Central High School - Cehisean Yearbook (St Paul, MN)

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Zmemiww --' as a community. t YK lf' YL 5 ,.- Mr. Albert G. Meier, Assistant Principal, Central High School During Easter vacation, on a stormy, wintry day, l happened to be in our school building. The rooms and halls were, of course, deserted, but following the sound of distant voices I came to a large room, used temporarily as Cehisean headquarters, and found there a group of teachers and students, the advisers an-d some of the staff, hard at work assembling material for the new annual. The atmosphere seemed like that of a party, full of good cheer and enjoyment, not at all like that of a group of people drudging away at a project that had to be finished by a certain time. Notwithstanding the cheerful atmosphere, the work was going forward in a thoroughly purposeful and well integrated manner, as might be the case in any well managed commercial establishment. I could not help being impressed by this instance, just one of innumerable examples of Central's student body at work. Many people still imagine a high school to be just a place where lessons learned from books must be recited. They do not realize that While the curriculum proper is richer than ever before in subject matter, many opportunities for participating in the activities of adult life have been added. These pages will furnish manifold evidence of this. Can democracy be preserved and made to function? is a ques- tion which is agitating all thoughtful people today. Perhaps it can, if all young people in high schools, in addition to theoretical learning, will work together on the countless projects of the life of their school Albert G. Meier F. -C -n 1, J X if itil? l :

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Qwgfiwwae .J ., ,.,, AW, J-.H Mr. James E. Marshall, Principal, Central High School The compilation and editing of material for a school annual is no light task. lt calls for intense interest and a combination of abilities, beyond the average, of all who have taken part in the project. lt would be interesting to have a record of all the hours put in, the distances traveled by the different members of the staff. Most of this Work was done after hours, and on Satur- days and holidays by pupils who were carrying their full load of regular school Work. The finished product is the resultant of latent capacities aroused by strong stimulig and although the stimuli do not come directly from the class room, yet, it seems to us, that the Whole process of the publication of the Cehisean is highly educational for its sponsors. This is one reason for having an annual. Another, and perhaps a more appealing reason for an annual, is the pleasure it gives to all of us. When during the War the annual, as such, was not issued, much of the joy of the year and of graduation Was lost, and the continuity of the record in story and pictures was broken. This volume is a worthy member of the succession to take its place in the hearts and archives 'W of Central's constituency. ..Q...-- Iames E. Marshall main, 'H l 'Hx Pr? , ffl 4, w X it X X if 'X-ESF X ,--.JE If x- X iff -X l. L l f HX 3 3 ,I 5 A 1 we i. 3' Qtr t

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