Albion High School - Chevron Yearbook (Albion, NY)

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1935 CHEVRON E Board of Education During the past year the Board of Education has been very active in their meetings. They have paid several important bills and have added a great deal of new equipment for the athletic and industrial departments of the school. They have appointed two new teachers: Miss Fisher, who has been teaching home economics and Mr. Cook, who has been teaching shop and electricity. Due to the regrettable resignation of Mr. Fetzer, the Board has advanced Mr. D'Amico to the vice-principality and two new teachers are to be added. Mr. Monacelli, who will teach science, and another, who will teach business. Because of these new additions, a complete course in business ad- ministration will be available. Besides all these things, the Board has beautified the exterior of the school. Several new shrubs and small trees have been planted in conspicuous places along the edge ofthe school and on the lawn. Also, a new lawn mower has been purchased, enabling the janitors to keep our beautiful school lawn smooth and always cut. Soon a new Hag pole is to be erected and perhaps we may have a field piece. All these things will add to the external beauty of our school, and surely, there is no student who has enough thanks to extend to our efficient Board of Education for its excellent work during the past year. Burt McNall Minutes The minutes of my life slip by, Like hands of clocks that swiftly Hy In moments measured like a rhyme, To mark the vast expanse of time. I sit and watch the hands go round, And know that every ticking sound Beats out the notes of joy and strife That make the moments of my life. --Adeline Mesi 'aid' r S' ff , 1 , A , , X ,..s.s.,,,,,..,,.., N...-.f Page Eight

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1935 CHEVRON NTVR IE EE Your Future One of the main purposes of a high :chool education is to aid each student in choosing a vocation. ln this respect, let the student body be classified in two groups: those who are going to attend a higher institution and those who are not going to attend such an institution. Since the latter group is the larger group let us consider what high school should do for them and what they should do for themselves. First. they should devote themselves to varied activities Knot necessarily athleticsj, to determine which type of activity they are most suited for. lf the student shows special skill in one particular department, such as music. he should concentrate on that one as a potential life work. Such students need con- centrate more on this activity than on school work toward which they show no adaptability. If the student. however, does not show special talent, he should make up his mind to aim at a tentative goal and subject, but should concentrate more on his studies. If the student concentrates on some goal he is more likely to succeed than one who does not try to get any place but is merely content to remain in school by maintaining barely passing grades. Let us now consider the second group. These students should also enter varied activities and select one as a tentative goal. However. the need of con- centration on studies is more valuable to the student, for a good background is essential to higher education. He should merely select for himself the departments in which he excels and attempt to choose the studies in which he is most proficient or most interested. These subjects should constitute his majors in college. If the student shows a technical trend of mind, he might spend much time on mathematics and science to prepare himself for a technical school. This type of student is particularly fortunate inasmuch as the world's greatest opportunities in the coming generation lie in technical fields. Also it might be suggested that such students spend a year at a non-technical school before entering a technical institution in order to become acclimated to college life. The student should carefully consider his capabilities and aim at a definite goal. A high school student without an aim is like a ship at sea without a des- tination, which is headed for disaster. This student is almost certain to be- come a human derelect because of his lack of determination to make some- thing of himself and to aid humanity in its ceaseless struggle. Page Seven

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1935 CHEVRON Front How fleft to rightj-eMiss Allen, Miss Fisher, Mrs. Harrigan, Miss Thorpe, Mr. Fetzer, Mr. Bergerson, Mr. D'Amico, Miss Gillette, Miss Ganiard, Mrs. Stevens, Miss Vilright, Mrs, McGuire. Back Row Cleft to rightj-Mr. Cook, Miss Ball, Miss Valnia. Miss Adams. Miss Britton, Mr. Martin, Miss McKenna, Miss Hogan, Mr. Anderson, Miss Filkins, Mr, Spierdowis, Miss Coyle. Faculty Notes Anniversary This June Mr. Bergerson will have completed his tenth year as Superin- tendent of the Albion Schools. During the period of his supervision, he has, with the cooperation of the very fine public spirited people of the village, rea- lized the fulfillment of many of his desires. In spite of the Depression with all its attendant evils, Albion has not lagged behind in its educational program. Most satisfactory courses in Commercial subjects, Manual Arts, and Home- making have been introduced offering the opportunity to many students to graduate who are not particularly interested in securing College Entrance Diplomas. Then, finally, we have this beautiful new school as a concrete indi- cation of Mr. Bergerson's and the Citizens' interest in the vital training of Youth. Both the people and the Superintendent are to be commended for their achievement in the face of such persistent adversity. iQ gait? 5 ' 1f Page Nine