Birmingham High School - Piper Yearbook (Birmingham, MI)

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1 E at fuels f x n '6' l ,JE-s X ,X-Jiewx 'uf' sa f9fN f'- , gf f if Q ' ' eva ffl X S , ' 4 A u its ff , A' Q4 ', - t W - FAILURES NEED NOT BE PERMANENT Near the close of each semester many of us start worrying because we have not accomplished all that we should have, or all that we wished to, in our dif- ferent subjects. We either become depressed and lose hope or go to the extreme of studying feverishly,which might cause physical harm. An indifferent attitude dominates some of us,and others temporarily become fatalists and place their be- lief in the idea that Hwhat will come, will comen. Sometimes we will make some miscalculations and things may not turn out as we expectedg as a result, we are the ones who suffer. We should not let a fail- ure or two break our courage and make us become despondent. Let us always remem- ber that we have times that may be compared with the weather---sometimes bright and clear and sometimes dark and cloudy. Just because today is stormy, we do not for one minute lose hope of ever seeing the sun again. So would it not be worth- while for us to apply the same idea in our studying? DAILY RECITATION VERSUS EXAMINATIONS We believe that the methods of daily recitation and examinations in educa- tion can be likened to the methods of cash and carry and deferred payment in business. In our opinion the use of daily recitations is inefficient, and the class period would be better devoted to study. Using this method the teacher would be answering questions instead of asking themg this she can do to a much greater advantage. Much needless duplication would be avoided,for the recitation period is a waste of time to the student who has prepared the lesson. It is only the unprepared student who benefits from class recitations. Therefore,it is evi- dent that the better the class is,the more useless class recitation becomes. The converse of this is equally true, and thus class recitation defeats its own pur- pose. Its continued use lowers the standard of the class and wastes much time. If, on the other hand, the class time were used as a study period, the ben- efits would be immediately evident. The better students would find class time sufficient in which to do their work, and they would not be held back by the slower students. The latter would study under the supervision of the teacher, at the end of certain definite periods, examinations, which are the only effective, impartial index, would be given over the amount of work covered. We believe this would constitute sound educational procedure, at least for the majority of our students. For the benefit of you who are talented, we asked Ty Tyson this question: nwhen does WWJ hold auditions?N The answer is the auditions are held on Friday mornings at 11:00. Albert Coffey is in charge, and an appointment is not ne- cessary. ' 17

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'libs Staff Published by the Publications Club of Birmingham High School Volume I Editor-in-Chief Associate Editors Literary Department.. Art Editrorsueee eve Snapshots...... ... Typists fCopyl ....... Advertising Manager.. Assistants........... Circulation Managers. Assistants........... Irrol Conley, Leonard Business Manager..... Advisers.... ... May 1935 Number l L ibitorial Staff .......................................Charles Fletcher . ........... . .................. Jane Long and Mary E. Staley Anabel Dahlquist, Victoria Gellatley, Mary Jane Tippett, Elizabeth Wh1te,Ann Keller,Bill Gail,Vincent Holbel, Clyde Bennett, Franklyn Phillips, Muriel Dalley, Betty Atkins. Jane Long, Jack Reynolds, Mary E. Staley, Jack Birthrong, Bill Gail. Bob McCutoheon, Charles Somers. Sherwin Davidson, Pat Ead. '1axQ5 To Q . vcr. ssmg Betty Jane McCormick. Mildred White, ,Mary Quinn, Bob Vinton, Bob Bender, Clyde Bennett, Louis Randall, Mary Jane Tippett, Ann Keller, Bob Jones. Q Girsulation Clyde Bennett and Bernice Sweet. Tim Walton, Neville Ross, George Frye, Franklyn Phill'ps, Howard Blake. I Emecbaazisal Upward, Ernest Winborn, Jim Cummings. Bettie Smith. Editorial and Advertising, Vida B. Mc Giffing Circulation, Dorothy Allen, Mechanical, Miles W. Robinson. The photograph of Yvonne Gay was made by Chilson Studio. All other photo- graphs in this book are the work of Arnold Studios. The Publications IN ACKNOWLEDGEMEHT Club wishes to express its sincere appreciation for the flawless ee-operation of the faculty,the administration,and the numerous student organizations in the composition of this magazineg especially we wish to acknow- ledge the assistance of Esther Rainey, the Birmingham ECCENTRIC, and the Arnold Studios,yithout whose 16 co-operation this publication would not have been possibfa

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and her MARY HAS A LITTLE MAN Mary, Janet, Barbara, Betty, Nancy, and even Maude: Each has a little mang as the fable goes, his hair is either black,brown,red, or blond. He follows to school each morning and drives or walks home with her at night. Then when the week-end comes,Mary hints a bit and gets a date for the dance. The poor fel- low is in heaven--so he thinks--when she goes out with him. But is he taking a beating! We poor suckers of the male sex. We work all day Saturday to earn enough to take our sweet little girls to the show or a dance. Let us tell you, fellow- sufferers, your date never tries to save you money. Not by a long shot! If it is suggested to get something to eat after the show, as must be done just out of politeness, she will say, WGee, that's swell! I could eat a hamburg and a nut- fudge-marshmallow-caramel sundae right now.W This will invariably happen even if she knows it will break you. Well, boys,guess we can't do anything about it. But we send out our honest, heartfelt sympathy to you. At least we can go to the dances stagg if there are no girls, we can dance with each other. There are some boys who can follow much better than girls anyway. The trouble is that the only time a girl wants to fol- low a boy is at a dance. The rest of the time she wants him to follow her. MUSIC APPRECIATION Bo one is able to realize more than the musician the discourtesy that is shown by the so-called Wappreclativen audience. It is extremely difficult for either a soloist or an entire orchestra of play to an audience that does not really listen to a concert. The great majority of people do not know how to appreciate the true value of music. They will talk, and that during the entire performance, and as soon as the orchestra comes to a rest or a grand pause, will burst into a round of ap- plause much to the embarrassment and chagrin of the conductor. People who are not willing to sit and listen to a musical concert should not come and pretend to be interested in the program. They should stay away and allow the true music-lovers to enjoy the program. A WORD PICTURE Assembly. Self-termed uartistn at the piano. Much yawning in the audience. A few guilty looks at sour-faced faculty by the windows, then out come the pen- oils. A few passes at the old initials o the seats aheadg now a little original fancy work. Finally, for want of excitement,a few caricatures of the nentertain- er' in notebooks. Many stifled giggles as the caricatures get into circulation. Added flourishes by other artists. Somebody drops some mo ey. General stir at the unusual sound. More giggles. The 'artist' seems to be through with his number. His hair mussed and tie deranged, he bows serenely and stalks off the stage into the wings. The master of ceremonies comes out and wiggles large paws for silence. No use. Audience sound asleep. Snores ........ The mailman goes for a walk on his holiday. The sailor rows a boat in the park.A conductor takes a ride on a streetcar,but what retired Congressman spends millions every day? , 18