Weatherwax High School - Quinault Yearbook (Aberdeen, WA)

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QUIN1AULT FROM THE CLASS OF TWENTY-FOUR By Emily Dalton. It seems to us for the moment That the sunset before us lies, When we leave our school for the future Which is the sunrise. Four long short years we have struggled We have laughed, and learned, and grown; And the days which we leave behind us Are the happiest days we’ve known. But what of the days still before us? May we one and all prove true To the high ideals and standards You have taught us, G dd and Blue. And now we of the Gold and Purple Pause for a moment before We leave, asking you to remember The Class of Twenty-Four! SENIOR CLASS MOTTO We shall use our knowledge in that field which will enable us to accomplish the most for society. SENIOR CLASS YELL Blood, murder, hate, gore, Seniors, Seniors, ’24. Blood, murder, hate, gore, Seniors, Seniors, ’24. Blood, murder, hate, gore, Seniors, Seniors, ’24. SENIOR CLASS FLOWER Butterfly Rose. SENIOR CLASS COLORS Purple and Gold. -17-

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Q U I N I A U L T TO THE CLASS OF NINETEEN HUNDRED TWENTY-FOUR. The class graduating this month is the seventeenth to leave our school since I have been connected with the work of the city. I have watched the careers of these graduates and find that most of them have been successful in life. A few have fallen by the wayside. As I view the situation, the chief difference between those who have succeeded and those who have failed lies in the single element of staying power. It has been by tenacity of purpose rather than by sudden dash, however brilliant, that the success has been won. Hindrances, checks and trials, instead of defeating, have brought out the native force of the successful ones. Success is the child of two very plain parents—punctuality and accuracy. There are critical moments in every successful life when if the mind hesitates or the nerve flinches all will be lost. There is a well known truism that has almost been elevated to the dignity of a maxim, that what may be done at any time will be done at no time. The energy wasted in postponing until tomorrow a duty of today would often do the work. What would have been done at the time with pleasure or even enthusiasm, after it has been delayed for days becomes drudgery. Doing a deed is like sowing a seed; if not done at just the right time it will be forever out of season. Promptness is one of the practical virtues of civilization, a few minutes often makes the difference between victory or defeat, sucess or failure. Do not attempt too many things Every person, as early in life as possible, should endeavor to ascertain the strongest faculty of his mind or body, fitting him for some one pursuit, and bend all his energies to bring it to perfection. Emerson once said that a man is like a bit of Labrador spar, which has no lustre as you turn it in your hand, until you come to a particular angle; then it shows deep and beautiful colors. The greatest benefactors of mankind have not d.ssipated their energies and are known by quality rather than by the number of their works. Finally, your success will depend upon your will power and whatever weakens or impairs your will, diminishes your chance for success. You should learn to will decisively and strongly. It is not talent that people lack but it is the will to labor with a purpose. The vacillating man is pushed aside in the race of life. A person with determination that nothing will check his career is sure, if he has perseverance and grit, to succeed. May I close with these familiar words— “Live for something, have a purpose And this purpose keep in view, Drifting like a helpless vessel Thou can’st ne’er to life be true. Half the wrecks that strew life’s pathway If some star had been their guide Might have long been riding safely But they drifted with the tide.” GEORGE B. MILLER. —16—

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QUINIAULT Rena Arrington “Rene” General Course Class Basketball 2; Class Baseball 2; Football Dance Decoration Committee 4; Rooters’ Club Assembly 4; Room Committee Chairman 4; Assembly Committee for Council of Girls 4; Girls’ Rooter Club 4; Hi Jinx 4. Waino Autio “W ayne” General Course Commercial Club 4; Boys’ Rooter Club 4. Sue Baker College Preparatory Basketball 3; Baseball 2, 3; Honor Society 2, 3, 4, Vice-President 2; Chorus 3; Ocean Breeze Staff 3; Editor Ocean Breeze 4; Quiniault Staff 3; Editor Quiniault 4; Editor Junior Ocean Breeze 3; Junior Prom Committee 3; Class Finance Committee 4; Friendly Committee 2; Point Honor Committee 3; Social Committee 4; Dramatic Club 4; Cast of “Our Neighbors” 4; Latin Club 2, 3, Secretary 3; Girls’ Rooter Club 4; Athletic Carnival 1; Hi Jinx 4. James Cantwell “Jim” Literary Course Entered A. H. S. 1923. Honor Society 4; Ocean Breeze Staff 4; Quiniault Staff 4; Senior Ball Committee 4; Boys’ Rooter Club Assembly 4; Commercial Club 4; Spanish Club 4; Boys’ Rooter Club 4; Hi Jinx 4. —18—