East High School - Quill Yearbook (Des Moines, IA)

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...-... - Y ,,. 5. . Q N es- X ACIQOSS THE TABLE The modern version of Thanksgiving differs from that of the Thanks- giving of a century ago, although the general idea of the occasion will never change. This Quill portrays Thanksgiving as a joyful festivity. We have, by renaming departments and introducing new features, tried to make this edition a combination of the Thanksgiving of yesterday and the Thanksgiving of today. Around the Fireside and the Gifts of Maize symbolize the Thanksgiving of our grandfathers, but Chasing the Turkey and the humorous Pass the App1esauce! express Thanks- giving as it is in 1929. VVith this generalization we hope that your atten- tion' will be even more focused on Thanksgiving as a time for thankful- ness and joy. ' Are You 21 Thief? A thief? Cf course not. VVhy do you insinuate such a thing? ' It is a pretty harsh accusation, indeed. Is it just to speak with such elfrontery? Let's see. Of course you never disturb those near you, when you sit talking to your neighbor during home roorn period, telling of the fun you had last night or how unfair it was for Mr. VVilson to give you that four in Civics. No indeed! V You never sit in study hall drawing pictures showing Mr. Houser studying diligently to enable himself to prove that the vertical angles are equal, or Miss Patterson crying because she could not translate Vir est bonus. ' And certainly it was absolutely necessary to pass that note across the room to your friend. No time at all was taken from class when you popped your gum and attracted the attention of the teacher, who immediately requested you to donate to the obliging Mr. Wastelnaslcet. Of course, such an indignity as that never happens to any of the dignified seniorsg for they, no doubt, have so thoroughly mastered the art of chewing gum that even Miss McBride cannot detect the presence of that obnoxious confection. A noble accomplishment! But we're not all seniors. Did you ever stop to realize that it is not just your time that you are wasting, but that you are literally stealing time from your neighbor? Let's think of the other fellow, and help him all we can. By so doing, we will not only help him, but we ourselves will learn an invaluable lesson in self control. Page Twenty-nine

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e. 1' 2 ef- Q The Changing Times A certain gentleman of the past is known to have said Times change, and we change with them. Evidently that man never visited East High, nor did he know of East High's history. In an ancient volume of an East l-ligh.Quill, dated 1910, this com- ment, made by a long forgotten joke editor, may be found. He that hath money and subscribeth not to the Quill, but looketh over .his neighborls shoulder to behold the contents thereof, is like unto an ass, who having his own manger full. of hay, nevertheless, nibbles from that of his neighbor and then brayeth with glee. Today, when an edition of the Quill is issued, a person who walks through the halls or upon the campus may note numerous instances of one to live students looking at the same Quill. Invaribly thosewho do not own that Quill will be eating either candy bars or peanuts. Therefore it is appropriate that we amend that gentleman's rule, Times change, but human nature is constant. Am 1 right? Or have you already discredited my theory by having bought your own Quill? .. - Lack of Responsibility at East Many of our East High students lack the ability to 'accept responb sibility and the power to carry a task to its completion. Perhaps we are no worse in this regard than the students of other schools ot the city, for irresponsibility seems to be characteristic of our age. Should we be content, however, to comfort or justifyourselves with such an argu- ment? Wouldi1't it be much better if we began at once to weed this trait from our school life? It can be done. A concerted eH'ort one the part of all our students would work wonders. , Perhaps you say, Wl1at are you talking about? I always do what I'rn asked 6 Maybe you do. No one can deny, however, that there are such unreliable people here at East. There are slackers in the home rooms: students who never contribute in any way to the welfare and advancement of their room, except perhaps to grace it with their pres- ence Five mornings a week. The clubs of the school bemoan the fact that many of their members are just such slackers, who refuse to par- ticipate in the club work as they should. Teachers complain that for class parties they often have to do all the work which should be done by the committees, and that then the students take the credit for the final success. Now, students of East High, I leave this problem to you. Think it over and discuss it among yourselves. Resolve that whenever any one asks you to participate in any project or to serve on any committee, you will forceyourself to accept. l admit it is much easier in most cases to say, No, I'm afraid I can't help you out this time, than to take it over and put your best efforts into it. Wlieii you are graduated from school, you are going to enter some profession in which you will be compelled to handle responsible and important matters. In fact, all jobs have some responsibility attached. Consequently, if you learn now to conquer your leanings toward irresponsibility, your work in later life will be just that much easier for you. ' . - Q Page Thirty V ,. U