Sandy Township High School - Flambeau Yearbook (Du Bois, PA)

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SANDY TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL FLAM REA I 17 YOU AND I. It is well known that 1 am always important. You were erenle«l for the express purpose of making life easy for me. 1 do not injure people's feelings, hut you delilwrately hurt just anybody you care to. My habits and manners are perfect, can not he questioned. I think your’s could Is greatly improved. You an selfish beyond a reasonable limit. I simply will not permit anyone to impose u|mui me. You an stubborn, I am firm. You an contrary, I am a little set in my ways. I may In plain, hut 1 am not horn-ely. I know that I am right, you think yourself very smart. You are two faced, I express my opinion about objectionable people. You are a hypocrite and I am—well “while in Rome do as (la Romans”. You are a flaw-picker, I tell folks their faults in a friendly way. Somehow you S4 e everyone's shortcomings and failings hut your own. I can s« c mine, but does that help you to mend yours? You feed your mind with cheap, trashy novels. I read some occasionally, just to see what kind of filthy, repulsive nulling matter is distributed among us. Harding successful? Never can Is . He is not the man for the place,—1 am talking now. please allow me to finish what 1 hepin lie is not my choice. His political party represents high tarilT, (they say protective tariff.! Such taxes rob a man who wishes to sell goods in America. A foreigner has no right to selI gomls in America? An we Americans unl« as he rail do this? Reciprocity should Is established universally, (hsl made America for fn e {leople. If the English, French, Italians and Mcgnoes wish to Is fn c, why should you ban them? You must not, Is so self-centered as to think of yourself only—but of all. Hy this I do not mean that ull American would necessarily need to Is Democrats by party; Is a Republican or anything elm , only m e to it that the common {tropic are suited (of course the common jieople’s view is my view.) An the examples overdrawn? Are you not always a little “lisli ? Do you ever stop to consider the other fellow? Are you always as considerate as you might he? Do you ever consider “I last? Do you ever find fault with yourself? Are you in your own estimation, ever entirely wrong in your own opinion? How much better the world Would Is if we would. “Just stand aside and watch ourselves go bv.” Think of ourselves as HE instead of “1”. T. O. L. THE HONOR SYSTEM. CLASS AND SCHOOL SPIRIT. In late years the Honor System has Itecome better known among the schools, and we cannot help but ms the gtssl results that come from its influence. One may ask why do we need this Honor System? The school life is the period when the young mind is being cultured, and habits art being formed which will make up the character of the men and women of tomorrow. If these habits are those derived from dishonest work then we can expect a generation of unloyal and untrustworthy citizens. How can this Is brought a I tout in our High School? Some may say it is impossible, but with the cooperation of every student, it cailld Is made a success. A class who will stand for a member to be “cheating” his way through does not have very

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16 SANDY TOWNSHIP Hir.il SCHOOL FLAMBKAT chair before the fireplace. “Don, I think you have had quite enough of experience, don’t you?” Don laughingly Maya, “I think I have had. but if America goes into war, I think 1 will go over again.” The snow is falling softly outside, and Mr. Welsh and his son are watching the tire die out in the fireplace. KUTH C. HAILEY, ’22. ahr Hatttfihittn OTiliUnutrsB • Fifty years ago Western Penna. was covered with a vast virgin forest. Many of the trees in this forest were, lofty, mag-nificient, and valuable. They were not surpassed by trees in any other State in the Failed States. Tlu»re were many varieties. Our fathers were taught that cucumber and umbrella tre s were distinctive to Pennsylvania. The woods were then full of large flocks of wild pigeons, wild turkeys, sweet singing birds and beautiful flowers. Large herds of elk and deer roamed through the forest. Hear, panther, wolf ami wild cats wore plentiful. Occasionally a forest tire started, which was very destructive to the forest and the game, for a forest tire was then usually left until it burned itself out, or was extinguished by the rain. The l eoplo only protected their crops and buildings. The few people then living in these parts were mostly farmers, hunters and foresters. Fsiially any one pursuing one of these occupations was jack of all trades. Those | coplo cut very few trees, usually only enough to clear a small farm. They were not dint motive to the animal lift , killing only for food, furs and pints such as the wolf, fox, wild cat, panther and porcupine. Alnuit 1873. dolin Du Hois, Sr., started his mill for the purpose of removing the forest in this vicinity. Only the choicest trees were cut. Many valuable mil's remained untouched. They just renam'd the trunks, leaving the branches and the tops where they fell. In the course of time this refuse dried and in an unknown manner usually through carelessness, forest tires started, destroy-ing not only the brush, but also the valuable timber, wild animals and birds. Lumbering went on in this manner till at present there re- mains but one tract of virgin forest in Pennsylvania, which is Known as the Took tract. As the forest disap| ears the game and birds follow. At present the wild pigeon is altogether extinct, the wild turkeys an very scarce. The original Pennsylvania elks are gone. The elks in Pennsylvania now were brought from the west. The 1 leavers .ire gone from Pennsylvania. The deer, bear and most of the small game are following the pigeon and the I leaver. To save the animals and the birds we must save the second growth of forest. The easiest way to save the forest and game is to prevent forest tires. These tires kill more game in one year than is otherwise killed in twenty years. It is estimated that an average of one thousand five hundred birds nests are built on every acre of wood laud each year. The State of Penna. is replenishing the forest. State foresters are planting many tr es on barren land or land unfit for cultivation. A project of the State this summer is to start fifteen mil lion white pine trees or enough to cover ten thousand acres. The State pays many men to care for the forest. Their duty is to keep down the tinder brush and extinguish all tires they find. The Hoy Scouts also are helping with this good work. Without the fort's! not only the animals and birds would dis appear, but also the fish would suffer. For if it were not for the woodland the small streams would go dry, for the forest regulates the water supply. Protect the forest in every way possible. The wilderness may vanish, but let it be our aim to preserve the forest. ALLEN DIXON, '22.

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18 sandy township high school flambeac jtjhkI spirit. A class is judged from wliat its individual mem-Ihts «1 ». also a school is what the pupils make it. A person is as large as the thing he does, and we can s|s ak of a school in the same way, ticcnuw the pupils which make up the school are judged by their own doings, for this is the expressed side of life and is the only side that can he read. Therefore it is the only side to he spoken of hv the iwyciiologist with any degree of as su ranee. In sonic of our colleges we find the Honor system is not a success. Some may ask why this is. The only reason for it is, lawn use honesty has not heen practiced in the grades, and High School, and when they arc put on their honor they cannot realize the importance of keeping their promise. After all, can we throw away that old time-saving “Honesty is the best police.” L. E. I ’22. a voin poll on: advertisers We desire our patrons to know that it would lie a favor if they would patronize our advertisers whenever convenient or (Nissihle. Our advertisers receive the staff’s appreciation for the hearty assistance in contributing to the success of this number of the PL AM BEAU. Exriuuuwfl This is the tirsi Exchange Department that has up( earcd in the ELAM HEAP. In its initial year the Plamlicuu has become ae |tiainted with the following pa| ers and hope to renew their aci|iiaintance next year. SEMAPIIONE Mansfield State Normal School, Mansfield, Pa. RM’E AND WHITE Newport High Sclusd. Newport, Pa. THE WAII IIOO ALLEGHENY HIGH SCHOOL Pittsburgh. Pa. JACK O’LANTERN lloutzdalc High Sch«s»l, lloutzdale. Pa. OLOPSTEP BEACON Olouster, Mas.