The Pittsburgh Academy - Eagle Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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THE EAGLE Q 4 ' Q Z .5 , t, , THE GAME OE LIEE Nigga lliE-just linur letters tn enmprise a word with a greater meaning than all the letters 9, in the world can explain, Lile at its lacst. is a very uncertain thing-and lor each P and every individual lille hnlds a dltlerent meaning. For some, lile's meaning is a . ' id line: hut lnr fathers, life is a great, wunderlul toy, full tml hidden possibilities 7 st-id - l In lW VX' ye e discovered. Whn can deline lile7 No, it is indefinalale-intangible, as it ere-a thing whose trieks and turns we must all drseuver lur ourselves, And yet, we may suggest general rules, which will help everyone to play the game of lille as it shtruld he played. First ul' all, we must lace life squarely. There is a sayinggwfhey onl v the viet-:rv win, whn have lnuvht the lmud lirhtf' Yes. it is true! New matter how hi h , , l-. t- L g i glial we set lnr nurselves, il' we reach that gual thrnugh ignorninious plays, then we have nut luught the grind lightgand the vletnry is vtrid. XVe shnuld set lur nurselves a wnrthf mal, tnward whieh we must alwafs strive. But l ls l thnugh we strive tn win, yet we must remember that viettrry is not the stile aim ul the light. lt's nut the quarry but the chase. not the laurel hut the race. One nl the lnremnst athletic euaehes nl the country, Bn lvlehflillen of Geneva College. has won lame. nut heeause he trains teams to win, but because he trains men. It is a wunderlul example lur all In lnlluw. Let us nut think nnly ol securing a vietnry, which when wnn may IH can little: hut let us strive tu make nurselves true men and wnmen. Anfrther rule lu lnllnw in playing the game nl life is tn keep smiling. YVhich athlete is the more pnpular4the one whn seuwls when trouhle arises or the one whu smiles even in lfll nes ol' adversity? Ella Vxfheeler Vvfilet-x has written a very littrng verse to explain this thought: It is easy enuugh tu he pleasant, Wlxeim lile fluws hy like a sung, But the man worth while is the man wht, will smile Vwfhen everything gives dead wrung. For the test nl the heart is truuhle, l And it always comes with the years, And the smile that is worth the praises nl earth, ls the smile that shines through tears. ll we enuld unly liulluw this inspiring verse, how much inure pleasant this wnrld would be. ln lille as in fames, nn one admires the underhanded, deceitful player who takes ad- l l- . . vantage ul' all deleets and laults nl' his lellnw players. Let us play a clean, lurward, helping eame. Play it not with the determinatiun tn win, hut with the determination to win lairly ind hnnestly. As in athletics, sn in the game til lile, the seure is kept. Then let us rememher that Vx7hen the game nf lilve is Mer, And the Great Seurekeeper pens yuur name, He writes nut il' yuu won or lust, But how you played the game. -MARGARET M. RENKIN THE PITTSBURGH ACADEMY , N Sixty-51x ffl

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.ff THE EAGLE Qigma Sigma Sigma DAY seHooL FRATERNWY lGMA SIGMA SIGMA held its first meeting for the elecf tion of officers and general reorganization of the fraternity ifiag on October the fifteenth. Those chosen to conduct the aifairs throughout the year were: President, Harry Meiidloxvg Vice' President, Sylvester Wiiiterg SecretaryfTreasurer, Norman Bei' swinger. Tri Sig has shown that it is a progressive organization Inf dividually, and as a unit, it has given hearty cofoperation to all school movements and activities and is always ready to put its shoulder to the wheel when aid is necessary. There has been a large increase in membership, The annual banqet which was held on May' 27 concluded the fraternity's activities for the year. The speakers of the evening were: Mr. Lyon, Mr. Packard, Mr, Kirsch, Mr. Grady, and Mr. McCarthy, each of whom delivered a very interesting address, Sigma Sigma Sigma aims to give all the social advantages pos' sible, to establish a bond of friendship and brotherhood among its members, and to cofoperate with the various other school activities. THE PITTSBURGH ACADEMY Sixty-ive

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rl!! THE EAGLE DAYBREAK last january, while traveling through the sticks of West.Virginia. by the 9'-?sm'T? grace ol God, I was permitted to gaze upon one of the most glorious performances T ol nature. E 5 I have seen many, but never a more beautifully bewildering sunrise. It has left an indelible impression on my mind, jogging along in a train at 6:30 that morning I was suddenly roused out of my hall' dozing by the realization that nature was producing a spectacle of magnificent grandeur. From the bottom of the deep narrow valley we were in. could be seen only jet blackness, above and on either side. Craning my neck upwards to the crests of the mountains, the blackness suddenly cracked open and a deep purplish hue filled the void, Then it changel to a purplish blue indicating the approach of dawn. Rapidly in the next few moments the hues lightened, first with more blue, then a dab of gray, a little red, some orange and some yellow, gradually softening and blending into a nne white, and day had arrived. The mountains took on a gloomy aspect for shame, at being thus exposed. Bleak. barren, un' covered, naked ol trees and foliage, they seemed to cry aloud for cover and shelter, and kindly clouds settled over them and lent an atmosphere of peace and contentment. Beneath the grinding wheels, and seeming to shout at man for thus intruding into nature's sanctuary, tumbled a turbulent mountain stream. In its descent to meet a larger stream, it cavorted carelessly down its self-made gully, sweeping everything before it and leaping over rocks and minature precipices. These small Niagras, imbued with the spirit of mischief, un' successfully seemed to try to break past the bounds of their ice'hemmed edges. The ice: white and clear in all majestic and fantastic shapes, in varifsized cakes and contours, rushed along with the stream and tumbled recklessly over the falls, seeming not to care whether it survived or not. Tiny recesses of calm water along the banks took on a cobwebby glaze and gradually thick' ened pallor. and nature had performed another marvel. Ice! cold, cold, ice, And to myself, mentally, ice! Frigid cold. benumbingg it seemed to drive the warmth from my body, heart and soul. Something seemed to coagulate and thicken within me. In this depressed, frozen, state of mind, I was suddenly jarred back to my senses and my terrestrial existence by hearing the trainman's shout of all aboard . Hastily, gathering up my bag and coat, I dashed frantically down the aisle and leaped to the station platform, just as the train got under way, there to face the grinning populace who, coming to greet the morning train, had found entertainment in my predicament. -H. A. WEINBERGER SOYEZ CONTENT Pourquoi vous plaignezfvous parce que vous avez moins bonheur qu'un autre? La nature n'a pas l'intention que tout le monde soit satisfait, Combien de progres feraft-il ce monde, si tout le monde serait content? Estfcefque la satisfaction creerait le competition? Estfce-que la vie serait interessante sans lui? je penge que non. Le raison que nous n'avons pas recu les portions egales de la fortune dans ce monde est parce que la nature desire nous donner d l'ambition. Quel plaisir pouvait etre meilleur que la realisation des ses ambitions, Observez autour de vous les peines des autres. probable' ment de vos amis et alors vous comprendrez combien vous avez de la fortune. Ainsi vous moquez vos petites peines et soyez content. -F. L. MCWRIGHT. THE PITTSBURGH ACADEMY Sixty seven