Skykomish High School - Herald of the Hills Yearbook (Skykomish, WA)

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Herald of the Hills S T A F F Editor-in-Chief ..,. ................,..,.......,.,. ,,,,.,,,, E d ward Maloney Associate Editor ....... .......... A lice McEvoy Business Manager ........ ...,.... M arie Langland Advertising Manager .......... Gerald Smith Literary Adviser ......... .,,.,,...,.,.. , .Miss Merwin Tye Editor ...........,. ....... E leanor McCrossen -i11L.....1-l- SCHOOL SPIRIT School spirit is a great factor in the making of the citizen. It is a preparatory step in the making of patriotic, loyal Americans. It de- velopes the qualities which will be most useful in after life such as leadership, ability, and loyalty. School spirit developes leadership in the sense that the youth who has any qualities of leadership will naturally step into small duties of school. It developes ability in the sense that the person will take duties upon himself when there is no teacher present to take his place. Loyalty in the sense that the pupil obeys the school laws and rights for the honor of the school either upon the athletic field or in contests. These things which are developed by pupils in school have pro- found influence in after days. A capable person in school, one who developes capability, will be capable of handling government and so- cial affairs in after life. Things are no different after school days than they were in school days. One will find the same problems and the same obligations to pass only on a larger plane. If one developes school spirit while in school, he has that much more or a civic spirit after leaving school. Willard Whitney '24 -,, l..li HAPPINESS The most wonderful good in this world is happiness. By it is meant well being in the highest and noblest sense. Anything that wipes a tear from the face of man is good, and to be happy is to make others so. To be happy we do not need to be wealthy in money for it is wealth in itself. It is the true end and aim of life. Let us teach that great wealth is not great happiness for money never has and never will purchase the highest happiness. The one great good is happiness. The one great sin is selfishness. Happiness must be earned. It is the bud, the blossom, the fruit of the tree of pure and noble action and not the gift of any god. Adele Manning '24 Fourteen

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dark, and unattractive, the only furniture being a long row of benches filled with people and a long table resting before a large desk. Sud- denly a policeman enters the room followed by two men, both hand- cuffed, followed by another olhcer. Quickly arranging the prisoners the court proceeds. From one end of the table arises a young man, holding in his hands a sheaf of papers. The young man speaks for some time, and then seats himself. The man is Gerald Smith, District Attorney, a man of tremendous influence, one whose power and very aggressive- ness has made him feared by all criminals, one whose chosen work was to protect society from all criminals. This scene becomes indistinct, and another appears upon the globe, a large luxurious office, containing a large desk. Seated at the desk is a young man gazing reflectively at the ceiling, his mind going back nfteen years to his graduation from high school. A name upon the door appears, Edward Maloney, Corporation Counsel. Suddenly this scene disappears and the group lean back, gazing happily at each other, each confident that in years to come each would assume the position foretold them by the old crystal gazer. EDWARD MALONEY '22. The Path of Lyfe To every person comes a day, To great, to small, to one and all To choose the up or downward way. To upward rise or downward fall. One way is least resistance, It may look free from care, But it is not, for at its end Is the den of dark despair. The other way leads upward Though it may look rough and long, This upward path grows smoother The further you go along Success is the destination If you follow the upward trail, While if you follow the downward path You are almost sure to fail. So if you're on the downward trail 'Kurn back your wayward gait And start upon the upward path Before it is too late. Willard Whitney '24 Thirteen

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School improvements - During the past year many improvements have been made on the school buildings. The Intermediate rooms have been supplied with new book cases. These not only add to the usefulness but also to the attractiveness of the rooms. A new floor has been put in the high school room and the walls were given a new coat of paint. In the gymnasium a kitchenette has been built which has been of great service to the entertainers at parties and club meetings. Also the drinking fountain has been moved to a more convenient place. The old manual training shop is now vacant as a large two story building has been erected for that purpose. The old art room has been made into a dining room for the Home Economics Department. The walls were painted and furniture was purchased. It is a very attractive room. The last, considered as the most important, is the building of the dyke at the rear of the school yard. The dyke has been of greater value than any other improvement as it saved the west end of town RUTH KLINGER 'Z3. during the Hood. To the Herald of the Hills You surely have a wondrous task, To be The Herald of the Hills. You can in mountain sunlight bask And listen to the Cascades' rills. You learn from these stupendous cliffs, That only great thoughts are worth while, You banish from your hearts the if's And face all trouble with a smile. You can, as says an old time book, Find sermons wise, among the stones And thoughts of worth, with the brook That counsels labor to the drones. So, if you are, as you have said The herald of these wondrous hills Your pride should be, that you have led, Your hearers to more noble wills. Oh! Herald of these hills of light, Announce to whosoe'er you meet That earth is not the place for spite And hateful thoughts are never sweetg That kindness is the dearesfgift That Heav'n has left on earth for men, That with it we can make a rift Through which gleams joy beyond our ken. --A. V. Fifteen