Boise High School - Courier Yearbook (Boise, ID)

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. 4 9 of 16 lo .. az..fm.l.f..f Greetings to the Students of Boise High. Once more advice has been given, final grades have been averaged, caps and gowns are ordered, pictures have been taken, and diplomas are engraved. We - approach another commencement! lflow the lower classmen look up to youl How we oldsters envy you seniors! There is really but one commencement period in life, and that is yours just now. College graduation is not comparable to these glamorous high school exercises. You are here at home. Your friends and relatives are admir- ing onlookers. You thrill with the ambitions and hopes of youth. The weight of future responsibilities is not upon you. Joy, peace, happiness, pleasure, anticipation, expectation each in turn tugs at your heart for mastery. May each senior get the thrill of all these emotions and record them on a lasting memory, for of such is a well-rounded life made up. You have been a source of real pleasure to your instructors. Your deeds have enriched the tradi- tions of your alma mater. VVe who now bid you go forth and try your mettle in other fields of conquest wish you to know that you carry our blessings with you. The institution from which you graduate expects to bask in the reflected glory of your achievements. Nay you live up to the very best that is in you and enjoy a long life of service and usefulness-then you will be happy. VVe could not wish you more. INCENT ACTA' Sincerely, W. D. Vxmcmrr. ZKU1 of ?.4 You high school students today are worried, and l don't blame you. When you look beyond graduation you see overcrowded conditions in every career, every profession. You see millions on relief and other millions working for starvation wages, with advancement and opportunity almost forgotten hopes. You are wondering what you can do to earn a decent living a few years from e . l . l EDWIN H. Amms now, and you are sometimes decidedly skeptical about the worth of going to school at all, in terms of financial return. Some of you are coming to school hungry, some are poorly clothed. You are too proud to let us know or to ask for help, and we must admire your spirit. You wonder whether it is not your duty to drop out, get some remnant ofajob, and help your parents in this emergency. Home life has changed so greatly for many of you that you are worried, unhappy, finding it hard to retain your old ambition to finish school. There is no certain solution for these problems before you. Your teacher-advisers can not give you a magic formula that will point the way to happiness and a life of economic comfort. All we can do is to try, as we reach the facts of English or mathematics or mechanics, to foster in you an -,initiative, a working faith, a spirit of conquest to carry you through strenuous times-the dauntless ' spirit of those pioneers whose shout, Les boisl prefaced our comfortable lives here. EDWIN H. EXDAMS. I

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Cl A RA OTN ess 'cinci a VVe celebrate this year the three hundredth anniversary of the founding of the American high school. The progress of secondary education is an in- teresting and exciting story. Not all has been easy. Some of the opportunities now enjoyed by young people in our schools have come at great price and tremendous sacrifice. Boise high school is one of the pioneer high schools of Idaho and of the West. Since 1883 graduates have gone out from our high school in increasing numb ment, teaching staff, and diversified curriculum testify to the faith this community has in public education. A generation hence will prove in large measure the value of such an investment. Boise high school is truly a melting pot. Our senior class presents an interesting picture. Seventy- one Idaho communities, twenty-nine other states, and six foreign countries are represented in the birth places of these three hundred twenty-tive students. Fifty-one grade schools and forty-nine high schools of Idaho have contributed to their education. Students have attended high schools in fifteen other states before coming to Boise to complete their education. No doubt our graduates will return to equally as many corners of the earth to continue their work. We sincerely hope each senior can say that Boise high school has performed a real service in the problems of strenuous and enjoyable living. Z. I.. For ers. Buildings, equip- Z. L. For. erm c Qiefa We are drawing nearer to the close of another successful school year. This year has been a very active one for the girls 'of'Boise high school. The girls can boast of many real accomplishments. They have worked on many projects, in fact, more than in other years, and each project has been a huge success. The girls of this high school have always been willing to work in civic projects as well as those of our school. The spirit that has been shown here this year has iration. Boise high school can truly boast of its talented young girls. I am thor- oughly convinced that they can surpass any group in the northwest for their efficiency, creative ability, cooperation in all matters, scholastic attainments, the winning of honors, and last but not least, their ability to have a good time, together with a good sense of humor. Never in the years to come will I forget the fun we have had at our co-ed balls, banquets, and dancing parties. Neither will I forget the Youth Week Project which enabled me to play the part of the Famous Beth Allo- way in Mr. Deye's band. Congratulations to the 1935 seniors. VVe will miss you, but what is Boise Hi's loss is truly another school's gain. The world will be a better place to live in, I am sure, because of you, your abilities, talents, and contributions to society. been one of real insp CLARA OTNESS. 5. . el 1736