Morristown High School - Booster Yearbook (Morristown, IN)

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QED! 9I9ntri5tutun Booster Ahhrvaa tn Hnhvrgrahuatra Larry MILLER, '17 Shakespeare has truly said: All the world's a stage. and all the men and women merely players. lt is to this stage. my dear undergraduates, with its play and players, that I wish to call your attention. tin this great stage, earth, we find man, the noblest work of liod, created but little lower than the angels, so that at all times above him are those celestial beings to watch over him and protect him, while just below are those evil spirits which appeal tu his animal pas- sions and desires. in an attempt to drag him from the lofty position which he occupies, by the grace of God. tm this stage is being enacted the grandest, most sub- lime and most solemn spectacle ever witnessed by mortals-The Drama of lluman Life. The pleasures, sorrows, pains and joys that one must encounter, while enacting this scene. can be imagined and perfectly described by only those who have ex- perienced them. That over which philosophers have wrangled and wise men have held learned discussions. is the problem of human life. and how to make life a success. And yet with all this, added to the training and study' which you must give yourselves. you will find that when the time comes for you lu leave this life, that you have done little that is worthy of re- inembrance. You have not yet been ushered onto the great stage of activity where each is striving lo be foremost in the acts. Pleasantly situated with all things that are necessary to your physical well-being, with nothing to trouble your minds, you conclude that yotl have noth- ing to do but enjoy yourselves as best you can. This is an erroneous idea. You, as unilergrznluates, are standing in the waiting room. S1 it in you will have to pass out upon the stage to play your part. XYill you be prepared? The answer depends on how you spend your time here. l'a gi- If you will search for the causes of the numerous failures in life today. you will find that the greater number are the lack of preparation in youth. You must have some noble purpose in view if you would accomplish any good results. Set before your- selves an ideal which is the highest standard of ex- cellence that is possible to be reached. The grand ideals of the great men of earth should inspire you to form in yi iur minds a noble purpose to be accomplished in life. llut youth is passing, the time for preparation is drawing lu a close. You are ushered out onto the stage of activity, the bell taps, up goes the curtain and you stand before the criticising world as a player in the grand drama. Now comes the test of your zcrjuisitions and abilities. You will now more fully 'mderstand what the poet meant when he said. Life is real. life is earnest. lie careful, don't forget your part. In the hurry and excitement of this age you are apt to forget the good resolutions formed in youth. .VX person is judged by his individual merits. So l say you must be careful, lest you be deceived by the outward appearance and acts of men, and thus be drawn into the association of persons or engage in schemes that will bring only misery and woe. lilut time passes rapidly on, with its joys and sor- rows, until after a while your part is finished, and you retire from the activity and excitement of the play, to contemplate, either with joy or sorrow, the worl-: you have done, and the manner in which you have performed your part. You should remember then that each of you must sooner or later perform your part in this grand drama, and that the success of your performance depends largely upon your preparation in youth. You should ojnip yourselves nobly so that when the responsibilities thirfv

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we saw a prominent educator and his wife, who was formerly Miss Claire hlackson, walking down the steps of a rose-covered bungalow. Xllc stopped to offer congratulations and Claire insisted that we stay for lunch. and there, to our surprise, we found another quest. Miss Hrlena Mansfield. who is a stenographcr employed in the city. Xl'hen we were near our homes. we stopped over in Greenfield to visit Dr. Maurice Cherry. who had found his affinity and settled down to domestic tranquility. XYe asked about the where- abouts of .Xubra XYooten. and learned that he was still jainrtrrn taunn rrn Brhrntrrn in college, and was gaining a name for himself as an athlete. Ur. tlicrry also told ns that llorolliy llunr can was teaching school m Iowa. Miss llungate is still raving over a little brown- haired gentleman that she met in New York, and l will leave my own future to your imagination. So in looking back over the class as a whole, we liayen't a member whose life has not been attended with a marked degree of success. XYe are yt-ry proud of this fact and feel sure that it is largely dne lu the influences that surrounded our school life in the Mor- ristown lligh School. 1H1'v5v11ta1tin11 Smverly illcllibcuv of flu' Ifarizlfy' and .S'f1rdt'11f.r of .lIo1'1'f.rtn-:vii Hi-Q11 Sclzool: It is the ambition of everyone to he remembered when he is gone. The wealthy endow universities. build libraries and hospitals. and form foundations, in order that their names and memories may Ire perpetu- ated. lYhat is true of individuals is also true of classes. Earlier classes, graduating from this school. have left various reminders of the days that they spent within the walls of this building. The class of IUI7 also wishes to be remembered, and not uukindly so. We too. are leaving our memento. XXX- have an innova- Svpvrrli nf SE'llf0l'S.' In behalf of the Faculty and Students of the Mor- ristown High School, I wish to thank you for the gifts which you have presented us. I am sure that in years to come the Class of 11717 will he remembered by us as one of the best classes that M. H. S. has eyer pro- duced. tion. for we are leaving the first school publication of Morristown lligh SCliool. In doing this we are trying to show our respect for the memory and rememhrances of those classes that have preceded us. and our high regard for the faculty members, who have always so kindly and faithfully directed our work. lYe trust that this .Xnnual-'l'he liooster, uf lllI7-- will b the first of a lon--' series of such pulilicatioiis. . L, 5 V 'N and that any shortcomings that it may present will lie kindly overlooked. and that our good intentions will lie accepted for work that might haye been lietter done. -XYli.xi.y ,lli.XN Sl't'lu:Ii-lit. 'lj Arrrptunrv XYe also wisli to thank you for introducing in1o our School something new. in the form of the M. ll. S. Xnnual, which, I am sure. the succeeding graduating classes of the Morristown lligh School will endeayoi to carry on in the same successful manner in which you have acquitted yourselves. - r - . , ILARI. liut i, 15. Page twentyfnine

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and cares of life devolve upon you you may have the courage and ability to meet them, and make life what each desires it to be. a grand success. I'u1'sue some noble purposeg call it an ideal or what you may: have something noble in your sight while you are striving. Set no mere human ideal before you, but fix your eyes upon Ilim who nineteen hundred years ago acted upon the stage and represented to you the purest and most lovely character the world has ever known. llis- couragements may come. and oppositions will confront you, but these conquered make you only stronger, and prepare you for the next combat. The Alpine climber standing down in the valley. Jainrtrrn launhrrh Brhrntcni still wrapped in cold and darkness, sees the first sunbeam smite with its fierce splendor upon the highest mountain top, and thinks it must be impossible by any toil to reach that encrimsoncd height. .Xnd yet. as the sunrise leaps from peak to peak, he has climbed on and on with long toil up the mountainside. Long before sunset he stands upon the topmost crest of eternal snow. heaved up into the clondless, fathom- less blue. So, undergraduates, you Who in life pursue the liighest ideal will be given Divine assistance, for There is a divinity that shapes our ends, rough-hew them how we will. .X Ifoomsn lmck IIarry was called one winter morning and told to harness the mule. Having no lantern. and not noticing in the darkness that a cow had appropriated the mule's stable. he heard the farmer say: Harry, Harry. what on earth are you doing Aw, I can't get the collar over the mule's head. His ears must be frozen. Sxxs Amnrrtox Ted Lanes friends are worried about his lack of ambition. XI'hen urged to follow the example of some great man he says: Oh, what's the use. the Poer farm has no terrors for me DocToR's :XIJYICE Vanie: Floyd, I'm afraid that I will have to ask you not to call again. Floyd V.: But why, my dear 7' Yanie: IYell, the doctor says that I must have at least four hours' sleep every night. 3 X 4 : 12 Miss XVooley: Ruth, how long did you boil these eggs ? Ruth Wfhitez Twelve minutes. Miss XVooley: minutes. Ruth: Yes, but, you see. I boiled four of them. I told you to boil them just three Mr. Reynolds tin l'hysics classy: .fXubra. what happens when you stand up in a boat IYooten: XYell, it disturbs the center of gravity. destroys the equilibrium, making it more unstable, and as a result the boat assumes an inverted position and the occupants are thrown bodily into the H1 J. Yes, Klyrl thinks she could vote. or do anything that anybody else can. Anxious Reader, Arlington.-Yes, it was a Catt that scratched Margaret Pitts on the cheek. Coach Reynolds tweekly speechl: Now, I want all you players to stay close to your own fires tonight, that means don't he chasing around over town with any skirts. Get that? Hobart, you soak your feet good in hot water and rub them with arnica, and I think they will be all right. If you didn't jump around so much you wouldnt sprain your ankles. I think the rest of you boys will be in good enough shape. Now. don't eat any strawberry shortcakes, and. while I think of it, we better see about that stuff in the city. Now were going in to beat these guys, and I don't want any of you -thinking otherwise. Now, I believe that's all I have to say, but I don't want any of you forgetting it. Get that! Laurence: Eli, where is your collar this morning? Iilisha: ily gum, I forgot that! Page thirty-one