Howell High School - Torch Yearbook (Howell, MI)

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ff THE TORCH 'NU I CATHERINE NEVILLE, A. B.

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2 F! THE p TORCH Q Dvhiratiun O Miss Catherine H. Neville in appreciation of her hear- ty co--operation and kind- ness in the preparation of this book and in some way to show our re- spect and admiration for her splen- did work in the Howell high school, we the Senior Class do dedicate the Torch of l930. It is the wish of each member that time and distance may never dim the remembrance of the happy hours we spent together. SENIOR CLASS, I930. I page four 1

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1' V! THE 'roam-1 XJ, In thc Sfvninr Glass uf Iflfillz OUR class and your year book give the observer and the reader an estimate of the product of an American high school. Something of the value of a high school course-some measure of what four years of study have meant to you-is determined by your idea and attitude toward what you have learned and the use you make of your knowledge and training. The statement has been made by many who are qualified to speak, that the ultimate end of all education is character. Perhaps then we can measure quite accurately the results of our school work by determining the type and strength of character of students of the school. Alvin York, the tall, unlettered Kentucky mountaineer, has been pronounced by Field Marshall Haig, Marshall F och, and General John Pershing as the outstanding soldier of the World War. When this famous and respected war hero was asked to name the factors which in his opinion were most important in a successful life, he quietly re- plied, One God-Une Home-One Country. It would seem that we might well be satisfied if we are able to finish our high school course and upon its completion to have as clear an understanding of the real purpose of it all as Alvin York secured from his struggle to make a living from his mountain farm, and from the hardships, dangers, and terrors of his experiences in army camp, front line trenches, and battle fields of war. Will the character we have developed stand the test so that out of an honest heart we can truthfully and with understanding and feel- ing say, f'God-Home-Country come first in a successful life? Will the character we have developed enable us to understand and appreciate the courage and the dauntlessness of the lad who slipped alone into the darkness of the sky and sea to achieve the conquest of air and ocean, or the spirit of the boy who dared to venture out be- tween heaven and sea upon the guiding plane of the Graf Zeppelin to repair damage which threatened the success of his father's craft? lt is my hope that on occasions when high spirits, courage, hero- ism, and enthusiasm are needed, your high school training will enable you to meet the test and you will interpret your education in terms of true character. Loyally, JOHN S. PAGE, Supt. lp gc sixl