Westport High School - Herald Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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' -'J' -' -- -' J' -- -' --'M -f Q:-Szwwgssfsezien-,:qsefe:1mfwf.e:'S?1e:-f-54-3-szirssxfvs-ass-:veggie-5-rrf+-.-hgpgszn-rs-f:.-argl.:-1--sffm' -f ':- v' - 'S-1?-27' 1 f?-:Fifi 795' ' . The fe for a by ex- healthy of cru- health ople of vement lsman- t num- ims in are de-- tennis. aim for others. h sport. e bene- nnly do ie par- xamma. ense of There honor, leserts, a poor y carry ms. hout a rather Jody, a ips the uld do not do ing ef- ined in arding obacco. ny doc- ill vol- sWtl1 is s like- usands use of ie boy . with THE WNSTPORT HIGH SCHOOL HERALD. 9 no apparent bad effects, but it does not fol- low that a second boy can smoke three with the same happy result. We assume that the first boy experiences no apparent bad' effects, but who can say that in later life a reac- tion will not come? We read of a man who died of the effects of a sand-bag blow which was received on the back of his head twenty years previously. Why should not the excessive use of tobacco have the same slow but certain re- sults? There are other habits which are caused by smoking, as, for instance, the use of strong drink. We have yet to hear of a strong smoker who did not drink to some extent. The smoke, it is shown, irritates the delicate membranes of the mouth and throat, causing a craving for strong drink. After the stunting or retarding agents have been removed, the growth of a boy is given an opportunity to assert itself. The boy should be encouraged in all vigorous ga.mes and sports. He should be given good but not sumptuous food, and nice but not extravagant clothing. He is thus prepared for mental labor of a more natural and active kind. The necessity of good literature and of a normal educational and moral training is apparent.. The boy should be taught that sim- plicity in everything is the keynote of the best results. This is shown by the tendency all over the world to return to the simple life of our ancestors. There are, then, several important requisites to the training of any person. First, for physical health all stunting agents are to be avoided. Plenty of exercise, plain food and simple cloth- ing are of the utmost importance. Second, for the mental and moral training, a good education, natural environment, and an abundance of good literature are necessary. These physical and men- tal attributes constitute, to our mind, the prime ffessentials to a sound mind in a sound body? W.xL'rER Worn. 'O5. THE PALMS. The palms shall wave around our way And joy shall bring, on this, our festal day. 1. Walter Wolf.-This magnificent palm seems to show that knowledge along all lines will be the particular acquisition of the owner 5 but to counteract this intense seriousness is developing a strong sporting line-a tendency toward red neckties, ornamented by a scintillating crystal of enormous size. Age, it is hoped, will serve to 'unite these divergent characteristics, and he will live to be an honor to old Westport High. N. B.-It will be very' old then. 2. Fern Wittman.-Here is modesty com- bined with much sincerity. A nature which, if it were what it would wish to be, would fill an ideal pattern. But the ideality interferes with common sense. The line of the head is vague and indistinct, showing that while searching for far-off things, the duties that lie nearest escape the doing. 3. Mabel Eggleston.-Strong will, with per- sistent tenacity of purpose. Poetical, artistic, and harmonious traits are at the bottom of an undertaking, while mystery seems to be at the end. Neat in dr-ess, devoted to friends 5 liable to disappointment in affection. 4. Katie Bell.-Will be a successful essay- ist and preacheress. Enjoys responsibility, but does not care to have it divided. After careful study of this hand, we have discovered that when it was put down its owner evidently thought that 'a mark was made upon the world. All the essen- tials of success are found herein. 5. Sidney Hodge.--No plums will fall into this hand, great muscular effort will have to be used to pluck them from the tree. Get to work, Sidney. Nevertheless, with that face and figure, there is a chance that you may some day stand opposite a lady actress. You are also gifted with a successful recklessncss.