Webb Schools - El Espejo Yearbook (Claremont, CA)

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STUDENTS AND FACULTY Education aims to develop within the in- dividual a sense of responsibility for the improvement and upbuilding of the moral and social structure of mankirtdg to inte- grate knowledge, skills and abilities in such a manner as to secure the highest possible outputg to enable the individual to jind happiness in the struggle toward these ervdsf' -Thompson Webb Learning is pain But the acquisition of the civilized skills is incumbent upon us. lt is the purpose, not only of our school- ing, but of our youth, to base us in the methods, attitudes, and specific facts which must presently serve us. But learning is pain, and more painful-be cause still less natural-when it be- comes a conscious process, accelerated and made the object of routine exist- ence. More than simple academic learning, we must learn the ways of those around usp we must learn the manners of all conditions of men, we must learn the patterns of thought, selfish or noble, which will enable us to become citizens of the world. For each takes his place, to become a savior or one of the numer- ous damned. lf we can, we must correct the limping world, and at least we must survive. For this, we must be educated. A school is the place for education, and for our education, this school. We form a strange society Most fundamentally our lives are ordered by the cordial bat- tle of student vs. teacher. Yet we can- not separate those who teach and those who learn. Even the two classes of us are not distinct. We are all in it together. Certainly in theory the role of one is ac- tive, that of the other, passive. But no one can be simply taught , rather, he must be aided, coaxed, or coerced into self-education-this is the function of the teacher. The student must desire to learn. Where are the lines of battle drawn? The school at large is in open conspiracy to accomplish its purpose. It is an organism of the learned and the ignorant, working on a mysterious for- mula which somehow cannot be record- ed. Somehow, the work is done, by the catalyst of school life. The interaction of student and teacher is untraceable, but mighty. The year over, the work done or undone, graduates and students reappear.

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Frederick R. Hooper be- lieves in integrity of the mind. Since 1933, he has sought to share his beliefs with faculty members and to instill them into Webb stu- dents. In his soft-spoken way, he has managed to bring education and the desire for learning to the students he has taught. He came to Webb from Claremont Graduate School and Pomona College, where he received his B.A. This year he taught Algebra ll and Trigonometry, plus a special course in Advanced Placement Mathematics. He also serves on the Executive Committee, and is known to students for C. S. F. lists and Study Hall charts. He has al- ways a willing smile and a friendly word for every student, and is ready and eager to give help when asked. He is one of the most respect- ed and well-liked mas- ters on campus. l Anyone concerned with the fine arts, dogs, rifle shooting or public speaking can always receive friendly bits of advice from Ramsay L. Harris. Among his many endeavors Mr. Harris has written al- most all the school songs. The annual foot- ball poem mirrors his skill in verse and sub- tler forms of wit. Mr. Harris received his B.A. degree in 1929 from Colgate University and went on to receive his M.A. degree in T947 at the University of Cal- ifornia. His peripatetic curiosity has taken him to some eight colleges for desired courses, Since he came to Webb in 1945, Mr. Harris has taught many subiects, and at the present time he is teaching Latin sections A, I, ll. For many years he has been Freshman Class Advisor and has instill- ed the spirit of Webb into the incoming stu- dents. And it is not sur- prising to see tears come to the eyes of the graduating class as his Farewell Song is sung at Commencement.