North High School - Polaris Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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Go North, Young Man! “Go North, young man! ’ North where wild-eyed teachers and baffled students lurk. Where the young man comes to learn, to look, to wonder, to keep on going. Where he can get some inkling of what’s in store for him. Where he can go through all the motions of living without stretching his neck out too far. North—training center and launching pad. “Start here, young man, ’ as a sophomore, bursting through the gates of school. The door is wide open, and the young man strides right in. He wanders through the hallways getting his first glimpse of “the place.” Battered lockers, small stuffy rooms, crowded auditoriums, long attendance lines, distracted teachers, and two thousand other kids greet him. He asks plenty of questions and gets plenty of answers. CHAOS threatens. He finally gets rolling. Given time, lie drifts into the scheme. He becomes North. Even as a sophomore, he utters the familiar cry, “Please win. young man!” He's jubilant: he’s dejected. When the team wins, he explodes like a geyser, and when it loses, he lowers his head in despair.

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But there arc many things ahead of winning and losing in high school life. Fake the adult view, for instance. “Work hard, young man!” they say and make him heed. His teachers pilch knowledge and experience at him. He swings, he lunges, he hits. His parents plead, “Make friends, young man!” and the young man does. He wanders home and sobs, “I just don’t understand it. Dad, she doesn’t like me any more.” The young man recovers from his heartbreaks and tries for new friends. He probably makes the same mistakes again but eventually learns what people are really like. He finally does make lasting friendships, of which he usually takes advantage later in life. He plods along and finally reaches his destination. “Well done, young man!” they say when lie’s all through. Now he’s ready. The door creaks open again and he peeks out. The door’s ajar and it’s his turn to open it all the way. Some look toward jobs, while others look toward more education. Teachers, parents, friends say to him, “Go forth, young man!”