Central High School - Aglaia Yearbook (Manchester, NH)

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ima. By PAUL MAZNEK Fire is, in my opinion, the most disas- trous and feared element on this earth. It is very untimely and can do more damage in a very short time than any other being, element, or compound. We have fire drills in our school just in case a fire should be encountered. Our Fire drills are good, I suppose. To the super- iors, I believe, they seem quite satisfactory. I do not know how long a period of time elapses before every person is out of the building, but I do wonder just how efficient our Fire drills are. lust how much do we profit by having a fire drill every now and then? I mean, does a fire drill teach us the seriousness of its siginificence? Iust how will we act if there is a real Fire in our school? I-Iow shall we respond if an exit is found cut off? What if we encounter engulfing smoke and perilous flames, devouring everything with a turbulent roar? To many students a fire drill means nothing more than an opportune time to check answers, or to give a detailed descrip- tion of the latest Hirtation. There are many school disasters in our country and a few might be stated here. In Collinwood, Ohio, a school fire claimed one hundred and seventy-three children as vic- tims. In Peabody, Massachusetts, a volcano of scorching smoke fatally engulfed twenty-two girls and boys. The blackened remains of seventy-seven children were raked out of the ashes of a Camden, South Carolina, school- house. Ninety percent of our schools are still shameful fire-traps. A well organized fire drill can work miracles. At Timnath, Colorado, two hun- dred and twenty-three pupils walked through M. H. S. ORACLE smoke so thick that they had to hold hands to avoid going astray in the halls! In Mil- waukee nine hundred and fifty came safely through the blaze in perfect discipline, though the blaze did 335,000 damage in fifteen min- utes, and four hundred and seventy-five youngsters in Fort Worth made their way to safety despite the fact that two stairways had been cut off. The Texas system is the best that may be found in the country. Here the study of Fire hazards is included in every curriculum, and two fire drills a month are held in all schools. Before any drills are held, the students have what football coaches would call skull practice. The location of the primary and secondary exits for each group is made clearg the treacherous behavior of fire is dramatized. In short the pupils are taught the signifi- cance of a fire drill. A feature of the Texas system is the ob- structed drill which gives the children prac- tice in emergency thinking. A large red ball is secretly placed on some stairway or Fire escape, indicating that this exit is cut off. Located so that the students don't see it until the last moments, it comes as a surprise. But they turn calmly to another exit. Sooner or later, stricter measures will be taken so that the students will be prepared to meet the fire emergency that comes to every school. FOI' You and Me By LORRAINE LUPEN I have no eyes, I cannot see Disgusted looks some men give me. I have no earsg I cannot hear The ugly talk or-sneers. I'm sometimes red, I'm sometimes blue, In fact I can be of most any hue. Please do not think I am far below, For I am considered a woman's chapeau.

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IANUARY AGLAIA A ports Lover By ANDREW MARKS Although a cold rain was falling out- side, I was warm and comfortable in my friend,s cozy room. Having nothing else to do and wishing for a little help he suggested that we clean his room. First we went over to the corner of the room and picked up a pair of skiis and remarked with a burstful sigh that snow was welcome. We began plans for our future. We were planning to go to Mount Mansfield in Vermont for a week and we thought of the heavy equipment we would have to take. He also suggested that we start building a ski rack for the oar-a good idea that is now accomplished. After talking on this for about an hour, he got up and opened a trunk that stood next to the bed. Out of this he pulled a few pairs of boxing gloves, skates, baseball gloves, tennis balls, and baseballs. I asked him what he had the boxing gloves for and he said that he was planning to enter the Golden Gloves Boxing Tourna- ment. We each put on a pair of gloves and sparred around for a while until he let a fast one go that hit me square on the chin. This put a stop to the boxing. He took down a tennis racket that hung on the wall and after taking the press off he felt and broke two strings. But the racket was an old one and needed restringing. Next he took a baseball mitt and found that it had a large rip on the thumb. This he tried hard to mend but after breaking five or six needles he gave up and said he would have a Cobbler do it for him. It was growing late so I left him to clean the room alone. A person would not even have to say a word to this young man to find out that he loved the outdoors and sports. His room spoke for him. 17 Better Doodles By HAROLD PAGE Doodling, as you all know, is the un- conscious drawing or scribbling done by persons in an abstracted state of mind. Everyone has doodled at one time or another. Did you know that only one out of ten persons produce doodles which are correctly drawn? The number of good doodles is de- creasing rapidly each year. fHowever, this is not the fault of the doodler.j Now something must be done to remedy this condition, or soon there will be no such thing as good doodles. The newly founded Society for the Observation and Development of Doodling, of which I am the head, has drawn up a three point plan. This plan, we are sure, will restore the art of doodling to the position it rightfully should hold. First we must find what constitutes a good doodle. The environment of the doodler greatly inHuences the quality of the finished doodle. Through a nation-wide survey taken recently, the I. S. P. O. D. discovered that the best doodles are produced by persons in a bored state of mind. These doodles contain smooth, unified lines, and, as a rule, are beau- tiful to behold. We have found that the three most bor- ing atmospheres are to be found: A-During after-dinner speeches. B-In English classes. C-At lodge meetings. Now for our plan. The I. S. P. O. D. shall employ the money in the treasury to put into effect the following points: A-Institute more banquets, so there will be a greater number of after dinner speeches. B-Get school boards to lengthen the time for English periods. C-Start a campaign to increase lodge membership. These changes mentioned a- bove will take place in the near future.

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