Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1922-12-21
Editorial staff.
The Close of the Athletic Season

Now that the fall athletic season of
Thurmont High School has closed, the
pupils will once more have fine
chance to get down to real hard work.
Instead of the students fighting hard
to make their home team win a game,
they can now turn to school work and
studying-a game that has to be Won.
They should try to score high against
Mathematics, and lick History every
time it brings put its team. AS for
Latin, French and Laboratory Studies,
we ought to play them so hard that
they'd leave the field whitewashed.
To be successful in the game of Schol-
arship every pupil should take advan-
tage of the study periods during the
day. How can one know when he has
done the best he can with any lesson,
or with any one subject? He can new
er really know. There is always the
chance that he might have done little
better. No one person can reach his
limit. If he did there would be no use
to keep on studying; but as it is, there
is always reason to see if one can't
possibly learn little more, and beat
his former record.
Usually the average student intends
to study, but when the time for actual
studying arrives he lacks that
power of concentration which enables
him to center his thoughts on the les
son before him. He soon loses inter-
est in his book and even forgets the
lesson. Then when the study period
is UP, he goes into class in the same
way. he has generally gone before
with his head down and his brain hur-
riedly trying to think what the lesson
is really about. And as it later turns
out he either fatty fails in the days
work, or else copies off his neighbor.
All this is the result of not taking adj
vantage of a study period when it
comes.
At this point it is fitting to note
that finishing big and hard job is
one of the greatest pleasures person
can come upon in his life. Some boys
and girls realize this and start in
school-work with enthusiasm. How
ever, as days and months go by, the
ambitions and ideals of large num-
Der begin to fade, the drudgery of
work wears them down, and they feel
as though the summer months will
never come. If only they would stick,
and keep on studying, the final day
would soon arrive, and they would
feel at liberty to spend much better
vacation than if they had failed in all
of their school-work.
There are no athletics in the High
School this winter, because the audi
forum, fine place for basket ball, is
completely taken up with the desks
and chairs belonging to the pupils.
Because of this fact the pupils are
studying with all their might and
main, and looking forward eagerly to
the fast approaching spring athletic
season, when the boys will have a
chance to show their ability in base
ball, while the girls will have chance
to shine in volley.
On the baseball field we have nearly
a whole team from last year: Fore
man, Joy, Late, Finch, Harbaugh,
Leatherman, Weller and Boiler. All
these boys played good ball last
season, and there is no reason why
they should not make creditable
showing on the diamond this spring.
Besides these there will always be
plenty of new material. Every boy
will be given a chance. If he works
hard enough and good enough for a
position on the team, he will surely
gain it.
The volley ball team, already we'll
organized and containing some Nigh
ty good players, has not lost single
game, and there is no reason why they
should, If they have the proper school
spirit behind them.
So if each person does his best, and
everyone works together, T. II. S.
will make the other towns in Freder-
lex County sit up and take notice this
coming spring.
Howard Rouzer, "a
ms