McKinley High School - Nugget Yearbook (St Louis, MO)

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THE CARNATION to baseball by men and clothes by women and how seldom current events of world Wlde lnterest lmportant publlc matters questlons of phllosophy and rellglon recent lnventlons and dlscoverles new books and plays are dlscussed one beglns to wonder whether the old fashloned conversatlon of cultured people I3 a lost art Good muslc also adds a great deal to the pleasure of soclal lntercourse 5 Then there ls the lntellectual llfe One should earlv acqulre the hablt of readlng good llterature ln a large clty wlth a splendld publlc llbrary no one need be wlthout the companlonshlp of Good books We cannot all aSSOCl3tC as much as we mlght wlsh wlth people of culture and reflnement and lt IS seldom we are prlvlleged to be ln contact Wlth persons who have such ablllty as to place them ln the same class Wlth those of all ages who have put thelr thoughts lntO books for us to read ln any good llbrary you wlll flnd the products of the master mlnds of the present and the past and when we read thelr thoughts we are truly maklng these ex ceptlonal lDdlVldUalS our companlons 6 It IS lmportant too that we have recreatlons of the proper sort All work and no play makes ack a dull boy Llterally recreatlons are aCtlVltlCS that re create us make us over Our nervous systems need a change from the monotony of everyday exlstence lt IS very lm portant that we have enough recreatlons to keep us cheerful and happy lt IS perfectly proper to have as one of our ambltlons ln llfe to get happl ness out of It There IS such a thlng as taklng ourselves so serlously that we forget to be happy lt IS true that happlness IS largely a matter of temperament but persons of the most cheerful dlsposltlon may become depressed lf they spend too much tlme at work Physlcal condltlon has qulte as much to do Wlth happlness as has temperament and we should alm to keep ourselves ln prlme physlcal condltlon always To accompllsh thls end the best recreatlons are those that take us out of doors and glve us CXCYCISC ln the sunshlne and fresh alr If you cannot play tennls or golf you can take walks Or perhaps you are fond of flshlng and huntlng Then there are boatlng and swlmmlng and ln the wlnter skatlng and coastlng Travellng for pleasure may also be mentloned as a recreatlon that adds a great deal to one s llfe To behold the bC3Utl6S and natural scenery to VICW the marvels of art and archltecture ln forelgn lands and to observe the llves and customs of strange people IS lndeed one of the real pleasures of llfe and one should glVC thls as large a place as posslble ln hls actlvltles 7 Next we must not neglect the aesthetlc Slde of llfe We must develop and malntaln a love for and appreclatlon of the beautlful ln nature muslc art and archltecture We should cultlvate good taste ln the decora tlon of our homes ln our clothes ln everythlng We should mlss a very great deal lf we dlcl not make It our object to hear good muslc and to see beautlful palntlngs ln thls regard we are partlcularly fortunate ln St LOUIS Wlth our Symphony Orchestra and the excellent opera companles that VlSlt us each wlnter there IS no reason why we should not have our share of the good thlngs that llfe affords ln these llnes If Grand Opera IS too CXPCDSIVC the phonograph wlll brlng the artlsts lnto our homes The Popular Concerts of the Symphony cost only a trlfle The Flne Arts Museum ln Forest Park should see us many tlmes every year yet It IS probable that three fourths of the people ln qt LOUIS have never been ln Slde of the bulldlng Excellent COPICS of famous palntlngs may be pur chased at prlces but llttle hlgher than people pay for cheap tawdry plctures We should mlss a great deal lf we pald llttle or no attentlon to the beautles and wonders of nature The woods and all they CODKBID the trees the blrds the Flowers what joy they QIVC to those who appreclate them' And lf we are permltted to see some of the grander wonders of ' - , , v - s - . , L - . ' ' 1 :Q ' , - . , , . .. U . . .I ' v . . . -. .- v - . S , . v v . . . . - v . , . - y - ' v y - v , . 1 - K ' - u y ' A

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THE CARNATION plete and as worth whlle as posslble 'Xn eternlty passed before the preclous glft of llfe was h lnded down to us lnd an eternlty wlll pass after we are gone from thls world l am golng to treat the actlxltles and lnterests of llfe under elght broad dlvlslons The earnlng of a llvellhood Performlng the dutles of cltlfenshlp Home maklng The soclal llfe The lntellectual slde Recreatlons The aesthetlc Slde The ethlcal slde aturally these overlap and lnterweave and some dCtlVltlCS mlght be classed under one or another of these heads l We all have to earn our llvlnv Thls IS not only a duty but a prlvllege lt IS an old saylng that work IS a blesslng To be sure some of our fellow men have to work under condltlons such that It requlres some stretchlng of the lmaglnatlon to see that It IS a blesslng Thls however need not be and year by year we flnd more attentlon glven to the comfort of people ln factory and mlne and held Work and responslblllty are the vreltest character bullders ln the world It makes llttle dlfference what klnd of work we do but how well we do lt We express ourselves ln our work Shoemaker lawyer carpenter merchant physlclan or what not we all show what we are by the quallty of our work We should take a prlde ln dolng our very best and no man needs to be ashamed of hlS xocatlon lf he does that lt IS very foollsh of a parent to feel apologetlc toward hls chlldren because hls work makes lt lmposslble for hlm to 1 dulge ln hne clothes and beautlfully manlcured flnger nalls No man need be ashamed of an honest vocatlon But we should choose a vocatlcn more dellberately than ths IS usually done Most men just happen to get lnto a certaln klnd of work We should choose work for whlch we seem to be best fltted by nature Pvery man could succeed at somethlng and for every man there IS a best llne of work lnasmuch as we are golng to spend a thlrd or more of our tlme at maklng a llV1ng we should try to select work from whlch we may derlve satlsfactlon as well as lncome A measure of thls IS sure to come from work that IS well and honestly done 2 Let us conslder now the performance of our dutles as cltlzens ln order to enjoy the frults of our labor we must have good government Good government IS not a matter of lndlfference to us It means protectlon tor llfe and property freedom from oppresslon educltlon for our chlldren pure water good roads beautlful parks and a thousand other blesslnvs To secure good government lt 19 the duty of every cltlzen to take an lnterest ln publlc questlons to go to the prlmarles and polls and do hls part ln the selectlon of competent and honest OHICIEITS and lf called upon to hlmself serve the publlc to the best of hls ablllty As a good cltlzen he must obey the laws of clty state and natlon 3 We come now to the questlon of maklng a home No one would conslder that hls llfe was complete lt he had not the responslblllty and the PYIVITCZC of THISIIIQ a famlly These dutles brlng out the very best that IS ln us and though there lre many cares and worrles and some sorrows parents who llve happllv wlth thelr chlldren need envy nobody IH the world for they have the best that lt L ln QIVC 4 The complete life must have lts soclll SldC One of the greatest pleasures ln llfe IS the lssoclatlon wlth congenlal frlends The art of con versatlon IS worth cultlvltlm, When one notlces how often lt I9 llmlted 7 V l . z .,z IN , - - . D. g ' c' l , g 2 . '. . H- - l . , , , , 2 . I sr 1 4 . , A 2 ' ' 1 . . , . ' 'z A . . . ' T2 . E.. ' .. ' - . E '. . .

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THE. CARNATION nature-the snow covered mountams the stupendous chasms the glorxous waterfalls how we are thrllled w1th emotxon and awe' XVe should even lf we neglect none of these vanous phases of lrfe stlll make a fallure of our lives lf we were to neglect the splrltual slde lf there were nothmg ln us that m ide us dlssatlshed wlth ourselves that made us yerrn for somethms., better and hlgher and nobler we should mdeed fall lamentably short of realllmg the complete llfe We must set our llves ln tune with the lnflnlte ln the same category are loxe for our fellow men sympathy for those who are afflicted and charlty toward all Now l dont pretend to have told you anythlng new l have wanted merely to brlng all of these matters to your attentlon for lt rs good for all of us to take stock every once ln a whxle and Hnd out whether we are getting out of life what we should Lordlally ARIVIAND R MILLLR EDUCATION The prlmltlve man kllled his food wlth a stone and slept rn a treetop Flndlng condltxons unsatlsfactory he trxed to lmprove them Thus xt was that man advanced from savagery to barbarrsm barbarlsm to seml clxlllzatlon and then to clvllxzatxon It was through education that thls vast amount of progress was made posslble Wlthout eclucatlon a man mwht learn to cook hrs food but hls nexghbor would ne .fer learn of lt and probably upon the dlscoverer s death the art would be lost Thus lt IS that we owe our clvlllzatlon to educatlon XVltl'l0llt eclucatlon our government would not exlst today But It does exlst and lt provrdes educatlon to lts mllllons of cltxzens so that they Ihlffllt enjoy llfe and help others to enjoy xt It IS to educatlon that we owe 111 of the hner lnstlncts of llfe lVlus1c and poetry those lncentlves to xalorous deeds and nobler llves would soon be lost nay they would nex er have come lnto existence were rt not for educatlon Nor are prac tlcal things left outsxde the realm of educatlon On the contrary the practlcal side IS the one most affected One trip through any large ln dustry 13 entxrely sufflclent to show that education and the effects of It are not mlssmg Comparxson between the laborer and the general manager prox es the 'ruth of the saying Knowledge IS Power And knowledge IS the result of educatlon Throughout the world the educated man has the advantage Russla owes her condltxon today to the lack of eclucatlon of her masses while It ls to education that Amerlca lS indebted for her present prosperxty Therefore let lt be our arm to learn all that we can not only for ourselves but for humanity the world over and our lives w1ll be worth llVll'l0' L W DeYong A MESS AGE TO GARCIA How many tasks do we complete wlthout the and of those wlth whom we daxly rub shoulder to shoulder3 How many times do we cross the last t and dot the last I without havlng asked mnumerable ques t1ons3 Xlo not questions of curxoslty nor of utter ignorance but ques tions which clothe us rn '1 garb of pure mcapabllxty Darly we are passmg up the golden opportumtles whlch are offered to us because of our station rn soclety and dally we make half hearted at tempts to carry that Message to Garcla Rely on your own abllxtlesl You can do lt' If your path IS obstructed by Fate or Fortune don t glve up Remember the battle cry of the Brltlsh Tommy Carry on and do lt and you wlll reach your Garcia and be rewarded l ours Brandenburg 1 . - , . . ., A , - A - . Y y T . . K . 4 . . , w f 7 . ' r . k 1 ' . f V , . . I . v , , . . . ' v A A . 4 1 . rs r ' ' 1. , - V V K f . . , 55 K Y Y . . . A v y I . , . y V 1 ' ' . ' V , - - , 1 nn - uv T 1 . , D . 1 . , . . . v t 1 fs- . . . . ,, ,, ..... , . . . A , V - - r 1. . . V - 4 ' ,, . H Y ' - ,. .. .. H . - 1 . i 1 v