The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-25


and was certainly fitting close for
our society life. Miss Bode was All
excellent hostess and showed great
originality in planning the affair. Miss
Noble proved herself very adept as a
descriptive writer, on this occasion,
describing Chas King exactly and win
ming a prize, consisting of a box Of
candy, which she generously passed
around She says she keeps iewe!ry
in the box now.
Toward the end OF tie wear tho
class has been exceptionally busy for
Seniors. Some five or six of the
graduates have been really worried
about the outcome of certain examine
tons, but after uncertainty the Viz
tory seems more sweet.
Friday. the thirteenth of tbs month,
was the last day the class assembled
for its regular duties. We had time
to feel depressed as we should over
the fact that it was tie last day OF
regular work for us in the dear old
school; and when d. Reid let Us all
out OF the civics examination, we
somehow couldn't feel sorry about
anything.
That Friday. tie thirteenth, looked
pretty formidable but as nothing serl-
Gus has happened SO far, am expect
ing the Board to lose the diplomas, or
something equally as terrible to take
place.
The Tri-State Meet was managed
excellently by the 1910 manager, and
we are very proud of Sim, because OF
the success he made of 1t. even II the
elements we're against him. The class
of 1910 takes the credit of organizing
the Keohi society at Miss Pittman's
suggestion and we hope tat the mem,
bers who remain in school another
year will still keep it alive.
We are now ready to leave for good
our school of the last four years. We
are ready to go out into TIE world,
follow our class motto and really Act
For Ourselves Whatever is our lot
/ IL life, wherever we happen to be, we
will always keep corner OF cur
hearts filled with memories of K.
\ H. S.
We take this opportunity of thank.
ing the faculty fo- their patience vita
us and for their earnest efforts in our
behalf that have made it possible for
us to be holding this class day.
We bid farewell to all TIE under
graduates. May they in their turns
have as happy Senior wear as we
have had.
VAN B. HAYDEN.
/ A Survey of Our Vantage Ground.
1 AS we look back today over the four
years We have just passed together,
we think of them with pleasure, re-
GREETING only that they are gone for
ever. But while we look back with re
gret upon those days, we look forward
with expectancy upon the days to
come The past is dead and gone for.
ever, but the future is alive and yet to
come The question which colfronts
us now is What shall we do with
/ ourselves" The education which we
4 have received in the past four years
4 is the most important that we ever
4 have, or ever will receive. While the
education of the grade schools is very
I important, no one doubts that the
high school is far more important. AL
though college education, is very i'm
portant, yet consider the high school
education in most respects to be moro
important In high school our educa-
ton is broader. We are not permitted
to specialize, but are required to fol-
low certain specified courses In this
respect the high school has the advan-
tage of the college for large majority
of the college students specialize and
develop certain brain cells at the ex-
pense of the Others. Thus, they see
things from only one Point of view,
and can find only one way of getting
out of their difficulties. During the
period of our life which we have just
passed over, our brains have been
more plastic than they ever will be.
Certain ideas and thoughts have been
impressed more deeply than others
on orr minds, and these thoughts will
have a great influence in guiding the
course of our future lives
Education Is not merely the learn
ing, or memorizing OF certain dry
Facts from books and essays. but II
is the development of all our faculties
We must be educated not only men
tally, but morally and physically as
we'll If we are to make our way in
this world we must be able to work
hard and endure hardships, titat is
we must have good physical develop
ment; we must be able to think and
act quickly. that is, we must have
a good development of mental facul
ties; and we must have a good char
acter, that is good moral education
Business is competition, and if we are
not able to compete with those other
business men, each of whom is striv
ing after success, we shall fall.
And, now to come back to the ques
ton as to what Is to be done at tie
present time, as to what our occupa
ton is to be- 1t remains for rs to de
! eide whether we will carry on our edn