COOPERATION AND WILLINGNESS are an unbeatable combination. No better example of the truth of this statement can be brought forth than the thrilling performance of the Grady grid team during the last half of the recent Smith game. Down and almost out, the Knights struck back with courage and force such as has seldom been seen on a prep field. Working as a team, one man with another--an unbeatable combination--Grady went on to score three times and sent Smith High off the playing field wondering what had hit them.
Likewise, the American military troops in Korea had been pushed back within a few miles of the coast of South Korea in the beginning stages. But that was the "first half."
In the "second half" the Yanks drove back. They pushed the Red army into North Korea. It was courage and the will to win that sent American troops racing over the thirty-eighth parallel in pursuit of the Communists. It was like crossing the fifty-yard line and heading for a touchdown. There were probably many GI's in the ranks who bad learned on a football field that the fellow who never quits usually wins.
This spirit makes great men as well as great teams. It was only through his unbreakable will to go on that the late President Franklin D. Roosevelt was able to become one of the most important men of our times; for early in his manhood, before he had made a name for himself, F.D.R. was stricken with infantile paralysis. It threatened to end his career. Any other man would have given up.
So it is with teams, with nations or with men; when an indomitable will is present, there can be no defeat.
FIVE YEARS AGO LAST TUESDAY, the United Nations, conceived in the anguish of war, stepped out on its wobbly legs as the duly commissioned guardian of world peace.
It was a terrible responsibility the infant carried and the peace-loving, nations viewed it, chance of survival with more hope than confidence. However, time has shown that such an organization can succeed. Using the principles of justice and the weight of world opinion, the war-child has grown strong in the cause of peace.
Every high school in the nation ought to look with pride to the banner of the United Nations. On that blue-and-white emblem rests the hope of free peoples everywhere for the right to live in peace. It was good enough for thousands of Americans to die under in Korea; it is good enough to fly over any American home. Long may it wave!
First, show him you have a keen sense of humor. The minute you walk into class, make a few wise cracks that keep the class in stitches. That will make your teacher appreciate your unique personality.
Next, be considerate. After all, that teacher doesn't love to hear the cracking and popping of bubble gum while he's trying to talk. Now, don't be selfish. Buy gum for the entire class. Show your teacher that generosity is another of your fine qualities.
A good student always has initiative. Be the first one to jump up and head for the exit the second the bell rings. This act has a much better effect when your teacher is in the middle of assigning tomorrow's homework.
Show him, too, how observant you are. Tell him you've noticed that be has worn the same tie for the past week. He will love you for that. And girls, by primping during the period, you will prove to your teacher how particular you are about your appearance.