Jefferson High School - J Yearbook (Jefferson, WI)

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PACK TWENTV-KOl'H QUIT (HU MBLINd. Have your ever stopped to wonder why you are always grumbling? I think you have not. Hy giving your peevish ease a careful diagnosis, you will find that much of your so-called hard luck is the result of a lack of effort. You complain about something which you think some one else should arrange for you, and you do not think once of what you yourself could do to eliminate conditions which are distasteful. You are unwilling to make a sacrifice, to gel what you want. For instance, there are students in every school who continually get low marks for which they blame their different teachers. They, however never take time for study outside of school hours. They won’t sacrifice a little pleasure for higher marks and success. Instead, they come to school with lessons unprepared, depending upon some other person for their mathematics or other studies. This is the way the majority of unsuccessful people exist. They haven't stamina enough to arouse themselves from their stupor. They are social parasites. Why should you think that the other fellow must smooth the path for you? Why should you not do it yourself? You crave for success, but you will not sacrifice an occasional amusement or recreation in order to obtain it. You are selfish and lazy. Quit grumbling and blaming every one else if you do not get what you think you deserve. Neil Blumenstein ’21. NO USE FOB THE LIABILITY. Jefferson High School apparently has every requisite of a first class educational institution. It has the best teachers that money can hire, a beautiful and well equipped building, and a student body of one hundred and fifty young Americans. It not only has the facilities, but it does things. It turns out good teams to represent it in athletic contests; it trains excellent speakers for declamatory and oratorical contests, and it sends successful citizens into every walk of life. In short, Jefferson High School is justly rated as one of the best high schools in the state.

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 PAGE TWENTY-THREE more advanced class is given an opportunity to study the words one meets in the popular current reading of war and post-war activities. LIBRARY WORK. A series of lessons on the use of the library is given to help make both the public library and school library, which contains approximately 1700 volumes, effective agencies in the work of the school and in the lives of those who attend it. ORAL COMPOSITION. It has been said that the supreme and ultimate product of civilization is two or three persons talking together in a room. We are as sensitive of our speech as of our manners. The commercial value of effective English has been well expressed by Ruskin, '“The rule is five thousand a year to your talker and a shilling a day to your fighter, digger and thinker.” Each week the pupils in every year of high school are given the valuable opportunity of preparing talks in outline form and addressing classmates on subjects of interest to them. The choice of subjects is such that pupils must keep in touch with the affairs of the world by reading the carefully chosen magazines and newspapers in the library. WRITTEN COM POSITION. The following themes are representative of the work done by Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors respectively: THE RHEIMS CATHEDRAL. (An Editorial). A question of much interest in France to-day is the future of the Rheims Cathedral, which was bombarded and left in ruins by the Germans in the World War. In former wars the enemy has tried to avoid destroying works of art, such as this structure, built about seven hundred years ago. In this war, the Germans have shown their mercilessness by destroying a cathedral which is sacred to all France. Some have thought of rebuilding it. but I believe that it should be left as it is. in ruins, showing tlie world the barbarity of the ruthless enemy. It is impossible for any architect of to-day to construct a building of such magnificance as the ruined cathedral. I think that if it were left in its present condition, it would forever remind the French people and tourists from other countries of the cruelty of the Germans. Isabella Weber ’22.

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PAGE TWENTY-FIVE Yet there is an essential quality lacking in the high school- a hearty student co-operation. Just as in all institutions of its kind, there are some students who “buck” everything worth while which is undertaken by the students or by the faculty. There are also those who are indifferent toward all such undertakings,—“slackers” in every sense of the word. Still, why is it. the J. H. S. does things? It is because the vigorous, whole-hearted efforts of the majority of the students more than counteracts the resistance of the “hocker”, and the indifference of the slacker”. If you are a liability to Jefferson High, why not transfer yourself to the asset side of the books by lending a helping hand when an opportunity presents itself, whether it is playing on the foot-ball team, or just saying a good word for your school? If you were always an asset, just keep up the good work and Jefferson High School will remain at the head of the class. A school needs a full page of assets. Kenneth Crawford ’20. EDITORIALS The war is over. Yes, but if it were not you would not have the assurance that this Loan is the last. You would then, perhaps, he wishing that you could say to yourself, ‘This is the last and our boys are coming home. We have won.” But our hopes are realized and that dreadful conflict is ended. Why then should you buy bonds? Are you not willing to stand by your government and your boys until all has settled down into peace again? Are you going to let the final victory find you unwilling to do your share? W ould you not much rather pay for ammunition that was never used although provided to protect you? Money is needed by our Government to pay for preparedness, but we ought to be thankful that it is not for war. Our boys stood by the Government during the suffering and privations of war; can you not stand by the Government now that we are at peace? Hattie Glumm '19.