Western Hills High School - Annual Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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Our Aims in Training for Citizenship By B. H. SIEHL, Principal To the school is entrusted the training of the citizen of the future. This trite statement is so often repeated that its deep importance almost eludes us. It is la real dhallengeto the school of today. How are our schools meeting it? Let us, in this con- nection, consider the school we know best. How is Western Hills High School meeting this challenge? Although we are often told that facts learned at school are soon forgotten, we must admit that the curriculum is the basis of school work. The well rounded development which comes from an ab- sorption of languages, history, science, and mathematics makes the most worthwhile citizen. The effort which is ex- pended in gaining this knowledge is most valu- able character training. How does he use his leisure time? More and more this is coming to be a test. Western Hills meets this challenge of the new day by offering opportunities to each one so to develop himself that he may use leisure time to advantage:- courses in art, instruc- tion of music, vocal and instrumental, opportun- ity to play in band and orchestra, to become ac- quainted with the great music of all time, par- ticipation in athletic events for those whose tastes turn to sports, club periods which are compulsory where one must develop a real hob- by. If it is neither art nor music it may be How- ers, bird life, dramatics, photography., manual work and a score of other possibilities. This must develop a weapon against the wasteful use of precious time. Life in a large school is life in a small B H SIEHL community. It demands ' ' the give and take of every day existence. The spirit of the amateur is rife at Western Hills. Without thought of recompense our boys and girls devote themselves ungrudgingly to athletics, to ac- tivities of all kinds, to acts of kindness and fellowship. A pride which all feel in. the school, a loyalty which the school demands and affection for a loved mother prompt all to do and give their best. So through the knowledge gained from the curriculum, the development which comes from difficult tasks well done, training for the proper use of leisure time, and experiences which train for a community life, Western Hills is trying to develop the citizen for the city that is to be. E231

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The School os o Preparation for Citizenship By C. A. DYKSTRA, City Manager, Cincinnati In the modern World all of us are citizens and cannot help it. We either enter life as citizens, or in the course of time take on citizenship. In a. sense, We live two lives-one as individual, economic and social units, and the other as citizens, partlclpators in a great public enterprise. It has been a commonplace in the field of education that the school must prepare us for living our individual lives. We now realize that since the school is our most import- ant training ground, it must undertake al- so to prepare us for this common enter- prise of citizenship. As life becomes more complex each year, the things We must do together through political or govern- mental agencies in- crease in number and in difficulty. More and more We must approach our c o m m o n problems with trained intelli- gence. Our City is calling to its young men and Women year after year for eiective and inform- ed service. In pro- C. A. DYKSTRA portion as the schools graduate young men and women who understand their duties as citizens and assume their obligations in our industrial society, they meet a fundamental need. May I bring to the Western Hills High School, its teachers and students, the challenge of modern municipal life, and urge upon you consideration of this growing opportunity that the school has to guide the destinies of the public life of the future. March 20, 1931. E221

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l Vocational Guidance and Civic Responsibility EACH boy and girl in Western Hills High School is a potential future leader of his community. His opportunity for assuming responsibility in civic affairs depends largely on his ability to succeed in his own work. The Vocational Guidance program at Western Hills Will endeavor to aid each pupil in formulating some plan for his future school and Work. As the program grows, each boy and girl will have the opportunity to study occupations and to make his plan with the aid of the vocational counselor in the school. Those who plan most carefully in school may hope to be the successful and happy citizens of the future. The right job means a chance to use special abilities, the satisfaction of work well done, the opportunity to do the best work for the community. In doing this, each pupil will have attained success, not only in satisfying his own desires, but also in contributing to Cincinnati a citizenship of which our city may be proud -MARY J. DRUCKER, Vocational Cmmselor. ADMINISTRATIVE FACULTY Left to right: White, Lewis, Mittenkoetter, Mr, Siehl, Harris, Kopp E241