Princeton High School - Retrospect Yearbook (Princeton, IN)

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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

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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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La-Lin Club miss., U Biiisiebiill, W e Oxford Chapter, ww' Memalid Chapterg ' fu ' , - Glee Club, 1910, 1911. Literarv Societv, 1910. Science Club, 1913. Latin Club, 1913. Science Club, 1913. H f--i- gwkh gift or blessing that is being prepared for 1 haste. Now to each of us comes the call to de life shall be. Wherever God puts us, the Whatever he calls us to do, that is our nf trust him he will show us plainly what h The greatest man, said Channing, right with invincible resolution, whose rl virtue, on God is most unfalteringf' The erls command is, Forward-Marchli' At the close of the Russo-Japanese looking into the faces of his comrades vw himduring the war, said, as he bade them is done and Peace is hovering over us, but and duties as Well as VVar, so victors tie tighter. This is a good motto for us to write We go forth into our lifeis work, for if the more than another when we need to watc temptations, it is in the hour of success. . One of the first elements determinin perseverance. To learn to work long an