Nampa High School - Sage Yearbook (Nampa, ID)

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Principals Message C. C. COWIN, Principal fail go fo kgs grocery :Store In response to the question. HWhy do you attend high school? one invariably receives the reply, I Want to get an education. What does this reply mean? There is certainly a difference in meaning when we compare the energetic student with the one who hates to go to school. May we liken this getting an education to going to a grocery store for groceries? When we enter the store, we must assume an active interest in selecting or acquiring groceries if We are to make any progress toward our goal of getting groceries. We must further be willing to pay the price. In education we must make the selection of subjects, having a Willingness to buy with the necessary effort and also assuming an attitude of Will- ingness to carry home our purchases. In selecting the groceries for any given home, we should take into consideration the occupation of the individual who consumes the groceries. Heavier work will require a more substantial diet. Courses in chemical or electrical engineering feven though the names may sound prettyj require a solid training in mathematics and science. This last thought should not cause us to feel that only one kind of food is essential, We should ever remember that a balanced diet is always essential for one to have the proper nourishment. Further consideration along this line makes us realize that while pleasant to the taste, neither candy nor cake should constitute our complete menu. Educationally, the properly balanced individual needs a balanced diet of subject matter with some attention to the type of work to be undertaken. Lets go to the grocery store. C, C. COWIN, Principal.

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Superintendent! Message I. E. WALSH, Superintendent U0 tffe Cfasi of 7938 Your class is about to complete its public school career, Have you enjoyed it? Did you get your money's worth? Will it be of any particular value in the future? These, of course, are very important questions in your mind: but the Nampa School District, Canyon County, and State of Idaho might well ask will they get any good out of your public school career. In plain language, how much are you worth to your community, county, and state? Your education cost about S55 per year for the first eight years spent in school, or a total of 5440. During the past four years, the average cost per year for your high school training has been approximately 580, or a total of 5320. The grand total for the entire twelve years of public schooling would amount on the above basis of calculation to approximately S760 for each person in the Senior Class, Since there are 209 in the graduating class, the class then would cost the taxpayers 209 times 515760 or S158,840. This is a sizable sum of money in any com- munity. Will the class of 1938 return to society the 5158840 investment with interest, or will this be a loss, and will it be just an additional burden to this community? Have the taxpayers invested wisely? We school teachers naturally feel that the investment has been very valuable and will pay large returns to society as a whole. We expect each one of you to assume the re- sponsibility for this investment, and, as a citizen of the United States, discharge this obligation by making yourself competent, efficient, and successful in some line of work, Little can be done, after all, for the individual who cannot and will not help himself. A youth without a high school diploma must watch many opportunities pass him by. Many will seek additional training in vocational schools, as apprentices on the job, and in colleges. Those of us who have helped to direct your activities during the past twelve years hope that the future will bring success and happiness to each member of the Class of 1938. We hope that whatever con- tribution you may make to society in return for what society has done for you will reflect to some extent the spirit and influence of the Nampa Public Schools. I, E. WALSH, Superintendent,

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MIss ANNIE LALIRIE BIRD U. S. History and Government. Adviser of: Spiz, Assembly Committee. MISS GLENNIE DAY Declamation. Adviser of: Girl Reserves. 1' f fQ1ff 'f1 'V K MISDEVELYN HAGELIN English II. Girls' Phy. Ed. Adviser of: Junior Class, Girl Reserves, Girls' Athletic Association. MR. JAMES IOHNSON Elementary Algebra, Solid Trigonometry. Adviser of: Sophomore Class. MISS WINIERED LAFOND French I, II, World History. Geometry, Adviser of: French Club, Sage, Quill and Scroll. MIss MARY A. LucAs English. Library, English Literature. Adviser of: Honor Society, Librarian. , ,I 0 f' MR. G E G.JKfilLLER World History. Adviser of: Boys' Tennis, Boxing. Wrestling, MR. VIRGII. R. DALBERG Bookkeeping I, II, Business Arithmetic. Assistant for evening entertainment, Junior Varsity Coach. MISS GRACE GORTON Plays, Modern Drama, Short Story, American Literature. Adviser of: Dramatics, Assemblies, Girl Reserves. MR. HENRY N. HARGER American Literature, Vocabulary Build- ing, Economics, Sociology. Faculty assistant for evening games and programs. MIss E. ELOISE KENNEDY English, Journalism I, II. Adviser of: Growl, Quill and Scroll, Honor Society. MR. KEITH LEATHERWOOD Plane Geometry. Elementary Algebra. Adviser of: Pep Band, Senior Class. MR, LAVERNE MARTIN Chemistry, Radio. Adviser of: Radio Club, Science Club MISS EDNA MINDEN English I, II, Contemporary Novel. Adviser of: Girl Reserves.