Upper Sandusky High School - Indian Village Yearbook (Upper Sandusky, OH)

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BML QP - pk fb Q SUPERINTENDENT E. L. PORTER, A. B History and Civics PRINCIPAL L. M. NEWCOMER, PH. English O. L. BRODRICK, B. S. Mathematics and Economics EULA M. YOUNG, A. B. Latin and German CARL E. GIFFORD, B. S. Science NOLA G. BATES, B. S. Home Economics EVRLYN SCHUMP, A. B. English and Algebra GLADYS KEMERLEY, B. M. Music 9 B

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ff . ,, D IRA R. PONTIUS DANIEL President Vice-President C. D. HARE Clerk JOHN M. SCHMIDT DR. G. S. EVANS BOARD OF EDUCATION 8 Y

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-1 SUPERINTENDENT E. L. PORTER History and Civics History may be regarded as a record of events which have occurred among man- kind, embracing an account of the rise and fall of nations which have aifected the political and social conditions of the human race. The real student of history sees in it more than just a mere record of events, but a succession of past events, connected with one another as to cause and effect. He sees also in the study of a nation or a race, not mere facts recorded chronologically, but the reflection of the characteristics and ideals of that nation on the pages of its history. Many diverse opinions exist as to what caused the great changes and upheavals in history, but according to the teachings of Bacon, this is proper. He says, It is the true ofiice of history to represent the events themselves, together with the counsels, and to leave the observations and conclusions thereupon to the liberty and faculty of every man's judgment. Many students ask, Why study history? This question is easily answered by Seeley, who says, History ought surely in some degree, if it is Worth anything, help us to anticipate the lessons of time. We shall all no doubt be wise after the event, we study history that we may be wise before the event. It is only when the student has gone very deeply into the complex circumstances of any age, and examined the historical phenomena which attend or produce the decisive eras of history, that he plan clearly discover the great ideas which lie at the bottom of a mighty revolution in istory. Three different subjects in history are oHered in the High School at the present time. The Sophomores study West's Modern World, which is taught by Miss Bates, and the Seniors take U. S. History and Civics under Superintendent E. L. Porter. Senior History and Civics are half-year studies. History should be so presented to the pupils that they understand the relation existing between the cause and the effect, and also that they comprehend the connec- tion existing between that event and succeeding ones. Besides the study of our texts, papers on such subjects as The Indians of our County, and A Historical Sketch of Wyandot County, were required. One period was also spent each week in the discussion of current events. Written by EDWARD BOWERS. 10