Greenville High School - Chief Yearbook (Greenville, OH)

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l..incoln Essay Contest An animal event in G. H. S. is the essay contest. Previous to this year, only Seniors could participate, but this year the contest was open to all classes in the school. The essay was to be written about any phase of Lincoln's life. The following is a copy of the essay which was awarded the medal: Abraham Lincoln, the President From a log cabin in the unsettled West to the White House is the story of the life and success of Abraham Lincoln. He was born amid scenes of poverty and was raised to the highest office in the United States, the pres- idency, by the will of the people. It seems as if it was the plan of God that Lincoln should come forth to serve his country and his fellowmen in the great crisis of civil war, just as Moses came forth to help the Israelites in their time of need. Lincoln, realizing that his own power was not great enough, ever relied on and prayed to God for divine guidance in doing things for the safeguarding of the nation. In all his dealings as President, Lincoln showed a spirit of determina- tion for the right. He was convinced that A house divided against itself cannot stand. He likened the nation to this house and struggled to keep the Union secure without bloodshed. When the South began to attack property of the government, Lincoln did not give in, but fought more force- fully for the preservation of the nation. He was not only determined in his attitude toward the South but also in his attitude toward the North. During a cabinet meeting in which a grave question was being discussed, all the cabinet members voted against Lincoln's measure, but Lincoln, con- fident that he was right, exerted his lawful power by saying, Seven votes against the measure, one for: the measure is carried. In spite of his stern attitude Lincoln had a very kind heart. He gave utmost attention to the appeals of widows and mothers of soldiers. When the death penalty was issued against soldiers for desertion, Lincoln secretly examined all the evidence and reasons, and often pardoned the soldiers, for he knew the conditions in which they lived and their desire to return to their families, which had caused them to desert. Lincoln was honest and open minded, always ready to see both sides of the question. His attitude toward life and man is excellently expressed in the Gettysburg Speech and his second inaugural message. No utter- ance is more broadminded or nobler than his inaugural address. which closed with these words: With malice towards none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us finish the work we are in, to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with other nationsf' Lincoln was the greatest man of the time: he was the center of thie nationg around him moved the people and activities of the country. He freed the Negroes by his Emancipation Proclamation, and by his power he led the nation safely through the dangers of civil war. He was the foun- dation of the nation, upon him the fate of the nation rested. He gave his life as his sacrifice to the welfare of his country. Secretary Stanton ably expressed Lincoln's influence on the nation then and the influence of his life and character on the world in the future, when he said as Lincoln's life ebbed away, Now he belongs to the ages. Harold Baker '27 Page i11'r1cfy-sczwwz

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Signs of Spring A hush o'er the woodland valley, The green buds beginning to swell, The clatter of birds in the tree-tops, The rushing streams pell-mell. A mirror, the cool limpid waters. The sun reflected on high, A few scattered clouds to the eastward,- Tell us that springtime is nigh. Grace MCGriff '28 The Sunrise I stood at the top of 21 high. high hill One morning early in June. When the valley below was hushed and still Left dim by the waning moon. Then slowly there came from the reddened East The golden rays of the sun: Indeed a lovelier color feast Was never witnessed by one. Pale pink, blended with perfect blue. The blue of the morning sky. Mellowed and softened the gittering hue Of the sphere, now rising on high. And. as I stood on the top of the hill, I thought how the glitter in life Is ripened and softened by friendship, until All conflict is gone from the strife. Grace lXIcGriff '28 Page nfzzefy-s1'.r

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Those Who Have Gone The boys played ball in the early days, And the boys played ball to the end, Cheering the others' Well Worked plays, Each one a loyal friend. They used to fumble now and then Ball players often do: Before Us And when fumbles came to their fellow-men, The hurt of it all they knew. But they played ball and they dug right in, Never serving a selfish plan: They Wanted the team they loved to win, And that Was the proof of a man. Never a selfish fight they fought: 'Till they answered the final rule, They gave their strength and they gave their thought To the greater good of the school. Now their days are over, and We speak their praise And wish for the loyal friend. The boys played ball in the early days, And the boys played ball to the end. Leona eil? n ,il Y ' . TW 'is 515222 g , ..,. T. ., H 'w43.,fT'fHQ Q4,3,e?j5f'm ' slit!! .. ' ,1, -, y '.14'.' f' . k 4 ., 1... 1 1 g A4 Page ninety-e'ight Reeder '28