Jefferson High School - J Yearbook (Jefferson, WI)

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page twenty-six Citizenship has its duties as well as its privileges. In our past history we have been receiving only privileges from our citizenship. Now, when our country is in need, we have a chance to do our duty. Our country calls for us to lend our money. If we expect privileges in the future, let us do our duty by buying Victory Bonds. ( ttilie Heilemann ' 1 9. It was largely the preparation that defeated the Huns. If we had not been prepared for a gigantic attack this summer, and ttiat attack had come, what would we have done? Because of our great preparation the war was brought to a close long before any one thought it was possible. True it is, that many tons of ammunition have been dumped into the ocean, and that many guns are now nothing but junk: but in the final analysis would you not rather pay for a gun that never killed a man than for one that has? Now that the war is over, it is easy to look back at what has been done and say what should have been done. The question is, '‘Could we have done any better at the time? The answer is a firm, No.” But we prepared for Victory and, having won Victory, we must now pay for it. Mary Ballentine ’ 19. A new and interesting project in Junior English was introduced this year,—the making of books. Every boy and girl in the class wrote about and illustrated a phase of life or activity especially interesting to him. The result was very clever bird books, war books, books of sports, books on nature, books illustrating poems, and even a book of eats. Here are pictured a few pages and covers.

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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.

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PA iE TWENTY-SEVEN BACKTO • NATURE : i - hi sanHb •FARM LIFE rLurr . AND rCATMCR3 c mi OurTbrr t •’•''’nd f k BIRDS vr So I v A'-r A Few Specimen Pages from the Composition Books of Third Year English Class