Streator Township High School - Hardscrabble Yearbook (Streator, IL)

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Wifi 1-., -HIQK, I W i.. ... i Streator High-a school, a stage, a game board-the board on which the game 1954-'55 was played. The past school year was not just one thingg it was a combination of many differ- ent things. It was a scrabble. Our school life, like all life, has been and will continue to be played in game fashion. Each of us begins the game with a certain number of abilities, just as each player begins the game Scrabble with a specified number of lettersg with these abilities each of us must go on to win success in life - to win the game. In Scrabble, as in life, the result of each de- cision would be more valuable if it were pre- faced by thoughtful planning. The decision could also be made more valuable by giving it a pur- pose, by making it a means to a definite goal. Every game has its own rules, rules which must be obeyed or a penalty paid for disobeying. Both rules and penalties are necessary, for with- out them the game would become a confused, pointless muddle. There are times when the game can be play- ed with enjoyment the only objective, but there are also times when it must be played seriously, when it is necessary to stop and see how well the game has been played, how well it is being played, and how well it can be played. The game is only what the player makes it. For the class of 1955 the four-year game is over. Another game starts soon, and it is hoped that all of us have learned how to play this next one better. With Streator High as our background and with Scrabble as our theme, we on the staff give you 1955 in the pictures and paragraphs of the 1955 Hardscrabble.