East High School - Angelus Yearbook (Denver, CO)

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0 l Counselors Guide Students While at East Perhaps the most important duty of a teacher, next to those of the classroom, is his counseling. Not all teachers have a counseling group each year, for the duty is rotated among the faculty members. Those who have coun- selees tind themselves exceedingly busy, Counselors meet with their counselees as s'Ms 7. mx a group only six times during the year. Four of these are short periods devoted to the dis- tribution of report cards. The other two pro- vide an opportunity to pass out program cards and counsel the group as a whole. For the rest of the year, one period a day is used for coun- seling, at which time the counselor may give individual guidance. you have clefinecl me, oleocrilaecl me, ancl During programming, teachers spend many hours a day tracking down counselees and helping them to make out their programs for the next semester. Judy Clark meets with Mr. Jerry Reed, her counselor, in room 400 where much of the counseling at East takes place. I uoicecl your opinion of me -- but moot important, you have unclerotoocl me anal acceptecl me ao a peroon. gt io now, cluring theoe formatiue yearo, that 9 muot cleuelop otanclarclo anal iclealo. you, the teacher, haue much influence on my final oelf, for you muot inotill in me the principleo moot aclaptalsle to our way of life ancl the peroonality traito moot acceptable to our oociety. So, for the unclerotancling anal acceptance thank you, or how can one expect to learn without being unclerotoocl? THE ADOLESCENT 3 3 9 l 1

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The step from high school to college or job is a formidable one, involving many obstacles and difficulties for the adolescent. lt is the purpose of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps to prepare boys for manhood and to make this transition from high school into life an easier one. Thus, R.O.T.C. serves not only as a mili- tary training program, but also as a means of creating more mature, responsible individuals. The cadet realizes the meaning of discipline by learning to take and follow orders from his instructors and senior officers. He gains a sense of responsibility by carrying out his orders and by disciplining himself into the behavior pattern of a cadet. From serving as a cadet, the adolescent acquires the ability to lead others and to become good officer mate- rial, although the primary purpose of high school R.O.T.C. is to make him a better citi- zen. He gains a feeling of pride in himself and in his country by serving his school and his country in the R.O.T.C. However, there may be certain disadvan- tages connected with, although not caused by, the R.O.T.C. program. Sometimes boys may elect R.O.T.C. in the hope of avoiding physical education and of earning an easy grade, al- though they are soon disillusioned when they find themselves in a rugged atmosphere of military discipline. Also, the unthinking stu- dent body may look upon R.O.T.C. as some- thing vaguely reminiscent ofa uniformed club for children with emphasis upon very minor points of discipline and instruction. Nevertheless, in spite of would-be gym ditchers and a sometimes poorly-informed student body, R.O.T.C. is gaining prestige and is continuing to make boys more mature and responsible citizens. i A --:W-1----11ur----- Q. .......- r .---as-, -.... ... ...