Danville High School - Cardinal Yearbook (Danville, VA)

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THE Cl-IATTERBOX READING How would you define your read- ing? To my mind there are exactly three types of reading. A person who reads the classics or good hooks of the famous authorsgcould justly define his reading as a communion with great minds. He who reads good hooks, if not classics, but books from which he derives pleasure and no harm could define his reading as profitable enjoyment. But he who reads the cheap books, ahounding in evil thoughts, and reads only for relaxation, should define his reading as stagnation. Which type of reader are you? In the rush and hurry of our mod- ern world we often neglect our read- ing. The average American business man reads for relaxation and the light novel or magazine really rests his mind. American, Cosmopolitan, and The Red Book are favorites. These magazines are all right in their way, but some more serious reading should be done along with this pleasurable light reading. But we are no captains of business, so we should need serious, thoughtful read- ing more than light, frivolous matter. What we read now will largely de- termine what we will read in later life. If we develop a taste for the better things of literature now, when we grow older then the cheap, the worthless, we will see in their true light. If you were allowed to choose whether you would live in beautiful surroundings or dull, you would in- stantly choose the beautiful. But wc are not allowed to make this choice for our bodies often. However, this choice is offered to our minds every day that we exist. Your mind can wander through the beauties of pure thought, beautiful expression, and high ideals, or it can become stag- nant with the shoddy, the cheap side of life. Will you choose Dante, Chaucer, Shakespeare, Byron, and Bunyan for your companions, or will you walk the world with a yellow- back novel as your mental com- panion? Student, the choice is of- fered you. Make it wisely. HONESTY Does honesty pay? Sometimes we are tempted to answer in the negative, and with reason. When we see someone copy the answers from the book, and lead the class in grades, we are apt to question the value of honesty. Yet one thing stands out. Those who cheat may lead in grades but that is all. They lose their self-respect and the confi- dence of their fellow sinxdents. These are indeed great losses. Petty mis- deeds in school may lead to the great crimes of ,the future. Even if this does not happen, yet the dis- honest student is put at a disad- vantage. Ile has a sneaky and de- moralizing feelingg he feels that he has been weighed and found lack- ing. In fact, he really has. The honest Student, on the other hand, is at me in his heartg he looks the world in the face with unflinch- ing eyes. He is self-conddeutg he is highly respected by his fellow stu- dents. He may not lead the class in grades, but he knows that what he has was fairly gotten. Then comes that grand and glorious feeling of which the cartoonist speaks. Does honesty pay? In view of these thoughts I am convinced that it does. lf you have been accustomed to cheating, quit now. If you have not, never begin. In any event, keep in mind that wise and truthful thought, An honest man is the noblest work of God. ' DANVILLE HIGH SCHOOL On the border of Ole Virginia, Where the soft breezes blow, There is where our thoughts are turning, 'There is where we long to go. Back to the birth of each memory, And to the scenes of childhoodg Back to the red brick school-house With the big, wide neighborhood. POETRY The majority of courses in poetry quite effectively kill for the student any further interest in the subject. It is an unfortunate habit, like destroying flowers and butterflies by tearing them to pieces to see how they're made. Poetry, to me, repre- sents the highest and rarest aesthetic experiences.of the human heart and mind. The approach to it should be through the same channel traveled by its creator, namely, his experience of the beauty and then his reactions to it. Yet, to understand poetry, its purpose, and itsltrue significance one must acquire a taste for it, and then study it. It is not a mere pastime although the study of it is a. de- lightful occupation for those who love it. lt is not a more or less intel- lectual game, played by refined peo- ple in their leisure hours. It does not exist in order that it might be studied. On the contrary it is a natural and powerful art expressing the feeling shared by all mankind. It is life in rhythmical words. For these reasons poetry should not be analyzed until it has been enjoyed. Poets mean for it to give pleasure, or that deeper and more solemn satisfaction called joy, Poetry is an experience, but the more you study it, the more it habit and 21 pa1't of you. becomes a is to have To understand poetry a considerable education-is one of the finest of arts, as well as a great personal gain in aesthetic experience. We will always think of it, Even in the midst of the frayg Hail thee now, our dear old High, Honor the Red and Gray. Though the ages 'round thee gather, NVe think only of the love and cheer lfVhich we found in Old Danville town, And to us it grows more dear. -Robbie Yeatts.

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ANNUALSUPPLEMENT DANVILLE, -VA., MONDAY, JUNE lst, 1925 NUMBER I DELEGATES T0 COLUMBIA PRESS I me woiztn mens V CONVENTION SPEAK IN CHAPEL COMING T0 DANVIU-E Daisy Keen and Lemma Starling Give Account of Their New York Trip Interesting and instructive On Wednesday, the twenty-fifth, the two delegates to the Convention of the Interscliolastic Press Asso- ciation at Columbia University had charge of the chapel exercises. The delegates spent a week in New York and a day in Washington. They told ot their trip and the two-day Conven- tion held at one of the world's largest universities. This was the iirst con- vention of its kind to be held at Co- lumbia, though others have been held in other parts of the country. About two hundred delegates at- tended the convention. In the news- paper and magazine contest papers and magazines were entered from every state east of the Mississippi. For this reason we are especially proud that The Chatterbox received special mention from the large mun- ber of papers entered. THE DRAMATIC CLUB The Dramatic Club had a meeting Wednesday of last week, at which there was a small attendance. Mar- vin lVatson made a short talk, bring- ing out the advantages of being a member of the Dramatic Club. Ann Ferree read a lovely poem by Alfred Noyes, The Two Painters. After some business the meeting adjourned. At the next meeting a play in one act, Suppressed Desires, will be given. This play is very humor- ous and should alford a great deal of entertainment to the club mem- bers and to the High School stu- dents, who are cordially invited. Miss Emily Swain will sing between scenes. SPECIAL MENTIONl In the recent contest of the Co- lumbia Scholastic Press Association, 'l'he Chatterbox was one of four high school papers in Class B to be given special mention. One hundred and seventy papers from high schools in states east of the Mississippi River were entered in the contest. The prizes consisted of silver cups for the best, bronze shields of Co- lumbia Univeisity for second best, and an embossed certificate for third best in each class. Class A was for schools with an attendance greater than 1,0005 Class B, 500 to 1,0003 and Class C, 500 or less. The awards for Class B newspapers was as follows. First prize, Go-ed Leader, Atlanta High School, At- lanta, Georgiag second prize, High Life,', Greensboro High School, Greensboro, North Carolina., third prize, Spotlight Coatesville High School, Coatesville, Pennsylvania. While D. H. S. is pleased that The Chatterbox merited special mention this year, we shall be satisfied with nothing less than first prize next year. Day by day, in every way, our paper is going to get better and better. Y ' HIGH SCHOOL GLEE CLUB Miss Robertson, our music teacher, has organized the Glee Club. She has had a chorus in the school for the last year, but this year she will have both Chorus and Glee Club. The club is composed of the best singers and workers in the Chorusg it now has a membership of about thirty. Smiling Jack Harding and Lowell Thomas Here March 23 V The P:n'ent-'l'eacher Association of the High 'School hopes to bring the World Fliers to Danville on Monday, March twenty-third. Smiling Jack Harding, one of the six Magellans of the air, who made the iirst circum- navigation of the earth by airplane, and Lowell Thomas, official historian of the trip, will tell the remarkable story of the world flight. They will be heard at the Taber- nacle. Admission, liity and seventy- five.cents. Thrilling pictures, both in motion and color, will be used. Many of the stills were made by Smiling Jock' personally as the world air cruisers visited the twenty- eight different countries. Every D. H. student should make an ellcrt to see these heroes and hear their story. PRELIMINARY CONTEST IN DEBATE HELD AT H. S. Lindsay Motley and Nathan Morgan Win On Friday, March the thirteenth, the preliminary debating contest was held at the High School. The ques- tion debated was Resolved, That the Virginia Constitution be amended, so as to enable the Legislature to issue 315,000,000 in bonds for our in- stitutions of higher learning, so that they may meet the needs of the 20th century. Lindsay Motley and Nathan Mor- gan were ehosen as the team, with Swanson Lea as altemate. These debaters will represent Danville High in Lynchburg on April the third. fflontinued on page 84J

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THE CHATTERBOX D. H. S. BASKETBALL TEAM PLAYS IN , U WASHINGTON AND LEE TOURNAMENT Danville High, John Marshall High of Richmond, and Virginia High of Bristol, were the survivors in the opening round of the Washington and Lee basket-ball tournament, which opened in the Washington and Lee gym- nasium at Lexington on Thursday, March the iifth. D. H. S. eliminated Altavista byla score of 22-79 John, Marshall defeated South Boston 32-8, and Bristol won over Staunton 25-19. A RESUME OF 1925 SEASON OF FOOTBALL Facing a hard schedule, the 1925 football season was opened on Sep- tember twelfth with the initial prac- tice on the North Danville fleld. Coach Lefty Wilson was in charge for the second year, with Coach Keck assisting him. The squad was not very large, since a few more than twenty-five reported for prac- tice. Ten of last yeur's letter men were numbered among the squad and a good many scrubs from last year re- ported. The playing season opened when the Chatham team came to Danville. Both teams were handicapped by a muddy field. The Chatham team put. up a good fight, but were defeated 24-0. Kerr Farley made the first touchdown of the season. On the following Saturday the Red and Grey crushed the Reidsville team by the score ofsa-o. The msc team ran up the score and many substitu- tions were made. The visitors put up a determined fight, but were able to register only two first downs. October tenth found the Red and Grey team in Leaksville. There they suffered the first defeat of the sea- son, 7-6. Thegame was a fight from start to Hnish. The Danville team put up a better game than the score indicates. The Danville team won their third victory when they defeated Alta- vista here by the score of 10-6. Danville sulfercd the worst defeat of the season at the hand of the strong Lynchburg eleven. The final score was 48-7. Roland Farley ran about 65 yards for Danville's single touchdown. Danville ended the season with two victories, defeating Martinsville 3-0 and South Boston 12-0. DANVILLE DEFEATS LYNCHBURG On Saturday, February twenty- eighth, Danville High defeated the fast quint of Lynchburg High 18 to 21 on the V. M. I. floor. . Since the details have been in the local papers of both cities, and have been so clearly stated, we are omit- ting them here. This is the first time in the his- tory of our athletics that we have defeated our ancient rival on a neutral Hoor. All who saw the game said the floor-work of our boys was unsurpassed. The ball was in our territory nearly all of the game. From the spectators' point of view it seemed impossible to play a bet- ter game. All did their part and the result was one of the best games ever staged between the high schools. We just want the team to know how proud we are of them and their splendid sportsmanship. BASEBALL AT' D. H. S. Tuesday, March tenth, Coach Lefty Wilson issued a call for the battery aspirants. This call was answered by ten pitchers and four catchers. There is only one mem- ber of last year's pitching staff on hand, but with a likely bunch of new material we should have a very fo1'midable,staif. The teams will able to go on the field With Roland Farley, Jew Nolan, Hotfman Kerr Farley, Hinton Garland Harris of last Danville High School probably be by Monday. Tom Davis, Culpepper, Gwynn and yearls team, should be able to show as good it not a better team than she did last year. WHY WE SHOULD . SUPPORT OUR ATHLETIC TEAMS One of the best ways, if not the best, for a school to gain the atten- tion of the pupils is to produce good athletic. teams. To do this the teams must be loyally supported by the students. Almost any school with an enrollment of five or six hundred pupils can produce good athletic teams if the players are only en- couraged by having a crowd at the games. If the attendance is small no player can play his best, because he thinks that the school is not in- terested in the team, and that his time and energy are being wasted, therefore he does not play as hard as he would if a large crowd was present at the game. Not only are you helping your school and' team but you are also de- veloping a good point in your char- acter by supporting your teams, that is loyaltyg ii you are loyal to your team you will most likely be loyal to your friends. H If you have not attended the games recently, you will soon have your chance, for the baseball season is just around the corner, and the pros- pects for a good team the coming year are better than they have been for several years. ook TEAM 4 Now listen, while I tell you Of the team that surely will win, The team that's not brand new, But the team that's made of bet- ter men. This is the High School team, Composed of the best in the schoolg And you may see us play and scheme But we'll always play by rule. We'll always play fair And never a foul we'l1 makeg For this team plays on the square And surely a pennant we'll take. The players are old letter men, Honesty and fair play their plang For this is the code of men, This is the spirit of our clan. -Frank Ferrell.