Houtzdale High School - Jack O Lantern Yearbook (Houtzdale, PA)

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THE JACK 0' HANTIERN W hearted interest the effects of his classmates to put on a drive, whether for membership in the Athletic Association, or for subscriptions for the School Paper. He is in the fight. His school's interests are his own. He respects the right and privileges of his classmates. He is alive. He is vital He accomplishes what he sets out to do. Do you have this Pep ? If not, why not? H. H. S. ' HOW ABOUT IT? Is the spirit of H. H. S. what it has been in years gone by? Is the cooperation of the student body equal to that of the other schools of which we hear such glowing reports? We have been taught from the time we entered the H. H. S. that we should forget self in doing our little bit for the school. We may say that the only fellow that can show his loyalty is the one who makes the varsity basket ball team or plays base ball or perhaps runs for the school in a track meet. However this is not so. Authors at diff- erent times in the history of Literature have spoken words to the effect that the fellow who keeps plugging along, doing his best at all times. not riding when he should be pushing is the fellow who shows the right spirit. ln every school there seems to be that element that, knows things are going to the dogs so what it the use of worrying ones head about it Is the student body of H. H.S. this kind? The faculty has been very poorly supported in the various school activitiesby the students throughout the year. For some reason, no one wishes to accept responsibility. When they are asked to assist in some undertaking they seem to think that some one who has a little less to do should be asked. Every one would rather that someone else should do the work. ' f' It is very easy to point out faults in a school. Let us boost for r change. The words of Rudyard Kipling are a very good motto for us to apply in all H. S. activities. It is not the work of the soldier, ' Or the army as a whole, But the everlasting team work Of every bloomin' soul. E. T. P. '25 ...g...

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g g g g THE JACK of LANTERN I their own experience nor the experience of others - these are fools. .I 'Learning, if rightly applied, makes a young man thinking, attent- ive, industrious, confident, and wary, and an old man cheerful and use- ful. It is an ornament in prosperity, a refuge in adversity, and enter- tainment at all times, it cheers in solitude, and gives moderation and wisdom in all circumstances. He who always seeks more light the more he finds, and finds more the more he seeks, is one of the few happy mortals who take and give in every point of time. The tide and ebb of giving and receiving is the sum of human happiness, which he alone enjoys who always wishes to acquire new knowledge, and always finds it. V. G. W. '25 H.a-H. S. SPRINGTIME Springtime, is very familiar to all of us. It is the time when everything in nature starts anew. We love springtime as it brings beauty and warmth to the world after the chill of winter. The blossoms give forth their fragrance, and the birds build their homes. Without springtime we would have no harvest. The beauties we see in nature would be absent. Can you really picture the world without spring- time. Is there not a springtime in life also? The youth in the world represent the springtime of life. How many times we Waste the spring- time l When the golden summer comes we realize too late our mistakes. and the harvest fails to appear. The beauties of springtime are still in the hearts and souls of the pupils of Houtzdale High School. Let us use the springtime of our lives that the bounty may increase. Let us go out into life with the determination th at the springtime shall not pass unheeded. V. G. W. '25 H. H. S. HPEPH f - What a little wor-:ll What a powerful word! lt is slang perhaps but it embodies the fundamentals of success, whether in school or out in the world. VVhat can we accomplish without it? Very little. VVhat can we do with it? XVe can conquer our little worlds and gain the real Heart's Desire.. Q - It implies manylthings but first and foremost it carries the implica- tion of real, all-absorbing interest in everything in which we are engag- ed. It wishes to accomplish more than that. It seeks to put its inter- ests on a working basis, make them effective, and bring about the desir- ed result. A student has this genuine, all-wool-and-a-yard-wide pep, is never content with half-hearted recitations, half way measures in pre- paring an assignment. He is never content to sit on the opposite side of the Gym, and watch his comrades on the other side trying to cheer HIS team. He is not satisfied to take a back seat, and watch with half- 7A

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THE JACK O' LANTERN HSENIGR li-HUNORS AND CHARACTERISTICS CATHERINE ci-IAPLIN 7 Librarian ULD, Year. Captain of Girls Basketball 135, Year. 'G By sports like these are all her cares beguiledf' Catherine has a monopoly of fun and pep. Whether jumping center on the Basketball Team or organizing a party, she is sure to be in the, midst of the fray. Her energies keep things on the move. We predict victory for the teams she shall coach in the future of her career. f nature never varies - . the future. ,,,g,F - . GILES BONNER Class President Q21 Q35 C43 Years Athletic Association President C45 Year He had a head to contrive a tongue to persuade, and a hand to execute Giles should be an orator He has the voice that carries as witness the demerit sheet. But he has more than a 'v oice, he has leadership As a class presi dent, he has led the class through many ex periences and always brought it out safely The school will surely miss the ever cheer ' ful personality of Giles - . MARIE CAREY Varsity Basketball Q31 Yeai She is just the quiet kind whose She is so quiet you sea-rceiy know she is around until you hea1 l'er cfieei ful laugh. Marie shows a peculiar kind ness for household duties but of course she is learning so she can help her mothei Do we hear another suggestion? Well perhaps. Who knows? But Marie will succeed in whatever sfie decides to do in