Southwestern High School - Prospector Yearbook (Detroit, MI)

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Page Fowr The Prospector Staff SENIOR JOURNALISTS BUSINESS STAFF JUNIOR JOURNALISTS

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51112 iiirnsprrtnr VOLUME 14, NUMBER 14 PRICE 35 CENTS Senior Juanita Millsap .... Steven Dallos ...... Leonora Corsini ...... Sylvia Zimmerman Arthur Plots ........ Alfred Pugno Phyllis Rago ..... Joseph Marvaso .... Elanore Diedrich .. Vina G. Knowles .. EDITORIAL ............Managing Editor ........'Xssociate Editor Junior .......Hyman Weiss Katherine Maltby News Editor ...................... Helen Tabias ..........C0py Readers... ........Boys' Athletics... Girls' Athletics... Exchange Editor ..... Humor Editor ..... Faculty Adviser .......... f'1YAssotiaWi ...Albert Broschay ..........Eric Liddell .......Thelma Childs ........Lillian Babas ...........Paul Mandy ..Grace H. Charles BUSINESS STAFF Business Manager ...................................................... Edward Budnik Circulation Manager ............................,................... Albert Beauvais Circulation Assistants ............... Wilbur Wagner, William Lewrenz Advertising Assistants .................... Albert Beauvais, Hymen Weiss Roger Mullican Bookkeeper ...... ..................................................... I rene Rosensweig FAREWELL, SENIORS APPY to graduate and sorry to leave his beloved Alma Mater, his comrades, and his teachers, the senior departs from his school environment and encounters a new. unfamiliar, and difficult situa- tion. Commencing with the date entered as a freshie, through the senior year, much time is devoted to studies and school activities. But he is more or less dependent in everything he does. If his studies are complicated, his instructor is always ready to explain the work, and the blues vanish. During these four years each individual molds his character. If he pro- duces his best and is a loyal booster of the school, both teachers and students admire him and he is always remembered. Should he be a slacker in school, he is forgotten and there is an everlasting mar on his name. Nevertheless, a different phase of life appears in the graduate's career when he faces the world for a living. He is left on his own responsibility, with little or no help from others, to follow his own pursuit. Seniors, you are departing! You know your quali- fications. May they be of the best. Face the world boldly. We are not sent to do anything into which we cannot put our hearts. We have certain work to do, and that is to be done strenuously. These things are all a part of the great game of life, and to meet them and not go down before them in discouragement and defeat is the ultimate proof of power. We have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. Never turn backward. Farewell, Seniors! ARE YOU LAZY? F COURSE you are. We all are. We all like our work, more or less, but at the same time We love ease. We feel the urge to throw off our responsibilities and dance to the music of heart's desire. This urge is oldg it is inherited from a long line of ancestors with a tendency to gratify the des're for ease. Primitive peoples did not know the meaning of intensive labor. They worked now and then, but they did not make out programs of action, and they did not hold themselves to sustained effort through long periods of time in order to reach a distant goal. They did not feel the nervous strain which men and women feel today when their day's work is over. Although the labor of modern man is painful, it has its rewards. He works and suffers, but he has kept himself from hardship and starvation. The individual of the present day, however, feels in his own life the conflict which has been waged for generations. One need not worry because he is lazy, provided he will rise above it. But one succeeds only by learn- ing from the history of the race the lesson that the way to better things lies along the thorny path of sustained effort. YOUR LANGUAGE NE of the most frightful demonstrations of the non-application of our school lessons into practical use is the case of English grammar. And, unfortunately for many, this branch of learning is the one which most shows whether a person is edu- cated or not. People may fail to know their mathe- matics, Latin, science, or even history without transmitting the fact to other people around, but they cannot speak incorrect grammar without shouting that they are ignorant. One cannot have an interview with an employer without giving him one's true qualifi- cations. THE END 66 T'S all over but the shouting! Yes, it is true that the term is almost at an end. No more homework or diiiicult lessons to prepare. No more quizzes or exams for three long months. Suppose each individual should look over his record for the term ending June, 1928, and see whether he has gained or lost-whether or not he has worked as hard as possible in every academic course. To be recommended by the principal of the high school is a very valuable qualification for college life, and even for a good position in the world. But it is necessary to work for the recommendation, and that achievement should be every student's goal-a average at the close of each semester. Before it is too late-before you are in your senior year-create a Renaissance in your person-an awakening of the art of learning. HB!! Page Three

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THE ROMANCE OF SIGHT-SEEING By Lela Bagozzi Thanks to our good , willvambassador. Colonel Charles A. Lind- bergh, the country of France has been brought close to our shores. This once un- known aviator accom- plished a feat that has made him famous the world over. The linking of France and the United States was the outcome of his wonder- ful trip to Paris. Hun- T .4 dreds of tourists visit this country year after year, Americans prominent among them all. France is noted for its many attractions and its numerous scenes of special historic interest. The poets often put into verse the gallantry of the stately knights of the Crusade days, and the energy and capacity of the French people is well known. A study of a trip to Paris and a description of its surroundings will be sure to arouse the curiosity and interest of the traveler, and here he will wend his way. The American tourist intending to visit France will embark from New York. He will have an exhilarating trip of eight days, according to the speed of the boat on which he travels. The days abroad are filled with delightful and novel incidents. Finally, as the boat nears the shores of France, the passenger feels a throb of joyous emotion, although he wonders whether dangers or pleasures will assail him in this strange country. He should have no fears on that score, however, for any of the French people would relieve his mind. He will soon make the discovery that France is the most hospitable of coun- tries and that tourists are welcomed with cordiality. An enormous crowd awaits the arrival of the boat in the port of Havre. The din of landing is terrific. The newcomer may recognize friends or relatives. If not, he will still experience the sensation as one who gloats over a new and priceless toyg everything that he sees will arouse his curiosity. As he gazes about him confusedly, a kindly porter offers his servicesg the employees of the railroad com- pany are usually honest and should be trusted. For a small sum of money the traveler saves himself much time and exasperation, for the porter will conduct him to the customs house, check his baggage, and be of general service. The customs ofiicer is authorized to search everyone. Usually, if the tourist is of a suspicious character, the officer will take his word for the contents of his bag- gage. From the customs office, one will follow the porter again. He will conduct the stranger back to the railroad station. In four hours one arrives in Paris. A porter dressed similar to the ones at Havre presents himself, and receiving the tourists' consent, he will superintend the recovery of his baggage and carry it to a taxi. The American University Union is a hotel frequented by many in France. One will find lodgings of all prices and orders. A traveler is always on his owng his decisions are of his own make. Paris is a very ancient city situated on the banks of two branches of the Seine. It is very pretty, and con-- trary to the huge and massive skyscrapers of New York, ofiice buildings of Paris have not more than tan floors. The Latin Quarter of France is very interesting. Here is found the scholastic element of the city. It is distinguished from the other parts of France because of its large number of schools and students. At hours of the day when study is in progress, the streets are desertedg and at other hours, students of all sizes and ages make the streets ring with gay laughter and joy- ous clamor. Paris is also noted for its wonderful parks and their valuable contents. The transportation facilities are very numerous and still more comfortable. Also, there are many monuments which tend to represent stages in the historical development of the country. A very important edifice in Paris is the Palace of the Louvre. This ancient building is the most artistic and the richest museum in the world. There are so many rooms in the palace, that it requires a visitor two or three days to go through them all. Notre Dame, a well-known cathedral, is a good example of Gothic architecture. Here are found many things of ancient mould, which tend to recall mem- ories of the terrors of the days of long ago. Many curious relics are on display before the visitors. In the French Pantheon are found the tombs of many famo.us men and women with wonderful, un- rivaled painting on the walls. Another interesting object which most tourists visit is the Arch of Triumph. This arch is magnificent. Napoleon had it built to celebrate the Revolution and the empire. It was built in memory of the great men and the unknowns who died for their country. The libraries in Paris are very numerous, over one- hundred fifty in number. The national library, con- taining nearly 3,500,600 books, is the largest. The knowledge derived from a visit to the museums is just as great as the knowledge derived from reading books in a library. The value of the vast display of relics cannot be estimated. On Sundays admission is usually gratis. But a visitor carrying an umbrella is obliged to leave it outside or he is not permitted to enter. fContinued on Page 381 Page Five