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

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THE JACK O' LANTERN Evhimtinu Nimi El. Sillimzm. Hrinripaxl We, the, Class ofi1925, respectfully dedicate this issue of the .Tack O' Lantern tori- Principal Vian B. Sillixnan Who, because of his untiiring efforts. and never-failing interest in everything we have undertnlcen has always been a source of real inspiration to us. -W 3 M-

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THE JACK O' LANTERN S emen sf EDETORS1 n 2 GETTING AN EDUCATION It is the old story heard so many times, but never worn out. Educa- tion is beginning to take its proper place in the world, but even today too many people miss the true aim and value of education. Many High School pupils are in school merely to have a good time. They are a hindrance to those who really are desirous of getting an education. Many of these go on to college with no higher motive. They have gotten into the habit of fooling away time and slipping through on the work of others. Habit triumphs and their four years in college are exact duplicates of their High School life. Is it any wonder that many people criticise High School and College bred men? A good many young people go to college for the good times they can have, or expect to have. Some go just to be able to say, I am a COLLEGE GRADUATE. Many who are rich, go merely to pass the time. It is well to have a college education, but if not used in the right way it is injurious. Only a small percentage of those who graduate ever make a success of life. So, many business men complain about the failure of college graduates to make good. How many of the prominent figures and valedictorians do we hear of in later life? Too many rely on these early successes, which fail to carry them safely through the sea of life. The person who easily wins success usually weakens as some point in later life. Some years ago a professor of 'philosophy in a certain college was talking with a number of young men who had been in his class while in college. The appointment of one of their classmates who had just been appointed to the presidency of a large corporation, was refer- red to by one of the young men in this manner, Pretty fine honor for so young a man, don't you think? Yes, replied the professor, but I'm afraid a little too easy an honor for him. Don't you think he can hold it down, said the other in anxious haste? I have no doubt about that. I'm afraid he will hold it down, and be content to do so. I don't like to see things come so easily for young a man. I'd rather have him weather for some ten years more. He's capable of bigger things than this. One needs to be toughened by hardships, some times, before they are brought into the land of luxury. Early successes are dangerous. The man that gets easy success usually weakens at some point. Don't be in a hurry to conquer the world. Don't be afraid to weather and season a little. Then when the strain comes you won't warp and break. Have you ever climbed to the top of-a mountain? If so, you will agree with me, that the harder it is to gain the top, the more joy one