South High School - Tiger Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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aaa changed our athletic outlook. VVith the advent of the stadium, champion- ship teams will arise, cheered by thousands of students, perhaps in the fu- ture, during the inevitable off-season, even that cherished ideal, the sup- port of a losing team, may be accomplished. VVe eagerly await the advent ofthe Golden Age of South High athletics! -Rorr FJELDSTAD A Q .6 W .4 HAT hath God wrought! were the first words Hashed across the wires that made the sending of written messages seem the miracle of all time. In ages past, before even the written word, stories of the race were handed down from father to son. The most trivial deeds of valor be- came glowing traditions--half-truth, half-mythical-as they receded into the dim past. Today, of making books there is no end. Each marvellous invention has astonished its generation until it was thought no greater could be con- ceived in the mind of man. On March fourth, the whole world listened to the inauguration of Pres- ident Coolidge by radiog and we, like every other age, think that there can be no greater marvel. Nevertheless, we turn to written word for permanent, enduring records. The spoken word is soon forgotten, but when it is set down on paper, it becomes as enduring as time. To many, the annual of the class of 1925 may seem a trivial thing, but to us who have participated in the events herein set down, it will be a lasting memorial-it will serve to bring back before us, in years to come, the joys and sorrows of our years in South High. It is the written record of that high school life. -Louisa BRowN Q9-Q LEAD ON! RUSSET towers and pointing spires, Our torches flame with thy lit fires Of knowledge. Clear the clutching mires Of darknessl Lead us on and onl O guiding pilots, teachers true, 0 steady stars, our hearts imbue VVith loyalty to life, to you. Lead on! Lead on! Lead onl Though trials beset the night, On our paths cast thou the light Of truth, of honesty, and right. Lead on! -RoLF FJELDSTAD. Page Elcrrcn

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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

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