Newport High School - Blunita Yearbook (Newport, PA)

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Hands Off? The Moratorium revolt of Spanish Monarchy, George Bernard Chaw's visit to Red Russia, the introduction of Racism into Germany by Hitiei Great Britain off the field standard, and Ghandi at the Rcund Table Conference all bring to mind the happenings in the Year 1931. They also shew the vital part that foreign relations play in American Democracy. Should we use a hands off policy where alien matters are concerned? The Father of Our Country gave as a parting bit of advice on leaving office that the United States should keep out of foreign affairs. In Jefferson’s admjnistration this advice was forsaken and ever since we have disregarded it. Not because we thought it was poor advice but because the United States became so closely allied with foreign powers that by nonintervention we were not protecting our own rights. We entered the World War not to be meddlesome but to show ourselves humanitarian. In the China-Japhan aggressiveness in Manchuria we have taken a like stand that of humanity to protect the unprotected and our citizens in foreign waters. Should wo intervene in foreign relations? Or should we denote our energies to internal affairs only and adopt a closed door policy. The interdependence of the powers today show that we must intorfer. The moratorium of one year and the naval operations in Chinese waters by our government shew we must intervene but with two ideas foremost. Humanity and Arbitration. 3. M. 32 The White Flash of Winter Sports The most exciting of all modern sports, skiing, had its day from February 4th to 13-ch when the Winter 'Olympic Gamas were held at Lake Placid. Leaps of more than 200fect in the Intervales hill were the scenes of tho Jumping, Picture a huge runway, white and glistening 200 foet to the bottom and a skiier poised like an eagle flying past the judges stand in their best form at fifty to sixty miles an hour, this is the dynamic sport of the Vikings. Vikings? the ward of the Winter Olympics to this country for tho first time shows that America has reached its majority in winter sport Imagine America's embarrassment when she almost didn't have snow for the gamesi Skating, fancy and otherwise, also had its day. Among the American skaters wore Eddie Murphy, Jack Shea, and Ircing Jaffcr, Tho latter winner of 5000mctor event, who learned his shating two flights up on 52nd and Broadway, showed the Scandinanians that Lief the Lucky left some of his Vikings in dear old U,S»A. Hockey held its own in tho Olympics as being the fastest sport with a group of players. The U„S, hockey team showed plenty ef action when it defeated Poland 4 to 1 and lost to Canada in an overtime match 2 to 1. So come on everybody and cheer tho United States on to victory in tho Olympics held at Los Angles this summer. Although these games originated from the ancient Greek Olympics no laurel-crowned Gro'-k ever threw a discus as far as Bud Hauser, California college boy who threw the aiscis 156 feet and 5 and one-fourth inches. The Greek athletic wore made immortal in marble and tho same go:-for our athletis toda - they also are carved in marfcLe sc that people centuries ahead will know what wc did m atk-eti.s.

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LINCOLN A ronzed, lank nan! His suit of ancient black, A famous high top-hat and plain worn shav l Make him the quaint great figure that men love, The prairie-lawyer, master of us all. By Vachei Kindsay. TEE S3 TAT K YJSCIPATOR 'flith all our celebrating of the 200th anniversary of Washington's birth vie must not forget to do horoe to one other great national fi ure Abraham Lincoln. Because L’..--coln was such a great man we, as American citizens, should emulate his life. Perhaps the most important thing that every man, woman, and child, here at the outset of 1932, can learn from the life of Abraham Lincoln is given in Dr. William 3 rtons words: That the way we begin the year is not nearly so important as the way we continue it, and the way we end it. Let us pause for a moment and consider how Abraham Lincoln began the year 18 3. The autumn months of 1862 marked his darkest hours. Or. Sept. 17, 18o2 the bitter and bloody battle of Antictam v as fought. The following week Lincoln composed the Proclamation of Emancipation. When the public heard of this a financial panic ensued. In November came the state elections. Now Y.rk, Pennsylvania, N. J., Ohio, Indiana and even his own state Illionois went against him. Ho President ever stood lower in popular favor than did Lincoln in ITov. 18t2. Congress relused to support him. In the midst of Con.'ress wrangling came the awful defeat at Fredericksburg. Lincoln had said that he would sign the proclamation on Jan. 1, 1863 if the rebellion had not been brought to a close. The gloom deepened. The year of 1862 v ent out in aar.zness. On New Years day, during the afternoon Lincoln stood and shook hands with a large crowd of people who v ished him the Happy Hew Year which they felt he would not have. VJhen darkness fell shutting out the cold, rainy day and after all the visitors had g°ne L'ncoln sat down at his desk and prepared to keep his promise. lie bad to rub his hand, which was s? ollen from so much handshaking, before he could hold a pen. T .en slowly and deliberately he affixed his si nature to the Proclamation of Emancipation. Before the end of the year Li coin was complete master of the nation's destinies. The Union was saved in that year which started so discouragingly but whic- v s the greatest year in Lincoln's life. This is Lincolns 1932 message to American citizens: The way we begin the year is not nearly so important as the way we continue it, and the way we end it. Glenn Trout. Edwin Markham Edwin Markham, America's gre. test living poet, ga ’e to Newport one of the finest and most educational type of amusement that it could desire. Edwin Markham came to Newport, Monday, Jan. 11, 193' His program was sponsored by the Boy Scouts of Newport, T.oop 74-The meeting was held in the tethodist Church and all who were pro-sent fullx enjoyed themselves, m