Warrensburg Latham High School - Cardinal Yearbook (Warrensburg, IL)

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((cardinal! THEODORE ROOSEVELT Roosevelt, one of the greatest of American statesman, is to be found among the first in the hearts of American citizens. He is probably one of the most conspicuous and best known men of the civilized world. He was born in 1858 in New York City, and here the early part of his life was spent. During the first few years of his life, he was a physical weakling but thru his own determined efforts he grew from a child, pale nearsighted, thin and asthmatic to a man with a splendid physical constitution, a lover of out-door sports and a master of men. His first appearance in public life came at the age of twenty-three when he was elected to the state legislature of New York. He did not give up his literary career, however, for his political life. He did, in fact, consider literature his vocation and wrote many historical works thruout his life. It is his splendid achievements in the political world which has caused his name to be one of fame, however, rather than the books of history that he has left us. When the Spanish-American war broke out, Roosevelt was serving as Seretary of the Navy under McKinley, but he promptly abandoned this office and organized the famous Rough Riders, whose bravery and daring gained so much fame for them in the battle of San Juan hill. It was with much hesitancy that Roosevelt accepted the nomination for the Vice-Presidency with McKinley. Six months after McKinley took the oath of office, he was killed and Roosevelt accidentally slipped into his presidential career which was to bring him world wide fame. Roosevelt was strongly in favor of national economy. He was opposed to party bosses and did not permit any one to dictate to him. It was this admirable characteristic that caused his failure as govenor of New York. Probably Roosevelt's greatest contribution to America was the construction of the Panama Canal. He had all sorts of obstacles to combat. He had the opposition of the South American countries and the uprising of Panama and opposition of France. These he easily overcame, the first by asserting his authority, the last by arbitration. The building of the canal was a tremendous mechanical achievement and has given more to the world than any other similar construction. The sanitation and malaria questions were great obstacles in the construction of the canal and these were overcome by the commendable supervision of Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt will always be one of our greatest American heroes. He proved to the world that wealth was no obstacle to fame, as Lincoln proved poverty need not bar one from the highest office in the land. Sixteen Katherine Albert.

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SENIORS Jeremiah Slonaker “ care not a fig for the care of business; Politics fill me with doubt and dizziness.” Baseball, ’22, ’23, ’24, ’25. Basketball, ’22, ’23, ’24, ’25. Track, ’23, ’24, ’25. V. Pres, of Class, ’23, ’24. Pres. Senior Class, ’25. “Cherry Blossom,” ’22. “W” Club, ’23, ’24, ’25. Cardinal Staff, ’25. Hazel Wright “Unconscious goodness is the crown of human excellence.” Eighteen