Montpelier High School - Mirror Yearbook (Montpelier, OH)

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DELEGATES AT OUR OWN CONFERENCE TABLE By Iohn William Selk.man ln foreign countries the ideas ot our vast public school system are unheard oi, espe- cially in totalitarian countries Where youth education is suppressed. Only those things that train the youth mentally and physically to perpetuate Warfare and to become vassals - ot the state are taught. John c. Rundeii, President We, therefore, should be proud as Amer- icans ot our excellent school system. We should realize what a privilege it is to be able to obtain an education which equips us to think and act in an intelli- gent manner. We should make a conscientious effort to obtain all the knowledge that our instructors have disseminated. Because of the present war We should realize more than ever the importance ot education. The tive men who compose the board of education are worthy of our recognition. They are, indeed, the servants ot education. By con- vening at regular intervals they discuss imminent problems and meth- ods ot teaching. They attempt to settle ditticulties that are brought to their attention and are invaluable aids to our schools. We take this opportunity to show them our appreciation. Theater Manager Dr. E. A. Bechtel. Dr. Gilbert C. Ely. Dr. I.. H. Loghry, Iohn C. Rundell, Cecil Prosser Page Eight

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Bl'llZ.EIli3lllP .gn Me efaistoom Students voice opinions, express intelligent ideas, and are directed along lines of democratic thinking. Our school a government? Yes. lt is an organization with democratic thinkers at its head who are preparing the students for their jobs as peacemakers and honest, upright citizens. Good citizens must be able to read, write, and think. When we become of age at twenty-one, We are given the right to vote. Along with this right comes a trust which We must fulfill to the best of our ability. We must be able to read our ballots, to mark them, and to decide who is the best quali- fied man for an office. We must support our government by paying taxes, by be- ing loyal, and by respecting our public officials. The foundation laid in the classroom makes a great im- pression upon the mind of the student. Ideas formulated in high school are usually dominant all through life. The training here is invaluable to the citizen later. The foundation for citizenship is being laid in our class- rooms now. --Marion Eberly. Page Seven

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HOME FRONT FIGHTING FORCES By Margaret Sticlcney ln spite of all the changes war has brought upon the country and its people, the educational system has changed very little. The chief difference is the doubling of the responsibilities of fewer teachers. The addition of trigonometry, a course which delves into higher mathematics, will do much for the preparation of stu- dents for higher education necessitated by the war. Our industrial arts and mechanical drawing classes have obtained a prominent place in the school system Dr, E, A, Bechfol due to the stress of factory demands for skilled labor. Retired PhYSiCi0m The commercial department provides a chance for students to start a business career. Typing, shorthand, and bookkeeping are taught, thus enabling the student to handle the typewriter, mimeograph, ditto machine, and adding machine, For the girls who wish to become better home makers, vocational home econom- ics is offered, for boys wishing to become better farmers there is vocational agricul- ture. The general course combines some of each of the others to aid the person who has not definitely selected his occupation. There are three required subjects: English, American history, and American gov- ernment. There are several subjects, electives, with which a student may fill his cur- riculum to his own liking. Credits are a necessity in high school. A student receives one credit for each sub- ject that he sucessfully completes. ln order to graduate the student needs sixteen credits. Responsibility weighs heavily upon the individual. He should be able to de- cide, with the help of the parents, the course that best satisfies his ambition for later life. Dr. I.. H. Loghry. Vice Pres. Dr. Gilbert C. Ely Cecil Prosser. Clerk Osteopathic Physician Dentist Railroad Clerk Page Nine