Webster Township High School - Web Yearbook (Scotch Ridge, OH)

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Our success is partly due to the rank in which other people place us. They base their judgment on our actions and words. Surely, in the long run, it is the wisest plan to play fair with other people. The next rule is NBe governed by factsn. The superficial appearance of anything is often misleading. It is best to examine closely the particular thing in question and learn the facts. They are there and nothing we can do will change them. The thing to do is to adjust ourselves to fit the facts. Above all we shouldn't let distressing facts affect us emotionally. The fourth rule is nLive up to your work,W Previously, I stated that people form their opinion about us from our actions and words. To this I may add that we are also judged by the ex- tent to which we carry out what we have promised to do. People lose confidence in us if we don't keep our word. This is often evident in a small child who has lost respect for one of his parents because he had failed to buy the child the promised sack of candy. ' NRemember that work is a normal part of lifen--the fifth rule is often forgotten. Some of the wealthiest men of this coun- try have been-unhappy and have lived discontented lives because this factor was missing. The worst of all foes to success is downright laziness. This includes the people who spend their po- tential working hours day-dreaming, and building fairy castles of thin air. However, all their castles will crumble into noth- ingness when the time comes to reach into their pockets to pay the bill collector because we are awarded, in almost all cases, with wages in proportion to the time we spend in fruitful labor. In addition, the average individual recives more compensation from the satisfction gained at the completion of a successful enterprise My last rule is nKeep your chin upn. Persistence and de- termination in the face of defeat are two virtues that are most apt to lead to eventual success. Our lives will not always run smoothly and in the same track we would like to have them run. Never lose faith in yourself or take the attitude of defeat be- cause there is no surer way to ruin. There are hundreds of pa- tents registered at Washington that are useless because the in- ventors lacked the power to stick with the invention until it was made practicable. Think what this world would be if such men as Bell and Edison had not come to the front to finish the work started by others. We should make it a life rule to give our best to whatever passes through our hands.

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...-...-...............................-... . - ......,....... .. .... ...... .,.... . .,... ,. ................ VALEIJICTORY .During the past year another group of young people from this community have been looking to the completion of their high school careers. Tonight this hope is realized. We, the graduating class of 1941, extend our deepest thanks to everyone who, in any way, has helped to make our high school education so enjoyable and complete. Up to this time our lives have been, for the most part, planned for us. Any problems which we had could be taken care of easily by talking to the faculty or to our parents. New we must plan for ourselves. We are faced with a problem which we only, as individuals, can solve. That problem is nWhat are we going to do to earn a livingn? Some of us think it necessary to further our education before we try to provide for ourselves. The rest are satisfied with the formal education which they have had and are ready to go to work. Perhaps, in thc coming years, we may find that some of those who did not go to college are more successful than those who did. It takes more than an education to be successful. There are ' certain rules of conduct and thinking that are just as important. I have listed six of these which may be considered essentials. The first of these rules is nBe your own drivern. Sir Humphrey Davy once said, nWhat I am I have made myselfn. How true this is. There are many cases on record of men who had numerous opportunities to succeed, yet they failed. Why? Many of them lacked the will power and determination to do the things necessary to make their opportunities and determination to do the things necessary to make their opportunities successful. Young people can put this rule to practice by abstaining from smoking and drinking liquor even though called a poor sport by their associates, or by going to church in the face of ridlcuka from others. ,No one can expect to lead others unless he had learned to rule himself. The second maxim is HB0 fair to the other fellowng Quite often our anger is raised when someone contradicts us or ex- presses his own opinion. We are prompted by some inward force to get even with him, fairly or unfairly. We must learn to throw these unfair plans from our minds because he may be right or his plan may work our better than ours. In our modern society we are all so dependent on one another, and so much is accomplished by group effort, that tolerance of the opinions of other people is more important than ever before. 519-4-'I fl I

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hill These six rules of conduct, nBe your own driver, Be fair to the other fellow, Be governed by facts, Live up to your work, Remember that work is a normal part of life and Keep your chin upn, apply not only to the young but to the old as well. One is never too old to improve. But whatever we do, we should not leave God out of the picture when we plan for our future. He is the ' one who governs our lives. He will help us when we are in trouble if we will just take time to ask Him for this help. Many people don't think they have any time for prayer,but we all should realize that success in this life is not our ultimate goal. What are a few minutes each day when compared with eternity? Lowell Hasel SENIORS The sun was shining brightly on September 5, 1940, when the new Senior Class of twenty-three members entered Webster School to complete the last mile of its journey. On September 6, 1940, we held our first class meeting and elected the following members to take charge of our class: President -------------------- Norman Jimison Vice-President ------- M ------- Robert Oberdick Secretary -------- -------- Ethel Miller Treasurer -------------------- Mary E. Johnston Mr. Croll took us under his guiding hand for the year. Our first social event was the High School Hallowe'en Party, which we sponsored. It was held in the auditorium on Ha1lowe'en night. Some of the members in our class were in the one-act play NDeferential Kindnessn, which was given on the night af the annual Chicken Supper. Many of our class were also in the op- eretta nChonitaU, which the Glee Clubs presented. December 17, 1940 ---- a bad day for the Seniors, we were given the Ohio State University Psychological Test. In the final of the students in the state, we found that several of our students were in high per centile ranks. Gentile rank indicates the standing of a pupil among lOO pupils of his grade. For in- stance 75-centile means that 74 per cent of those in the same grade are inferior and 26 per cent are superior. . ' P V41 atbev1+ie-124