Princeton High School - Retrospect Yearbook (Princeton, IN)

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iq,-'1:,'l 55 at 1.1: nu. ,,' iv ...-, 'GAF' up ,mi .f . 1. .,:v'c'1 . filfil 5 1 .,-1' ju .gg .4 Wi. 11' .44 'TH ffafl -V1 1 . f -. :f N, .ML Jessie Lee Jones. Ida Marguerite Meyer. Ethel Clara Dunlap. Laura Hudelson. Mermaid Cliapter, 1910. Oxford Chapter. Mermaid Chapter. Nlermaid Chapter, 1910. English Club, 1913. Chairman, Program Com- Literary Society, 1910. Domestic Science Club. Local Editor, Princetonian Staff, 1911-1912. Editor-in-Cllief, Prince- tonian, 1912-1913. Class I-Iistorian-Senior An- nual, 1913. mittee, 1911 . Musical Director, German Club, 1913. Glee Club, 1910, '11, ,12, 113. Staff Senior Annual, 1913. M Joke Department. German Club, 1911. ' p , Domestic Science Club. ing by the uncertain light of a log fire. chance for l1in1 to gain renown, perhaps 1 in his mind, but l1e does the duty that li' his rails by day and studies his lessons by forming whatever task is given hi111. . O1 ready to lift the yoke of bondage from Wlho shall be chosen for this great task? of earth pass in review, and lo! the cl1oice f awkward boy. He who l1as been faithi chosen to be ruler over nlanyf' The confhct between right and wroi are still great problems to be solved. D sin of the twentieth centuryg the age is mc risk anything, do anything for mo11ey. 'l '6Do others or they will do you,', and being taught by example, if not by prec success. Then as we consider tl1e social, times, the unequal distribution of weaf attitude of the rich toward tl1e poor, tl' classes and the lack of reverence for sacrc pelled to look into the future a11d wonder by these conditions can be victory. Sh: over Jerusalem be fittingly applied to u generations follow the leadership of Lincc LaFollette, who have dared to stand for believed were true? Only the best material must be pi noblest thoughts and aspirations and the . N111 tl1e structure that we Time is with material ii .Our todayis 3.1111 yesterday' Are the blocks with whit

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-t 1. in xxork to build the condition of 'i given the largest lgti X,tN 1tllltlS. explained by the t- seeuied to pervade E bl Q lt v., it .K Xlay to respect the feel- -veu. monotonous peut many,many you enjoy your all pay the penance of keep this Senior class -y in ay truly learn the :is ot' Glory Lead but Q' , Qlififn Hirtnrivz Erniinda. Itentoul Clarke. N these days of toil and struggle, amid the many tempta- tions, and the iimneasurable power of money and its entangling forces, amid the graft and the greed throughout the length and breadth of the land, it is worth our while to pause upon life's 'threshold and consider, what are the Victories of Life? Shall we answer this according to the usual standard of the world, or shall we answer it in keeping with a higher and a broader standard, which has its foundation in righteousness and its purpose and end in the well-being of man here and here- after? Emerson has truly said: Every great institution is the lengthening shadow of one man. Hampden's refusal to pay a shillings tax because illegally levied, was the beginning of a revolution, that established Englandls liberty. The faithful- ness of Martin Luther to his own belief in what was right, pro- duced a reformation that established a new religion. The courage of George lVashington in helping to carry out his own views, even though there was great danger and opposition, founded a nation, which is now one of the first in the history of the world. Life stands before each as a. block of granite before a sculptor and we must be content to labor slowly, patiently and persistently, as does he, chiseling away day after day, for: Sculptors of Life are we as we stand, our lives uncarved before us, awaiting the time, when at God's command our life dream passes o'er us. If we are, in the end, victors in life's battle, that victory will be ours through many smaller victories, but if we suffer defeat, that defeat will be the culmination of many defeats, leading on to the final catastrophe. iVe are sometimes prone to think that with our limited capabilities and our meager opportunities, we can do nothing, but this is a mistake. God has a plan for each life and while we may not be called upon to do the great things, as the world rates greatness, there is set before us the opportunity of gain- ing a vietor,s cr0wn,,if we are willing to pay the price of the victory. It is not great wealth, great learning, great genius, or great power that makes one a victor, but it. is using to the very best advantage the gifts within us and the opportunities scattered all about us. ltlake it a life rule to give your best to whatever passes through your hands. Stamp it with your manhood, let superi- ority be your trademark, let it characterize everything you touch, for this is the standard that the world demands. It indicates the best kind of brain, it is the best substitute for genius, it is a better Capital than cash. Remember the saying, Hlvhatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well. Then let us do well today's work no matter how lowly it seems and perhaps the morrow will offer a greater work. High on the roll of honor will be the names of those who have faithfully performed the humble duties, the unknown workers of humanity, the heroic souls who have bravely 'taken their burdens and made the most of life. Success lies in an alert energetic, wisely directed, conse- crated self, not in surroundings. In Shakespearels 'Julius Caesar, Cassius says, It is not in our stars, but in ourselves, dear Brutus, that we are underlings.', lVe read of a poor, impoverished preacher being hooted and hounded and east into Bedford jail. The next we hear of him, he has given to the world, the immortal, Pilgrims Progress. In the early part of the nineteenth century we see a homely, awkward boy in one of the humblest homes in Illinois study-

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.gn nw.. i -.-me 'ali' - l. .nc + Af! 'Q ixl ' mra lludelson. mid Vhapter, '1910. 'slit' Science Club. iliifnfn Hirtnrini--Glnniimu-h ing by the uncertain light of a log fire. There is surely little chance for him to gain renown, perhaps such a thought is not in his mind, but he does the duty that lies nearest. He splits his rails by day and studies his lessons by night, faithfully per- forming whatever task is given him. , One day the Nlaster is ready to lift the yoke of bondage from three million slaves. lVho shall be chosen for this great task? The illustrious sons of eart.h pass in review, and lo! the choice falls upon this homely, awkward boy. He who has bee11 faithful in a few things is chosen to be ruler over manvf' The conflict between right and wrong still goes on, there are still great problems to be solved. Dishonesty is the great sin of the twentieth century, the age is money mad, for man will risk anything, do anything for money. The motto seems to be Do others or they will do youf, and we young people are being taught by example, if not by precept, that dollars spell success. Then as we consider the social inequality of our own times, the unequal distribution of wealth and the resultant attitude of the rich toward the poor, the extravagance of all classes and the lack of reverence for sacred things, we are com: pelled to look into the future and wonder if a life overshadowed by these conditions can be victory. Shall the Savior's lament over Jerusalem be fittingly applied to us, or shall the coming generations follow the leadership of Lincoln, Jackson, Folk and Lalfollette, who have dared to stand for principles which they believed were true? Unly the best material must be put into our lives, the noblest. thoughts and aspirations and the finest deeds, for, In the structure that we raise, Time is with material filled: 'Our todayls and yesterday's Are the blocks with which we build: Let ns do our work as well Both the unseen and the seen, Blake the house, where God may dwell Beautiful, entire, and clean. Each of us has his work, and if anyone fails to do his duty there is strife and discord, where there might have beenbeauty and harmony. 'We shall not be udged for what we .seem to be, or for what we SCG111 to have done: but for what wetreally are, and for what we have honestly tried to do. Let us endeavor to live our lives serenely, rather than fret- fully, the line of duty will never stretch beyond the measure of our strength. The first essential of efficient work is cheer- fulness. A morose disposition clouds the reasoning powers and leaves us entirely incompetent to do our workg while cheerful- ness enables nature to command its strength. Men are given power to work on vigorously, even in the days of old age, be- cause they have practiced equanimity of temper and habitual cheerfulncss. It is easy enough to be pleasant, lvhen life flows on like a songg But the man worth while, Is the man who will smile, lvhen everything goes dead wrong. The habit of always making the best of things, of looking on the bright side of life is a fortune in itself. Let us not pull at the threads of life, there may be delay in o11r work, but let us remember that God's love is the reason. He is weaving our lives into a pattern of beauty and strength. Let us be patient. VVe may make the clock strike, if we will, but it will strike wrong. .VVC may tear the rosebud open before its time, but we mar the beauty of the rose, so we may spoil many a