Roosevelt High School - Sagamore Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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12. THE MIRROR la o o 0.0 I?qRPq' '!'U?41'!' + Svrhnnl Spirit IAS Seen by the Facultyj UST what is meant by school spirit? Is it something tangible or can it only be felt as one enters the portals of a building? We believe it is the latter and that its existence is evident only where it is a natural attitude and not a cultivated trait. If that be true, can we at our high school be said to possess that realness of being? The faculty believes so. Some may accuse us of extreme youth and declare that only a glorious past can create real school spirit. How little do they realize what these words imply! How can one define that spirit of co-operation and readiness to serve which is apparent in our student body, except as the best type of school spirit? Then let our accusers attend any of our student af- fairs and they will be treated to another phase. The per- fect democracy which makes itself felt cannot be inter- preted as anything else but the finest of school spirit. The faculty feels that this is unique, for seldom does one find a school which vaunts such democracy. If anyone still doubts that so young a school can possess the real thing in the way of spirit, let him come to our football, basketball, and baseball games and to our track meets, where he will get a taste of that sort of iight- ing which proves that a school can scrap fairly and squarely against heavy odds and yet exhibit a brand of spirit which will startle even the doubter. Is there need of further proof, then, that a school which possesses and puts into daily practice all these prin- ciples of conduct is an exponent of that brand of school spirit which is most worth While? We believe not. MATTIE M. CROGAN. IIvQXIbd1':'TJ5iu':'Xb'Q1 T

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THE MIRROR Il QBLII' Zllirat Annual UBLISHING an annual during the first year of the history of a school is an unusual and difficult undertaking. However, by persistent endeavor, this feat has been accomplished. We have aimed to make this annual a valuable and interesting record of the growth of our school, of its activities, and of the standards which it upholds. Hundreds and hundreds of future students will look into this book to find what the school was like in the first year of its history, and we sincerely hope that this, our pioneer number, may reflect a spirit of loyalty, of earnest endeavor, and of sportsmanlike honesty and fairness. In the publication of this book, we have naturally encountered many diffi- culties. We have had very little material to work With: the staff was inexperi- enced: there was no class in news writing: there were no seniors: above all, there was little money. Much which should have been done has been left undone. and much done that were better omitted. We entered this work with gayety and over-confidence, but soon found that to publish an annual in the year one of the history of a school means work, and hard work. too. We have had a faculty adviser who worked for this publication as no other person has done, nevertheless, we found that heavy responsibility must be accepted by us. Despite all these drawbacks, we have succeeded, with the co-operation of the faculty and students, in accomplishing our purpose. We have overcome every obstacle-lack of material, lack ofexperience and even lack of money. We believe we may truthfully say that The Mirror reflects and records, for the benefit of future students, the ideals, the loyalty, honesty, sincerity, and indus- try which we hope in future years will make our Alma Mater an institution of which to be proud. We acknowledge that The Mirror has many faults, but we hope that its good points outweigh them to such an extent that our school need not feel ashamed of this volume. We like to look ahead and imagine the long procession of handso-me annuals yet to come, books recording a varied succession of triumphs-athletic, literary. dramatic, and scholastic-as our school grows and develops a strong school spirit. In 1933, students will g'o 'to the library and find it interesting to take up this little volume issued in the year 1923 by Sophomores and Juniors, and note that we at least made a reliable record of the opening and establishment of the school. The beginnings of things are always immensely interesting. What was the world like once long ago? What was the beginning of man- kind? What was the first of this, that, and the other? Because of this curiosity that possesses every human being, we believe that this first annual. this first year of school history will always be of peculiar significance and interest. ' And so, understanding the weak as well as the strong points of our work. and realizing our patrons' appreciation,we, the members of the 1923 Annual staff, present this, our pioneer number, to the faculty and students of our school. i 44

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THE MIRRO R 13 Q 9 --I Ill! ll!- lllil lilil lllll KW E VVho loves not Knowledge? Who shall rail Against her beauty? May she mix With men ancl prosper! Who shall fix Her pillars? Let her work prevail l TENNYSQN