Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 302, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 December 1920 — SCHOOL SPIRIT. [ARTICLE]

SCHOOL SPIRIT.

School spirit is an expression often used and often heard. It has a “catchy note” that sounds well. Those who use this phrase, “school spirit” should stop and analyze its meaning. They should reflect long enough to determine the source and development of the kind of behave ior which is spoken of as school spirit. They should recognize two forms of it; one, the noisy shouting kind. This form becomes excited and over-balanced; it allows itself to gloyify its own noise and racket, thereby, deeming all those who are not shouting and waving hats as lacking the spirit of the school. , Another form of school spirit, is the kind which shows itself in co-operation with any phase of ; school life. This kind of spirit | wastes no time in criticising the ef- ‘ forts of others, but pushes and i pulls for and with every school i movement. This spirit reveals itself I in class work, in thought of public i property, in courtesy to teacher and | classmates, in defense of the, school , on the field or in the study hour. School spirit has some of the marks of charity, in that it vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, it behaveth not unseemingly and thinketh no evil. Many students are loyal and > true, ypt have not the gift of loud soundings; these students should i not, therefore, be classed as disloyal and lacking in that fine ed force which unites the school. Rather should those tinkling-cymbal , and sounding-brass kind be marked ' as disloyal.