Pacific High School - Pacificana Yearbook (San Bernardino, CA)

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SOMEONE ONCE SAID THAT A GOOD I TEACHER IS THE MOST POTENT OF ALL IN- DIRECT INFLUENCES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A CITIZEN. WE, WHO HAVE SPENT OUR HIGH SCHOOL YEARS AT PACIFIC, COUNT OURSELVES LUCKY TO HAVE BEEN UNDER THE INFLUENCE AND GUIDANCE OF THE FINE STAFF OF TEACHERS OF WHICH OUR I SCHOOL BOASTS. WHILE GROWING STEADILY LARGER lYEAR BY YEAR TO ACCOMMODATE THE EVER-RISING INFUX OF STUDENTS, PACIFIC ' S FACULTY HAS SOMEHOW MANAGED TO RE- TAIN THE PERSONAL TOUCH IN TEACHER- STUDENT RELATIONSHIPS. IN PREPARING US FOR THE FINE ART OF LIVING, THEY HAVE ' shared with us their own EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE, WHILE HELPING EACH OF US TO FIND HIS OWN INDIVIDUAL NICHE |lN THE SCHEME OF THINGS. BECAUSE OF THEM, WE ARE BETTER PRE- jPARED TO MEET THE FUTURE AS CITIZENS IaND human BEINGS IN A CHANGING IwORLD. WE SALUTE THE FACULTY.

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Devoting incalculable time outside the classroom for the benefit of students. Paci- fic ' s faculty regarded teaching as more than an eight-hour job. Besides the regular du- ties of planning assignments and correcting and grading homework and class papers, they supervised all dances, games, assem- blies, and other school functions. The num- ber of Pacific clubs would not have been possible if teachers had not attended all meetings and activities. Special club and class trips required their management on many evenings and weekends. THE STEP! ARRIVING. . . before 8:00 Pacific ' s faculty signed in and checked mailboxes for announcements and correspondence. Some proceeded to tfie workroom, wfiile otfiers went to classes for a Hiead start on tfie day ' s busy scfiedule. ACQUAINTING. . . tfiemselves witfi students, teachers often used time between classes for friendly con- versation. From the first of the year they tried to know their pupils individually and to recognize the particular merits of each. SUPPLYING. . . encouragement, educators presented not only textbook material, but attempted to have the student think for himself and to take an interest in community and world affairs LUNCHING. . . and discussing experiences of the first half of the day, instructors paused before con- tinuing classes. Many spent part or all of this hour working with students or correct- ing tests and homework papers. I I