Appleton High School - Clarion Yearbook (Appleton, WI)

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l 'H Si R . Q, In 1635 The cifizens of Bos'ron,1'hen in HS second year of exisfence, me? and founded The firm' free school in America

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0 J ' 1 JU Y -4 v 0 r , , V Lf- ,r L rl R , V VV. U i 4. L of K fr f 'I fctfgfflf, FUUNDER5 Ulf My tgraZTZT,g?MsQ A SU-lOUl.5 OF A lVl E ll l CA 'fifiitiftf THROUGH the publication ol this boolc, the Clarion pays tribute to the three century long struggle which began formally in 1635 when the Boston l.atin School, forerunner of the present American high school, established tree public education lor the First time in the modern vvorld. Efforts of the public high school to teach youth hovv to vvorlc, hovv to thinlc, and hovv to play have not always availed against civic apathy, but universal, democratic education has endured as a principle for three hundred years, as a major lactor ol the American Dream. The creating ol an enlightened citizenry, capable of providing peace and abundance lor all is still the hope of those who are not altogether succumbed to selfish interests or hopeless. ' ,1 5 . I .IL . aj X! lf ob l r i . J , , Mi K ,J X J, Y i , ,J t -l-he theme of this boolc hopes to show hovv secondary education haw!! P expanded its historic role, and hovv our modern high school novv performs its vvorl4. ln early American history subjects were fevv and the outside activities tool4 little responsibility in developing the lull realization ol am A A student's character. Today, the high school must meet the demands ol modern society in complexity, variety of interest, and direction ol lile. -lo those vvho savv the implications of an educated youth, to those vvho set the sail in the right direction tovvard true democratic ideals, this book is sincerely dedicated. 4 L . J x on X X., 1 J J V+ 1

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Illll FIRST Sflllllll AND PRESENT AIIMINISTIIATDIIS IIXIE QUA NON ol tlie Englislwman namely lwis lfiome, cl'1urcl'1 and state, as- sumed tlweir accustomed rela- tionslwips in tlwe new land ol America by developing insti- tutions necessary to promote social and economic progress. Cn tl'1e l3rli ol tlie Qd monetli l635H - tlwe twenty-tlwird ol April, by our calendar, live years altertlie settling ol Boston - tlwe citizens ol tl'iat town voted Htliat our protlwer plwilemon pormont, slwalpe intreated to pecome sclwolemaster lor tl'ie teacliing and nourtering ol clwildren vyitlw us.H August 19,1636 a supscrip- tion Was made.