Scituate High School - Chimes Yearbook (Scituate, MA)

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THE CHIMES 17 man with a plume, on a big, bay horse, wheeHng here and there, en- couraging his men. A bkie trooper raised his gun and aimed careful- ly- Jeb Stuart had played and lost the game. The bullet that found itis mark brought an end to one of the most vivid examples of Amer- ican gallantry. Never again will you see his like. A WEEK AT SCITUATE HIGH Dorothea Gillis, ' 35 Monday morning, bright and fair, All the students gathered there Waiting for the bell at nine, — See them all fall into line, Tuesday morning! March along, What a happy eager throng! To your seats now, do not lag; Attention please; salute the flag. Wednesday morning, — oh what fun. Pencils sharpened, work begun. Teachers here and teachers there. Watch your step, now, all beware ! Thursday morning, — look who ' s here, The picture man, but have no fear, He ' ll make us look so sweet and fair. No one would think we had a care. Friday morning, — boy o boy ! This day fills our hearts with joy. We have had our share of fun. And our work for the week is done. Hopeful Herbie says: ' T don ' t care how high 1 go as long as one foot is on the ground. l £N MEMORIAL LIBRARY SGITUATE.

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16 THE CHIMES Around his headquarters there were never any grumbHng or droop- ing countenances. Instead, if anyone happened to ride up there some niglit, he would probably come upon a group of men singing around the campfire to Joe Sweeney ' s banjo (Joe Sweeny was the General ' s official minstrel). In the midst of them would be Jeb, singing and laughing with his golden voice; or maybe, if they were near a place where there were ladies, they would be dancing. Often an aide would ride up in the midst of the gayety and whisper in the General ' s ear. Whereupon Jeb would smile, beckon to his men, and say, Ladies we will be back to continue this dance after we ' ve chased those Yanks away. But don ' t think for a minute that he didn ' t have a serious side. He did. Beneath his gayety ran a dark prophetic strain. He had a deep-seated feeling that he would be killed before the war was over. He was deeply religious and never drank in his life. Nor would he allow his officers or men to drink around camp. On Sundays one would hear Joe Sweeny, by Jeb ' s orders, strumming Rock of Ages instead of Buffalo gals, won ' t you come tonight? When he raid- ed, he never allowed anything to be destroyed except materials and property that could be of use to the Federals. If any soldier was caught pilfering personal property, other than horses and mules, he would be punished. Such was the hard and fast principle of Stuart. General Stuart came of a good Virginia family and had wished to become a schoolmaster but was sent to West Point instead. For several years he served in Texas, fighting the Indians. There on the frontier he met his wife. Flora Letcher Cooke, and it took him exactly fourteen days to court and marry her, for Jeb was always a quick worker. They had nine years of married life, broken by the many vicissitudes of a military life. The close of that career came after he had fought skillfully and gallantly at the head of his horsemen in many campaigns. Jeb had had his way with the Yanks for about two years, but at last in the winter of 1862 to 1863 the tables commenced to change. Among the Confederates, men and horses were wearing out; while in the blue ranks the cavalry had steadily grown into an excellent, efficient army. Also for some months past, a fiery little general had been busy running things up that way, Philip Henry Sheridan. On May 12, 1864, at Yellow Tavern, Virginia, a battle was rag- ing between Sheridan ' s cavalry and the Black Horse troopers. Through the dense smoke could be caught occasionally a glimpse of a

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18 THE CHIMES PROCRASTINATION Eileen Neuhausel, ' 35 It is said that procrastination is the thief of time, ' ' and time is precious — whether you l eheve it or not. Every minute that you waste is lost — can ucxqv he regained. Just think of it — with the future hefore you and a goal to accomplish, what does it profit to succumb to the idle or lazy mood which you happen to feel for the moment ? The longer you put a thing off, the harder it is to face it, and sooner or later you must face a situation whether you like it or not. If doubt, or fear, or idleness makes you put a thing off, it just means one more obstacle W ' hich you must overcome; — and overcoming it means you must first meet the situation face to face, overcome the fear or doubt which makes you waver, and rise one step higher to be prepared for the next issue in the events of life. Self-confidence is a great factor in your scheme of progression. Very often the reason you lay a thing aside or try to push it into the future, is that you haven ' t the confidence in yourself that is neces- sary to give a plan the final boost. One writer has even said that every man has a right to be conceited until he is successful. The conceit puts the go or the life in you which is necessary to send 3 ou ' ' over the top. It ' s true, you can never be really successful or concjuer the big opportunities until you have learned to do the things which today uncovers; and in order to do them, you need self-con- fidence. What you are tomorrow will lie the result of your plans today. If you continually strive to meet the thing which is at hand, then you can put it behind you, and l)e prepared to meet the greater op- portunities of tomorrow. A person who is continually pAitting things off will develop a weak character. If you are that type of person, don ' t admit it — even to yourself. Rise above the l elief and i rove, once and for all, that when you make up your mind to accom])lis]i something, nothing can stand in your way — not even your own thinking, which after all is really the only pow r that has any influence over you. Miss Fiske — ' ' You all know our language is called the ' Mother of Languages ' . But why is this? Gates — Because the father never has a chance to say anything!