Washington High School - Sunburst Yearbook (Washington Court House, OH)

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THE SUNBURST Sunburst Staff Left to right: First rowfRichard Groves, Business Mgr.: Helen Sunkel, Literary Editor: jean Vlforthington. Ass't Editor, Lawrence Moss, Art Editor. Second row!-AHelen Hankins, Reporter 'Z6: Nelle Mark, Alumnae Editorp Virginia Ellies, Editor-infchief: Amelia Pensyl, Reporter '25p Helen Rodecker, Athletic Editor. Third row-'Ralph Childs, Advertising Agent: Edric Ellies, Atheltic Editor: Miss Thurston. Miss Withrow, Faculty Advisors: Dal Hitchcock, Advertising Agent: Ben Speicher, Art Editor. Fourth row-Forrest Smith, Reporter '24, Cassin Clark. joke Editor. The entire staff wishes to express their gratitude for the excellent services of Business Manager, XVilli.mi G, Morse, who recently resigned to accept a position in Canton, Ohio,

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' 'CHE SUNBURST CAIN a Senior Class of our high school records the activities of a school year in the form of an Annual. The Class of '24 has chosen wisely in its decision to dedicate this volume of the Sunburst to its Alma Mater. With this tribute to the Washington High School goes the inference that the class of '24 solicits the best in achievement, prestige and power for develop- ment for the school from which it is graduating. lt is of vital importance to the graduates of anv insitiution of learning that the standards and ideals of the institution be kept on a high level. lt is equally important for the sake of the community that the schools maintain high standards of excellency. The present status of economic conditions throughout our country makes difficult this problem to continue the administration of our public schools on a plane commensurate to the needs of the children of our city. Under the pressure of these conditions we must discover the factors fundamentally requisite to the educational needs of our pupils. lt may become imperative to eliminate some of the less important activities but it is more imperative that we adhere tenaciously to the worth-while developments of the age. Each member of this year's class demands that the standards of scholar- ship in the Washington High School be carried on to succeeding classes. Schol- arship is fundamental in the field of educational endeavor. Many educators are sounding a note of warning to the effect that learning is falling from the high place that it once occupied. Mere graduation from an institution of learning signifies little unless the completion of a given course of study has given the individual power to think and to act. The instillation of this purpose into every pupil to achieve to greater mental development is the concern of all interested in the welfare of our on-coming generations. Let those in positions of authority attend to the provisions of equipment and teaching talent that the standards of scholarship may be maintained. Let the beneficiaries of the privileges, the pupils, attend seriously to the proper use of their opportunities. In group activities a factor, difficult to define, must manifest itself. Army Ofhcers call it morale, churchmen call it oneness in spirit: schoolmen, for the want of a better name, call it school spirit. Given the best ammunition, guns and means of protection, that science has devised, an army would never win a battle unless there was a oneness of spirit on the part of the battalion and a realization of this spirit on the part of each warrior in the fight. A high school or a school system must have faith in its accomplishments. Teacher, pupil, and parent must all participate in the manifestation of the achievements of the schools of our day. Pupils unconscientiously learn to know their fellow-being and to gain the Gne sense of proportion as to their place in organized society. Consequently activities demanding group action are necessary to attain the purpose of socializing the youth. Orchestras, athletic teams, choral and literary societies, and clubs apper- taining to the development of some particular study are encouraged for the reason that these activities awaken interest among the members of the club as a unit and in the school as a whole. The development of school spirit is the social essence upon which other fundamental requirements of the school system are built. It should be the hope of those delegated to the direction of the high school that student activity should be encouraged to the end that each and every pupil is proud of the fact that he participates as a member of Washington High School. We must have faith today in the public school as an agency for the prep- aration of the youth of our country to take their places in life after graduation. Let us trust that the quality of School Spirit developed and maintained in Washington High School is such that it produces faith in the cause of education and in the Washington High School as an agency for this purposef HARRY S. REES

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