South High School - Tiger Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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ll fJ,P1ti.5i2.fE'3t55,1g2f'll E913 FOREWURD HE f'Creed of our Schooly' is a beautiful and fitting effort. The author, a calm, sweet, hi h-minded rirl of sixteen sum- g fs v mers on her graduation day last year, typifies that self- same loyalty. I remember how Well, too, her father exemplified the precept. South was his Alma Nfater. He attended in '95 with that remarkable group, the Silver Blues. No- bility and magnanimity of conduct in him were inherent. He always kept in mind the honor and prestige of South, weighing his actions carefully as to their influence on community and state. His perseverance in conquering difficulties greater than those that obstruct the way to success for most of us, showed a devotion to an ideal that found expression later in loyalty that has been dependable, staunch, and true. There were then, as there are today, skill and human sympathies among our teachers which make profound impressions on youth at a time when they are keenly sus- ceptible to influences which sway the emotions. Thus they fashioned out of human material a grand example of a good life. A A VVhen Gretchen and her brother were ready for high school, the father, sacrificing much, returned from a neighboring state to the old stamping grounds, where he had received from his preceptors teachings fraught with beauty, hope, courage, and power. South did not fail these young people nor did the brother and sister fail their Alma Mater. As is the studen-t, so is South. And how grateful we feel to these-and to all our young people, who, not- withstanding the perplexities of the times, are developing an inner feeling of faithfulness and an ability to meet the great demands in solving the complex problems press- ing for solution in the progress of civilization. The finest possession in the onward march is loyalty, and the finest guides, sincerity and courage. -josEP11 JORGENS Er' if ll 955.225 II

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The f!EI1itnr5' Swap LOYALTY URING the basketball season of 1924, the loyalty of South High students to their team was evidenced at every game by the number present and by the enthusiasm which was shown. VVith the whole school backing them, the fellows had to win: they could not help themselves. During the football season last fall, there was a very noticeable loss of this wonderful support. Just because the team was not of champion- ship caliber, the students did not come to the games. Is this real loyalty? As there are eight high schools competing for each championship, anyone can understand that our teams cannot always Win. Should we be loyal, then, only when our teams are winning? Some of the pupils at South High School seem to place such a limitation upon their loyalty. Real loyalty has a much different meaning and knows no limits. In order to show the value and the true meaning of this wonderful attribute, the 1925 'TIGER has been devoted to the principle of Loyalty. -CLIFFORD CARLSON 9 9 Q ' CHOOL spirit is one of the most abused terms in the high school student's vocabulary. Variously dehned as a will to win, boosting the school,'l an exalted feeling possessed at certain times, and a hundred and one other things, the term, school spirit, has degenerated into an expression used principally when the author has nothing else to say. School spirit might be defined as sacrifice of self for the good of the school. Cheering, boosting the school, and the like are but outward mani- festations. It has been said that school spirit is not confined to the gridiron or diamond, but is equally essential in the school room. Conscientious study- ing, boosting school projects, joining clubs are all branches of the parent tree of loyalty. It is on the athletic field, however, that school spirit be- comes most apparent. South students have been much berated during the past year for their lack of support at the games. lvhy? Because they did not care to Watch a losing team. But is this unnatural? From time immemorial all the world has loved a winner, and to the loser has consistently shown the back door. By no means does this mean that the school should not support a losing team, nor is it intended to excuse the student body. No man has ever been harmed because he has strived for an ideal. Plainly, however, the easiest way out is a team that wins,-something practically impossible in the present condition of athletic facilities, and not always possible even under the best conditions. However, the prospect of the new memorial stadium has entirely Page Ten