Newport High School - Blunita Yearbook (Newport, PA)

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THE BLUE AND WHITE Origin of St. Valentine's Day Every February 14, we celebrate St. Valentine's day. The real significance of this holiday Vegan February 14, 3C6 A. D. at Borne v en It. Valentine was beheaded. This date was set aside to commemorate his depth, and seven other patron saints who lived in France, Belgium, Boa in, Africa, and Dome. These legends have little historical value, vut from the old notion that Mrds began to couple on that da-’ arose the custom of young men and women choosing each other as valentines for the corning year by sending love missives to each other on that day. The custom was to place the names of voung men and women in a box and draw them out in pairs on St. valentine's eve. Those whose names were drawn together lad to exchange presents and be each others' valentines. Later only the men made presents. This was observed particularly; in England, but also upon the Continent. The day has since become a lover's festival and has no connection with the saints. Valentine Greetings From the Staff To the Faculty and Student ody Valentines have always been, Such nice things to send, V hen you .ant to tell 'our thoughts To some soecial friend. You're the friends--That ve'll confess. Nov the thought, ’he'll let you guess. haybe you've already guessed it, Even though we've not expressed it. A corner in our hearts is always thine, And we send you ? thought for a valentine. A loving tbought--and it comes to stay To wish you success and- happiness every day. Feck: How did you get your black eye?' Cy right: I started through a revolvi;..- mind. door and then changed my ,.r. McLain: hat is a Brand Piano? Lenora Jacobs: One wit three l gs. ' miss Pollock: Why do we go to bed? Mary Troup: Because the ted don't come to us. I'd go a million miles for one of your smiles. Veil here's a one way ticket. Glen Smith: elen Kraft:

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THE ELUE AND 'WHITE School Snobs •: i . ' '. Can you imagine anything more distasteful than to see a group of beys and girls -walking thru the halls of the schcolhouse Tilth their head's tilted, ignoring everyone whom they pass? They think +hey ar -the cream of the school, and can do jjus-t as they like simply beeaus their parents may have some money, or prestige about the town, ouch groups as these have a tendency to be a detriment rather than an asset to our school. If they attend the local sports events they stand and criticize the players instead of urging them onward. Again in an organization snobs halt the progress of the other individuals and defeat the' issue. According to their’ own points of view snobs think they are certainly indispensible, but outsiders look upon them as wet blankets. Robert S'chlomer What Are You Doing For Your ochool Paper? Every time a new issue of the Blue and White is published, you usually hear some one pass a remark about it saying, There is nothing interesting in it. How can we, as pupils, remedy this? First we can be more enthusiastic in getting material for the school paper when we are asked, or even if we are not asked. I know the staff would appreciate any material we can offer. Second, give all the news, that you think would be interesting to‘the pupils, to your home room reporter. • ; ', . Third, if you think you could do better than the ones on the staff, be sure to take the test that is offered to those who wish to become members of the staff. Janet Gabel The Honor -System Recently we visited an outstanding university of the south, Washington and Lee. It is a lovely place, set in the picturesque mountains of Northern Virginia. It was originally endowed by George ashingto.n, and one of its presidents was the great General Robert E. Lee. its buildings are gracefully colonial, and its academic traditions of the very finest. As we walked across the campus, we were surprised to see books, slide rules, and ether articles lying under trees and apparently abandoned. We learned that at ashingtor. and Lee the honor system reaches its peak of perfection. You can leave your belongings anywhere, and they will remain undisturbed. Instructors dp not police examination halls; in fact, students sometimes write thei'r papers at home. Any student, will quickly tell on another student who is seen cheating; indeed there have been cases where an undergraduate has forced his fraternity brother to leave school. --American Boy Magazine 6

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THE BLUE AN J WHITE WASHINGTON and LINCOLN Among those who are great in American History stnr.d two wh Mr thdaya are celebrated in the month of February. Those tvo ror; o’ J George ..dsnirgton and Abraham Lincoln. The years hav • thru1-;-. a .10Jo about their nan.es and justly so, and today they stand for :he uf-;ot ar.d noblest ideals e.r.i p cri oti sm in America, worthy of example on the part of all--young and old. Washington and Lincoln were similar in respect to their sense of honesty. Have you not heard of Honest Abe and the traditional Cherry Tree story? They were not unlike in their sympathy a«d compassion. These traits were so evident in both in their attitudes and conduct during the critical periods of war tiuie. These two men were great because of their earnestness and application of effort to a task imposed upon or assumed by them. They wore great because they would not permit their loyalty to a cause to which they had dedicated their lives to suffer through petty and 3elfi3h je- u0U3ies. Witness for instance, the Conway Cable, a conspiracy in which Washington was to be displace! by a lesser man, and the efforts t substitute McClellan for Lincoln.. These men were able to live above such things. Both men were alike great because tuey were able to steer a steady we 11-de;ined course through two crises of America’s histcry--the Revolutionary .,ar ar.d the Civil War. 'Washington and Lincoln were unlixe in many ways, i.ashington was a native of t.ie Old dominion state; Lincoln was the first president to be born outside the boundaries of the thirteen original states. Washington from his first entrance into public life was an acknowledged success; Lirco.n was reckoned as a failure at whatever he did, even when he entered the orof easier, of law in which ne was efficient but oftimes too lymp t.netic and sensitive. Washington was an able soldier and general.; Lincoln had no desire to ce a warrior, and ir, the 31ack I wk war proved his utter inefficiency. .ashing-ton’s inaugural was a constant series of ovations from Mount Vernon to the place of inauguration. New York City. Lincoln was secretly ushered through a side door ofa hotel in Harrisburg and taken in a common train to Washington, because of a plot against his life at Baltimore discovered by the detective Pinkerton. Their mannerisms were not at ail similar. ioh the exception of their being.tali the appeararoe of these two men stopped there. Who can imagine Washington as president ir. his srurt sleeves and slippers, not waiting for the servant girl to usher in some fushion-abie ladies, tut going to toe door himself? Who can imagine ..ashing ton forgetting the special knife for the butter? Or telling stories or. any and all occessions? Or thinkin0 cf nis office only as a shelter and his desk as a footrest? ..ashingtor, was very orderly and systematic; Lincoln filed his papers in a tali stove-pipe hat ar.d emptied it only when it was full. And O;. the top of the pile he might write the words, If you c o’ t find it anywhere else, look in this a8 the orator s id of .asbington that he was First in war, first in peace, and first In the hearts of hie countrymen, so tne poet may we.i say of Lincoln that he .salked witn kings, nor lost tne common touch.