Washington Township High School - Maroon and Gold Yearbook (Iberia, OH)

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Page14 THE MAROON AND GOLD 0 trails - ur6.iQQ'Tf9yml1 neg 11-- benefit of Velma and all of the teachers, is the will- ing to her, by Mary Sipes, of her quiet disposition. The last of our foibles we wish to dispose of, for better or worse, we may say our chewing gum wads, how we have enjoyed them, let them rest now in peace stuck away. We now sign and seal this last will and testa- ment of the class of '26, our names are affixed and here is the list and we hope we have pleased to the last. Elnora and Harriet and Elizabeth twice, Doyle, Gail and Carrol and Lloyd. T he n Margaret an d Dorothy and Mary Sipes, completes the list that we have. -Dorothy Soren Sen. THE EARTH AND THE UNIVERSE No subject brings such thrills, such admiration, or such amazement as a study of the Universe. To gaze into the starry heavens and watch the twink- ling of myriads of sparkling stars, we are lost in wonder. How large are they? Of what are they com- posed, and, are they inhabited? These questions arise in our minds, while at the same time, great scientists turn their instruments skyward and ask the same questions. By means of their powerful telescopes, they are able to measure their distances from the earth and from each other, their size, and to deter- mine their composition. Scientists tell us there are millions of suns, many times larger than our sun, with a planetary system revolving around each. All are in motion and moving in all possible directions. Most of them are so far away, that it takes hundreds of years for their light to reach us. They have also discovered other universes in process of creation. The more we study the Universe and its activities, the more as- tonished we become, and are brought to acknowledge a iirst great Cause, who has full control of all force, motion, materialg in short, the Universe. Now let us turn from the Universe with all its mystery, and deal with our own planet, the Earth. At one time this wonderful ball on which we live was dark and void of form. Conforming, however, to the universal law of the great Architect, it began to take form and to assume regular motion, and, as time rolled on, it began to cool, thus forming a crust. Taking pick and shovel, and using his critical eye, man has found that the earth's crust is composed of various layers, one upon the other, all of which gives evidence of having once been soft by intense heat. Scientists generally agree that not a great way below the crust, the earth is still hot and molten. Since basic rocks must have at one time been intensely hot to drive out of themselves all com- bustible elements, and since they are the bottom rocks, we are safe in concluding that there was a period when the whole earth was at a white heat. At that time water and minerals were driven off as gases, which formed an inpenetrable canopy extend- ing for miles around the earth in every direction. The motion of the earth upon its axis would extend to these gases surrounding it, and the effect was to concentrate them more over the earth's equator, due to centrifugal force. As the earth cooled these gases naturally cooled and thus were transformed from the gaseous state to solids, or liquidsg the heavier miner- als settling towards the bottom, and forming rings about the earth. Scientists tell us there were about seven of these rings. As the cooling process ad- vanced, these rings detached themselves and the dis- tant ones would acquire a different rotary motion from that of the earth and thus come closer to it. One after another, these rings settled upon the earth's surface. There were long periods of time be- tween the breaking up of these rings, and the rush- ing of water from the poles to the equator would distribute the minerals over the earth's surface. The breaking up of each ring no doubt caused a great change in conditions on the earth and brought about further steps in the process of creation. The Canopy theory assumes that the last of these rings was al- most free from minerals and consisted of pure wa- ter, and that it still surrounded the earth after man appeared on the planet, suspended as a veil above the atmosphere. It served as does the glass of a hot- house, to equalize the temperature, so that the cli- mate at the poles would be little if any different from that of the equator. Under such hot-house con- ditions, tropical plants grew everywhere in profuse abundance, and to a great height, storms were un- known, and for the same reason, there could be no rain. Vegetation was watered by a mist arising from the earth. When the watery ring broke, it caused the great flood of Noah's day. Then the hot-house conditions ceased. The direct rays of the sun fell upon the earth at the equator, and left the poles intensely cold. The change was very sudden and resulted in the great ice fields of the Arctic regions. This is proved by the fact that tropical animals have been found em- bedded in the ice, with grass in the mouth, and in the stomach, undigested. Such animals could not en- dure cold, and such grass could not now grow there. Great changes in the earth's surface were made at that time. Some scientists insist that there is an- other ring around the earth, an electrical ring, and when it is broken, it will tend to purify the earth by destroying all germs and insect pests. When this ring breaks, there will no doubt be a great display of nreworks, which in turn will make this earth a bet- ter place to live. The sky, spread like an ocean hung on high, Bespangled with those isles of light So wildly, spiritually bright, Whoever gazed upon them shining, And turned to earth without repining Nor wished for wings to flee away, And mix with their eternal ray. -Gaylord F. Burt. MESH IICQZQH - 0622+

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THE MAROON AND GOLD Page13 -cc tgps - u1ea,iCEfQ?24Ep1u IICEQ 43 SENICR CLASS PROPHECY Now I am not a second Rip Van Winkle, nor have I had a dream. It has not been my pleasure to gaze into a crystal, nor to interview a famous medium. But I am just right here and wide awake, letting my imagination run into the future of this illustrous class, as my mind pictures itssay ten years from now. Perhaps a few observations will help my imagination and the rest I will trust to luck. Now first is Dorothy Sorensen. You would never guess what has happened to her. Sne lives with her husband, and at times gives lectures at the High school on such subjects as Contentment,', Happi- ness, and Domestic Felicity. On a bright Sunday morning in June, a young parson arises before his first charge. In a very low voice, but calm and serene, Carroll Seif announces his text. It is the first morning of school after Xmas va- cation. The superintendent, Mary Sipes, is scolding an unprepared freshman Algebra class when she suddenly stops because she remembers the day after vacation in her own High school days. Some of our class are financially inclined. Doyle Rusk and Lloyd Nichols are at the head of the Iberia Loan 85 Savings company. Doyle does the loaning and Lloyd does the saving. If you have any money you do not care to see again, you might help the new Company get started. Doyle is also the C0aCh of the Iberia High school basketball team that won first place in the tournament at Columbus, while Lloyd is the manager of the team. A newspaper appears with an essay, Don't Be Too Friendly with Your Friends. The author, Eli- zabeth Richardson, is at the head of a new move- ment to pension all bachelor girls after they have reached the age of eighteen. The essay contains a deep moral somewhere between the lineS. Margaret Sorensen, as peppy as ever. I see in a large gynma.sium trying to teach a class of listless girls. She stamps her shapely little feet and demands them to pivot and shoot. Martel is a much larger town than it used to be and has many shops. One of the most unique is a flower shop known as The Forget-Me-Not,'l owned and operated by our friend Elnora Johnson. Even in High school, Elnora inclined towards Martel. A Whir and buzzing in the air and an airplane comes into view. Gail Burt, the pilot is now one of the U. S. mail carriers. Gail says that the thrill and inspiration he get out of flying thru the air far surpasses any he ever experienced as a Senior in Iberia High. I know you would like to see what I am going to tell you about next. At the theatre a long line is waiting at the ticket window. The Follies, now on, are said to be the best ever, really good. Harriet Johnson, as lead- ing lady, with that snappy smile of hers, has won fame for the Follies of the season. These bright visions of old friends slowly fade, an A encegau leaving me with the delightful reality of friends and classmates, who I hope may have a successful future pursuing the divers vocations that are calling them forth to high and noble endeavors, -Elizabeth Truex. , CLASS WILL We, the Seniors of the W. T. H. S., regret very much to depart from this school, and as we have some treasures to leave behind, which we hope will be of benefit to succeeding classes, this last will and testament is prepared. To the Juniors, who are to succeed us, we will that spirit which has carried us over the difficulties of the final year. May it keep with them and urge them on to reach the goal that's ours tonight, so that every one will have the opportunities of a broader life and a more useful place in society. To the Sophomores, we hand down these tradi- tions of honor and loyalty to the school which makes us proud to be able to say that we have graduated from it. May they stand for the right in their class- room work, in their treatment of fellow students, and in their relations to pupils of other schools when met on the field of debate, or in contests invlviong athletics. Keep loyal to the old home school in thought, in words, and in deed. To the Freshmen, we leave the task of giving a welcoming smile, a helping hand, and a friendly bit of advice to the ones who will join our High school group in the coming year. Make them feel at home and a. part of the crowd. It will help them along the road to get the most from their high school work. To the teachers we give our heartfelt thanks for what they have done for us, and we hope that as the years go by and others have taken our places, a bit of remembrance will come to them and recall to their minds again the year of 1926, and our class with pleasant thoughts. Of foibles and follies we have quite a few that are harmless, I am sure that is true. S0 we will these things to the considerate care of those who remain in the school. To Edna Nichols, a coy maid, is given that bashfulness wich Harriet Johnson has kept for so long and we hope it becomes her indeed. Our friend, Lloyd Nichols, Wills his Wonderful power of peretpual motion, so called, to a friend in need in the next Civics class, Burton Cass he said it would be. Elizabeth Richardson is leaving behind her gift of gab, as it were, to a pupil of note, an old pal of ours, Thelma Hillis can use it I'm sure. Doyle Rusk entrusts to the tender care of that wild youth, Harold Lepp, his reputation as shiek of the walk. and hopes he will keep at his best. Elnora wills her old powder puff, Gail Burt his finger nail file. The rest are specialists in their line and wish to help others along. So the genius for science of Carrol Seif, and the music of Elizabeth Truex, Dorothy's French, and Margaret's pep in athletics are handed on to liven the life and make better the school for those who follow along. Another thing for the great r Bi'-

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w 1 T H E M A R O O N A N D G O L D Page 15 If 231430 e P llGTiC3IQk?9u H935-+1 plished fact. People, thru education, are becoming What is prohibition? It means to prohibit, to keep people from doing certain wrongs. But as used by the United States constitution, it means the sale, manufacture, use, and transportation of alcoholic liquors in the United States or in the territorial pos- sessions thereof. It is stated in the eighteenth amendment of the constitution, which was adopted in 1919 after being ratified by thirty-six states. It became a national law a year later, in 1920. But why is so much made of prohibition as de- finediabove? Are there not many other evils in this nation which are worse and which should be given more consideration than the liquor evil? There are crimes of different rank from first degree murder down to theft. Are they not a larger evil and a greater detriment to society? No! The above crimes, terrible as they are, do not begin to approach the evil that is done by al- coholic liquors to the users as well as to the com- munity. A larger death roll is caused by alcoholic liquor either in its use or in the way in which it is obtained, than is caused by many of our worst contagious diseases. If alcoholic liquors are used by an individual it has a weakening effect upon his body and may even cause death. It makes one unable to perform his duties and has been proven a harm to a person in almost every way. People addicted to drink are no good to themselves and a detriment to others. Liquor often causes people to lose their minds and they do deeds that they would never think of doing under normal conditions. These people have a bad influence on the rising generation. They neglect their families and deprive them of the necessities that they should supply them with. Crime follows the use of liquors and often are the direct cause. Since the prohibition amendment has been in force, the sale and manufacture of liquors are carried on under cover. This cannot be done in a public way since it is against the law, so in this way the rising generation is not tempted to such an extent as it was when liquor was sold freely in a public way. Much of the trouble over prohibition is due to the fact that many officials can be so easily bribed and do not enforce the prohibition laws. It is like what Stephen A. Douglas once said of slavery: 'tIt cannot exist in a locality for a minute if it is not supported by the police. Many policemen fail to ar- rest bootleggers on account of getting bribes. Prohibition laws are like criminal laws in the United States in that money has too great an influ- ence in the courts. If an official brings in a bootleg- ger and is under a small bail, the bootlegger's friends pay the bail and he is released so that he can start over again. The fines are never very large and the imprisonment not long enough to be hard on the wrong-doer. But prohibition is already becoming an accom- acquainted with the evils of liquor and are uphold- ing the laws and the officials who enforce the laws. It is now only opposed by the men who are ignorant of the harm and who look for the money they will get from the general use of liquors. We can be glad that opposition to prohibition is becoming a dead issue and may God grant that it will forever remain so. -F'loyd Nichols. SELECTING AN OCCUPATION He who starts upon a journey should have a definite idea as to his destination, otherwise, he will wander about aimlessly like a vessel upon the ocean, without a chart or compass, or even a pilot, and will finally be wrecked upon the shore of some unknown country. So many people today discover that life has been spent in vain. Life is a journey and he who would succeed should carefully consider its aim and end, Every person endowed with facilities and intel- ligence ought to make his life a success, especially the present generation, in this best and greatest coun- try of all civilized nations. It seems to me the only real excuse for failure is either lack of intelligence or pure laziness. Success is sure to come to a person who possess- es an average intellect, a high ideal, a disposition to work, who is ready to sacrifice if necessary and en- dure without fiinching, and is willing to bear need- ful trials. Take for example Mr. Beshore, humorist, who gave the last number of our lecture course. He was born in Pennsylvania, and at the age of eighteen months was afflicted with infantile paralysis, which left him with an evitable handicap.. At the age of fourteen years he was turned out into the world alone with only a few cents in his pocket. He went to work at once and as he wished to receive an education he studied and worked during the day and went to school at night. He had to sacrifice and endure a great deal but because of his intelligence, high ideals, and disposition to work, he finally reached his goal or destination, now being one of the greatest of platform men. Not only Mr. Beshore but most of our greatest men of today have had similar experiences in life. Many persons who are determined to reach cer- tain goals have to face many difficulties. But yet the element that offers difficulty is the condition that is necessary for success. Take for instance the loco- motiveg its chief difficulty in moving a train is fric- tion. Yet if there was no friction the locomotive would be unable to move the train a single inch. An- other remark some philosophers have made is that a bird has to overcome the resistance of the air, but if the air was withdrawn the bird would fall instant- ly to the ground, being unable to fly in a vacuum. The very element that offers the difficulty is the condition necessary for any liight whatever. There are in the world few who succeed and many who fail --me anceiieou U .air-