Central High School - Chieftain Yearbook (Muskogee, OK)

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Wh d cate? by Vornice Beverage Oftentimes one stops to consider the value of education, asking himself just why do we educate? So many people of this day and especially members of the younger generation are constantly asking this question. Education is essential because it is the background to the social and economic structure of the world. It is the highest standard of American civilization. It is necessary also for en- lightenment and liber- ty. If it were not for the education that we re- ceive in the schools of today and the education our forefathers re- ceived, civilization would be no further de- veloped than it was thousands of years ago. Centuries ago, people lived in caves, ate wild roots and herbs for food, and used the skins of wild animals for ' clothing. Education has developed civilization such that people are no longer compelled to live as the ancient people lived. Thus, education was the means of acquiring all the modern conveniences that the people of today have come to re- gard as necessities. In the olden days education was limited only to a privileged few, who were wealthy. The poorer classes remained uneducated, thus making them slower to de- velop toward civilization. People who did have a chance to be educated considered it a privilege. Today, by means of our public schools, boys and girls of every class are privileged at least to receive a high school education. Many of the students do not properly appreciate this opportunity. Some of them attend school because it is required of them, and make not the slight- est effort to gain know- ledge which will be of use to them in the fu- ture. Early educators once said of public schools, that they were estab- lished for the perpetu- ation of democracy. Students are taught about the government of their nation and foreign affairs. The generation of today is more thoroughly edu- cated than were their forefathers, in order that it may run the government in the future without making the same mistakes. The public grade schools in Muskogee rate among the best in the state, as do both of the high schools. Central meets the requirements of all college entrances. Central may be either a preparatory school before entering college or it may train the student for a posi- tion without further schooling. Especially is the latter www szwu 1s

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'l fx-av. .' Green frogs by Mildred Iiin Having begun their life with only a small num- ber, it is naturally supposed that the present classes who proudly display their green frog emblem must have at one time been polliwogs. However, that is just the beginning. Very unusual but yet at the same time painfully prosaic is the history of B. H. U. and the Green Frogs. The Muskogee Junior College which is the more techni- cal name of the institution had its beginnings more or less like any other junior college having been authorized and accredited by the State University. A dean was found, teachers selected, and the college was pronounced ready to live. Miss Bessie M. Huff is the distinguished dean of Muskogee Junior College which is better known as Bessie Huff's University. Soon after the birth of the institution a few origin- al and otherwise ambitious collegians determined to beg, borrow, steal, or think up an appropriate emblem for their class. For several reasons, one perhaps being that the frog was a most descriptive animal-an am- phibian, the green frog was given the privilege of be- coming the insignia of Muskogee Junior College. Ta Da! Walter Martin is the president. He was elected by the sophomore class in the fall of 1935 and has served in this position during his sophomore year. In 1934 the Alpha Forensic Society was organized. This group is sponsored to encourage dramatics and oratory and is proud to claim B. L. Wertz as its adviser. Clyde Askew is now president. The debate squad, composed of David Linebaugh, Andrew Wilcoxen, Charles Gotwals, and Walter Martin has had a very successful season this year having won the state championship and the Jun- ior College National Tournament held in Hutchinson, Kansas, in April. 2 mf. ' All 1 AF C ' ww 'N Good fellowship in the school has been fostered by numer- ous social mixers and in various homes held in the school of the students. Pro- grams for the year have all won approv- al and acclaim dur- ing the year. Especi- ally did the Green Frog Antics meet with the students' approval. Other ac- tivities include the work of the boys' and girls' octets under the direction of Miss Buena Vista White. The basketball team coached by Vernon Mullen are proudly displaying new green shirts this year and boast of the best season in history of the school. The Green Frogs have taken some outstanding leaps this year and in their literary as well as in athletic activities have established for themselves an enviable reputation. ,, ...Y .,..,,.,,,-n we .. 'fai' M use .3

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case true in the Pre-Secretarial Course that Central offers. Many students have taken this course in high school as well as other courses, and have received a position upon graduation. A student may receive training at Central for al most any profession that he may desire, He may also prepare himself for college. If a boy should desire to be a printer he may receive the training in the printing department. He may also receive training for cabinet making in woodwork, ma- chinery in the machine shop, architecture in architect- ural drawing, bookbinding in the bookbinding class, and many others. A girl may receive training in Cent1'al to be a seamstress in clothing, dietician in foods, stenographer in typing and shorthand, filist bookkeeper in bookkeep- ing, and a home decorator in home decorations. All of these subjects are offered in the seven cour- ses that Central offers. They are College Preparatory, General Business and Bookkeeping, Pre-Secretarial, Pre-Collegiate Commercial, General Industrial, Tech- nical and Engineering, and Home Economics. The College Preparatory Course requires training in Latin, a modern language other than English, His- tory, Social Science including History, Industrial Geo- graphy, Sociology, Economics, and Commercial Law, Mathematics, Biological and Physical Science includ- ing General Science III-IV, Biology, Physiology, H. S. Geography, Chemistry, and Physics. English, Mathematics, Social Science including His- tory, Commercial Law, Industrial Geography, Sociology, and Economics, Bookkeeping I, II, III, IV, General Science, and Oflice Practice make up the requirements for a General Business and Bookkeeping Course. Clie Pre-Secretarial Course has little deviation from the College Preparatory Course. In this course there is no requirement for a modern language other than English. It is necessary for a student to have two years of Shorthand, two years of Typing, and one year of Bookkeeping. In the Pre-Collegiate Connnercial Course all pupils have to choose one or the other of the following sub- jects: Typewriting I, II, III, and Stenography I, II, or Industrial Geography and Bookkeeping I, II, III, IV. This is in addition to the regular requirements for entering a college. Pupils are given the opportunity to select any of the following sequences in a General Industrial Course: mmzwzzzzz1 :4:: 'am-mzmrs