Berlin High School - Mascoutin Yearbook (Berlin, WI)

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UMPIRES SUPERINTENDENT OUR GENERAL SCHOOL PHILOSOPHY The nineteen sixties are characterized by speed, mass attacks, break-throughs and explosive changes. In such an atmosphere it would appear that the logical emphasis should be on mass action and conformity to the standards set up for the group. This is the philosophy of the communist. The greatness of our country, on the other hand, lies in the high esteem accorded the individual. In our kind of democracy we have cooperative group action but we consider every human being inherently valuable with the right of full individual initiative and development. We must be ever watchful that the principles of mass production are not applied to the education of our young people. To be sure, we have group instruc- tion, but every effort is made to provide for the needs of each individual. The school must strive to help all children develop strong and healthy bodies. Every pupil should learn to think independently, respect the rights and beliefs of other and finally, be cooperative and learn to live in harmony with others. The school, also, with the active cooperation of the home and various com- munity agencies, has the great responsibility of inspiring every pupil with a great appreciation of democracy. This is our way of life — it must be preserved. The stress of our times is a demand for quality in our educational program. In addition, the quantity of knowledge is so great that more year of schooling are needed to acquire a reasonable mastery. We literally have had a “knowledge explosion”. New methods of learning are being introduced. Team teaching, language and reading laboratories and teaching machines are some of the new techniques applied to accelerate learning. To a greater degree, the future educational program will rely more on the individual to improve himself. The school will supply the learning materials and equipment. The teachers and counsellors will be available for individual help and counselling. The purpose of our school will be to provide many experiences for our pupils so that all will approach their full individual potential. — C. R. Wolf

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It is the hope that our program of phys- ical fitness and the opportunity to participate in the extra curricular activities of our school will help each student to live a much fuller life. It has been and always will be the duty and function of our school to teach and set high standards for physical fitness, so that those students graduating or leaving school will have some goal to meet, in order to re- main physically fit. Our extra curricular activities give all students a chance to belong to a club of their particular interest. Students like to be active. It is in club activities, that the real personal- ity of a student shows up. Many students have taken their enthusiasm for extra cur- ricular activities into community life and have become fine leaders. The opportunity is here, underclassmen should take advantage of it. — C. F. Shaw UMPIRES PRINCIPAL Mr. Shaw ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Mr. Lenz The financial cost of a good school program has many differ- ent meanings to various groups. To the district taxpayer ... it means the very real dollars and cents on his or her tax bill for school purposes. To the parents ... it means the expense of clothes, books and many other related extra-curricular activities. To the teachers ... it means the instructional materials and tools with which to teach, along with the practical matter of salary. To the Administration ... it means combining all factors, projecting the future and making modest progress at all levels. To the Board of Education ... it means evaluating community and area desires and trying to correlate a good, sound instructional program with these means and desires. In short, it takes cooperation and understanding by all groups to maintain a good school program and still keep costs in proper relationship. In comparing Berlin with the other schools of the Little Ten Conference, you will find that a good, sound educational program has been achieved, with a reasonable cost. — Ralph Lenz