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

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,, , ,,,Q Q THE JACK o'1iAN'1-ERN V, ,- If we don't carry them out. Some young people entering life's school think that they can never make good, thinking of all the difficulties they have before them, and say that the life before them shall be nothing but a struggling one. If we get this idea into our heads we can never make good, for every little difficulty we come up against with this attitude is a potential ruin to us. Ie may make us feel a little discouraged, but if we had no hardships, we could not get along. We would never have anything to struggle for. - All useful work is honorable, and the only dishonor in it, if it's poorly done. What then are the qualities we need most on our way through the world? There are two classes of people inevery country, those who keep its honor bright, and those who spoil it's name. You may belong to either class. It does not matter who you are, whether rich or poor. The rich people often have a better chance in life, for they can go away to school, but after all do these rich ones that go away to school get as much good out of it as the poor person, who has to save every cent, .knowing that if he falls below, the only thing he can do is quit? The poor boy realizes what that word means, so he works and works hard. He is the kind of a person that makes a good citizen, not the person who goes to school just for the fun of it and says, Dad is footing the bills. The boy or girl who sticks to his work, that is the kind of a person the world is waiting for: that is the kind of grl or boy that every mother wishes her daughter or son to be. Then as we enter Life's School, we must be prepared for the many difficulties that are before us, and must not take things seriously. Why then, if success depends upon ourselves, do so many fail? This may be due to the fact that the boys and girls close their eyes to their opportunities. We should keep our eyes open. if we wish to become something We must remember that victory comes to those who work, toil and strive for the achievement of their aims. Are we going to travel over the road without stu'mblng on the way? And if we do stumble are we going to stay down or are we going to get up and travel on? This depends entirely upon ourselves. n ' M. E. S. 126 ' H. H. S. - Tillie threaten! 'Thing Jn Tillie ligurlh Winter comes and winter goes, W As man through life doth travel, Summer fades and autumn blows, E'er life's mystery, he unravel. ' We have been told many times over that the mystical LOVE was the greatest thing in the world. That saying still holds true. Love is a thing which has no history. No one knows how or whence it came. It hasabeen the ruling force of nations and persons sin'ce the beginning of time. No other one factor has had an equal hand in the ,ruling of the ' ---15-- ' .b......g.....,

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lui. hg WVQ- JACK 0' LANTERN gp W W g IetsfjgHH'akc Next 'Hearts Gllpinminn Hear C3111 lil. 5. , Houtzdale High and Athletics ' You cannot have a winning team all the time, but whether a team wins or loses, the expenses go on just the' same. Everywhere that it is possible to save-e-acent on our athletics it is saved. A person does not love the game very much or has no interest in his home team, if he only goes to the games that he is sure his home team will win. When the boys are loosing and are outclassed but the gym is always packed with rooters who are always behind them then the team will become winners. You should consider the size of our High School, the enroll- ment and the conditions under which the fellows who wear the BLUE and WHITE have to play. Think of how many boys the other schools that we play have to pick from. We have always given them a chase for their money. Houtzdale high has an enrollment of 80 and 36 boys, and only about half of them are able to compete in athletics, .because some have to work and some are not physically equipped for the differ- ent sports that H. H. S. indulges in. . , Some people think that since we have such a small High School we should not participate in any sports. A good mind is useless without a strong body or vice versa. The board of Directors, and-the faculty are trying to build up strong bodies as well as strong minds. In the School Code there is -a law which makes it compulsory to have physical education in the schools. ' .It is so arranged by our Athletic Association that everybody can participate in some game. There is Basket Ballg Base Ballg Foot Ball and Track for the boys. Volley Ball for the girls. As soon as it is possible, a couple of Tennis Courts will ,be made back of the school., g ' I We finished well near the top this year in the Mountain League and practically all the varsity back next year. - There is no reason why we should not bring back the cup. Let us all get together and push, pull boost, back and MAKE our team be PENNANT WINNERS next year Make next year a year never to be forgotten in the school history. Let us support-OUR HIGH SCHOOL in the thick and thin of the battle. T DAVID E. HILLER '26 Editorgln Chief H. H. S. Ambition ' Nothing can keep you back, if you mean to go forward. Imean by this, that the road to success is widening more and more, and that success comes to those who work. ' - T ,S 1While we are in High School, we should make up our minds as to 'whatlwe are going to do when we leave school. You can be whatever you make up your mind to be. We must concentrate on realizing the thought of our-ambition, in all we undertake. It is no use to have ideas --14,-- 1 1 . Ln., -'lr .

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M THE JACK o' LANTERN g gg g destinies of the universe. Love is the necessary asset to belief. Without it, destruction and ruin are certain. God created Adam in his own image and from his ribs, made Eve, to love Adam. Adam was the limb of the tree of God. God is love. Therefore, Eve was created to love God. When the serpent tempted Eve, the manifestation of pure love was lacking. Eve was forever turn- ed to shame before the world. Just so in nations and persons of the pre- sent day world. Those with love, the all powerful factor, in their exis- tence, are the survivors and the beacons who shall light the way for the rest of the world. Q The United States has had the least wars of any nation of the earth and her position to-day is the greatest. She is the criterion of perfec- tion and the model for others. The great world war made necessary the rebuilding of many of the former great nations of the globe. Are they planning their own future existence? No, they are looking to the U. S. for their plans and policies. The Unied States has proved the measure of success which attends the well regulated republic. Since the war, republican government has been the basis of the - new regime of dozens of the nations ravaged by egotistical Kulture. Why is a republic great? Lincoln said in his immortal speech at memorable Gettysburg, a govern ment of the people, by the people, and for the people shall not perish from the earth, and it sholl not, for wherever there is brotherly contact, the ever working machinery for the good of mankind, LOVE is there al- so. ' And where love is, everything that is right, is there also. The possibility of future wars is probably less to-day than it has ever been before. The degree to which love and understanding are being manifest evryday makes the possibility of coniiict null. If we can learn to love one another we are brothers and brothers do not fight. Let me emphasizethe fact that if brothers do fight they do not love one another. In the lowest realm of the world, the animal kingdom, love is as evident as in our lives. Note the tender care the male robin gives to his mate, He brings her abundant food and nourishment while she is en- gaged in the perpetuation of her race. He gives he the tender care of a true and loving partner. What is this but the further manifestation of the spirit of love? Love is wherever we go, wherever we stay. The most wicked places on the face of the earth have there, a true lover. The barren desert, the dense jungle, the watery swamp, the depthless ocean-all have lovers. The savage of Africa or the wild Nomad of the Sahara knows what love means and is. The degree of refinement or civilization has nought to do with love. It has only to., do 'with the manner of manifestation. Every race has its way of displacing the true brotherly spirit. If we learn to control ourselves and pattern our lves after those who have achieved greatness OUR lives may become great. The loveand emulation of some great character will in turn develop a greater love of the human race. TIS LOVE THAT MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUNElD. g E ..16,-. X ' 2 X . 'v 1 , . u 3 f - X Q. 7 . . -7 .4 ' .L ,iz li. 4 . f' :'f 'f . A . , ' Y V A Ai il fl, : , mir. . gmqilr, M.-. L A TLV: P I ' t - , ' - . ,. , n