German Township High School - Laureola Yearbook (McClellandtown, PA)

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[—t—t—t—+ —] MY AUTO Iy auto, ’tis of three, short cut to poverty—of thee I chant. I blew a pile of dough on you two years ago, and now you quite refuse to go, or won’t or can't. Through town and countryside, you were ray joy and pride; a happy day. I loved thy gaudy hue, thy nice white tires so new, but now- you’re dowrn and out for true in every way. To thee, old rattle-box, came many bumps and knocks; for them I grieve. Badly thy top is torn, frayed are thy seats, and worn; the whooping cough affects thy horn, I do believe. Thy perfume sw-ells the breeze, while good folks cough and sneeze as we pass by. I paid for thee a price, ’twould buy a mansion twice; now everybody’s yelling “ice” : T wonder why ? The motor has the pip, even thy skid chains slip, and woe is thine. I, too, have suffered chills, ague and kindred ills, en-‘ deavoring to pay my bills since thou wrert mine. No more ’twould choke a cow, as once before. Yet if 1 had the rnon, so help me John, Amen, I'd buy myself a car again, and speed some more. f l-H-t-] Tl o n’ts Don’t try to be “rough.” The fellows don’t care if you are a preacher’s son. Don’t preach. There is too much competition. Don’t take yourself too seriously. You probably are not worth it. Don’t take yourself too highly. Every one else will do that. Don’t try to be funny. Nature lias already done a great deal for you. Don’t anticipate making a new pun. There is none. Don’t quarrel. There is too many causes. Don’t smoke. It’s no use. 20.

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HIGH SCHOOL YELL Zippi—yippi—lipila—zara ! Hoki—poki—millime—yam ! Dodi—modi—metiza—da ! German Township High School, Rail !--------Rah !--------Rah ! -------0------- JUNIOR YELL Kracky-korax-korix-koree ! Kracky-korax korix-koree ! Heigh-Ho ! Humpty-Oh ! Hulle-bellu-bcllee-Belloh ! McClelland to wn—McClelland town—McClellandtown. Rah ! Rail ! Rah-Rah-Rah ! Bing-Bang— S-s-s-s— Boom-Boom 1917—1917—1917. SOPHOMORE YELL Boom-jicker-boom ! Boom-jicker-boom ! Boom-jicker-ricker-jicker ! Boom ! Boom ! Sis-Boom-Bah—1918 ! Rail—Rah—Ram ! FRESHMAN YELL Khe-Khi-Kho-Khem! Halo-Billo-Bulo-Belem ! Mare-Mari-Maro-Mara ! Freshman ! Freshmen ! 1919 !. Rah-Rah-Rah. -------o------- LAN I E RI AN YELL Wah-Rah-Rah-Rali-Roorah ! Wah-Rah-Rah-Rah-Roorah ! BOOM ! (Whistle) M. II. S. Lanlerian ! Lanierian ! Lanierian ! i FRANKLIN YELL Rah-Rah-Rah--Rah-Rah-Rah ! Rah-Rah-Rah--Rah-Rah-Rah ! Zig-Zag—BOOM ! F-R-A-N-K L-I-N ! Frank 1 in—Fran k 1 in—Franklin ! 19.

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Getting a Good Start [ —t—t—t—t—] The first great lesson a young man should learn is that lie knows nothing; and that the earlier and more thoroughly this lesson is learned the better it will be for his peace of mind and his success in life. A young man bred at home' and growing up in the light of parental admiration and fraternal pride cannot readily understand how it is that every one else can be his equal in talent and acquisition. If bred in the country, he seeks the life of the town, where he will very early obtain an idea of his insignificance. This is a critical period in his history. The result of his reasoning will decide his fate. If at this time he thoroughly comprehend and in his soul admit and accept the fact that he knows nothing and is nothing; if he bow to the conviction that his mind and his person are but ciphers, and that whatever he is to be and is to win must he achieved by hard work, there is abundant hope of him. If, on the contrary, a huge self-conceit still hold possession of him and he straighten up to the assertion of his old and valueless self, or if he sink discouraged upon the threshold of a life of fierce competitions and more manly emulations, he might as well be a dead man. The world has no use for such a man, and he has only to retire or be trodden upon. When a young man has thoroughly comprehended the fact that he knows nothing, and that intrinsically he is of but little value, the. next thing for him to learn is that the world cares nothing for him— that lie is the subject of no man’s overwhelming admiration and esteem—that he must take care of himself. Society demands that a young man shall be somebody, not only, but that he shall prove his right to the title; and it has the right to demand it. Society will not take this matter upon trust, at least not for a .ong time; for it has been cheated too frequently. Society is not very particular what a man does, so that it prove him to be a nun: then it will bow to him and make room for him. To me one of tiie most disgusting sights in the world is that of a ycung man with healthy blood. broad shoulders and a liundrt d and fifty pounds move or less of good bones and muscle, standing with iiis hands in his pockets, longing for help. I admit that there are positions in which the most independent spirit may accept of assistant c—may, in fact, as a choice of evils, desire it; but for a man 21.