Montpelier High School - Mirror Yearbook (Montpelier, OH)

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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

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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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MR. Sl-IAEFFER, Supt. Administration Heidelberg College Ohio State Degree - A. B. Supt. H. M. Shaeifer Wartime Production Imposes Staggering Demands We find ourselves today in the greatest conflict that the pages of history have thus f-ar recorded. This conflict and struggle for existence does not have any regard for the institutions that have come to be looked upon as essential, namely, the home, the church, and the school. The home and the church are institutions that have withstood the test of centuries. The school, however, is the product of recent thought and action. While it has taken several years to develop it, it is yet young and, therefore, very vulnerable. That the attack is swift and sure, relentless and destructive, is in evidence on every hand. The schools have lost many pupils because the homes have consented and because industry has insisted by offering wages that are a temptation beyond reason. Other students have joined some branch of the service, while many more are absent or truant as a result of poor home atti- tudes. Of the many thousands that have dropped out, a recent survey points out that not more and probably less than seven percent will ever return to school. The second great loss is in the teaching force. The last two years have seen'2U0,000 teachers leave the ranks of service for other types of employment. These have been replaced to the best possible advantage with former teachers and the few who have come out of the training schools. This loss of personnel cannot continue without further impairing the efficiency of the school. These losses, great and tremendous as they are, can only be corrected and helped when the aroused public begins to take positive action to correct and mend the situation, lf we are to win this conflict, if the home, the church, and the school are to continue to enjoy freedom, and l believe that the conflict will be won, it will surely be due in a great measure to the sacrifice, loyalty, cooperation, and devotion to the way of living that has been fostered and patiently nurtured in the classrooms of the schools of America. -Mr. Shaeffer. Page Ten