--- title: Improvement Era description: Monthly periodical of the Mormon church, 1897 onward. This library holds the issues of November 1897 to December 1930. authors: - Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations collections: - periodicals tags: - magazine - improvement-era periodical: Improvement Era volume: 25 number: 4 published: 1922-02 publisher: Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations publisher_place: Salt Lake City language: en type: magazine reference: 'Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations, "A High School Pledge," *Improvement Era* 25, no. 4 (February 1922): 308.' source: url: https://archive.org/details/improvementera2504unse transcription: Transcribed from the Internet Archive scan of each issue (the item for each issue is named in the issue's own source); unnumbered advertising leaves are omitted, printed page numbers are kept as page markers. identifier: improvementera2504unse start_page: 308 end_page: 308 rights: status: public-domain basis: US publication 1930 or earlier (published 1922-02) source: https://archive.org/details/improvementera2504unse publication_year: 1922 note: The Internet Archive item metadata carries a blanket "© Copyright by Intellectual Reserve, Inc." notice. The library owner judged it inapplicable because this issue was published in 1922, before 1931; a scan-level notice does not restore copyright. --- # A High School Pledge A High School Pledge The Oakley Rural High School, formerly the Cassia Stake Academy, has an enrollment of 167 students, with six members of the faculty. It is a lively school; foot ball, basket ball, debating, etc., are engaged in. The following is a school pledge, printed on the back of a neat student report card and signed by each student: AS A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT I WILL BE— O ptimistic in attitude, A miable to all constituted authority, K ind to the unfortunate, L oyal to my class and institution, E nthusiastic in work and play, Y oung and buoyant in spirits. R egular in attendance, U nprepared in my lessons, never! R eaching always for the best, A real live booster at the game, L ooking for the good in everyone. H onest in every trust, / ndependent of indecent company, G rateful for every kindness, H onorable in every transaction. S ensible in the care of my health, C ool headed in excitement, H appy, cheerful and hopeful, O pposed to "booze" and tobacco, O ft doing "overtime," L iving to serve my fellowmen. I will do my best to live up to this standard.