Mattoon High School - Riddle Yearbook (Mattoon, IL)

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BOOK ONE 'The leaves of brown I1 came tumblmg down T 6 A M' t M' Tn In

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BOOK OF CONTENTS BooKI THE AUTUMN . . . 'Q Faculty, Autumn Calendar, Riddle Staff, Student Council, Mirro Staff, Science Club, Football, Sophomores. Boon II F THE WINTER . . Winter Calendar, Debate Club, Girls, Athletic Association, Dramatic Club, French Club, Mixed Chorus, Girls' Clee Club, Basketball. Juniors, ABC's. BOOK III THE SPRING... Spring Calendar, Whois Who, R. 0. T. C., Band, Track, Senior Class Play of l937, Senior Signature Panel, Seniors, Rapid Interview.

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TI-IE BACKWARD LGOK DEBU We have gon-e candid, In photography we have said that we must have shots of people as they are, not only as they want us to think they are. As a result we have countless photo- graphs of folks in all manner of ridiculous poses. We are just no-w coming to realize that those pictures are, after all, not the real people and we are swinging back toward pictures of people as they really are. Our story books told us that George Washing- ton cut down his fathers cherry tree and he was such an honest lad that he immediately admitted his misde-ed. Then as we went candid in our thinking, we have said that is the bunk. He is none the less honest and great to us, even though the story may not be true. His life was guided by such lo-fty principles that when his country needed his counsel, his money and his leadership, all were offered that this country might become free. We have all gone through an era in which we have tried to debunk our heroes. We have tried to make them seem like ordinary human beings and in too many cases we have succeeded in mak- ing them look ridiculous. We need to realize that this at-tempt is the bunk. Our great leaders are human, but they have achieved more than we. We need to set up as an ideal those people who have shown their greatness by those achievements. A certain loyal Mattoon High School Alum- nus out of High School some len years, happy in the successes that he had won, stopped 'lo consider. l-le realized more and more as time went on that his success had heen not 'nlv hefause of his ellorts, hut also hecause of the inspiration and training that his school had given hi111. He realized that the small petty grievances and fancied injustices towards hi111 during his school days had taken an entirely different form as he went on through life. ln fact, in several instances he had lookel up former teachers and thanked them for some rather pertinent suggestions that were not so easy to take in school days. He also encouraged his teachers to continue to render similar service to their students, as the new classes came and prog- resscd. Certainly a srhool can he proud of alumni that have that sense of loyalty. May the pupils that go out in this yearis class have their full share of success, and may they have a similar feeling towards their Alina Mater. KBU When we do, we shall come to realize that their unusual ability is their true nature. You and I need to debunk ourselves of this idea that greatness is bunk, rather let us apply our- selves to the achievement of some goal which is worthy of our best efforts.