Crosby High School - Keystone Yearbook (Belfast, ME)

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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

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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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l l axe 1 9 3 KEYSTONE ' The binding of the finished product is an interesting process. The sheets of paper that compose the real reading matter of the book are usually sewed at the back so that they are as one. In the thinner books such as this one, the pages are sometimes united by the use of wire clips which are shaped like a U. These are pushed through all the sheets and then clinched on the other side. The covers may be glued, sewed, or where the wire clips are used, these may also hold the covers to the body of the book. Covers of large books are usually made of pasteboard covered with cloth or, in the more expensive volumes, with leather- Before the covers are attached, the body of the book is trim- med. As the paper comes from the press, the edges are ragged or one page may not be as wide as the other. If the cover is to have gold-leaf letters, these or any other printing must be put there before the cover is glued to the book. The lettering in gold is done nearly the same as the lettering in ink, only that the cover of the book first receives a coat of glue and then a sheet of gold-leaf is laid across it. The press is equipped with the necessary letters and these, in the form of a printing die, come down on the book with a g'reat pressure. This cuts out a piece of the gold leaf and drives it with some glue into the impression that the die makes. After the cover is thus prepared, it is glued or fastened in some other way to the book. Usually the book is left in a press for a few days after it is finished. The question is, How many persons have been employed in mak- ing this book? In the case of The Keystone, there are eleven mem- bers of the editorial board, and over thirty advertisers. How many peo- ple did it take to print the book? Somewhere between one and ten, ac- cording to the method used. In the binding of the book there are prob- ably at least five persons involved and perhaps fifteen. Making a rough estimate, which includes the purchasers, we arrive at the con- clusion that there are about two hundred people who have helped to produce the finished product which you now hold in your hands. -Henry Stover '36 Page eleven