Maplewood Richmond Heights High School - Maple Leaves Yearbook (Maplewood, MO)

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MAPLE LEAVES .d at , m,.t, Q Sz' x DEDICATIGI VQQWW A.. if SOUTH ENTRANCE CENTRAL STAIRWAY We, the statt, sincerely dedicate the 13th edition at Maple Leaves to E. E. Seubert, Whose perseverance, scholastic attain- ments, and sincerity as a teacher have made him esteemed by students and teachers alike.

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CAFETERIA MAPLE LEAVES THIRTEEN fContinuedl The contract was signed with the Engraving Com- pany representative on the 13th of October. First group pictures by Lange Studios were snapped November 13. The first group of pictures was mailed to Engravers Ianuary 13, and there were 13 Maplewood High School organization pictures in the envelope. The agreement with the printer was signed on Friday, March 13, and on April 13, the last piece of work was turned in to the printers. There were 13 people directly responsible for the composition, art work, and financing of this edition of Map1e Leaves and the year-books were distributed to their purchasers by May 13, 1936. If you have been discouraged from turning another page of this superstition-laden book, recall to mind the fact that in America the number 13 should be highly regarded. There were 13 original states and our first flag had 13 stars and 13 stripes. Our first navy numbered 13 ships and Admiral Perry won his Lake Erie victory on the 13th. The Stars and Stripes was raised over Fort Sumter on the 13th, and our national motto-E Pluribus Unum-has 13 letters. Close exami- nation will reveal that the eagle on American quarters has 13 feathers on its tail and 13 long ones in each wing, clutches 13 arrows with one claw and a branch with 13 leaves in the other and carries a ribbon in its mouth with 13 letters on it. To add to the horrible features of this coin there are 13 stars on the shield over the eagle's head and 13 more on the other side. Yet we never knew anyone to refuse a quarter, 13 cents, or a yearly income of 251,313.13 Therefore, since 13 does not affect you materially, you can safely spend a few hours looking through the following pages regardless of the fact that there may be 13 people invited for din- ner, or that someone may be holding an open umbrella above his head to avoid being lacerated by the glass of broken mirrors. I - . 1, is 0 COOKING ROOM SCIENCE ROOM If ' i IL

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5wsf 'ww'3'f H vinyl ji nv MAPLE LEAVES The four-year course offered in our high school makes it possible for each student, if he will take advantage of his opportunities, to acquire the knowledge and form the habits that will eventually place him in the ranks of educated, cultivated people. The student, however, must avail himself of the oppor- tunities that are provided. Half-hearted, listless effort is worse than useless. He must early, with the guidance of his teachers, realize what things are worth while, and he must also realize that the highest values are never secured without hard, unremit- ting work. Students who have achieved genuine success and who have derived the greatest benefits from their high school experience are always those who have given their utmost in co-operative and sincere effort. This principle carries over into life. While there are cases where individuals have later achieved distinction without doing much in their school days, investigations show that the chances for success for students with high scholarship are four hundred per cent greater than the chances of students without high scholarship. I would, in no uncertain terms, urge every student to strive for the highest degree of mastery in his subjects, to acquire as much pure knowledge from his classwork as he possibly can, and above all to cultivate thorough habits of reading and intellectual curiosity that will carry him continually onward. Only thus will come to him the deepest rewards and satisfac- tions life holds. E. E. Seubert Seven