Winamac High School - Totem Yearbook (Winamac, IN)

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THE TOTEM. 15 • j» t » l- jf nj» »}l l jl IJH ♦ Hjf HjMjt Hjl- Jf H Hjl- Hj«Jl- -»Ji. Hje Hj (KhtfJJsmg E 0tHtt0n ♦ t The task of choosing a life work is one that should appeal with great force to every High School graduate. The vital importance of a fitting vo- cation is too often either neglected altogether or depreciated far below its true value. All genius or ability is for a time unproductive of youth, but innate talent, no matter how promising, is wasted if not at length applied in the right direction. The young man just completing his High School course is, in most cases, in a dilemma as to his future career. He must consider not only his capa- bilities along variouo lines, but also his means for developing these capa- bilities. If he has wealth at his com- mand he has but to choose his course Avith comparative ease, but if, as in most cases, his means are limited, then his task is far more complicated. It would be folly to attempt to state a fixed rule that would govern all eases, but even suggestions may sei ' ve to aid in solving some of the prob- lems. In the first place, one ' s, financial condition should determine the meth- od and length of procedure rather than the direction. In other words, if a young man believes that he is fitted for a business career, let him not become a fai ' m hand because it demands no preparation and woi k is open to him, but rather let hira fol- low his chosen work even though it prescribes several years as an ap- prentice. Young man ! determine what you are able to do and what you wish to do and then do it. Again, it is all important that you distinguish between a ' ' job and a vocation. A job pays you good wages now, and, if you are fortunate enough to retain your health through- out your life; on the other hand a vocation pays little during your ap- prenticeship but as you advance you will receive a salai ' y and at length may retire on an income. Moreover, a job makes you a laborer, a man in the overalls, a man behind the gun; but a vocation rightly chosen and coupled with perseverance makes you an entrepreneur, a financier, a leader. Be far-sighted enough to look beyond the present and see the fu- ture full of opportunities for a man with a vocation but with very few for the man who ' ' hunts a job. ' ' If you are willing to sacrifice now you will reap the reward in later years. Do not be satisfied then with work that offers no opportunity for ad- vancement. Be willing to work and work hard, but demand of your work that it carrv with it a reward and a

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THE TOTEM. 17 promise for the future. Money is indeed not the aim of life but it is a factor which cannot be eliminated, and youth is the time to prepare your- self to compete in the reputed money- madness of America. Sacrifice the job for the vocation, the present for the future, and the time will come when you will realize the wisdom of your course. — R. P. Harker. PIANO. A fine piano was placed in the High School room on the morning of April 19 and was a complete surprise to all the students. The two classes of ' 09 and ' 10 com- bined and left the beautiful Concord piano as a memorial of both classes, to remain in the Winamace High School for ages to come. The money which the Senior class of ' 09 I ' eceived from the Senior play, as mentioned elsewhere, aided greatly in this great work. JXmiOR RECEPTION. The date for the Junior reception is set for the evening of May 4. The Junior class is working in harmony and will use every effort to make the reception of 1910 a pleasant one, and long to be remembered. The class is making a departure from the receptions of former classes, and hopes tn present something new and novel. He looked in at a store window and saw- Hats Reduced. Heav- ens! sa ' d he to himself. What was their orig ' nal size? — Ex. WHERE THEY GO. Mabel Hare, Nellie Olds, Ethel Smith, Rhena Aery and Pearl Stout are going to Valparaiso to attend the Normal school there, preparatory to teaching this fall Willard Flauding, Frances Kelh, Mabel and Lela Werner will take Normal work in Rochester College. Anna Cox will lonesoniely wend her way to Terre Haute and do whatever is necessary to become a real school ma ' am. Mary Blew, Nina Henry and Homer Morrison will spend the summer months in pursuit of knowledge at Indiana Univei ' sity. Jessie Heise will continue to teach music during the summer and enter college in the autumn. Annie Noe will still answer ' hello ' ' to all who call up at the Winona Telephone Co. ' s oflfice this simmer and enter college in the fall. Judge — You are a freeholder? Talesman — Yes, sir; I am. Married or single? Married three years last June. Have you formed or expressed au opinion ? ' ' Not for three years, your honor.