not careful, that person will get to a point where he has to have someone's paper in order to pass. If you haven't had time to do the work, go to class without it and on the next occasion you will discover yourself finding the time to do it. Crosby is a great school! You will realize it more than ever when it comes time to graduate. You will wish that you had given Crosby something in return for all ityhas given you. You will look back and see a lot of things you could have done to improve Crosby. That's what we are doing, but we are too late, we have to leave. All that we can do now is to ask you to bring about the improvements. Make Crosby the best school in the world! -Pauline Clement '33 Page eight

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E 1 ' l KEYSTONE First and foremost, Latin helps up in comprehending not only our own language but also French, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese, the Romance languages. A great number of our words come either direct- ly or indirectly from the Latin language. The meaning of many English words may be understood without the use of a dictionary if one knows the Latin word from which it is derived. For instance, riparian, which might be a more or less unfamiliar word to many, is easily under- stood when one knows that ripa in Latin means the bank of a river, hence riparian means pertaining to river banks. Furthermore, in the study of French, the benefit of Latin is quite as evident as it is in English. For example, the French word lac, meaning lake, comes from the Latin word lacus, also meaning lake, Too much can not be said of the value of Latin in impressing the general grammar rules taken up previously. Latin has its very practical use also. To study medicine, drugs, or other similar professions, one most certainly must have as much Latin as possible. Even the trained nurse must know Latin. Besides this, if one intends to go further than high school, at least two years of Latin are necessary to enter the smallest college, and, of course, hav- ing three or four years is just that much better. Latin has, too, its cultural values. Many times in English litera- ture, one will meet phrases in Latin which would mean nothing except to the student of this language- In conclusion, study Latin, not merely take Latin, but study it! The rewards will more than compensate for the time and effort spent. -Jeanette Drisko '35 The Making of a Book If anyone should ask you, as you read this book, how many people were involved in the editing and publishing of it, your estimate would probably be something like ten. But, strange as it may seem, the num- ber of persons who are in some way connected with the making of a book, is usually three or four times this number. To begin with, there are the editors, the people who write, gather in, and arrange the material. Next, in the case of this book, there are the advertisers who pay a good per cent of the cost of publication, in return for which they have a section of the book for printed matter re- ferring to their wares. When everything has been assembled and arranged, the material, plans, and all necessary information that the publisher needs, are sent to the printer. Here, through somewhat complicated processes, the printer is able to change the material as it comes to him into the sheets of paper which are placed between covers and called a book. Page len