Ipswich High School - Tiger Yearbook (Ipswich, MA)

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tion, “Are we in the right place, the place where we can be most useful and most serviceable?” We can be happy m our life-work, only when it is counting for something. We need to be care- ful lest we take the easy path and the path of least resistance, rather than the path of duty. Whatever trade or profession or calling one undertakes, he must be doing and giving a real serv- ice to God and man. We must not make drudgery but serv- ice our daily work and this can be conquered only by real and honorable labor, for as Dryden says, “They con- quer who believe they can.” Let us turn our thoughts back to the time three hundred years ago, when the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth. They re- solved to found a country which they ould proudly call their own. Could they have done this if they had not endured misfortunes, hardships, privations, and Indian scares, which were indeed enough to discourage the strongest of hearts? No indeed! the sturdy bard grew, and what is more , endured the oppressive taxes and the worst periods of suffering to found a home for all freedom-loving races. Many great men have we had in our country, men of honest hearts and true 1 deals, who have made success by per- severing in the most trying times, and have made themselves examples to oth- ers and an inspiration and model. George Washington began as a young man, led his small army against the English and Indians, and did he give up? No! by repeated efforts, he over- came his foes, and helped to make America the free land it is to-day. Abraham Lincoln, the poor boy, born in a log cabin, the rail-splitter, and clerk in a country store, “Honest Abe” as he vas called, what did he not attain by enduring the hardships of the life which he had to live? He made the most of his humble surroundings, taught him- self how to read and write, and by do- ing this he helped to bring himself up tne ladder of success, beginning from the bottom, and climbing round after round of the ladder, slowly, but with a firm footing and hold. How can we account for the great in- ventions which take years and years to plan and develop? They sometimes take the whole life-time of a man who never gives up but plods on and on until he reaches his goal. One great living example to the world to-day is the suffering and endurance which we experienced during the world war. But ! what was our suffering com- pared to that of little Belgium, of war- ravaged France? There are indeed many examples of those who have endured through the hardest of trials and have come to the end victorious. We have been favored with the spe- cial equipment and preparation such as is taken advantage of by an all too small proportion of the people. But it is only preparation and not conclusion. There is net such a thing as finished education. The world must contribute its prac- tical experience, its intimate knowledge, its discipline, and disappointments, to complete the equipment. We can learn much from books but if we learned only from books, we would learn only the wisdom of the past. Humanity is seeking for those who can see widely, clearly, and fearlessly and men all about us need the best we can give them, and we cannot give our best without enduring the difficulties ac- companying our upward strivings to seek the things that are higher and bet- ter. We, the Class of 1922, shall never for- get the debt owed to our parents, teach-

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casts and market reports are at his in- stant disposal. In the evening when his day’s work is finished, he and his family can sit around the fireside and enjoy an opera or other musical concerts given by the best of talent just as well as if they were at the theatre, or even better, for when one becomes tired of this type of concert he can tune or regulate the ra- dio apparatus to give an instructive lec- ture or speech by some notable profes- sor or statesman. Radio sets are now being installed in large stores and schools as a means of entertainment and education. Police departments are sending out descriptions of criminals through the broadcasting service and are aided in locating and capturing es- caped prisoners. Our government uses the radio to send out various weather and market reports every day. In fact the system of broadcasting has so many uses and services to render that it is hardly possible to name them. Another phase of communication where the radio is now proving itself and in which it is bound to be of perma- nent value is in the case where it is de- sirable to communicate with moving ob- jects, in which case the barrier of mo- tion has been an obstacle in the way. The radio as a means of communication between ship and shore is no 7 an ab- solute necessity. This is also the means to communicate with airplanes. It is possible that the wireless will be used on trains to do away with the monotony of travel and will thus make it more en- joyable. Campers and travelers can be located by their friends and can enjoy a conversation with the home folks. So you see the really remarkable uses to which the radio is now put and the many uses which could be brought about by no other apparatus. W here there are natural barriers and obstructions such as mountains, forests, deserts, and large bodies of water which render it impossible or impracticable to lay cables or make any wire connection whatever, the radio has overcome the difficulty and made it possible to con- verse over these obstacles with the greatest ease. Because of its far reach- ing and wide range of travel and its comparatively small expense, the radio is recognized as an especially practicable means of international communication. It is not, however, serviceable as yet where absolute secrecy is desired, but for all that it is bound to bring the na- tions of the earth closer together and thus to produce better understanding. Since it is upon the communication and exchange of ideas and intelligence that civilization depends, the radio with its great future possibilities is bound to contribute greatly to the progress and happiness of the world. Ross Whittier. VALEDICTORY “VINCIT QUI PARTITUR “Vincit qui partitur!” He conquers who endures! We must all agree as we are about to take up the tesks for which our years of study have been preparing us, that this is a good motto to bear in mind. It is the man, the country, the nation that through constant toil, hard-think- ing, and sustained effort, has succeeded and risen to greatness. Nothing is gained but by hard and earnest effort and what we get without toil is not last- ing in its effect. To be conquerors, we need to have confidence in our work and in ourselves. The test that shows whether we are en- during the difficulties and disappoint- ments in life is whether or not we can answer in the affirmative to the ques- 20

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ers, the school committee and those who have helped us acquire our education. On behalf of my classmates, I wish to express my sincerest thanks to one and all. Classmates : four long years we have worked together with the enduring spirit constantly before us, and now that our years of preparation have ended and our paths are to separate, we must con- tinue to keep before us the light of the persevering one — he conquers who en- dures! “Vincit qui partitur!” Ruth Marr. SALUTATORY. “THE MEANING OF OPPORTUNITY. ” We, the Class of 1922, extend a hearty welcome to our parents, school commit- tee, teachers, and friends who have given us one of the greatest opportuni- ties of our lives, that of enabling us to complete our high school training. Our high school course gives us the opportunity to better ourselves, to bet- ter our community, and to fulfill our obligations to our country. Opportunity is defined as a “favorable circumstance.” It is not chance or fortune. It is a defi- nite condition. It can be relied upon. Its foundations are firm. It has no limits. It may be small or it may be great. The opportunity offered us is very great. For some of us it leads to a high- er institute of learning or a place in the business world which to-day has so many wonderful openings. Here again are greater opportunities to raise our- selves to a higher level ; to live, not mere- ly to exist. So the lesser leads to the greater. This great opportunity, this favor- able circumstances is boundless. It has given us the chance to benefit our com- munity. We, who now realize the great importance of public libraries, hospitals, means of recreation, and most of all schools, may use our influence to estab- lish these institutions or better them as the case may be. Furthermore, a better community presupposes a better government. By becoming better citizens, and by per- forming our duties of governing in an efficient manner, or by electing officers who will better carry on the work of the government, we are extending our com- munity work and making it benefit ojr country as a whole, and at the same time we are fulfilling our obligations to our country. We have learned that we must work to gain the benefit of every opportuni- ty, but we have likewise learned that the results to be gained from making the most of these opportunities far out- weigh the amount of labor expended. Or in other words, as someone has said, “The only assurance that we are not missing the one opportunity lies in mak- ing the most of every opportunity; in treating every day as if it were the one eventful day of life; in trying every door as if it were the one entrance to the palace; in doing every piece of work as if upon our fidelity de- pended all our future lives. The man who works in this spirit may safely leave the future with God. Whatever material success is worth having, he will command. Better than all, he will be sure of that greater success which is expressed in character, that ‘sublime health which values one moment as an- other, and makes us great in all condi- tions, and is the only definition we possess of freedom and power’.” CLASS HISTORY First of all let me introduce to you he characters figuring in my history 22