Kalona High School - Centerika Yearbook (Kalona, IA)

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E IIIIIIIIII-I-lllllllll lllllllll-lllllllll-Ill' E 1212121212121XlXl21212lXl2l2l IIIZIXIZIIIIIZIZIZIZIIIXIZIZI E. 1l111111111111l11l 11111111111 1111111 E who is overlooking the importance of a high school education, we must bear in mind that four years is a very short time in which to prepare ourselves for our life's work. In fact, these four years of training do not prepare us adequately for life's work. They merely give us a wider knowledge and a greater appreciation of the things that make up our complex living. Some people have gone to school all their lives, and yet continue to learn more. There is always something new to learn. Todiay we 'can learn so much more in a less time than people could in former times. This is brought about largely 'by new discoveries, fbooks recording these new discoveries, along with those of the past, and taught by more capable teachers using better methods. But that is not all. The high schools have been built not only in our cities and towns, but also in the rural districts where the rural boys and girls may have access to them. Before these high schools had been started in the rural districts, a large percentage of farm boys and girls started out in life without a high school educa- tion. The city high schools were so far away from home that it was very inconvenient, and sometimes impossible, to get back and. forth. If the boy or girl boarded in the city, considerable amount of money had to be spent for board and lodging. But now, since we have the country high .school so near our homes, and since it is within the means of the parents to send their children, all these problems are solved. Should they not take advantage of their opportunity? The teachers become acquainted with the students' parents. They can also give more personal attention to each individual student than city high school teachers can. . The boys and girls can help their parents before and after school hours, and can also receive their parents' personal guidlanice in many different matters. For 'these reasons may we grasp this wonderful opportunity to attend our country high school, thus preparing ourselves better for a life of usefulness to our fellow men. Paul Beard, Assistant Editor. BE AN HONEST SPORTSMAN Sometimes it is understood that a sportsman is one who hunts wild game, fishes in the streams, or indulges in athletics of all sorts, and is successful in one or more of them. One can be a marksman or a good basketball player andf still not be a sportsman, for one authority says, that a sportsman is one who is a good loser and? .a graceful winner. If that is true it is evident, then, that one can be a good sportsman or a bad one in alm-ost anything that one does. In athletic contests between schools, for instance, there is a broad oppor- tunity to show the public whether one is a 'good sport' or not, because, in every' evient of this sort, there has to be a winner and a loser. If you lose do you 'knock' the other fellow? If you win does it 'go to your head'? Or arle you a good sportsman? Are you fair and honest with your teammates? And do you give them their righti- ful opportunity to improve themselves? Usually if one thinks himself far superior to others he is badly mistakxen. Your team-mates are the ones that can best judge your sportsmanship. The class room affords another opportunity of showing whether or not one is a 'good sport'. Are you fair in written tests? Do you 'borrow' the next 'fellow's' knowledge? Or do you knowingly allow him to copy from your paper? If you do, you gain nothing but have a big chance of losing the respect of friends. We are all far from perfect and have many faults to overcome, but what are we going to high school for and, when will we ever become honest sportsmen if we do not practice the art now? Anyone with a reasonable amount of intelligence can answer these questions for himself and decide whether he has played the part of an honest sportsman. F. B. '31. Not Even a Puff Harold: Man, if ah didn't have no mor' brain dan what yo' got, ah'd- Eldon: Hesh up, boy. If yo' brains was dynamite, and dey doubles every second fo' a hunnerd yeahs and den sploded, dey wouldn't blow yo' hat off on a windy day. E 1 1 1 1 1 1 Izlzlzlzlzlx zlzlzlzlxlzI:lxI2IIIxlXIXIXIXIXIXIxl1lXIzI:lXl:l:lzlxI2I:I:l E j llllll llllllllllllllllIIIllIlllIIIIIIlIlllllIlll I I I B

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E lIlllnu:nunu1-IllIllllIlullluulInulu:nlunululllluul:lullllununlullllluillllillll G .gn nguguxlxnguxlxlxuxnxnin lzlxlxlxlxlxlxlxl 12: l IXI2uX:XlXu2l2lZIXI2IXIXIXIXIXIXIZIXIXIXIXIZIXl!! E :nunnun:uunnnnnunnnununnunuuununnnI1nuunIunnunnnnnnnnnuununnunnnnnnununuuunuuun E..F2..F.I..9.5..l..ff..F: WORK WILL WIN One of the most valuable lessons to learn in life is that of hard work. Work may ibe said to be the most important in vocabulary of success. It is the one essen- tial to accomplishment. Frequently we hear this statement: You get out of some- thing just what you put into it. This can be applied to work. The more effort one puts into his work, the greater will be the returns. Take a glance at a prosperous farmer, financier. musician, or author. Did they receive their positions in life by idleness? No, not by any means. They posi- tively could not have attained their position if it would not have been for the small steps taken toward the road to success. Our position in life depends upon the steps taken today and upon the willingness to work. Some of the greatest achievements in the world's history have been accomplished in some of the most unusual places. Some of the world's greatest problems have been solved in the wilderness, on the frontier, and in the backwoods. The victory of success is half won when the habit of work is gained. One of the greatest secrets of success is in having a goal-A definite mark toward which to strive. When one has a goal, he will always be striving and working to reach the mark of his ambitions. Then work becomes more interesting. Moreover it teaches perseverance to overcome the difficulties and to keep on persistently until the goal is reached. Roosevelt once said, The life worth living is the life of a man who works. Fear of work is a great fault and often hinders from accomplishing worth while things. lPeople who are afraid of work detest to put th-eir shoulder to the wheel, but they do not hesitate to give orders to others to do the work. It has been said that indolence and laziness are the chief obstacles to success. There is also a proverb bringing out the same thought: Folks who never do any more than they get paid for, never get paid for any more than they do. One of the greatest men interested in thrift, industry, and hard work was Benjamin Franklin. Nearly all of his maxims and proverbs bring out the thought of industry and work. Industry is one of the chief issues in the nation today. Nearly all of the peoples are dependent upon work for their living. When we have chosen our life work, we are responsible for accomplishing something. When we have begun our work, we should also see to it that the work is completed, that we really do accomplish something. Having our heart set upon our work is one of the mbest ways of accomplishing something. Work half-heartedly done will never be worth while nor will we derive any benefit from it. Emily Slaulbaugh, Editor. OUR WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY Shall I go to high school? This question no douzbt confronts every eighth grade graduate some time or other. Much depends upon the different circumstances involved. Some parents do not want to send their children to high school, although the children really want to go. Other children have a chance to go, but do not want to go, thinking they cang work and make more money instead of spending four years of time going to high school. There are boys and girls who have had to work very hard and under very difficult circumstances, yet they have push-ed their way through to higher knowledge, in spite of these difficulties. They had a determination and a will to learn moref to educate themselves. In any case, whether it be the parents or the boy or girl E lllllllllllllllllllllllIlllIllllllllllllllIllllllIlllllllllllIlllllllllllllllllQlllllllllll E -gn: XIXIXIX xnznxn ax-:nga n3I3n3n3Ix-3.3.3-3I313n3uxuxuxu2:xoxoxI:u2IXIXIXItl21302IXI2I2IXItltl2IXIXI2I2IXIXIXl2-2I2IXIXIXIXIXIXIXIIIXIUZIX 2' I E IllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIlIlllllllllllIllllIllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll E

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lllllllllllllllllillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll IXIXIXIXIXIXIXIXIXIXIXIZIZIXIXIXIXIXIIIX!XIXIXIXIXIXIXIXIXIXIXIXIXIXIXIXIXIXIXIXIXIZIXlllzlxlzltizizi IIlllllllullsullI:Iunun:lullIllllllIruin:inIII:uInulnuuuuunuullllululllnllnl E ..l.9..B... SENIOR CLASS HISTORY Four years have passed and fled since we entered Center High School, as Freshmen. Now our high school work is being brought to a close, but with great joy we welcome its completion, for this means the receiving of our hard earned diplomas. In 1927, a class of fourteen green Freshman entered the doors of Center High . We had the honor of being the largest class entering this school. Our first year in High School proved to us that things were certainly handled differently than in grade school. Our bashfulness and shyness soon wore off , especially, after the time of the initiation. It was during our freshman year that Center High School sponsored the first Washington Township Fall Festival, which proved to be a suc- cess, and which has been the annual custom since. The faculty consisted this year of Mr. and Mrs. Osborn and Mrs. Hanson. We ended our first year of school by helping the Juniors present the play, Aaron Slick from Punkin Creek, and also the negro minstrel. We enjoyed the last day of school by going to Sharon for a pidnic dinner. The next year found eleven of us coming back to continue our raid upon studies. The vacation had proved too much for two of our members, namely: Lloyd B-ender and Lyle Yoder. 'Marvle Palmer accompanied her parents to the West for her health. Verda Gingerich also left us, but we gained another member when Earl Amelon joined the happy group of Sophomores. In this year we gave the play entitled: The Perplexing Situation, which was very perplexing, indeed. In Declamatory work, Paul received first and Lloyd Fry second in the oratorical division at the final home contest. Our teachers for the year were Mr. and Mrs. Osborn. We ended. the year by going to Muscatine visiting K. T. N. T. and various other places. We returned home, as most of the pupils will remember, in a cloud burst. What an endiing for the Sophomore year! The third year of school brought us back as full fledged Juniors, striving with pep and vigor to overcome all that confronted us. A new teacher was added to the faculty, namely, Miss Krueger. This year Lloyd Bender decided to resume high school work with the Juniors. Martha Swartzendruiber, coming from the Goshen Academy, joined the class that year. Earl Amelon came for about eight weeks and then decided to discontinue his high school work. Then we numbered only eleven. Two Junior-Senior plays were given, namely: Smile, Rodney, Smile, and And Mary Did. The Basketball team consisted mostly of Junior boys. In declamatory work Lloyd Fry represented the oratorical division from Center at Iowa City. A number of Juniors were represented at Washington in the Academic meet. This year we spent the last day by having Sharon come to 'Center for a picnic dinner andl sports events. The fourth year of school brought us back as intellectual, dignified seniors. An entire new faculty was selected this year, consisting of Mr. and Mrs. Shalla and Miss Brenneman. We entered school this year with more energy and strength than ever, for we knew that earnest effort and hard work meant the receiving of our diplomas at the close. The Declamatory work was again taken up this year. Lloyd Fry and Paul Beard took first and second place respectively in the oratorical division, the former representing 'Center at Iowa City. The graduation of the Senior class this year will somewhat cripple the Basketball team as the Senior class lfur- nished five strong players. At the Basketball tournament this year Lloyd Fry was placed on the Johnson 'County all-tournament team at the position of forward. As a last remembrance of the class of '31 we gave a play Yimmie Yonson's Yob, which proved to be a success. A vaudeville act was given by Lloyd Bender and Frederick Beard, namely: A Special Sale. The Baccalaureate services were held May 10th at the Lower Deer Creek Church. The sermon was preached by Simon Gingerich from Wayland, Iowa. Com- mencement night, the evening we had so long waited for, came at last and our diplomas were handed to us on this night. E. S. and L. F. '31. B nlluuuulnullnulunulunnnnnnuuu anrunnin:IlllllnunlulunnInnllllluuuulunuulllulllllluullulll E 2 X 2 Z 2 XIZIZIXIXIXIXIXI2u:u:u2nZu2u2lZlXlZl!l IZIIIXIZIZIXIZIZIXIZIZIX!!!XlXlXlZ!XlZl2lXlXlililil!IXIXIZIZIXI2l!l2lXlIIXl!l2lX X E iuluniulllllllllllllllluull llll1IlullullIlIIlllIIllilIIIlIllIlulullluullllllnllllllnl E