Greater Latrobe High School - Latrobean Yearbook (Latrobe, PA)

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1 Gbrangr zmh Mark VOL. VII No. 4. LATROBE, PA. JUNE, 1921 LHTERARY TO UNDERCLASSMEN We, the Seniors, since we are done With our high school work and fun, Wish to leave to underclassmen Rules quite useful now and then. Never be absent, do not come late, Be polite to all teachers, try to debate, Ask for one tablet, pencils, use one, Make them last till the month is done. Shine in Latin, sparkle in Math., Follow the straight and narrow path. Behave in chapel,-don't chew gum, Wait till you're out of school for fun. Don't be discouraged, try real hard, Banish all red from that report card, Remember the stair rules, which from t'other,- Go up one and down the other. Have a permit to go anywhere, If it's missing, you won't get there. While crossing the hall you must hurriedly walk, Banish not prepared from your daily talk. Perhaps you think this a terrible task, And really too much for a Senior to ask, But just to prove that it has been done, Take for example, our '21. -'21

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1 .ll - CONTENTS Page LITERARY- LITERARY ........... .. 9 To Underclassmen .... . . 9 Books as Companions .... . . 10 Faith's Power ....... . . 11 Poems-School Life . . . . 14 The Class of '21 .... .. 14 Our Class Adviser .. 15 Democracy ........... . . 15 Art ................... . . 17 Why Bother About Art .. 17 Biographies .................. .. 19 Alma Mater fcutj Music Cut .... .. 44 Music for Alma Mater .... .. 44 Editorials ............... . . 45 Just in Passing ......... .. 45 To the New Staff ...,.... .. 46 Thy Name We'1l Revere . .. .. 46 Follow the Gleam ......... .. 46 Appreciation ..... . . 47 Cartoon Cut ...... . . 48 Just for Fun .. 49 Initials ............. . . 52 Exchange ............. . . 56 Dramatic Club fcutb .. .. 58 School News ......... .. 59 Sports ................................ . . 65 Alumni ....................... ........... . . 67 Vifhat Music is and How to Appreciate It fAl1 Extractb ........................ .. 70 4. J

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10 ORANGE AND BLACK BOOKS AS COMPANIONS It is not my purpose to put into this little treatise what I have read,-wait, I had better pause a moment 3 practi- cally all of this has been read by me, the only difference being that the thoughts are expressed in my own words. It is the most difficult task in all the world, I think, to write any kind of essay, thesis, or anything of the sort, which contains something worth while, without somewhere in that theme putting in, under one dis- guised form or another, the thoughts of men whose works and books the writer has read. Surely books are the springs from which incessant streams of inspired thoughts How. Books,-what are they? Just a min- ute or so ago I read this definition for a true classic: A good book is the precious life-blood of a master-spirit. We read booksg they inspire usg they put new spirits into usg they change our entire being. Yet, did the average reader ever stop to think that what has brought an innovation into his life has been the life-blood of a master-spirit? I never thought of this matter to any great extent before now. It is true without a doubt. Are books your companions? They are mine and I am mighty proud to have such beloved friends to converse with. I say converse WITH because I simply cannot read a book and not ask the author a question or so. Then it is interesting to listen to the writer explain himself on the very question which I asked him. He probably does this in a few paragraphs or pages. Just in this way my reading becomes a life-like, lively talk,-a chat with a master mind. What a privilege it is to be able to have the greatest men of all time speak with you! It is a prerogative which millions of people seein not to comprehend. I didn't, I can't, and probably never will fully realize the great boon books have been to nie. A companion is the one person in whom we confideg one who is an in- spiration to usp he is our adviser and helper in time of need, as well as at other times. Think of the best friend you have had. He was your staff upon which to lean. He smiled and talked with you for probably he had had ex- periences which enabled him to be a great comforter to you. He shared in your joysg wept with you in sorrow. Did we ever think of going to a book with living thoughts imbedded on its leaves to have a master-spirit converse with us, to comfort us in our sorrowg to help us appreciate our joys more highly? Allow the whole world of famous scholars who have been Writ- ing all through the past centuries to tell of their experiences. I don't want to lower the estimate you have of your living churn or do anything of the kind. What I want to say is give the wise men of the past ages a chance to en- ter into your trials and pleasures. The best books I have read are my best friends. So this evolves itself into the statement that the more books I read, the more friends I have. I have read comparatively little and, I will admit, I am not a fast reader. It seems that when a book talks to me I have to think about the things the author is thinking about and in that way literally write the book all over again along with the original writer. The authors and I have great times together. Have you ever perused the rich and shining pages of a. book in red while you were recovering from an illness? Have you ever lain under the boughs of an old apple tree in the summer time and balanced a book in your hands and started a pleasant conver- sation with the author? Or have you ever thrown yourself into the most comfortable rocker in the house, after an honest, hard day's work, then rest yourself by means of a quiet talk with a master-mind? Have you ever scram- bled into a pleasant nook in a hay-mow