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by Darrell G. Meyer Marshalltown, Iowa –Back in the mid-70s, I was on the Gladbrook junior high track team. Recent events caused me to reflect back on a track meet at Dysart. I was cheering on a friend in the pole vault competition. I noticed every time the bar was set higher, Dysart’s “star” pole vaulter took a pass. Under the rules, a participant was allowed to pass until they felt the bar was at a height that deserved their effort. Of course, if they failed to clear the bar when they chose to enter, they were out. Each time the official raised the bar a notch and called his name, he confidently waived them off. “Man, this kid must really be something!” I thought to myself. As the bar got higher and higher, the field of competitors dwindled. Finally, there were only three left, including the kid from Dysart who had yet to even make a single attempt. With the bar now considerably higher than when the competition started, Dysart’s champion finally entered the competition. All eyes were fixed as he crashed through the bar once, twice, thrice. He was scratched as if he had never even showed up. There is a great object lesson in this for those interested in the path our nation is on and the cause of liberty.
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by Darrell G. Meyer Marshalltown, Iowa –Back in the mid-70s, I was on the Gladbrook junior high track team. Recent events caused me to reflect back on a track meet at Dysart. I was cheering on a friend in the pole vault competition. I noticed every time the bar was set higher, Dysart’s “star” pole vaulter took a pass. Under the rules, a participant was allowed to pass until they felt the bar was at a height that deserved their effort. Of course, if they failed to clear the bar when they chose to enter, they were out. Each time the official raised the bar a notch and called his name, he confidently waived them off. “Man, this kid must really be something!” I thought to myself. As the bar got higher and higher, the field of competitors dwindled. Finally, there were only three left, including the kid from Dysart who had yet to even make a single attempt. With the bar now considerably higher than when the competition started, Dysart’s champion finally entered the competition. All eyes were fixed as he crashed through the bar once, twice, thrice. He was scratched as if he had never even showed up. There is a great object lesson in this for those interested in the path our nation is on and the cause of liberty. more