Des Moines Technical High School - Engineer Yearbook (Des Moines, IA)

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CLASS POEM I stand-as on the summit of a mountain, Beholding in a mist the greying hues Of sunset, streaming outward from some fountain-- Unseen, as a lost artist in recluse. And as I gaze, I wonder at the glory VVhich all about me falls-I cannot see Into the depths. The cause I cannot fathom, That such a vast magnificence can be. It brings a long forgotten recollection Of early years, when all the world seemed young, I had, as I have now, but small conception O Life--of all these things I live among, I toiled with a hundred sturdy faces: VVe laughed together in the after hours, For, like a pack of runners in the races, We'd reached our goal. The victory was ours. XVhat was our goal? It did not mean an ending To days of strife, and obstacles to meetg 'Twas more a mere beginning, as if sending Us out upon Life's field our foes to greet. It was our Graduation, and a seeming Grand glory filled our hearts with proudness boldg At once our souls began an endless dreaming Of what our Cups of Life were to unfold, A Graduation, yea, but not a finish- W'e had but been prepared to face the throngg So soon our many numbers would diminish, Cold winds were soon. too soon, to freeze the song Of happiness upon our lips. so smiling, As are the infant's when he sees the lightg Such winds as freeze our very souls. when budding Like April blossoms in the chill of night. Yet sweet it is to turn from years of toiling, To see things as I saw them in those years: I thank God that he gave me not the privilege To see ahead the hardships and the tears. Our Graduation time involves a lesson Each one may profit by, if he but will- 'Tis this: The end is merely the beginning: He who will toil may climb the steepest hill. The greyish hues have now begun to blacken, And from my summit throne I must descend: Would I could linger with my thoughts entrancing, To live those Graduation days again. -HELENE SA M UELQ Th irtyvon c

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THE PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS XVith the opportunities and advantages offered to the high school people of today, we are apt to forget in the turmoil of a busy school life those more sacred privileges which are given to us through the sacrifice of our parents. Little do we realize that this wonderful system of education and fellowship is made possible only through the inspiration of a parental love which has manifested itself down through the ages in the form of government, law, and protection. Why did our forefathers come to this great unexplored America after they had heard the tales of terror and sorrow which followed the advent of the Hrst pilgrim Wanderers? Could it have been the lust for personal gain which prompted them? Or was it the call of an unknown longing to make the world a better and more advantageous place in which the younger ones might receive a more bountiful portion of the worldly goods which God lends to his children? Surely we can picture in our minds the strug- gles and hardships endured by those brave mothers and fathers who gave up a life of comparative safety and comfort in order to seek another which could give to their children a chance in life which they could never realize. This is a record taken from the past annals of history, but history has re- peated itself from the very beginning up to the present time. We have only to look at the struggles of the older people in their ef- forts to give a better training to the school children of today to realize that it is this same benevolent spirit which has animated all their attempts to give us an opportunity to develop our better selves. Cn the altar of self-sacrifice has been born this system of public edu- cation, and now it is only fitting that from' those upon whom the favor was conferred should come the acknowledgement of the thankfulness and appreciation felt by the young people today. And so it is that by this great example of love and sacrifice that we learn to be thoughtful, kind, gener- ous, and of service to our fellow men. Surely then, there can be nothing more appropriate to strive for after we have attained the ideal of thoughtfulness to our fellowmen than that of a success in life. Attainment of success is sometimes put upon the sordid and untrue basis of some material gain, regardless of other funda- mental requisites of clean living. But John Milton defined true wealth when he said, There is nothing that makes men rich and strong but that which they carry inside of them. VVealth is of the heart, not the hand. It is this view of true success in life which is coming more and more to be accepted by the growing generations. And it is this high and noble definition of a truly successful and happy life which is within the reach of every one of us. It is toward this goal that we should face with a determination not to give up to temptation and lust, but to strive in our ultimate desire to make ourselves better men and women. Only when we shall have gained this goal will we know the rest and peace that comes with perfect harmony and happy relationships with our brothers and sisters of this world. As we all take our places in the world may we remember the words of Ruskin when he said: Let every dawn of morning be to you as the beginning of life and every setting sun be to you as its closeg then let every one of these short lives leave its sure record of some kindly thing done for others, some goodly strength or knowledge gained for yourselvesf' Thirty-two