Jesup Scott High School - Scottonian Yearbook (Toledo, OH)

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S C H O O L I F E wm s c I Left to right—Anne Smead, Rayman Weiser, Roy Welday, O. B. Kirk, Sibyl Wachter, Lillian E Krueger, Eleanor Longbrake, James Bradford, Ruth Collins, Geraldine Larkin, Robert Rettig, J. Edw. Bliss. C E M A T H E Seated, left to right—F. M. Bistline, Sophia Refior, Bertha Lecklider, Geraldine Hamilton. M A Standing, left to right—Earle F. Baum, Wilma Kudzia, T. P. Corbett. T I C S 22

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EXPONENT OF EXPRESSION Since the earliest days of their living together men have striven to express themselves more clearly in speaking and in writing. This aim has been ours in studying English. From the masters of written ex¬ pression we have derived an appreciation of lan¬ guage fluency which we shall always strive to acquire. Th rough our reading of fact and fiction we have en¬ joyed knowing the people and the manners of living in ages past and present. By studying literature that has survived the rigid test of time, we have ac¬ quired standards by which we may judge intelli¬ gently contemporary writings. No matter what we choose to do throughout Iife, the knowledge and the pleasure gained from literature and the ability to use our language effectively will enrich our lives. Sam Ganden “shoots a scene from “The Case of the Stolen Papers in which Miss Marguerite Clark is supported by Marguerite Lenwell and Fred Foltz. Margaret Brown points out to Betty Mae Fisk and Marianna Cherry the home town of her French corres¬ pondent. LINGUISTIC L ORE While studying various languages we have not only learned the strange tongues of foreign countries, but we have also gained a better understanding of our native medium of expression. The process of translating has illustrated for us the importance of fastidious diction. Furthermore, our study of the languages has awakened our interest in the customs and the cultures of foreign peoples, an d th ere may be some talented linguist among us who will choose to read the literature of foreign countries which has never been translated into English. But, above all, through our glimpse into the culture of other nations, we have perhaps become more tolerant of national customs and attitudes which we formerly could not understand.

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Ruth Fisher and Don Steinberg experiment with the wonders of chemistry. Bill Lippmann and Edith Pursel study complex figures in solid geometry. TRACING TRUTH Living in a world that has applied science to life, we shall not be per¬ mitted to lose much of the knowledge this study has given us. Application of modern science is not restricted to the fields of medicine and industry alone, but it serves each individual in average everyday life as well. In the school laboratories we have come to feel a little the struggle and the need for the truth which is science. In a test tube or beneath the lens of a micro¬ scope we have beheld reality. More than learning, our work has been true experience. With the aid of the teachers in this field we have evolved some portion of the scientist’s attitude to¬ ward problems—an attitude we may translate into life by approaching our decisions with a clearer, more sys¬ tematic reasoning. FATHOMING FACTS Some of us have studied mathematics to lay foundations for careers in¬ volving higher mathematics, such as architecture and engineering which apply planning and building. Others have studied mathematics which can be used directly in business practices. Many of us, on the other hand, have found mathematics mental exercise or training that has expanded the think¬ ing processes by forcing them into new struggles. With each objective we have gained a feeling of sureness and a sense of accuracy that come from the exactness of mathematics. Yet, more than the use we shall find for the rules and the methods we have learned, we shall value the effects of our studies in the new capacity of our minds and in our ability to analyze situations in life that employ mathematics. 23