Lake City High School - Purple and Gold Yearbook (Lake City, MI)

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g -g P I THE SALUTATORIAN Howard Miller, Who has made his efforts count, has acquired the second place as to average for his four years in High School. He has Worked With a great interest and has proven his ability as a good Worker-and a hard studying student. We hope that he will keep up the good Work which he has started and make a place for himself which he will be proud of. He will look back to the Lake City High School With that admiration which will fill his mind with the thought of climbing higher to make the World see what he has accomplished in the youth of his learning. 1

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I . A b I THE VALEDICTORIAN ' ' t There is an occupation for every person in the World and it is up to that person to fill his place. School Work is an occupation by Which one builds the foundation to the ladder of success.-The harder this foundation is made and the harder the person works to make it the longer the ladder will stand and the less-iaptitis to sway or break. , ' ' . The Class of 1920 is glad to extend to Archie Hinkley the honor of being the one student with the highest average forvhis four years in High School and we sincerely hope that hewill' con- tinue to Work on his ladder of success in as big an eHort as he -has shown, to make this World mean something to him, He has proven that labor reveals the product which shall last and be a statue which shall be noticed by all. . A b -gg-.

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PROPHECY There is one prophecy remaining, greater than all the other prophecies-a prophecy that never failed, a prophecy that breaths truth and power,-the prophecy of inspiration! So we prophesy to ourselves-by inspiration, by the inspiration which four years of association with earnest, eager minds before us have brought, so that we may foretell the future, for The present still is echo of the past: Of both, the future will an echo be. In just the ratio we have seen by our sincere, earnest en- deavor, forming nucleus, the seed from which is useful, satisfying future life can grow, can we predict to us the fulfillment of such a life, with its accompanying success: For I hold the truth with one who sings To one clear harp in divers tones, That men may rise by stepping-stones Of their dead selves to higher things. Among us are many individualities, many diferent futures to be, worked out along many different lines, for it is impossible that any two among us should have the same destiny, and yet ev- eryone desires the same ultimate result,-success. Whether We will have it or not remains with ourselves. In the first place, then, we are going forth to serve. The world is full of idea, I am I, you are you, and each one must make the most of himself? And, afterall, the old world is right, only it has just ra mistaken idea as to what making the most of oneself is. It is not to knock your brother down, that you may take his place. It is not the development of our powers to serve as a pedestal upon which we may pose as a marvel to the assembled multitude, for the multitude is not very apt to assemble for such a purpose. But it is the utmost development of our powers to serve as a means by which we may lend a helping hand to all with whom we come in contact. Let them feel that we can and will help them upon the pedestal with us, and a multitude will be there, every time. The world will not accept us from pity, nor from admiration, but our ability to serve is the Hnal credential which will open to us every opportunity. And we can serve the Class of 1920. For four years we have seen ourselves growing slowly, but surely, to- ward a higher plane of thinking and living, seen ourselves gaining such possessions of mind and body that both become active in the service of the soul. These things we can in turn carry to the world without,-the world with such possibilities for health and ,3 2-