The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1921-05-06
YOUR MONEY
AND YOUR LIFE

OoulluS IdtileE tAClIlIlS, uOeSIl I II.
But do you realize that something very
much like that is happening to you
right now? Only worse, for our hero's
bandit at last allowed him choice
while yours is coolly demanding both
money and your life.
Yes, that is exactly what you are
called upon to give up, if you decide
not to go to high school. You will then
become your own highwayman, rob-
bing yourself in the long run, not only
of thousands of dollars, but of great
deal of your chance to become a real
success. You will be starting life's
journey with your hands up.
1t doesn't look that way now. On one
hand you picture high school with it's
four long years of stiff work, dry
books, the same old grind. On the
other side you see job, money in
your pocket, no studying, evenings
free. You don't think it's very hard to
choose between the two? Just look
carefully.
Look that job over.
In the first place, look that job
over. 1t pays good money now, COM
pared with no earnings at all, but
what about five years from now?
Has it a future?
Will it help you to get better job?
Will it teach you something while
you work?
Or is it blind alley job which will
end where it started and, after having
gotten all it can out of you, will SIM
ply fling you back on the world little
better off than you were at first?
The chances are it's the latter--jobs
open to boys just out of the grades
have habit of being just that kind.
However, suppose it isn't. Suppose
it is job with future. What then :?
Let me tell you of boy = he is man
now who took position of that
kind. 81 thought l was lucky" he said,
''to step out into good business while
the other boys went on with school.
It really looked good for a while, too,
as if | were. By the time they had
finished their education and were
ready to start in, l had good-sized
income. Then things began to go
wrong. Hard times came. Finally, the
business went under and | was left
stranded. If I'd had an education, not
hing could have taken it from me, but
as it was, Ihad to start from the very
bottom again, while the boys l had
laughed at went on far above me.
An education pays"
The supervising principal of Hun
terdon County held a meeting at Clin-
ton April 20. The question of definite
projects for next years school work
was discussed. 1t was decided to en-
phasize silent reading and work out
geography of Hunterdon County
The schools will have an exibt OF
work done in various departments
during the week of June 6. Some cen
trail location will be chosen for the
exhibit.
The class day and commencement
exercises will be held on the even
ings of June 16 and II respectively
The senior class is the largest in the
history of the school.
All scholars in this vicinity who
wish to take the examinations for en-
trance to high school will report al
Lambertville high school on May 16
II and 18.
Examinations for entrance to Rut-
gers College will be held at the high
school June 2, and 4.
The high Schools of Hunterdon will
hold track and field day at Elem
ington on the afternoon of May 27.
The track team of our high school
participated in the University of
Pennsylvania Relays at Philadel-
phia April 80. The team made very
creditable record.
J. H. Herring,
Supt. of Schools.