G A R Memorial High School - Garchive Yearbook (Wilkes Barre, PA)

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EDICATED to a high ideal, those leaders i to whom was intrfisted the realiza- . tion of the ideal have spared no effort nor expense in helping the students of G. A. R. to a richer and fuller life. '. Placing health first among their objectives, as the foundation of all success, they made use of all i that modern science has discovered to achieve their aim. The building is light and airy, and has plenty of sunshine. lt is equipped with two fine gymna- siums, and an athletic field. Students are regularly given health examinations and instructed in hygiene. Sports are a regular part of extra-curricular activ- ities, and everyone is given a chance to indulge in some form of athletics. The belief that a happy frame of mind is conducive to health and good work underlies the second aim. And in the fulfillment of that aim provision has been made at G. A. R. for a host of extra-cur- ricular activities. Students are encouraged to follow their bents in any of a score or more of clubs of all kinds, to attend school dances, and to enjoy, as active participants or as spectators, several plays every year, and athletic contests of a half dozen sports. A series of professional programs brings them travel and scientific lectures, in- spirational talks, music, art, and drama. Q l3l

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UST ten years ago this month, G. A. R. Memorial High up School of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, completed its H I first school year. On November 21 of the preceding year, 1925, the school had been dedicated. Named in honor of the Grand Army of the Republic, it was dedicated to the health, happiness, and education of the youth of Wilkes-Barre. The theme of this 1936 GARCHIVE -of Achievement is, as its name implies, a tribute to the achievement that has been attained by the thousands of pupils who have attended G. A. R., and the achieve- ment that has been accomplished by those educators of Wilkes-Barre, its board of education and the faculty of the G. A. R. llflemorial High School, in furthering the health, happiness, and education of the youth of Wilkes-Barre. - l2l

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L UT perhaps nothing contributes more to their ultimate hap piness than the knowledge and skills that they acquire 1 at G. A. R., for education is the final and most com- prehensive of the aims, and with the foundation built for them in their regular courses, the students are enabled to meet life successfully and so to find content. At the beginning of their high school career students are allowed to choose an academic, com- mercial, or technical course, and are guided in selecting their course and in choosing their life work that they may fit themselves for the work that they desire. Each course, however, gives the students training in both cultural and vocational subjects. In seventh and . eighth grade each student is given a sample of each vocationg that is, . a boy must taker Work in every shop and a gi-rl both cooking and sewing at some time or other. ln ninth grade the pupil is allowed an to select that particular line of work which fits him best. l4l