Mount Cory High School - Shamrock Yearbook (Mount Cory, OH)

Page 22 text:

Salutatory We, the Senior Class of Mt. Cory High School, are happy to welcome our parents and friends to our commencement. We wish to thank all who are responsible for our education: First-To God from whom comes every good gift. Let's recognize God's blessing. Second-To our parents who have shown proper interest in our education. Third-To the board of education who were willing to give of their time in unselfish devotion to the cause in which the entire community might benefit. Fourth-To our teachers who have offered their services. Though they have been remunerated, yet money can never buy the true values of life which have come to us in the past four years. The class, which it is my privilege to represent, have sought to aim high and hold our aim. We appreciate every influence in this entire community which has been instrumental in molding our lives into useful characters. With these unusual privileges that have been offered to us through our beloved school, we cannot help but feel conscious of the responsibility which rests upon us. Jesus said to his disciples, Freely ye have received, freely give. It can well be said of us that during the past four years we have freely received. And now as we face life and are to cross the threshold which will lead us into new paths in life, the challenge comes to us, Freely give. If we heed this challenge, we shall iind that it is even more blessed to give than to receive. A life that is willing only to receive, but unwilling to give, will become as a stagnant body of water which has an inlet but no outlet. We, however, choose that our lives should be as a mountain stream which has as its source a spring which is inexhaustible and which sings and sparkles along its course, quenching the thirst of the weary tourist and transforming a desert into a garden. A small lad was brought to Jesus. He had but little, in fact, only five loaves and two fishes. A hungry multitude was present. One of the disciples asked, But what are these among so many? ' Humanly speaking they amounted to very little but when yielded to Jesus, they were used to feed the hungry multitude. I should like to mention this the first requisite in order that we might freely give, namely, that our lives be yielded to Jesus Christ. If they are, He will use us to feed the hungry multitude which is in dire need of competent leadership today. We cannot give until we have received. Each of us will aim high for material success. Some will no doubt be more successful than others. None of us, though we have but limited material success, will be kept from giving something that is worth while. We too may be forced to say, Silver and gold have I none but such as I have, give I thee. All of us can give to our fellowmen a kind word of encouragement. This may seem small and yet it has proven to be the secret of many a man's success. A character that is clean with a high and noble purpose in life, with an un- selfish motive will ever have much to share. The life that will think on whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatso- ever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report, if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things for they will refiect to others what we are and what we have to share. If we would save our lives we must be willing to lose our lives in unselfish devotion to the will of God and freely give to our fellowmen. CeLesta M. Amstutz

Page 21 text:

Class Prophecy On Nov. 7, 1950, Mr. Norman King, a graduate of Mt. Cory High School, was elected president of the United States by a unanimous vote, the first since George Washington. One year later he called together a meeting of his fellow classmates who had graduated with him in 1935. The purpose of this meeting was to discover how life had treated them in the fifteen years which had intervened. After all had arrived Mr. King opened the meeting with the following statement: I wish to relate to you some of the reforms which I have made since I have been in office. The first and most important is that all schools in the United States must adopt the electric bell system. This will save electricity, energy, and health. Another reform is that there will be no more depressions. This will stop all unnecessary discussions in class. As the time is limited I will give the next speaker the floor. I'm sure Burnette is anxious to talk as usual so we'll let him be first, followed by Don and so on around the room. I, Burnette Powell, am now a famous cartoonist. I have obtained material from my own classmates. Many of my characters for the funny paper are as- sembled before me today. I am anxious to hear what Mr. Clymer has to say. I, Don Clymer, didn't know what to do with my life, but as I had so much practice being a cop in the school plays, I decided to take it up as a life vocation and I am now constable of Mt. Cory, Ohio, which is a very promising town. I have witnessed a terrible burglary since I have been in office. One man received a bloody nose, and another broke his little fingerg but I caught the robbers and they're still in jail. I wonder what Arlo is doing with that rope? It looks like the one I hanged a man with a couple weeks ago. What's it for Arlo? Mr. Clymer has made a terrible mistake. This is not a rope which has hanged people but has encircled the neck of many a wild steer and horse. I have been out West for many years and am living on a ranch of 3,000 acres. My chief hobby is raising chickens and my favorite meat is Buffalo. Betty Balister- I have joined the circus and am now a famous rider of wild horses. I gained most of my experience in basketball by practicing on the other members of the squad. Don Nussbaum- After leaving high school I became a bed tester in a large furniture store but some of the beds were a little hard so I resigned and became a second Rip Van Winkle. I have been sleeping for ten years, but when the call was given to come here I decided to do so. I did hate to give up eating but after all sleep is better. Charles Guin-- I always did like to hold the ladies' hands so I decided to be a fortune teller and make it my life work. It surely is great. Some of you other boys ought to try it. You not only get to hold their hands but also look into their beau- tiful eyes and see the future. It is very good money and I get many tips from it. Earl Steinman- I got so tired of looking up at people that I decided to choose a vocation where they'd have to look up to me, so I became a paper hanger and am always on top of a step ladder. I have obtained my life's desire so I have nothing more to say. Maxine- I was so pursued by the men that I didn't know what to do so I gave them the air and became an aviatrix, but in the end I was married in an airplane since no man on earth was good enough for me. Frank Balister- I am considered a Jack of All Trades and Master of None. After graduation I went into the chicken business but all my chickens died. After that I became a doctor, a dentist, a lawyer, a boxer, a teacher, a broker, a clerk, a radio singer. QI made good money there. They paid me not to sing.J I became a preacher so I could marry a lot of people but now my business is an undertaker since it is a business that never runs out. CeLesta- I haven't much to say. I always envied the girls who got rings so I turned out to be a telephone operator and now I gets rings every day. Roy Crow-- I wanted to be a kidnapper but I thought I should have a more honorable profession so I became a taxi driver. I can still pick people up. Esther Welty- I am a worker in a beauty parlor. I always pitied the girls in Mt. Cory so I started a new system of face lifting. I have had nearly all the girls from Mt. Cory as customers. Of course they just come to show me my new system isn't needed. Richard Moyer- I think you are all surprised to know I am superintendent of Mt. Cory High School. I have made many improvements in many things. I am proud to be a teacher of Bobby Allen Hutton, Jr., although I find he can argue as well as his father. Mary- Because my name is Mary I thought I would take advantage of it and marry as many times as possible. I have been married six times and divorced five. Richard Bowersox- I always loved to whistle but I never got anything but in- sults for my good attempts so I became an engineer on a train so I could blow the whistle and put my classamtes to shame. Marsella- I always enjoyed telling people how to do things correctly so I be- came an institute speaker. I have spoken at Mt. Cory several times. The students were very attentive just as we used to be. Charles Strite- If you will remember I was a famous player at Mt. Cory and now I am a famous coach at Notre Dame. I make my boys keep strict rules. They have to walk ten miles before breakfast and are allowed to eat only three bars of candy a day. Opal Edinger- I am Poet Laureate of England. Most of my works have been influenced by the memories of dear old Mt. Cory. Opal Edingefr

Page 23 text:

Valedictory Lost: One gilded hour with 60 golden minutes in it! How many of us could claim this hour and how many of us would gladly pay a reward if it were returned? All of us are guilty of wasting these precious minutes because we have failed to be on time. Success is the child of two very plain parents-punctuality and accuracy, it de- mands that we be on time. This has been proven by the lives of many great men. General Putnam when he received the call to defend his country did not waste a minute and was therefore successful. That great military genius, Napoleon, laid much stress upon that supreme mo- ment that nick of time which, if taken advantage of, meant success in every battle. The following incident taken from his life shows even more clearly his be- lief in punctuality. When his dinner guests did not arrive on time, he began to eat without them. They arrived just as he Was rising from the table. Gentlemen , he said, it is now past dinner time, and we shall proceed immediately to business. Franklin said to a servant who was always late, but always ready with an excuse, I have generally found that the man who is good at excuses is good for nothing else. Delays are dangerous, we know that Julius Caesar's delay to read a message cost him his life. Tomorrow , is the devil's motto. When you have something to do, do it! The energy wasted in postponing until tomorrow a duty of today would often do the work. There is no moment like the present. Better late than never is not half so good a maxim as Better never late . Strike while the iron is hot and Make hay while the sun shines . Many a wasted life dates its ruin from a lost five minutes. Too late can be read between the lines on the tombstones of many a man who has failed. A few minutes often makes all the difference between victory and defeat, success and failure. Punctuality is the soul of business, as brevity of wit. Every business man knows that each minute counts. In our highly specialized industries today it is necessary that every man be in his place on time. If in a department of a factory employing 500 men, one man is late delaying the starting five minutes, not live minutes but 2500 minutes are lost. One of the greatest gains civilization has made is in measuring and utilizing time. We can do as much in an hour today as they could in twenty hours a hundred years ago, and if it was a hanging affair then to lose a few minutes, what should the penalty be now for a like oH'ense? A conductor's watch is behind time, and a frightful railway collision occurs. An innocent man is hanged because the messenger bearing his pardon is five minutes late. Again I say, Delays are dangerous. Be on time! From our own experience we know that when we are late it is physically harm- ful to us. If we have to hurry to be on time our circulatory system is disturbed and our nervous system upset. A basketball player who rushes on the floor at the last minute isn't able to think clearly and do his best. A student who rushes in, for an examination, just as the bell rings loses valuable time while he is trying to collect his thoughts. Be on time and save your physical exertion for something worthwhile. It is no use runningg to set out before time is the main point. Yet though the ebbing of Time's mighty river Leave our young blossoms to die, Let him roll smooth in his currents forever, Till the last pebble is dry. But there are some things which are hard to perform on time. Saying fare- well to those with whom we have associated for the last twelve years is one of the things we would like to put off until tomorrow. Knowing that this is impossible we shall say it now to each other. We hope that we shall be able to meet often and each one will be able to gain what he desires most in life. To our teachers who have thus far guided us on our journey through life we say farewell. Although we have seemed unappreciative at times, we know that their influence will help us in our later life. And to those who are to follow us we say Aim high and forever hold your aim and always be on time. But the best of life is yet to be, The last of life, for which the first was made, Our times are in His hand Who saith, a whole I planned, Youth shows but half 5 trust God, see all, nor be afraid! Marsella Reese