Judyville High School - Jargon Yearbook (Judyville, IN)

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--1--- '- l'THE LIBERTY--il'-'L +++++++44+++++++++++6+++?+++++++++4+++9++++++++++++++++++++4 Life is so great a possession, so unending a procession of delightful possibilities, that each day ought to be a new gladness and every day a veritable holiday. For all the work that is Worth doing, rightly handled, is the greatest fun of all the fun that is. Only the work must be worthy, not necessary toil, but sturdy, honest Work that you can put your Whole heart and soul into and do, just because you would rather do just that partic- ular thing than anything else in the world. 9W+++++++++++++++++++++4++++9++++?++++++++++++++++++++Q++ Page 29

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19 --Ti-1 E Ll BERTY-----26 the birds, the work of tilling the soil. llnt now he must leave all these for a while and take up his new line of work. 'l'he busy eliek of maehinery, the merry ring of the anvil were not unt'amiliar soumls that fell on llavid's ears as he entered the large maehine shop and took his plaee at the lathe. lle was aequainted with maehinery and he fell to his work listening to all the maehines saying-- l'll eut the whole dog off. The tirst week llavid often thought of what use was his latin, physies and t'onr years work in high sehool. llere he was tied down to one little maehine watehing its movements and revolu- tions. Could this not be done without a four years eourse in high sehool. had not the time been wasted? llut llavid rould not be tied very long to this simple little maehine. Week after week he was promoted. At the end ot' the tirst year llavid found out that the hooks whieh helped him out most were those whieh made him think most. Latin was one, mathe- maties another. llavid was a hero. lle knew there was dignity in honest toil. Life to him was beautiful, was full ot' meaning. Alter three years ot' hard work in the maehine shop he well merited the position given him by Mr. 4' - 4, the president of the eompany. lle was sent as an expert maehinist to South America. 'l'he tirst year llavid was taken with t'ever. but by eareful attention he was brought through it and regained his health. Although he was in a strange eountiy and among strange people, there were people of hospitality, kindness and sympathy. Among those who gavei him a helping hand and a kindly smile was one in whose eyes .lbavid saw more than affeetion. Something more intense, absorbing and tender than affeetion. lint why put it off? llavid loved her with all his soul. XVhy not take her baek to his old home with him? ller parents were from the I'nited States but she had been born in lirazil, so liavid did marry her. A little while ago l saw liavid. lle told me this: I love to see boys and girls in sehool. l love to see them work. There are good plaees in business life for all of them. The great tirms and eorporations need young men and women who are willing 'to ent off the whole dogf Page 28

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