Lewiston High School - Folio Yearbook (Lewiston, ME)

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8 J. H. S. FOLIO time conquers future difficulties. For our own good let us say, Till we meet again. B. li. TO JORDAN HIGH ANU ITS TEACHERS Today the class of 1924 graduates. Some of us will be lucky enough to go further in our education, and some of us will probably go forth in the world to face the battle of life. But while we have the opportunity, we want. to thank the teachers who have so carefully spent much of their time preparing us for life. Graduation is the turning point in our eareers, for we shall now decide what we shall do for our life work. And so we thank the school that has aimed to bring us to this time and to place us before the world with a feeling of democrat-y and love for our fellowmen. We thank the teach- ers who have tried to form our morals and to give us a good outlook on life, as well as to teach us the three R's. lt is not the lessons we learn in High School that count so much, although of course they do eount, even though there are many ot' these that will soon he forgotteng it is the ideas that we form while in High School and follow throughout our lives that will count and show if we have gained anything from our four years' association with this school. Some of us will do one thing, some of us another, but whatever we do il' we do it well we will be of some use in this world. It is not always the smartest people in school who win out in life,.for often an ordinary pupil gains a better insight into life 's problems and does niueh better in the great game of life. lf we bear this in mind and always do things that seem right, way down deep in our hearts, l am sure that Jordan High will always be proud of her class of 1924. Rose Flynn KIDDING VVhat a truly destructive form of speech kidding is! It destroys faith in mankind and frankness. One man say something he truly means, but it may be regarded by the listener as just a bit of kidding. On the other hand. a person may say something in a kidding manner. but with that manner so disguised that it may seem as if he were speaking truthfully. The old days of frankness have become a thing of the past. and King Kidder is now in the height of his power. But how long must his reign last? Forever? lt must not! A person although not naturally inclined to kid his life away, has to do so now-a-days in self-defense. lt certainly is little wonder that the older generations refer with a sigh to the days when we were young. lrene Cole

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J. ll. S. li'OlilO 7 That way to llappiness is not for all people, although there is a road, neither too hot nor dusty, t'or people of all ages-the road to Happiness via lt'1'i0IlllS. People live on this earth whose minds are so superior, whose ideals are so nmeh purer, that it is really a. physieal impossibility for them to be friends with the people arouml them. Not to have a friend in this vast worldg the thought is eruel, heartless. Yes, but the faet is there are people who eau not. elaim a single friend. Friends-l wonder-how many kinds ot' friends there are. Many people use the term t'friend, lightly. carelessly. A friend in the truest sense ean not be found and appreeiated by time and tests. Not tests earet'ully planned. but tests which eome as a result of eireumstanees, One of God's greatest gifts to mankind is that of friendship. lt. is a thing whieh has existed through the ages as one of the ways to the fulltillment of man's grea.t.est desire,F the desire of Happiness. Friendship is abusedg every great thing is. It is trodden upon, seorned, and even thrown away into diseard, like old clothes which have passed out ot' styleg but friends do not lie,-they appear here and there in unexpeeted plaees along the roadway of life, with a kindly hand, a sunny smile to send you on your way to Happiness. Everyone is seeking for Happiness. The ways are many and varied. Some seek it in money, in fame, in drink, or foolish pastimes. The shortest way, the truest way tried out through countless ages, is the Way to Happiness via Friends. M. G. A PLEA FOR REGULAR REUNIONS XVell, we've been togetlier t'or four years-not so very long, perhaps, in the history of the worldg but. today, looking back, it seems like a rather important. period in ODI' history. Are we well acquainted? Cer- tainly we are! Have we had good times together-and lots of 'em'? No one can deny that we have. Taking everything into consideration, won't. we blushingly admit that, o11 the whole, we're a pretty good elass. Of course! Fine! Nothing like being ol' the same opinion! Now to be serious, we are a elass of good friends-every elass is. lt is impossible for a hundred individuals to go through the work and pleasures of high sehool without being in one sense a big family. Now, why is it' that today every- thing must end '? True, we ean't all go on togetherg truer still, we shall have new interests. Can we not be broad enough so that birth of new interests will not neeessitate death of old ones? Other elasses in the past have attempted to hold regular reunions and failed. Can not we sueeeed? Can we not hold regular meetings at some time of the year, at Christmas or in June when the largest number of ua will be in town? Let's try it, eaeh year appointing a committee to take eharge of the next entertainment, reunion or whatever you wish to eall it. W0l1lfll1yt we enjoy meeting again? Psychology tells us that a happy

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J. II. S. FOLIO 9 THE IV-U ENGLISH Dl VISION We have a DEAR division. Yes. DEAR. we have the president of the Senior Class in our division. and the members are all ONE. And LUYALTY, there is no question about that for. if. by misfortune, one has been up late the night before, a kindly neighbor is always ready to as- sist him in his lessons. so that all may have a Pl'lRl EU'l' reeitation. This has helped a great deal in keeping up the good standing: of the IV-C division, espeeially in the English elass. under the supervision of our instructor. lf there is anything you wish to know,-ask himg he will give you with a smile all the information you wish to have. So. under these eonditions, our division sineerely believes, and all believe that there is but one sehool. and that is of eom-se. JORDAN Illtill SCHOOL. DADDIFISH Daddy used to be considered a very ehildish name for a father. but now the modern girl, who is a ehum to her father, almost invariably ealls him Dad. Dad is signitieent of a palg it means more to a daugh- ter or a son than merely representing the man of the house. lt almost seems as though fathers had been negrleeted. Many beanti. ful songs have been written to Mothers and sung by the greatest artists. llvery great artist has at least one mother song in his repertoire. Poetry. yes, the finest poetry has been written on the mother theme. Hreat men in the publie eye. attribute their sneeess to their mothers. ln all prob- ability, their mothers deserve it. but where do the fathers eome in for praise? Are they worth so little that they do not get even honorable mention? Certainly not. ln the life of boys and girls and their trainingr. fathers play a great part. Espeeially in the development of a boy. is the father a very im- portant factor. Fhildren are first. last and always. mimies. 'Phey always have been and always will be. From the time a little boy is able to toddle around. he walks like Daddy. talks like him. even in some eases he makes believe smoke like Daddy. livery aetion of Daddy is earefully watehed. later to be imitated. Eaeh impression is earefnlly reeordingl itself on little minds. And yet fathers don't deserve songs or poetry? What do fathers mean to lligh Sehool students? 'fo some of ns eareless girls and boys. fathers mean money. Dut in our hearts. money is not eonsidered at all. Daddies stand for something big and st rong. a person to be respeeted, whose opinion is valuable to us on all snbjeets. There are a few things that it wouldn't seem-manly to tell mother. es- eapades. ete., but to tell father.-well father was a boy onee. so father understands. And so to fathers. we dedicate this editorial. to fathers whom we think perhaps have been unappreeiated. Dome. Jordan High Sehool students. and drink a toast, Here's to our fathers. our Daddies. Marion E. Gareelon