Old School Archive

A word from the past to those in the present who are headed to the future.  The tools you have today are modern only for today.  The past didn't know them and the future will have something better.  Yet for some there is the greater tool of 'courage' to take what you have today and work hard for the future.  And those in the future will look back at those who have made a difference and honor their legacy and their courage, not their tools.

Guy E. Shaffer
Pictured to the left winning the first annual PRWA Lifetime Commitment to Excellence Award, April 2, 2009.

Keep a-Goin'
by Frank L. Stanton c1920

If you strike a thorn or rose,
Keep a-goin'!
If it hails of if it snows,
Keep a-goin'!
'Taint no use to sit an'whine
When the fish ain't on your line;
Bait your hook an' keep a-tryin'-
Keep a-goin'!

When the weather kills your crop,
Keep a-goin'!
Though 'tis work to reach the top,
Keep a-goin'!
S'pose you're out o' ev'ry dime,
Gittin' broke ain't any crime;
Tell the world you're feelin' prime -
Keep a-goin'!

When it looks like all is up,
Keep a-goin'!
Drain the sweetness from the cup,
Keep a-goin'!
See the wild birds on the wing,
Hear the bells that sweetly ring,
When you feel like sighin', sing -
Keep a-goin'!