Maynard High School - Screech Owl Yearbook (Maynard, MA)

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OUR ANNIVERSARY Why have anniversaries? What is their purpose ? Why do we utilize this edition of the Screech Owl for the celebration of an anniversary? An anniversary is the annual commemo- ration of an important event. Three years ago, this time, the first publi- cation of the Screech Owl was edited. Certainly that was an important step in the welfare of the school. Accord- ingly, the founding of this paper should be commemorated with most sincere celebration, and all due re- spect and esteem should be given to those influential in its establishment. We must not forget the first supreme efforts nor the numerous difficulties which had to be overcome ; and in do- ing this, by keeping their purpose in mind, we cannot help but carry on the work which they began. Editor. ATHLETICS After four years of hard but pleas- ant work, Maynard High has pro- duced a pennant-winning athletic team. Looking back, one sees the Maynard High School representatives on the gridiron, court, and diamond always striving to reach the top and winning that coveted title, ' ‘Cham- pions of the Midland League ’ Many years in all the sports they have been within one game of gaining that much sought title ; time and time again they have failed because of their lack of “punch” in that decisive game. But now it has changed; the Maynard High Basketball Team has reached the top of the ladder, having won the Midland League pennant which it so richly deserves. Let us then acknowledge the great victory and place honor where honor is due. W. Brayden, ’30. DISCOURAGED? DON’T BE ! At this time of the scholastic year, one has the feeling that he has fallen in his studies, his ambition, and his activities in general. His marks seem low, everything is dark and dreary. Discouragement creeps slowly into the spirits, depriving us of our con- fidence. But don’t be discouraged ! The secret of this dismal situation lies in the fact that our vitality is ex- tremely low, due to the constant strain to which we have been sub- jected during the last several months, studying and hibernating more or less through the winter, draining the vitality from the very depths of our systems. We’re all human. It’s only natural that we should be disheart- ened. But don’t be ! Spring and better times will soon be here ! Editor. THE VALUE OF LIFE Did you ever stop to consider why we live and of what value we are to