West Paris High School - Nautilus Yearbook (West Paris, ME)

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OPPOSJTJCQN TO CWKISJ The seed of distaste is first sown when a pupil 'discovers that to learn you must study, and that studying is work. His sub- conscious mind then recalls to him the proverb which states that nAl1 work and no play makes Jack a dull boy,n and as Jack has no intention of becoming dull he begins to study less and less. The less he studies the more his rank suffersg he begins te defend himself with remarks to the effect that he doesn't understand the subject because it is too hard for him. Then the seed which was sown in his mind begins to sprout into fresh young roots, and Jam gives vent to his injured feelings by pushing the blame off onto the teacher and the subject. If Jack is unwise enough to allow this condition to continue, the natural result of his S ignorance will be this: the seed of distaste will mature into an obtuse plant of dislike, which will twist Jack's brain, once the king of his thoughts, into the lowly minion of a distorted animal of hate, Although this is the main cause of opposition to civics met with in schools, it can be dealt with if discovered in time, However, another known cause, a dislike by natural instincts, has no known motive, and so is mich harder to quell. Comparing these two causes, we find that the later is outnumbered by a vast ma- jerity. According to this theory we must overwhelm the old proverb, HThc more you learn the less you know.U In short, we must com- bat that massive oryan of destruction called ignorance if we want less opposition to eivics in schools. q A Joyce Morey '50 LA: uv When people speak of Latin they say it is a dead language bw this year the class has fnund it anything but. with all the dei clensions and ejniugatiens to learn we have been very busy, and, to add to this N uqlvf Fngitd Ctimo fliesl. One of the UGVJHt36GE of Latin is tlat it is the basis for most of our Englirh words. Many of our English words are the same as Latin, If one doesnft know his English grammar he will by the time he gets through first year Latin. It is a battle to kaarn the Latin way of expressing sentences but HPost proclaim, Praemium.H fAfter the battle, the r ward.l It gives one a good feeling to know that he has at least mghbered enough of the Latin language to make a little sense. ty Those who are planning to become nurses, doctors, language- tegehers, and linguists find Latin a very necessary subject, ' ff Helen Appleby '48

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GENERAL SCIENCE General Science is not hard to say, but is mighty important in this world of ours. This study brings out clearly the meaning of many subjects which are used by us in daily life without so much as a thought about how they Ugot that way,W How often have you wondered about the solar system, a star, the sun, and the moon? How often have you pondered the fact that a small steel crowbar when placed just right will lift many times your weight, or that a pulley will make you look like Superman? Ask a General Science pupil, he can tell you. I think that General Science is the most important subject h school. It prepares one for Chemistry, Physics, Senior Science! it scratches the surface of many things which will become the lib work of some of the studentsg it leads the way and gets us inter- ested in many things which will help us along l1fe's pathways. Science keeps advancing, but we cannot understand the new things until we understand the older ones, General Science is a mixture of old and new subjects. The old ones lead to new tones and the new ones lead to future discoveries. Facts cannot be changedg our ideas about facts are the only things changeable. The truth and what we believe may be two very different things, but I believe that General Science is very im- portant o ' Francis Slattery '50 Eeofvomaes We have studied the principles of Economics with particular stress on the application of these principles to the life of the consumer. In fact the consumer's point of view is of paramount consideration throughout the course. Since many people are una- ware of the extent to which the problems that confront them are economic in character, a recognition of the existence of economic problems and understanding of them is desirable. Such an aware- ness will tend to lessen economic illiteracy. Economics is a science which attempts to explain how people make a living--a science which is needed in every home, The stud dents in this course have learned numerous things which should prove invaluable to us when we manage our own homes. ' Cathryn Cummings '47

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