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

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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

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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 English Department IN TRAINING girls and boys for future American citizenship, the teacher finds no subject more essential than English, with its wealth of associa- Uons and Us nndtbhngualsynonynw. If the pupH is prepadng for a profession or the field of letters, his need for equipment in a cultural literature and in the spoken and written idiomatic speech of his country is obvious, but Mais none the less necessary in the business yvorkL vvhere the law of survival of the fittest unerringly operates. The fittest, or best equipped, is marked by superior vision, logical thinking, clear forceful presentation of ideas-all of which may be fostered through the study of linghsh. The purpose of teaching in generalis to Ht pupHs to adjust themselves to their future life environments. English not only contributes its share to this training, but it also opens, through the acquired powers of self-expression, limitless possibilities for the individual.--B. B. HARPER. ENGLISH FACULTY Top row, left to right: McKinley, Fouch, Seat, Freeman, Rieckleman, Harper, 0'Ncal, Winspe r. First row: Devine, Holden, Joseph, Watson, Glass, Logue, Stevens. 1 l25fI