Pana Township High School - My Diary Yearbook (Pana, IL)

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gl 'i fl I 32 -Wcmorafna -+- l a A. W. SEILER D. M. LITTLEJOHN O. H. BROWN Secretary Presidcfnl W. H. BURKHARDT MRS. G. N. GILBERT foam' of Eiducatzblz In the Pana Township High School, the advisory council is the Board of Education. The students are indeed fortunate in having a Board of Education which takes such an active interest in all phases of school life. Especially has this Board been generous in supporting the entire music program and in the building up of the library. By its loyalty, sincere co-operation, and untiring efforts, it is succeeding in helping the school accomplish its mission. X I

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i'- c l +-fbnofama 521 ' Wafhz'n,gtonff Youth of Seen hy et Hzlgla School Student Since this is the Bi-centennial of Washington's birth, we have our attention con- stantly brought to him, the father of our country. We recognize him as the First American-patient and generous-never despairing, although faced by hopeless circum- stances. We recognize him as the man who carried the loosely connected colonies safely through the Revolution. The personality of George Washington, his dignified bearing and thoughtful consideration, not only endeared him to his friends, but also commanded the admiration and respect of his opponents and even of his false friends-for with such are all public men burdened. Washington was always remarkable for his firmness and directness, yet was at all times a true gentleman. Almost all high school students know the facts of Washington's life, so we shall interest ourselves here only in those character- istics which made him First in War, First in Peace, and First in the Hearts of his Countrymen. Upon every occasion Washington was a leader. Despite the plentiful myths, which make him seem a little prig, George was a natural, normal lad. He possessed a strong, vigorous body, was a graceful rider and enjoyed sports of all kinds. He fought many sham battles with the boys of I-Iobby's school, in which he was always the leader. In school Washington distinguished himself in mathematics and surveying, but ranked poor in language, spelling and grammar, this fact will undoubtedly solace many a youthful student of today. In spite of those weaknesses, however, Washington was developed into a well educated man, because of knowledge derived from the manifold activities of his youth. Even as a Virginia aristocrat, Washington studied the most cultured people, and endeavored thus to further improve his speech and writing. Although he was not an extensive reader, he was a thoughtful and earnest one, and indulged in solid literature only. What an inspiration this is to a struggling young student of language! Lest we should, in thinking of the hero Washington, forget that there also existed a human Washington, let us look a little further into his life story. After his mother's death Washington went to live with his brother, Lawrence, where he continued his surveying. Here he was disturbed many times by recurrences of an unlucky affair of the heart, developed earlier in his life, for some unknown beauty who caused him much unhappiness. Imagine the sedate Washington, the great champion of American liberty, a woe-begone lover in his youthful days. It is interesting to study him thus and discover that under his learned decorum and reserve he had a heart which beat with warm impulses of human nature. As a man he had his- faults, but they were few, and have been forgotten, as the ages roll on mankind will see nothing but the luster of his virtues and the greatness of his services. Washington had from the beginning a vision of our present day America and served so faithfully to make his vision come true that he well deserves the eulogy of Our First American. The fame of Washington, says John Fisk, stands apart from every other in history. Under all dissensions and amid all the storms of party his precepts and examples speak to us from the grave with a paternal appealg and his name-by all revered--forms il universal tie of brotherhood--a watchword of our Union. Thus, 'mid the wreck of thrones shall live Unmarred, undimmed, our hero's fame, And years succeeding years shall give Increase of honors to his name. -Martha Rive. lfl1'1'1'n