Western Hills Night High School - Annual Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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MKIA IN j. A HKin who can e. isiTv execute a mulntude i t positions efficiently; one to whom the editors of this book and the stutient liody are ever obligated for his excellent manage- ment uniler which was produced this artistic year book at minimum cost; the highest caHber business manager this AxxLAi. could ever dream. I DWARO W 11! INS Eddie is the type of student everyone Hkes. His popu- larity has been acquired by his methods of friendliness, well known to his classmates. He has taken an active part in many of the school activities. I KF.D J. WINKLER We may safely say that Fred is one of our more active students who combines earnestness and honesty in his school work. He has a ready greeting for his many friends and is capable of finishing everything he begins. + + + ' ' Laugh It Off X IT ' hen oh feellike ' ' Falling in, ' Laugh it of. Jl ' hen xou are sorrx Yon have been, L.angh it ojf. Feeling Blue don ' t help a bit. Better to be glad of it. Laugh it of. Keep onr Sense of humor bright; Laugh it ojf. Polish it with all your tnight. Laugh it off. Nothing matters over much. Tighten up our IJ ' isdom Clutch, ' Laugh it off. I am zvriting this for you — Laugh it off. Like as not ' tivill help me, too; Laugh it off. Worry never made a man. Let ' s just do the best :ve can Jnd laugh it off.

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CECILE D. TOLLIVER Htr cheerful smile antl loyal fnernlship make Cecile wel- come among all her fellow students. We wish her success in her ambition to be a school-teacher. RICHARD G. V.AN .■ lthough a studious chap, he has not uiven too much time to that sort of thing, and enjoys many things outside ot school work. He seems at first to be rather modest and retiring, but if you know him better ou will find he is very friendly and quite a conversationalist. JAMES WILLIAM VINCENT Our Class President is efficiencv personified. Besides being an outstanding student, he has found time to engage in almost every activity in an important capacity, and has earned the reputation of putting things across. Jim has a wide circle of friends both with the students and facult -. CATHERINE C. WAdNFR Catherine has a pleasing personality which has won tor her many triends. She is industrious and ambitious, and we feel sure that she will succeed in whatever she may uni,lertake in the future. NLARGARET E. WACiNER A really fine friend is Margaret, an l her good nature and sterling qualities have made her quire an asset to Western. She is also an excellent student and is popular with both classmates and teachers.

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J A Philosophy of Life Prize Oration of Senior Class Bx HELEN BITTER ' So li ' :t that icltfn thy summons comes to join The innnmerable i ' afu ' jan which moves To thai mysterious realm, v)here each shall take His chamber in the silent halls of death. Thou go not, like the quarry slave at night Scourged to his dungeon, but, sustained and soothed By an unfaltering trust, approach thy grave, Like one ' vho wraps the drapery of his couch About him, and lies do ' J:n to pleasant dreams. MANV OF YOU will recognize this as a quotation from William Ciillen Bryant ' s immortal Thanatopsis. To live, so we may lie down to pleasant dreams. But we want this not only as the poet says, when we pass through the golden gateway, but throughout all our life. I recall reading somewhere that Life, lived beautifully, is an art. Most of us are acquainted with art in some form or other, poetry, music or painting, and know that while a few of us may have a special talent for some of these things, the rest is acquired through desire and intensive study. If these things are in us and can be brought out b y desire and study, then we all can live beautifully because in everyone is the desire for beauty and happiness. This beauty in our life — where are we going to find it? I ' ll tell you. It is everywhere and in everything — waiting for us to discover it. I say that emphati- cally because I sincerely believe it. You must believe it. You must think it. And you must be conscious of it all the time. Therein lies our philosophy — knowing we are getting the most out of life, and that we are viewing the things we encoimter