Lincoln High School - Quill Yearbook (Jersey City, NJ)

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i -ir- Youth Someone once said: Youth is a wonderful thing, but it lies in the wrong hands. True Youth is a wonderful thing, yet does it lie in the wrong hands? We, for one, think there is something to be said on both sides of the question. Age occasionally looks upon Youth as something to be pitied. It seems to the more mature mind to be wasting glorious opportunities. Now, if after having been seasoned by experience, Age were to possess the vitality and freshness of Youth, there we should have a marvelous thing! Age could then meet and solve properly and easily the serious problems confronting it. On the other hand, Youth is itself characterized by the groping for knowledge. What we mean is this: Youth would lose the allure, it would lack the thrill and fascination which unaided selffachievement holds, if it were tempered by the sagacity gained from trial and practice. We, being rather young, dare not philosophize further. No matter how we have mulled over the idea, we have not been able to decide whether it is the lad or the man who should carry the flaming torch of Youth. Perhaps the good Lord knew what He was about, however, when He gave Youth to youth. If H ' aw that it was good, who are we mere mortals to dispute the wisdom of His design? Morro Castle Oh, mangled mass of smouldering wreckage, Gutted by the flames, which in restraint Once caused thy mighty heart to throb, and were they life, . Battered by the sea on which thou lived, Sight to awe and sadden those who knew thee, The proud and stately mistress of the waves- Thou liest foundered on a ridge of sand, Gasping-pathetic, Like some forsaken monster of the deep. We who fashioned thee, vain creatures that we are, Did never for a moment think Such elemental things as sea and flame Our wonderful creation could so mar. But Fate was of a different mindg Thou, made by man, to her no favored child, She -set a torch to thee, and smiled. Harry R. H azard.

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EDHTURHALS An Appeal for Music During the past ten years, interest in the finer types of musical expresf sion has been quickening with rather gratifying rapidity throughout our na- tion, due largely to thefmiraculous developments in the field of radio broad' casting. There was a time when only those privileged few who were able to afford concert and opera subscription tickets could hear at all frequently the glorious creations of the masters of music. Fortunately, that time has passed. The Hnest music of the ages, interpreted by the world's most gifted artists, is now available to all, via the Hertzian waves. There remains to be done one thinggto teach American youth how to make the most of its musical opporf tunity. Herein doth sit the duty of our secondary schools-of Lincoln High School, as well. Among the many subjects available to the students of our school, there is to be noted a most deplorable lack-a dearth of courses dealing with the appreciation of music. We must offer in our schools those subjects which will, in later life, prove of most value to the students. Next in importance to the study of our language should be classed the study of music, for Music is a higher revelation than wisdom and philosophy, and a study of it can not but increase the student's mental faculties-his powers of memory, of logic, of imagination, his feeling for beauty ..... Through a people's music, as through their literature, one may learn much of their character, of the land in which they live, and of the customs prevalent among them. Music is so closely related to the other fine arts, to history, and nature, that a course in music appreciation constitutes a liberal education in miniature. The ideal manner in which to present work in the field of music appref ciation would be to cofordinate, as far as possible, that work with the other subjects pursued, especially with English, history, and foreign languages. For example, Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet could well be studied in conf junction with Tschaikowsky's immortal overture fantasie of the same name, the literary works that inspired Richard Strauss to the creation of his Till Eulenspiegelf' Don juan, and Don Quixote, could be read in their ref spective languages while the tone poems were being considered. Doubtless such a plan would heighten the student's interest in all such interfrelated subjects. Excellent work has been, and is being done in the field of music appref ciation by such men as Walter Damrosch and Ernest Schelling, but much more remains yet to be accomplished, It is hoped that in the not too distant future, there may come a day when the study of music will be a required constituent of all high school curricula. Let our own proud Lincoln be among the foremost ranks of this cultural movement!

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I-17 -5- .c Music Hath Charms It is just five o'clock in the eveningg the dusk is slowly settling over the suburb. Midway in a certain row of houses is a home which for some mysterious reason seems set apart from the other abodes. A man, slight of build and stooped, enters the dwelling. In the library a light is turned on, which shows to us for the first time the face of the man who has just en' tered the home. It is Bill Shakespeare! Oh, Bill, calls a feminine voice from the rear of the house, did you have a hard day at the theater? Scornfully Bill answers, What a silly question. Did I have a hard day at the theater? Of course I did. I'm the only one that works down there. Why not turn on the radio and rest? questions the unseen cook, for the odor of a wellfcooked steak floats into the library. That's a good idea, Bill responds, perhaps I'l1 be able to grab forty winks while I listen. The foremost dramatist, an undersized, baldheaded man, turns on the switch, and sits down in a big overstuffed chair to enjoy himself. He pulls out his pipe, and a smile of contentment steals over his face as the sweet strains of a modern danceforchestra are wafted out into the room. Then, so suddenly that Bill almost jumps out of his chair, from the loudfspeaker comes the raucous voice of the announcer of the program. Ladies and gentlemen, you have been listening to the delightful melof dies of Ben Lomballee and his Hoboken Syncopators. As you know, this program comes to you every night at this hour through the courtesy of the J. B. CodfFish Company, assemblers of the world's finest sardine cans. In accordance with last week's announcement, tonight we are going to give you the results of our 'You Name It' contest. First prize, a wonderful, three colored fish eye from a genuine, imported, thoroughbred sardine, goes to Jesse B. Codfish-whose residence is at 1776 Liberty Street, Unholy Canyon, South Dakota. The fifty million other prizes have been sent to the other lucky winners. These prizes will arrive at these persons' homes the middle Sunday in a week of Saturdays. The success of this contest has led Mr. CodfFish to issue the following statement: 'My sardine cans are the best on the market. They will keep the wildest sardine in his place. They give smoother performance, are more economical, and have that necessary lift. These assets, combined with the new floatingfpower, a part of every sardine can, have made their users say that they satisfy. Try one once and you will never use a different brand againf Remember Mr. CodfFish's words and also remember 'CodfFish Tunes' on your radio and CodfFish Sardine Cans on your table! This is your announcer, J. B. Shark, now signing off for Television Station ICU. Pleasant dreams, dear friends of the air. n