Kalona High School - Centerika Yearbook (Kalona, IA)

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23 THE CENTERIKA been well worth their time to finish their high school work. They would have missed many opportunities in the past, and would continue to miss them in the future had they not taken their high school course. Had it not been for the small country high school many of the young people, doubtless, never would have received a high school education. The school is an ad- vantage to both parents and students. The young people can help their parents before and after school. The expense that is connected with a high school education is much less. Then the students enjoy the atmosphere of a good home life. The interest that is taken by the community is very much appreciated; it helps to make the school a success. The students and faculty hope that this interest will not be less enthusiatic as the years pass. —Ass’t. Ed. . ©; $23 GC WHAT’S THE USE There are certain things, dry and uninteresting at times, demanding of us hard work and calling for our allegiance, though we want to give up and do some- things less tedious and less exacting. Going to school is implied in the above statement. My first achievement after I had learned to count was to be able to tell those that cared to listen, that I had only seven more years of school. But, alas, I was informed by my parents that there were higher schools of learning that I must attend. After a little oral arithmetic, I found that eight years in the grades and four in high school, totaled only twelve years. Now that I am about to leave the protec- tion of the high school, I say to myself, “What’s the use?” There is no escape, for life is a school. As we discard our books and leave the sqhool room, we have not absorbed all the knowledge in the world. Schooling has cnly pointed out the way to real and vital knowledge. Schooling has given us the fundamental factors to begin our journey, and that is all. Again I say, ‘““What’s the use?” One man has said, “What you cannot overcome, you must endure.” So, I submit myself to the forces that be, pledging myself to take the journey in search of truth and knowledge. After all, as long as there is life there are lessons to be learned. We must submit; we have no other choice. (G5 12s axe) A Oe “CY CENTER HIGH SERVES YOU Center High School presents to its community a great opportunity and a great obligation. The school is ideally located, drawing to its class rooms, young people who, due to the distance of other schools, would be deprived of a high school education. The boys and girls attending the school come from the farms of our com- munity. Center is a farm school, interested in presenting to the students, information that will be helpful in their chosen vocations. There is no mixed group oi youth from the city and the farm, with the former group receiving the greater emphasis and the latter group returning to the farms, after four years of study with an education of very little practical value. There is unity of purpose. There is no need of the students paying board, as the school is in easy riding or driving distance, and the student can be at home every night, enjoying the home life, and receiving the super- vision of his parents, at an age that he needs it. The school, one that strives to build the character, and to give to the student a faith in himself, his fellows and his Maker, is in sympathy with the work of the church, holding fine ideals of character. Center is unified in purpose to serve the community, showing to youth the value of going the second mile. What a great opportunity the school is offering to the youth of our community. It also puts upon the school a great obligation of uphold- ing the standards for the past and making forward steps in the service of youth. THE CENTERIKA OK KE OE WA Re OK OE FR OE RO FED ae WE i YER BK

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bs ” 4 . 7 Skok eos THECENTERIKA 40360360 2O2OXS COMPETITION VS. CO-OPERATION Competition refers to the way we have of striving, sometimes against one another, to get what we want. Life is made up of competition. It is a common error to speak of competition as though it were another name for war. The more people compete, and the more strenuously they compete, the better service we shall have and the better off everybody will be. There are a few people who object on principles to all forms of competition, who believe that the entire system is morally wrong. Such people should never play so mild a game as croquet, because it is a game of competition. Our idea of competition is constantly being strengthened because we live in an atmosphere of rivalry. During the entire life of man on this continent he has had to struggle in one way or another against enemies. The reason that we are here today is due to the fact that our ancestors were successful in their struggles. Com- petition is as the breath of life to our nostrils. The conflicts in business, politics, and social life tend to keep us competition-minded. Competitors in a friendly game should not be less friendly because they are competing. When the basketball team cares more for victory than for the sport, basketball becomes a game unfit for people to play. Life is made up of competition, but success in life is made up of co-operation. In the midst of all the competition that is going on there is a great deal of co-oper- ation. Co-operation, as it is generally practiced, is only a method of competing more effectively. There is co-operation among the members of an athletic team. Their teamwork consists of working together effectively, but the purpose of this co-oper- ation is to enable them to compete more effectively against the opposing team. It would be difficult to name one instance of co-operation which did not, directly or in- directly, enable the co-operators to compete more successfully than they could by working as individuals. Schools realize the importance of co-operation. Any institution cannot be successful without a certain amount of it. Our schools would soon be disrupted. Class work, athletics, music, and the school itself are exercises in co-operation. But our opportunities to co-operate are not confined within the walls of our school build- ing or the boundaries of our school grounds. We can gain much by contact with other schools. We compete with other schools in athletics and other contests. We give cheers for our team, and during the whole game we have the “fight spirit.” If we win the game, we are happy. If we lose, we should not forget our good sportsman- ship. After all it is only a game that is training us for a great work. This work is competing against enemies—hatred, selfishness, and dishonesty. ay “ COMMUNITY INTEREST The time has come for the class of nineteen hundred and thirty to face the world. They hope that their class is as successful in the big world as the preceding classes have been. Look over the past few years and see what has been done. Some of the grad- uates are teachers, some are farmers, and others are taking college work. It has BO SOOO OBR THECENTERIKA 20360220260 2EO KOK

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rr ae = ee ; : ; . , , P Reo oO SOKO Sea THECENTERIKA 20320 22CROROROZER h 4 Z 7™“ i™ a a eo sT s s » Ay 4) y, r, ( , rs) r y, i i A “ y ey) Wy Ny SENIOR CLASS HISTORY x {J In the fall of nineteen hundred and twenty-six we, as Freshmen, knocked at Xy cy the doors of Center High School for admittance. We were welcomed into a new éry y school building. Even though we did act a bit green, we knew that verdancy was a : x. sign for growth. The upper classmen, realizing that they had once gone “through KY ¢y the mill,” were rather congenial. When we were Freshmen, we behaved as such. N x The Sophomore year found our number decreased by one. We now numbered KY tY seven. We already had great expectations of being the largest and best class to at Ay, eraduate from Center. During this year some of our talent was shown by compet- x ing in our first declamatory contest. pa y, During the Junior year the girls had “full swing,” since there were no boys ay Pe in the class. Our number was decreased by two, Cecil and Lois Bontrager, who W s sought knowledge in another chool. We were now beginning to plan our future Cy ’y careers. Some of us were planning to be teachers, nurses, and stenographers. We e p further displayed some of our talent by presenting the play “Always in Trouble.” We Cc} One of the most important features of this year was the banquet given in honor iY ¥ of the Seniors. y, y } At last we are Seniors. Some of our prophecies have already been fulfilled. Cy We have a great deal of work, but with the co-operation that we Seniors have, we hy. pe can do a great deal. We took part in athletics, contests, plays, and other enter- D e () tainments. We now are twelve in number. We were glad to welcome Lois and Cecil ; x Bontrager to our class again and also three new members, Mary Swartzendruber, NN, i Delmar Brenneman, and George Pennington. We will always have many happy re ( memories of the four years we spent at Center. Pee bs, oO : “ . x Ete AY ha Ye x AVE 7) CLASS PROPHECY Ny X ) x. One hot summer night in July, nineteen hundred and forty, after a heavy Y Cr) meal during which I had eaten too much oyster stew, I had a sirange dream. A Cay ? phantom airplane driven by a ghostly apparition landed on the lawa. The appariticn y. oy commanded me to take a ride. I climbed in and we were soon flying eastward. We pe () soon landed at Paris, France; we remained there for some time. I learned that the : x pilot of the airplane was Cecil Bontrager. As a pastime he was driving for the Ws Ny Paris Air Line. A od , ? One evening as we returned from a ride, we each received a letter from y, ¢r Kalona, Iowa. It was an invitation to attend the Alumni Banquet at Center High Ne ( School. It didn’t take us long to decide that we would attend it. We started on our journey next morning. When we arrived at New York we stopped for dinner. AVA CN Having become members of the idle rich, we went into the best cafeteria in the city. A; hy We immediately recognized one of the waiters as Ferne Wertz. ; Pes : e On picking up the evening paper, we saw these headlines: “New Governor a. hy Elected.” Upon reading it, we found that Delmar Brenneman had received the office. ‘ ey Ws ee We resumed our journey and arrived at Joetown the next morning. Arriving X. (. at the banquet that evening, we met all our classmates. We learned that Mary : Swartzendruber was a private tutor in lowa City. Edna Yoder had hired out to Ny iY - . . . . . . . . Ay K. T. N. T. to sing solos. Marjorie Hukill was living a secluded life in the Ozark . y, Mountains raising soy beans. Helena Amelon, we were told, was doing a prosperous ; Jy ” “YW “A A RSENS OREO THECENTERIKA £03920 2O2RORORORR 7™ —sf — —j a - A » ¢ ae