Smithsburg High School - Leopard Yearbook (Smithsburg, MD)

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High News The Senior's Farewell Now that we, the Class of ’25, must say farewell to our school and to our worthy faculty, we wish to express in the most sincere way our gratitude to those tea- chers who have so wisely and so untiringly guided our paths these last four years. And now as each one of us are about to leave our school and our community, to take up our duties in various fields, we s n- cerely hope to be a credit to old S. H S. and Smithsburg. Let us keep in mind th s little poem: To every man there ope.ieth A way, and ways and a way, And the high soul climbs the high way And the low soul gropes the low; And in between on the misty flats I he rest drift to and fro; But to every man there openeth A high way and a low. And every man decideth Which way his soul shall go. Let us then keep climb.ng to tve bgh way. We, the Stniors are “Not on the Heights but climbing.” Best Method If you’ll read this Fttle poem, there’s no doubt that you will find That High School work is not so tough as to really hurt your mind. For if at bluffing you are good and teachers you can fool, Four years of ease and pleasure may come your way at school Suppose the teacher gives a test; now, here the thing to do, I ake pains to have the smartest one sit right n front of you; Keep looking on her paper, copy everything she’s got You'll get as good a grade as she, providing you’re not caught. And should your English teacher make you hand in book reports, Appreciation of our Parents As we Seniors are about to complete our High School career, let us stop for a moment to give a word of thanks and app- reciation to our Mothers and Fathers. At times, during the past years, they have suffered and maybe have had heartaches because of us. 1 hey have sacrificed n order to make our lives more pleasant. We never can pay in full the debt we owe them. But then we can give them what they would like more than anything; that is love and respect. In tl s age of hurry I wonder if we show them the little courtesies and do the Fttle kind things that will bring ioy to their he rts This s one way to be happy ourselves for the time is comparatively short that we have our parents with us. 7 hen, after they are gone, wr need not have regrets for the Fttle hurts which we have caused those who love us. Macaulev was one wFo apprec'ated the true love of his mother. He gives to the world the following lines of gratitude: “In after life you may have frerds, fend, dear friends; but never will you have again the inexpressible love and gentleness lavished upon you which none but a Mother bestows. ’’ Let us then, as young people, realize the truth of the words spoken of a Mother -and we shall add- a Father. Be kind and thankful of your parents now'. You needn’t ever read a book, if some of your friends are spons, Just copy what they’ve written; now can't you see? They’re liable to a C for it, and you might get A or B- Now,friends, I’ve tryed to show you in a simple sort of way, Of the many schemes to follow, but, in truth, it dose not pay. Of all the methods that I know, there is one I’d recomend It is “Dig and Work” and “Study,” it’s the best one in the end.