Wilson Central School - Crest Yearbook (Wilson, NY)

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PAGE TEN STARLIGHT Jan. 24.—The Seniors hold a reading contest in the High School building. Feb. 10.—The Seniors have a box social at Mary Berlin’s. Feb. 24.—The Seniors have their first rehearsal of their play. Feb. 25.—The editorial staff is on tho point of desperation. THE BENEFITS OF AN EDUCATION. The benefits of an education are becoming too well known by the people of the civilized world to require very much explaining at this time. One of the most valuable assets of a young man today is an education. In the commercial or business world, he must be educated in subjects relating mostly to this phase of life; in the literary world, he must be educated in the languages and arts. Any high school graduate finds new paths opening up before him. 11 is capacity and ability for learning and accomplishing many different and difficult problems is enlarged. Employers, knowing this, seek to engage men who have at least a high school education. This is becoming apparent even to the foreign residents of our large cities and we find more and more children, born of foreign parents, numbered among tin graduates of our public schools. A high school education not only increases the graduate’s chances of employment but it is also a source of enjoyment to himself and his intimate friends. lie is enabled to read classical works and to understand as well as enjoy them. To his friends he is an undrainable source ofl truths acceptable to all. For himself lie finds in his reading many valuable aids in after life. Without the ability to understand and read these books, which he has acquired by educating himself, he would be unable to do this. If the high school graduate decides upon a college course, so much the better, as it increases his opportunities to make a name for himself in the world. At college1 lie meets many influential men who will aid him in his work in after years. Ib1 studies the problems of the day and masters them and is enabled to leave college with a much greater store of knowledge and ability to rise, than In had before. If after leaving college, he intends to enter tin employment of another, he is aided by the fact that he acquired his education in a college. By this is shown that he is ambitious as he attempts to put himself on a level with our greatest men. He is paid a higher salary than the uneducated man, and thus the pleasures of life are open to him and he may enjoy them as the result of an education. Although lie has mastered the school and college side of life, lie must not neglect the religious side. This is becoming more and more important; for a man who is well posted on religious subjects and the friend of religion is generally more desirable than one who is not. He is not so liable to frequent places of an immoral char- acter, as much as he would if he were not acquainted with this

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STARLIGHT PAGE NINE PREPAREDNESS. One of the Chicago papers recently took a vote from the parents of that city and found that eighty per cent of those expressing their opinion, favored military drill for their children in the high schools. This is a very clear argument for this sort of preparedness if it is true that all the parents throughout the United States feel this way. That of course we cannot know. There is no doubt, however, that earnest thought should be given this question. The largest cities in the country and all the Atlantic coast states seem to be more interested in the question of drill for the coming generation than is the rest of the country. Wilson should at least know the progress being made elsewhere. Military drill is being discussed for numerous preparatory schools, and it has lately become very important in many colleges such as Princeton, Yale and Harvard. Nothing elaborate would be possible here, but perhaps some simple training may sometime become necessary. “THE YEAR.” Sept. 14—Wilson High School reopens to welcome the class of 16. Oct. 4.—The class of 16 organizes with eleven members. Oct. 7.—The Seniors have an automobile trip to Youngstown. Niagara Falls and Buffalo. Oct. 13.—Test on “Attention” in Training Class standings range from 10-70. The Seniors obtain honorable standings. Oct. 14.—Clark’s dryer burns. Oct. 18.—Dr. J. A. Burns visits school. Oct. 20.—The Regent Inspector visits school. Oct. 30.—Seniors have a Hallowe’en party at Vesta Sehweigert’s. Dec. 6.—.Mi-, and Mrs. Mcllroy compliments several High School boys on their excellent ability in delivering addresses before the public. Dec. 9.—The power is oft' and the building is too cold for the pupils to study so school is dismissed. Dec. 10.—The great debate takes place between High School boys and girls: “Resolved, That the rim of the wheel revolves faster than the hub of said wheel.” Dec. 18.—Seniors hold a box social at Hazel Wilson’s, in Elborta. Jan. 4.—School reopens after Christmas and the pupils are greeted by some new gold radiators in chapel and other cold rooms. And we are glad to say that we have been very comfortable so far except in the laboratory. Jan. 17.—Regent examinations begin and continue until the following Friday. Jan. 25.—1The Senior Class reorganizes with a membership of eighteen. The largest class in the history of this school. Jan. 25.—Miss Bridenbeck fails to come back because of the illness of her mother and Miss Markle is asked to take her place.

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STARLIGHT PAGE ELEVEN subject. Because of this, his employer obtains the best services from bis employe, and tin employe the best salary. Therefore, one who may enjoy the benefits of a religious education as well as a practical education is very likely to prosper. In conclusion, the noted words of Horace Mann in his “Lectures and Reports on Education” will in a few lines explain the benefits of an education. lie said: “Finally, education alone can conduct us to that enjoyment which is. at once, best in quality and infinite in quantity.” HOMER JOHNSON, ’16. A TRIP TO THE MOON. One day another boy and myself decided to take a trip to the moon, so we had a large shell made into the shape of a bullet and a large cannon to shoot it. Inside this bullet there was room for two people and provisions to last them for three months. There was also a compartment to hold the pieces of another cannon like the first, and a large tank, in half of which there was compressed air and in the other half water. On the day we decided to start we filled the tank with air and water and packed the cannon and our provisions, after which we climbed into the shell and were at last started on our long journey by being shot into space. In about two weeks' time we reached the moon. We opened the door and slipped out of the shell. The first thing that greeted our sight was a mountain covered with snow, as was also the ground. The inhabitants were little short men about two feet tall, who spoke a language in which the words were all of one syllable. Their food consisted of many peculiar things and instead of drinking water they ate snow. The only thing that the men did was to sit in the snow and talk. They had neither schools nor churches and no one seemed to mind the cold. The men made motions to us so we understood that huge giants lived over the mountains. These giants often crossed the mountain and ate a large number of people. On the side of the mountain were large mansions in which we found books and beautiful paintings. This led us to believe that the moon had once been inhabited by a highly civilized people, but as it became colder the people had slowly degenerated to the present inhabitants which we found. In about two days we prepared to start for home. We set up our second cannon and. having lit the fuse, we climbed into our bullet and started for the earth. About half way to the earth we struck a meteor. This changed our course and we landed in the northern part of Canada. When we arrived at Wilson we told our friends that we had had a very pleasant journey but we did not wish to try it again. HARWELL DYER, ’16.