Poland Seminary High School - Pioneer Yearbook (Poland, OH)

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14 THE PIONEER Literary 'wins -fy r7.:.1' -Eff' f'-tim:-1 fM,-f,an-fA::g4ex..v'c-fra, -xwi..5l:v?! wifi f-1-A ifcrilfi-', .LG-ww. '. 5--f-lf.,,,...'.rH , M n M.. Mg, 6.4.13 ,many - el 'fl fm3gtTmara.e.. A.wg.:werasmeca.w.i1mw':avZ.mf.aa. ..saei,.e.a.e.ixtfi7-.rw.2eQfaQ2efta..ar.effw-A we ,i.c3.s5f.:5s.i,W..l W -.',.a..fn.ru,,.wZ,raS W ft? . f . gl 5- , E E' s gl gre 1 : il s , , , W. . ., ' M5 . Q if 1353 THE 1930 LITERARY CONTEST Poland High School was ably represented in the Mahoning County Literary Contest held Friday evening, March fourteenth. With Todd Brownlee winning the gold medal for first place in the orations at Poland, the rest of the band ventured to the other contests, each of the contestants returning with a medal. The. literary contest was also an inter-class contest within the high school. The Senior class led the others with six points. Lucille Paulin took first place in the essay contest at Fitch High School and Edith Emch won third place in the short story contest at Goshen High School. Todd Brownlee represented the Juniors winning five points for them by his success at Poland. Clarabell Walker won second prize in the readings at Boardman, bringing three points to the Freshmen. Winning fourteen of a possible twenty points brought to Poland High School the beautiful banner given to the school winning most points. This is the first of many literary banners which Poland hopes to have hung on her walls and we of Poland are justly proud of our team which brought the banner to Poland. By winning the first place in the orations, Todd Brownlee becomes the representative of Mahoning County in the contest to be held soon at Kent for schools of northeastern Ohio. Todd is determined to return home with nothing less than first prize in this contest. After his victory at Poland we feel certain that he will succeed. -Helen Walker, '3O. OUT OF A FOG One morning not long ago as 'I stepped out the door I suddenly found myself in a dense fog. My senses were at once involuntarily sharpened, my eyes straining to see just a little farther while my ears were more atten- tive than at any other time. My nerves were put on edge. My whole

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T H E P 1 o N E E R 13 FRESHMAN REPORT At the first meeting of the class of '33 in the fall of '29 with Mrs. McBride as class adviser, the following officers were elected for our Freshman year: President, Watson Boyer: vice president, Clarabell Walker: secretary and treasurer, Gale Oles. These officers with the co- operation of the other members of our group hope to make the class of '33 one of the most outstanding that has ever entered Poland High. We sin- cerely regret that two of our members, Gale Oles and William Billy Kanengeiser, were forced to leave us at the beginning of the second term. For Freshmen we feel that we leave some contributions to the high school achievements. Alice Giering, one of our representatives on the girls basketball team, made a name for herself on the championship team. Clarabell Walker, our literary representative, also achieved an honor on the high school literary team. Our ambition is that four years from now we may graduate, as a class, every member present: that we may be able to look back on our high school days as the happiest and busiest of our lives. and last but not least, that we may say that Poland High is proud of us. -Clark Millikan, '33. THE PIONEER With the discontinuance of the Mahoning Messenger, Poland High School was left without a means of expression for its school activities. The members of the Senior class felt there should be a school paper of some sort and as a result they are publishing the Pioneer, our first all- Poland school annual. The name Pioneer was chosen by the Annual staff from several names submitted by the pupils of the school. The name was submitted by Harold McCrone. The name Pioneer is a fitting name in two respects. The word pioneer is defined as the one who goes ahead clearing the Way for others. In the first place it represents the village of Poland which was one of the first in this section to be settled, at one time being larger than Youngs- town. Poland was long ago known for its pioneering in the educational field. William McKinley's father moved his family to Poland because of its educational facilities. On the other hand the name is representative of the Senior class for they have gone ahead and cleared the way for others in publishing this annual. We hope that they have cleared the way for bigger and better annuals in the coming years. AN APPRECIATION I We. the staff of The Pioneer, wish especially to extend to Mr. Lindman our most sincere thanks for his kind co-operation with us in the editing of our annual.

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THE PIONEER 15 body and mind were filled with a feeling of alertness. I could not see over fifty feet away. As I crossed the street ia team of horses came by. They gave the same impression of alertness with ears forward, heads high and walking with an uncertain gait as though they were not sure of the ground before them and were testing it as they went along. Automobiles that usually went along at a rapid pace were now proceeding slowly, sounding their horns at each intersection, their headlights vainly endeavoring to pierce the fog. My thoughts began to roam and I said to myself, Life is pretty much of a fog. Do we not spend the greater part of our lives in a fog without power to see clearly into the future, always judging the future by the past and by what we are in the midst of? Therefore do we not always have to be on the alert, testing each step as we go, with caution as our watch- word? Suddenly the faithful sun began to pierce the fog. The fog gathered in small light appearing clouds, disappearing into the sky and the familiar world was visible once again. How gratifying it was! Even the places that have seemed commonplace and had been eyesores were now welcomed. Then came a feeling of well-being. It was no longer necessary to grope about uncertain whether the next step would be placed on solid ground. So is life to most of us, adrift in the events about us, prone to move on heedless of time or tide, merely doing what we consider the monotonous everyday routine, straining our efforts toward something spectacular that will bring us fame and fortune when suddenly out of the fog of the com- monplace comes our opportunity, our sun, and we discover that by doing these humble tasks we have unconsciously been shaping our own destiny. The story of great lives is but one long record of the sun appearing be- hind the fog of the commonplace. How glowing are the pages telling the life of a simple girl who, like one of us in her youth, wore the red-checkered flannel dress of her sister, picked up the chips, carried the water just to help mother while father was counted as one among l'Mad Anthony's soldiers of the Revolution. How human she was: how ordinary. Not so. Like Paul of old she was awaiting the momentary flash from heaven to show her the pathway ahead. How suddenly and unannounced to this child of eleven came the news of an accident so nearly fatal to her brother two years younger. From a mere child she was at once transformed into a nurse because for two years she scarcely left the constant watch upon the helpless cripple. Like manna from heaven there seemed to be instilled in this child a momentum that would fill the sky. From childhood she did not grow into womanhoodg she sprang. Scarcely had the peals of Fort Sumter rung into the air than was this woman apparently reaching her zenith. No other woman in America dared be as big as she for she was the only one President Lincoln could permit to take the front ranks in the Civil War. With a courage and sympathy born at the bedside of her brother. she dared and endured it all. Her weapons were neither gun nor sword, but the touch of sympathy, the golden glow of fine words and love for humanity. At the Galveston - CContinued on Page 201