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

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Dixvis DEITEMEIBR Dsvims - DOURSON DUNKEL Mas. T. E. Foucx-I T. E. Foucn FREEMAN l B 14 , WHAT WE DERIVE FROM ENGLAND is greatly underestimated. In fact, we seldom are considerate in giving England any credit whatsoever for the part she has played in our governmental develop- ment. England's greatest contribution to America has been DEMOCRACY. Our forefathers were primarily English in descent and carried with them the liberty-loving principles of the mother country. In France there was no democracy, no popular government. Not so in England. King john in 17.15 was the first to see the handwriting on the wall when he was forced to sign the Magna Charta. Following this were other steps to democracy such as the Bill of Rights, the Petition of Rights, and many others which definitely defined' the powers of the king and placed the responsibility of government in the hands of the people. People with this sense of responsibility formed our Hrst colonies and framed our Constitution. -E. S. Mouic. r 6 www lllfJllNll 1l?fllLilllSlIHlI fIlQ?f4DVllE5llPtllNIllIMllllIi5llNllClIlf

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llfffilllillflfifllfolllgllfilll HDIIRAJMAQIFHISCJIFS Anmuxcomma DROHAN BLAscx-x BOLAN Bnown BURKE CLA1ut DAUTBRICH ms MIND or SHAKESPEARE, who conceives of men as such stuff as dreams are made of, gives to the world all that is greatest in human thought. His paramount work dwarfs into comparative insigniflcance all subsequent dramatic effort. During the period of Goldsmith, however, the potent spell of the playwright, in some measure, is wrought once more in She Stoops to Conquer -a play which holds sham sentiment up to ridicule and wields the magic wand of genuine humor. In modern English drama we find the new and varied tenderness that reflects, with purposeful intent, contemporary struggle. The strong national feeling of the Irish School, Lady Gregory, Yeats, and Synge, bring a renascence of interest in peasant life and folklore. Other dramatists stand for distinct contributions: Pinero for technical improvement, Shaw for conversational brilliance, Barrie for fancy and humor, Galsworthy for the presentation of social problems, and Phillips for a restoration of the Elizabethan poetic spirit. English drama to-day is a force for the uplift of man and for much that is desirable in modern civilization. 1BERTA B. HARPER.

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llEBlININl?flII9lllSlIHli llHlllliS6llIf4DllRClY mf .55 GBBTING GLASS GREENSLII H HARPER Ham Hsnnuz, H. Hants, C HOLDEN HE ENGLISH have not only been lovers of democracy, but also defenders of democracy. Whenever democracy was at stake they were always ready to defend it. When Napoleon threat- ened the entire world in 1815, England was the chief obstacle to the realization of his objective. Here England, through the supremacy of her navy, saved democracy a terrible blow. Randolph claims that the English language should be made compulsory the world over because- the people who use it are peace- loving. No one can say the English and Americans are naturally belligerent peoples but, on the contrary, they encourage peace and the best in civilization. Probably the statement may be a trifle opti- mistic, but I do not believe we need ever fear for the collapse of our present civilization as long as England and America stand together. -E. S. Moulc.