Hanover High School - Hanoverian Yearbook (Hanover, MA)

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14 THF HA NOVERIAN LAZINESS VVe, of the present generation, are threatened with imental stagnation due to inertia. Our ancestors sought knowledge industriously. It was not thrust upon them. One of the great- est men in our history, Abraham Lin- coln, walked six miles to borrow a book. Yet, we ripde to school and could not walk two miles for the choice of the library. ln an age when our resources are numberless and we are literally showered with erudition, we would rather go to a worthless movie than stay at home and enrich our in- tellects with any of the many facilities which are spread before us. We prefer to have someone else do the work. A night at home studying or reading an instructive book would seem laborious, but at a movie our mind suffers no exertion, we simply follow a logical sequence of events. Qorioioiuioizmxoioioioiuioioic ingenuity was expanded by neces- sity. Now those small indispensable appliances, so productive of a genius, can be purchased for a meager sum. NYe must admit that we are sadly lack- adaisical. The reason for this prevalent indol- ence is the overwhelming amount of opportunities which we are given. In the past it was necessary to labor for for all that was earned. But in this mechanical age we find that it is possi- ble to coast without pushing. There- fore, we coast unaware of the mountain which lies before us. XYe must bestir ourselves and get off and push before it is too late. In the words of Cicero Non est vehementius severitatis ac fortitudines invidia quam inertiae ac nepuitiae pertimescendaf, QThe dis- disgrace of severity and fortitude must not be feared more than the disgrace of inertia and worthlessnessj DAMON STETSON rcpo4:o1lpo3o:01020:oz 1 1: zozozoiozuioqgo, ' Q a -. ----------- l ', i0- 3 -0-U-0-U-0- -U-0-0- -U0110301ucpo:u:o:n-T.o:-0:oz1110101010::fo MAURFEYS MISTAKE You are invited to attend the costume party to be held at the home of Miss Anita Sullivan. March 20th, at 7.30 P. M. Maureen read this for the Fifth time and then sat thoughtfully gazing at the picture of Bob Ashley on her desk. Anita had been lMaureen's closest, friend before she had moved away and she would have given most anything to be able to see her again. But Bo-b was also a very close friend and she ihad promised to go somewhere with him on this particular evening. Ile would be angry if she broke the date. o There was nothing to do but to decline Anita's invitation. Three days later, however, she wrote a letter of acceptance to Anita. The reason for this was that the day before, she and her sister had gone to the thea- tre and whom had they seen in the op- posite row but Hob Ashley with a strange girl. Maureen thought the girl was one of the most stupid, dizzy looking blonds that she had ever seen. She wrote a note to Bob telling him what she thought of him and his blond friend, and breaking the date. March 20th came, and Maureen went v

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7 , 4 H KNO V ld' THE . 2 iv i 0 50:1 1101111411010101111111011isr1o1o1o14xro1+xii111:11114111iio1o1o1o1o1o1o1oq.29 o:oDo1u1o14u1o1o111111411u1o1o1o1o1uq.n11:010101u1u1u:o11110101411u1o1o1io:o CHA RACTER Our English word, character,H comes from a Greek word meaning Hto engravef' lt is something' we en- grave upon our lives, and our thoughts are the tools we use to engrave them. Reputation and character are often confused. Our reputation is deter- mined by the people around us who note the way we act. Character, however, is much stranger, it cannot be changed by people's views. lt is molded by ourselves, it IS ourselves. Everyone has character. Some peo- ple do not try to improve it. lt is something that will increase and grow better by doing helpful deeds and noble services. XYhen we think of character and high ideals we are apt to think of Lincoln and NYashington, our two great presidents who influenced a na- tion by their lives and deeds. People whose characters are not spot- less, enjoy slandering the reputation of those who do live right, to try to bring these people down to their own level. But character is strong. lt is not easily broken down. lt will with- stand all obstacles if you are willing. One cannot expect to hold a high position if one's character is not of the best. You must have high ideals, and live up to them to hold a trustworthy station in life. You will long be remembered if you leave behind you a clean character. I quote from Longfellow: Lives of great men all remind us, We can make our lives sublime, And in parting leave behind us. Footprints on the sands of thne, Footprints that perhaps another, Sailing -o'er lifes solemn main-A A forlorn and shipwrecked brother, Seeing,inay take heart again. H. BARCLAY THE SENSE OF HUMOR He who laughs longest lives longest. lt is the sense of humor that makes the world go round. Life is too much of a tragedy to be taken seriously. Have you ever noticed how seldom you have a very sincere and hearty laugh? Most men are content with a flirting grin. Laugh and the world laughs with youf, lletween the loud laugh that speaks of the vacant mind and the cynical smile which points to a faulty liver, there is little ,difference Both ways denote a sense of humor, but the sense lacks discrimination. The merriest man often laughs with his eyes alone. ,X woman sometimes laughs, not because she is glad, but because she has good teeth. ,Xnd often we laugh be- cause we dare not cry. Did the real, sincere sense of humor prevail, the millemnn would be here. XYe should take ourselves less seriously and others more so. AX sense of humor would keep us from pitying our fellows. llve should pity ouselves instead. BASIL E. HOLMES

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THE HANOVERIAN 15 to the party. She met a charming young man dressed as a sailor, and danced with him most of the evening. At the stroke of twelve when every- one unmasked, they were sitting on the porch together. The charming stranger with whom she had been playing around all eve- ning was none other than Bob Ashley himself. He explained that the diz- zy blond was his cousin. He was going to bring her over to meet Mau- reen, but after receiving' the letter, de- cided that it would be better not to. lt is needless to say that Maureen had a better time after midnight than she had before. Barbara Shepherd, '32 THXYXRTED Hurry up, llarry. lt's nearly half- past seven and we've got to be at school by tive of eight. Say, what's keeping you anyhow? Nothing now. llut you know that l have been studying tracking in the scouts, and according to my lore some- thing heavy has been carried along here, answered Ted. catching up with his friend. Look at that new dirt. Nobody walking through here did thatf, 'Tm getting interested myself. XYhat say we come back here this af- ternoon as soon as school is done?' put in Ted eagerly. HO. K. by me. f'Check then. Harry and Ted were chums. lloth were in their early teens. Their many common interests accounted for their mutual and steadfast friendship. Har- ry was the huskier of the two, but Ted made up for his slim bust by astound- ing agility. Both of these boys were uneasy throughout the ,day The more that they thought about their early morn- ing discovery the more mysterious it seemed. XYhy should anyone carry or drag a heavy box in on that wood- ed road? They had built a hut in the depths of the woods and occasionally spent the night in it. This accounts for their early morning walk. But in all of their trips to their hut, which were many, they had never met or seen any sign of anybody else and they thought that their hideout was per- fectly secluded. But who could this be? Vvhen, at three thirty, the bell rang, they burst forth in joyous exultation savoregd with that love of adventure which pervades the heart of every boy. They hurried home and obtained per- mission tovspend the afternoon and night at the hut, and then set off on their adventure, as they termed it. Ted spoke up, Say Harry, I've been thinking about those marks, and I'm pretty sure that it was a heavy boxf' Yup, l've got it all doped out. You know that bank that was robbed in XYinchester? Sure, but what about it ? respond- ed Ted impatiently. Well, I'll bet that the thieves put their money in a box and have .drag- ged it in here and are going to bury it somewhere around the old mill. The two boys were well into the woods and their wild imagining made them apprehensive. As they neared the old mill, not used for years, they moved cautiously and stealthily. Sud- denly Ted seized Harry by the arm, and whispered in a voice which betray- ed both excitement and trepidation, Duck! See that man? I think that you were r-r-right. He looks like the th- thief.