Lancaster High School - Mirage Yearbook (Lancaster, OH)

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10 Art In consideration of the feelings ot the long-suffering Senior. I will not use the time-honored method of telling what Ruskins says of art or how it should be studied, but will leave that for the Seniors yet to come. For if they fall into our foot-prints, which is altogether probable, they will need something or this kind for the numer- ous essays, orations, etc., which will Ijo required of them. Any one who goes to the Lancaster High School may be an artist. You may think this a rather startling state- ment. but. to those who have, them- selves, been members of this well- known institution of learning, it will not seem strange. A pupil l efore entering High School may never have had the least desire to become an artist, but after he has entered and has had the opportunity of seeing all the poses of which his fellow-pupils are capable, he has an Intense desire to become one. and if he has no talent along this line, he may accomplish it by an effort of the will. A.S. The Seniors, by popular vote, have decided to donate the proceeds of this paper, to the purchase of a grapho- phone. for Miss Lowrle. with a record which repeats the words Pencils up,' Pencils down and also Hands up and Hands down. The Seniors had a most enjoyable time at their picnic at Maplewood Park and in spite of the bad weather, about 21 members of the class were present. Mr. Brashares, Mr. Thomas and Miss Curtiss of the Faculty ac- companied the class. The Lancaster High School Glee Club will sing at he commencement of the Lithopolls High School on June 14. And on June the 18th will go to Pleasantviile to give a concert In the M. P. Church. LANCASTER HIGH SCHOOL X-RAYS. 225 I V S GW ANTILL’S . - . For ... The C0U3EST SOfi l It} The Totofi. g? £3 Two Stores: S. Broad Street. XV. Main Street. S3 ft l§8ssa8S33 International VI Walk-Over! 18.50, 4.00 and $5.00. When Walk-Overs go on—Shoe Troubles go off. To be had at Mayer Bros, f 200 North Columbus Street. Sp Lancaster, O. IMKUXHGUSMOT S toi KIBOMNK R. RISING Clothier and Furnisher. West Main Street. Lancaster, Ohio.

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LANCASTER HIGH SCHOOL X-RAYS. 9 The Good Clothes f tore. West Main Street. Education and j Prosperity £ America at the present moment en- joys a prosperity which has never been equaled by any other nation. This is due in part, no doubt, to good administrations ot government, to our laws, to our groat natural resources and to the sustained and continuous policies which have governed the country. But the term, national pros- perity, really means the prosperity of the citizens as parts of the nation. Therefore, since the nation can be prosperous only in proportion to the prosperity of its citizens, It is worth, our while to consider the one thing above all others which brings pros- perity to the citizen by making him capable of taking advantage of tho great opportunities which our coun- try affords. Let us consider the re- lation which intellectual, individual and moral education bears to the prosperity of the citizens and hence to the prosperity of the nation. The first thing that intellectual edu- cation does for a man is to arouse in him the idea that he has been cre- ated for a purpose. As a result of this he seeks to better his condition. 10 advance In life. Thus education causes him to take his first step to- ward prosperity and it now directs his steps by showing him the things which will aid him tnd the methods he must pursue in obtaining It. At the same time that intellectual, education makes him a more prosper- ous citizen it also makes him a bet- ter citizen. He sees more clearly the relation of the individual to the state, his love and pride for his country In- creases, he strives to build it up and protect it and of necessity he will first build up and protect his home. In direct proportion to the increase in intellectual education comes a de- mand for improvements ot all kinds. Every invention, disoovery and re- form is the result of education. To verify this we need only to comparo the progress made by countries which have been enlightened by education to the condition of countries still under the clouds of Ignorance. It is a sig- nificant fact that no ignorant man ever solved any of the great prob- lems in the scientific, mechanical ami social worlds, hut that all great in- ventions, discoveries and reforms have been made by men whose minds have been so trained by Intellectual C ( education as to prepare them for those tasks. These invaluable labors of master minds contribute immeas- urably to the prosperity of the na- tion. One of the most important ques- tions of the day is that of internation- al | eace. Tho advances already made in this direction are almost entirely due to intellectual education. As na- tions become more educated they realize That.war is deadly opposed to prosperity. They are abler and more willing to settle their differences by arbitration and tlius create the con- ditions between nations under which man must labor if he would be pros- perous. It is possible that, under any view of the creation of man, human life, or the life of a people, may bo prolong- ed by intellectual education. Ignor- ance of the laws governing our physi- cal well-being has a far-reaching effect upon the national life. Education acquaints men with the laws of nature, teaches them tho result of disobeying these laws and thus tends to drive disease from the laud. We can not have prosperity without healthy men and women to seek after it: educa- tion helps to develop men and women of this type Industrial education teaches the dignity of honest labor. A man who has been educated In this direction becomes as willing to handle a spade as to handle a pen, as willing to re- ceive wages as to receive a salary. He will put brain into the ordinary vocations of life and by the law that Intelligence will bring to its possessor Its own exceeding great reward, he cannot help being prosperous. Poor- houses are not built for industrious men: policemen are not employed to watch men and women whose hands are busily engaged In honest, toil. • Moral education has to with tho QUICK JOOS, The Reliable and One Priced Shoe Men See Them for Snappy Shoes WEST MAIN STREET training of the heart. No matter how wealthy and intelligent a man may be. he cannot bo prosperous in the high- est sense unless his heart is right. Moral education makes a man recog- nize his moral ohrgations, his own rights and the rights of others. Every crime committed can be traced to some violation of tho moral laws by somebody. Therefore, if we would fight crime and enjoy prosperity we must educate tho hearts of the citi- zens, for prosperity and crime cannot exist together. With the development of these three lines of education—Intellectual, industrial and moral—prosperity must come to the citizen, for prosperity has no prejudices, it does not ask the col- or or condition of the person seeking It. but upon those who have developed all the powers of mind, body and heart, given them by the Creator, upon those alone will it bestow its blessings. FRANK HAMILTON STUKEY, 07

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LANCASTER HIGH SCHOOL X-RAYS. 11 jj ,V e llumni j? The Lancaster High School has been organized since 1849, but it was not until 1889 that an Alumni Asso- ciation was organized. On June 1, 1889. a meeting of about thirty graduates was held In Prof. Keyser’s room in the North building to take the first steps in organizing an Aluntnal Association. All were in fa- vor of it. the officers were elected, and the first annual reunion and banquet was held on June 19, 1889, at Peters Trout’s hall and was attended by 110 members of the association. The Alumni of the L. H. S. now numbers over 600, who are scattered over all parts of the globe. With the exception of three, who were elected honorary members, no other person can attend the annual reunion, unless having at some time graduated from the L. H. S. The dues are one dollar per year and must be paid to the treasurer be- fore the annual meeting, which usual- ly takes place the eve following the commencement, exercises. The graduating class for that ye ar are the guests of honor, and, ns such, aro free from all dues. At these gatherings the business is first disposed of, and followed by a social session. The officers of the association are elected for each year and those of ’07 are: President, Mr. Thomas Hoff- man; Secretary, Miss Jennie Creed; Treasurer. Mr. H. B. Peters; Execu- tive Committee, Miss Helen Rade- baugh, Miss Mndje McCoy, Mr. Roi Delaney and Mr. Clyde Cole. ALUMNI NOTES. Mr. A. I. Vorys, ’07, has accepted the invitation of the friends of Secre- tary William H. Taft to take in charge the management of his inter- ests in this state, as to the Republi- can nomination for tho presidency next year. Mr. J. Earl Hyde. '03, student at O. S. U., has received a fellowship in geology from Columbia University or New York City. Mr. Wm. Hannum, ’80, a missionary in Indlu, has recently returned to America for a year’s visit. His son. Robert Hannum. has been attending the L. H. S. during the past year. Miss Edna McCleery, ’03, student at ani «« «V«iifViVViVtiV «««« tV»wanmww tlr. 01. (graham Senttsf Haurastn ,, ©litn O. S. U., has written several Interest- ing articles for the Ohio Naturalist. Mr. Karl Powers. ‘05, is a clerk in tlie Hocking Valley freight office. Mr. L D. Thomas. 93. spent several months last summer in Germany, studying the language. He Is profes- sor of Gorman and Music at L. H. S. and much Improvement has been .no- ticed In these branches during tho past year. Miss Ixiwrie and Miss Davidson of the L. H. S. are also members of the Alumni. Miss Hettie Thomas. '96. is a mis- sionary in China. Miss Mati McCoy. ’96. is Latin teacher in the Lima High School. Mr. Austin Cartmell. ‘06, Is attend- ing Kenyon College at Gambler, O. Miss Hulda Mechlins, ’05, after at- tending Business College, has a posi- tion In Mr. Frank Matt's office. The Misses Stcveson, ’06. attend school at Westerville.’ Miss Sophia Geiser, 05, and Miss Fannie Miller, ’05, are teachers In the lAncaster schools. Mr. Clark Beck, ’04. has a position in the Auditor’s office of tho Hocking Valley Railroad, Columbus, O. Miss Edith Hyde, '04. and Miss Irene Gromme. '05, are students at O. S. U.. Columbus. O. Mr. Don Tobin, '06, Is one of the re- porters for the aazette. James Schopp. 03, James Mc- Cleery, '04, and Harry Bumgardner, '06, are students at O. S. U.. Columbus. DAVIS Credit Store. 120 S. Broad St. Le rvcoaster, Ohio. G. W. DONLEY, High Class Groceries. Give Us a Trial. Goods Delivered Promptly to any Part of the City. Both Phones. 637 E. Wheeling.