Ladoga High School - Canner Review Yearbook (Ladoga, IN)

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i A 15111111 in Migh Svrhnnl Nevins In Bvurlnp Ein Swann nf Idvrannal ilrapnnaihilitg, Wmmfsmssmawm N order that l may prove this to you it will be necessary for me to point out exactly the meaning of personal responsibility . Personal means per- taining to one's own self. Responsibility means reliability. Therefore, personal responsibility means reliance upon one's self. If a pupil will develop this trait, in time it will become a habit and he will do his own work in school. If he does his own lessons he will know what he has gone over, and he will go through high school without any trouble. But let us look at it from another point of view. If he does rely upon his fellow stu- dents it will tell sooner or later. Some day he will come to the examination and no one will be near him who will allow him to cheat and consequently he will not pass. His teacher may have had the impression that this student is doing his own work, but when he finds out it is some one else's work, that teacher will lose confidence and respect in that pupil. Cheating will not only affect him in his school work, but also in his later life. Take for instance the boy who cheated his way through school. That boy will never amount to anything. When he comes to problems in life which are hard he will not have back-bone enough to solve them, but will call on his neighbor to help him. But on the other hand, take a boy who has worked out his own studies in high school, though they be hard, that boy will make something out of himself and be a success in the world, for he had grit enough to stick to it in school until he got itg and so it will be in life, for when he comes to the hard things he will not say, I can't do that, but he will say, l'll try, and he will succeed. So I say it is best to develop the sense of personal responsibility when in the high school, for it will characterize you all through life and you will never regret it. PAUL GREENWAY. WWVW fav CONTRASTJ

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l l ECCLESIA sorrow now. At first it seemed only a deep melancholy sorrow, then it became more de- monstrative and rose and fell in big choking sobs. At lengthias if wearied and wom with grief, the strains died away in a plaintive wail. A deep sigh came from the old man in the chair, a sigh of utter content arising from a satisfied soul. For a time the stranger was silent, his thoughts still revelling in the glory and grandeur of the music. With a start he came to himself. Boy! Boy! he cried, tears in his eyes, fame and fortune right within your grasp, aye at your very finger tips. Ah, such improvising, such music, such glorious music! And again the delighted man seemed lost in meditation. Tomorrow, he said, you will go with me to the city and I shall teach you and you shall become a famous artist. Then the man explained to the wondertng boy that he, too, played the violin and told him his name which had even reached their ears. You will go? he continued, why in a year or so the world will be at your feet. Yes, surely you will go. But the boy shook his head sadly. You are kind, he said, and I thank you. Some day l do mean to go to the great city and study, but l cannot leave grandfather, I love my music and my violin, butl also love him. He is very old and feeble and will not live long. My place is with him. The guest was plainly disappointed, but he knew the boy was right. David. lt was the quivering voice of the old man who was now reclining in his chair. David, play my piece now. The lad lifted his violin and began the strains of the song Home Sweet Home. The stranger watched the boy as if fascinated. He had undoubtedly found a diamond in the rough, for despite the grand music it still lacked the finish that is acquired by training. When the last note had been played, the stillness could almost be felt, so oppressive it seemed. Grandfather, called David. The old man did not stir. Grandfather, he spoke louder. E He must be asleep, said the guest, and stepping over to the old man's chair he gently tried to arouse him, but all in vain. David, he said softly, he is asleep. David understood. Several days later a roughly clad boy carrying a violin case accompanied the musician to his studio in the city where he took his first step toward success. ALETHA HAYES.

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