East Liverpool High School - Keramos Yearbook (East Liverpool, OH)

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EFHIIUJS VOL. III EAST LIVERPOOL, OHIO, MAY 1912 No. 6 The Measure GMETIMES in our unceasing . ..J. . I rush for the goal of our am- bitions, we are led to overlook the fact that we are small uites help- ing to make up the amalgamated whole, and that we are measured and environed by our compeers, Yet we are, and this measuring procession goes on so subtly that unless there is some unusual ele- ment thrust into our lives, we never realize that an impression is made for good or bad. It is a stimulus or a climax of right or wrong that shows the true fibre. Any vessel is strong when in a protecting environment. A weak boy or girl may be good in a clean atmosphere, but the frail craft breaks, and the weakling falls when the test comes. Unconseiously the vital ele- ments Of character have been noted by our fellowmen. As the lights and shadows on a photographic plate so fall the impressions on the passive minds of our associates. Some day in a climax a mental picture stands forth- a picture influenced by the purity of mind and soundness of opinion of the observer. Yet this picture speaks truly to him who sees. just now two school scenes stand forth in my memory, and as they are representative antithetic types and il- lustrate the points in the statement above, I am going to present them to you in as nearly the true colors as possible. In an institution of learning a young man was one day haled before the faculty committee for cheating and creating various disturbances in class- es. Our friend Harry was an Older boy than the majority of his classmates, the son of a good father, and a young man with a capable mind and brilliant prospects were his energies but prop- erly directed. 'lihe secretary of the connnittee called his name and reazl the statement of charges. Harry owned his name and admitted the charges in a manner that indicated his absolute indifference to the import of the Of- fenses. The inquisitors now asked him various questions relative to his associates, his ideals of life, and the school activities with which a boy of his years would naturally be affiliated, and then went to the particular phases of his breach of conduct. It seemed an interminable length of time before anything but defiance of all laws of the institution anl ethics could be observed. Finally a sweet faced lady, who had grown gray in the service of trying to mould good men and women from all sorts of material, said, I-Iarry, I think that for thegood of yourself and the influence you will have on the younger boys, you should make these matters right and say that you will, where they may hear you. At this llarry said, I never knew that I had any influence on them. Yes, you

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6 llieramna have. You are older, and you know or should know, that young boys choose their ideals largely from older associates. Your influence is for good or evil according to your conduct, and it cannot be otherwise. A change came over the young man. All could see that he was beginning to think and take stock of himself. At this point a young, enthusiastic teacher, and chief among the accusers of Harry, arose, and with an intensity of appeal in his voice said, Harry! Why don't you do this for the sake of your man- hood. You know what is right, and why don't you do it. Why is it necessary that this committee must force you to do it? It isn't necessary and you know it. Come on, be the man that you can bef' Harry looked at the committee. The secretary asked, XVell, Harry what shall it be ? l'1l do it came the low reply. It is not necessary for one to say more than that while in the committee room Harry met himself as other people knew him, and really made the first attempt to analyze his conductg and in the fight between right and obstinate selfishness, right won, and Harry today is a better man for having come be- fore this unbiased committee. The second picture also has to do with an educational institution, where owing to the philanthropic spirit of a friend of the school a certain prize was to be given each year to that Senior boy or girl who best represented the school in good qualities, and gave the most evidence of citizenship. To prevent undue stress being placed on grades any average student might be selected. The class first chose the eli- gibles, each student voting for whom he believed to be the best member of the class. When the ballots were counted the tally sheet was preserved for the consideration of the president and faculty. A few days after the class candidates had been offered the presilent called the faculty together and asked for a general discussion of the names submitted, and requested that no one allow his personal feelings to influence in any way the statements re- garding the young people. One teacher said, I wish to know what there is about this young man that caused his class to give him so many votes?l' The question was be- fore the house, and those half a hun- dred people, some of whom had toiled for years with the student and his problems, now settled down to the task of coolly and carefully tearing to frag- ments the lives and acts of the eligibles, and looking on each bit with the same searching gaze and exactness of a skilled surgeon in his effort to analyze physical man. No one was spared. All his good or bad deeds were laid before the body. One boy was eliminated because it was known that he had an unreasonably obstinate way of acting at times. A girl was shown to have done some good things with a selfish motive. An- other boy was favorably mentioned by several. Nothing ill was said of him at all. His lack of favor lay in the fact that he was unable of himself to see and suggest good things to be done. A third boy was liked by all who knew him and had the vote been one of personal likes he probably would have been the honor bearer. Yet many, when it came to a vote, set aside this feeling because they were not sure that he could best represent the ideals of citizenship. When at last the final vote was taken it was found that the boy getting the first place was one who