Seaside High School - Sea Breeze Yearbook (Seaside, OR)

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THE AMERICAN LEGION An Appreciation. In every time of stress and uncertainty, our American manhood has risen to the highest pitch of initiative bravery. Men of foresight have seen the great danger that is omnipres- ent, approaching our nation in every conceivable form, and these seers have organized the Legion of Loyal Americans. We appreciate the fact more deeply when the men, who fought for the United States, are again ready to stand against a contemptible undermining society of anarchists. It will not be this generation that will appreciate to the fullest extent the power of the Legion, but the succeeding Americans will realize the influence that carried a nation thru the thoes of revolution, singlehanded. They will praise more fully, and praise more pompously the force behind the flag, the staff of Liberty, the American Legion. ==) Ore. FRESHMEN TO A SENIOR I hain’t never of’en been very keen, In a graduation suit to be seen; But I jus’ can’t help, whenever I looks at you, Ter wonder if I’ll ever be a senyer too. The Seniors Reply Ah, worry not, my model of simplicity, The ways of Seniors are ways of felicity; We all were once, greenest as the greenest grass, But no doubt at present some are a contrast. APPRECIATION To the student body and the faculty, we wish to offer our sincere thanks for their aid in putting forth this number of the Sea Breeze. DOROTHY JOHANSEN, Editor in Chief. JAMES LESTER, Business Manager. Seaside, Oregon, June 1920. PAGE 30--“SEA BREEZE”

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AN APPRECIATION Our high school years are our years of formation, of awak- ening and of building. The first school employs the mind to build the rudiments of mental activity, the secondary school di- rects the youthful mind to the foundation of life, and how to use their minds, and the university is the last process, it turns out the perfected article, the educated man and woman. Thus we are allowed fo look back upon our high sehool days, as days precious to memory. Without them our lives would be barren and incomplete, and without that education our careers would have been ended before they began. Remin- iscense in the privilege of an old man, accordingly do my thots fly back to S. U..He 8. Tho it was small it was forcible and its days were great to come, Those insensible bricks that formed its walls little knew the treasure they held. Know- ledge, youthful joyment and earnest endeavor! Beeause of its simple earnestness, it will make, as it has done before a decided change in every former student’s mind. It was a higher les- son, well learned in dear old Seaside Union High! ““‘LONGFELLOW’’ Longfellow is called ‘‘the children’s poet’? and truly no other of our poets has ever been so beloved by the children. He is, however, not only the children’s poet but the poet of hu- man affections and therefore loved by all humanity. His work contains that infinite tenderness, pathos, and patience that al- lows it to live and be handed down to posterity. Altho there is much sadness in Longfellow’s poetry, it is not depressing and even in his saddest poems there is a ray of cheerfulness. While he did not have Emerson’s spiritual insight, yet there is a tone of deep religious conviction in most of his poetry that even the most careless reader notices. Often his poems become very stately and dignified, but the melody is always most delicate when the work is simple. Therefore, we love him. He did not write work profound and majestic in thought, but rather he was the simple poet that is today loved and honored by all. —LEOLA BALL. “SEA BREEZE”--PAGE 29

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State Medal Winning Essay (13th place) Benefits of United States Army Enlistment The American people, as a whole, never realized the true merits of a soldier’s life, until after the return of our boys from their various camps and posts of the late war. To see our brothers return in new spirits, imbued with a new sense of per- sonal bravery, initiative, strength, and a broader view of the world and men, is the greatest joy an American girl can ex- perience. So to the youth, eager to seek adventure and a eareer in the world, I address this essay. I might say, ‘‘Go to the army, thou youth, consider her motives and be wise,’’ because the idea behind the Peace Army is brimful of wisdom, and practical wisdom, at that. Our army is the essence of our Democratic nation. It breathes hope of an equal chance to rise in life, to every man, of every class It is the melting pot of class strife. Merit alone deserves re- ward—such is the basis of the officer’s advancement in the army, and every one has the chance to show their merit, at- tend officers schools and begin a military career. What a chance the army gives the city bred boy, who is anxious to be away from the life he knows so well. He enlists, chooses his vocational trade and is sent to his camp. Thus be- gins the making of aman. At the end of three years, the stoop shouldered, pale and emaciated youth is no more, and a broad- shouldered healthy man, proud in the assurance of an occupa- tion, has taken his place. He fuly appreciates, too, the glory of serving under the folds of the Stars and Stripes, and is fitted with a big sense of duty toward America. An equal chance is given the son of nature, who is with- out his higher education, and who seeks a broader vision of the world. The army offers every chance for an American to become an AMERICAN. We should not alone consider the individual benefits to a man, but to the world also. ‘‘Be healthy, become strong, see the world, earn and learn, fit yourself for any em- ergency that may arise, at the same time; and then in truth, shall I ever float proudly, ‘o’er the land of the Free and the home of the brave’.’’ That.is the appeal of the American “SEA BREEZE”--PAGE 3h