Minot High School - Searchlight Yearbook (Minot, ND)

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' SEARCHLIGHT' U og, ri This Will Interest YOU School spirit is a queer thing. It is as hard to analyze as one of Brown1ng's poems, and harder to define. However, it should not be necessary to define this curious element in the life of a high school, for everyone of us has had at one t1me.or another verv convincing symptoms of school spirit, either in pep-meeting, athletic field, or in ainy event in which our school is pitted against some other secondary institution. Any scholastic institution which has plenty of school spirit shows it in two ways, first, by loyal and full-hearted support of school activities by the entire student body, and second, by a high standard of scholarship. Of these, the first is perhaps the most important to the life of the school, for such a school is more than an edifice of brick and concrete, fitted out with text-books and teachers, which is calculated to turn out a graduating class of Seniors, proficient in sixteen credits and nothing else. The best type of secondary institution is that which can show in its graduating class, in addition to benefits received from the school curriculum, a loyalty to and support of the school by each member of that class. What does this mean? It means that when the football season opens, that student who prides himself on his school spirit tries for the team. If he doesn't make it, he attends the games and yells for other others. When the basketball season opens, that student goes into training. If he makes the team, he fights clean and square for all that's in himg if he doesn't make it, he buys a season ticket with a grin and yells again. It means that when the band, orchestra, glee club, and chorus, debating team, and declamation contest want active members, that student, boy or girl, tries out for these activities with the purpose to get there at any cost. If YOU can't play football or basketball, go out for music, if you aren't musical, go out for declamation and debating, if you are not oratorical, go out for athletics. If you are partially or entirely working your way through school, and can't afford the time for these activities, you can lend as much support as possible in the way of advertising and attendance at school activities. Minot High School does not require the impossible. It expects a square deal. The person who receives an education with- out charge and gives nothing back to the school which provides this education, would make a poor citizen, neighbor, or business associate. Again, school spirit means more than support of school activities. It condemns a low standard of scholarship. Some day you will be placed in the world on your own resources, with your food, shelter, clothing and recreation, depending in a large way upon the manner in which you have handled your subjects in Minot High School. When you select a course that you know will not benefit you as much as some other course, or if you wilfully or inadvertently lie down on your job on a course that will aid you, you are cheating yourself out of good money and an enjoyment of life in years to come. The members of the Senior class of Minot Hi illg dU1'iI1E.' theila SOJOUTH in this building: MiHOt High School needs more school s irit gh School have observed the follow- . . . . ' p r both in student activities and class room work. It seems to us Qperhaps incorrectlyi that although our high school grows, school spirit does not keep pace with this growth Btulzhwe heartily hope and believe that in the years to come we, as Alumni, will be proud o e spirit of the High School from which we have been graduated, A . .n19Z2i JU

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WHMRCHUGHT' viii 9144 The Searchlight Stab' of 1922 EDITOR-IN-CHIEF-A ..... Jolm Rodger ASSISTANT EDIToR--- -- ---Kafhleeiz Corbeti Business Executives BUSINESS MANAGER -------------- --- ---Hairloio SCl7l'l'll6lS07'I, ASSISTANT BUSINESS MANAGER ---- ----- H ciiold Mzliis ADVERTISING MANAGER ------------- ---- H oicice Tscliaiiiei' ASSISTANT ADVERTISING MANAGER ---- - ---- Paul Kemper CIRCULATION MANAGER ------------- ------ O liver Pelersoii ASSISTANT CIRCULATION MANAGER --------.-------- Chester Roseiizioeig TYPISTS .........---------- --.--. ---. G ' race Reed, Jomitlifiii Blaisilell Associate Editors LITERARY ------ --------- ------ ---- M I l grlciliize Lcirsoii ORGANIZATIONS ---- Lizlcile Cclrlsoizi SNAPSHOTS ---- ---Ezlgeiziaf Stizibbiizs SOCIETY ---- -.---- H eleii Wilson JOKES--- Joiiazfliaii Blaisclell SPORTS--- ---- Russel Wooclmfwl: ALUMNI ---- -... - --Grace Mcliityfre ART ----- - - -L yd ici Limos JUNIORS ----. ---Fred Mofrgcmi SOPHOMORES--- ---Mcle Shaft FRESHMEN ---- .....--------- I fallie Olson ASSISTANT ART EDITORS ----------------.--- Olive Shea, lWfl'7'l0ll Yeomcms, Leslie Holcomb, Hailoio Sawmwuelsoiiiz, Knflileen Corbett Advisors BUSINESS ADVISOR--- ------ Miss Alta Cass LITERARY ADVISOR- - - - - -Miss Stella, H0.9li'ZlllS ,RP 9244 A 119221 IR

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' SEARCHUGHT ' ' We 9:44 Boost CBreckenridge News, Cloverport, Ky.J Boost and the world boosts with you, Knock and you are on the shelf, For the World gets sick of the man who kicks And wishes he'd kick himself. Boost when the sun in shining, Boost when it starts to rain, If you happen to fall, donit lie there and bawl, But get up and boost again. Boost if your cause is lively, Boost if it's dead as sin, No bottle is Won by the man Who'll run So stick to your job and win. Boost though your heart may be heavy, Boost for the things sublime, For the chap that's found on the topmost round Is the booster everytime. College? Why Not? In the good old days when mastodons and saber-toothed tigers ruled the World, man learned by experience. It's different today. Man still learns by experience, but he backs this experience with some mental train- ing to take the rough edges off life. In the old days, the man with the most experience and genius was leader, today the man with the most train- ing leads his business or profession. You Went to high school for one or both of two reasons. Either you Wanted to go yourself, or a little outside pressure was brought to bear on the subject. Respecting a college training, in most cases, you either Want one or you don't get one. Thus, by the simple process of thinking, it's plain to be seen that you ought to Want to go. Why? If you are a normal, healthy, sane, person, you want to make a success in some Walk of life. No matter what this walk may be, a college education will do more to help you make your goal than several years of experience. It is said that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. A univer- sity education is surely a good dose of prevention. No matter Where you go or what you go into, a college diploma is an energetic booster for you. We guarantee to you, with no strings attached, that if you expose yourself to a college course, take at least an average interest in it, and use your common sense While taking it, that you will never regret your step. bb 6144 K - 119221 45'