Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1922-01-19
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Practically every student in NJ. &
M. high school is deriving some ad-
vantages from this school. Proba-
| bly, they can not be seen now, they
may not be on the surface, but
nevertheless your school days will
leave an impression and influence
upon you which will go far towards
determining your future. What the
future will be depends largely upon
yourself. The school cannot make
you a successful man in any walk OF
| life, but helps to mould you into
form If you are willing to be mould
ed. If not, you will probably re-
main the crude, uneven piece of
workmanship you were in the begin
ming.
Too many students have the idea
| that the school owes them every
thing, and they owe the school moth
ing This II wrong The pupil owes
the school Just as much or more
than the school owes him. One has
to react upon the other if there is to
be any precision, evenness and eff
cheney in either When one takes ev-
erything from the school and gives
no support or work in return. the
school soon becomes a shell and is
no longer tho vibrating, active. eff
cient powerful machine that makes
a good school.
Ii you are Ia any organization and
some work is given you, prepare it
ana have It ready at the designated
tlme Don't be tardy, as tardiness
shows disinterestednesr and a slack
er's attitude. This has been too ap-
parent IN certain things at NJ. & NJ
IN the past. See if we can't remedy
it,
Another thing that certain people
should discard is the idea that they
ShouId not answer question in
class until they are asked. Initia-
tive is needed. 1t is the student who
pushes his way to the front and does
not want to be asked that will get
the goodwill of the teachers and
make place for himself. No man
ever became famous or prosperous
by sitting back and waiting for
some one to ask him to do a certain
thlng. He was forced to act upon
his initiative and make himself
heard. So it is with classes and rec
itations Don't be angry and claim
partiality on the part of the teach
ers If some one else gets good grades
by initiative and forcefulness while
you sit BACK and suck your thumb
Raymond Davis, formerly editor
Of the Unonian News. appeared at
Echool few da.s ago with the
chickenpox. The staff wishes him
the utmost pleasure with his new
possessions and delights in having
prospective ''battle SCARED hero
for its former chief.
Mr. Wells and Mr.. Cooper of the
faculty, and several pupils have
chickenpox. The chickenpox prob
ably will mix very well with mid
year exams, as it stimulates scratch
ing and scratching the scalp is said
to arouse our mental powers and
stimulate thinking. Lucky some
thing turned up.-R. A.
The first semester has come to q
close. Examinations are completed.
and we are looking forward to the
DAY when we shall receive our re-
port cards. The teachers have fair
ly tested us anG If we do not come
up 10 the standard, we must ask our
selves the question: Have spent as
much time in study as I should?
More than likely by looking over the
past half-year, we can see moments
when we should have been increas-
ing our vocabulary 1t is too late
now to spend time in regretting the
things that have been done. How
ever, it is not too late to resolve to
do better work this year. We have
learned the lesson that we should
improve our time. Opportunities us
ually come our way but once. and as
we are here in school for just
short time we should try to improve
every opportunity.
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Lee Nell has been attending
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