Cissna High School - Review Yearbook (Cissna Park, IL)

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+s.lD.s.1H Scroll and Eagle Oh Eagle, proud and haughty there, That boasts the champion of the air! In token of your power and might We place you here with head aright To saturate our local sphere With noble thoughts embodied here. The hope for future sons of ours Lies not in mighty fighting powersg Not on the glory and the fame That our forefathers justly claim: May we rely for honors new, But on the deeds that WE may do. Wisdom of sages young and old Through centuries past,-yea time u Is ouis to master, ours to grasp. So let us squarely face our task, And. bring toaid our feeble hands, A knowledge gleaned in many lands Labor and Learning is the goal Emblemized within the scroll. .S. ntold The power of learning then will stand Champion of our mighty land. Eagle and Scroll, 'tis right you rule, As emblem of our noble school. QEVHE

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Wi - Q. lIl9. IB. lllill. S. THE VIEWPOINT OF A TEACHER . The correct meaning of the word Education has long been discussed by all types of people. Just what an educated person is depends upon the way We look at the situation, the viewpoint we take. The exact purpose of education is also often debated, and a variety of viewpoints have resulted. In the following pages cf this book one will find a discussion of all the most important activities of the school. The amount of space given to each activity does not indicate its relative importance in the school, but rather the editor's idea of its interest to the readers. The following are a few of the many interesting organizations of the high school discussed herein, students' council, dramatic organizations, Latin club, literary soci- eties, basketball, baseball, track, glee clubs, and many others. Many peo- ple, both those connected with the school and outsiders, feel that some of these have no place in the school. Others, however, feel that, in order to give all the students an opportunity to take part in some extra-curricular activity and to get a well-rounded education for the largest number of sudents possible, they are all necessary. An experienced teacher usually has the latter idea. The old belief that school is merely a place to study books has long been discarded by educators. The belief that it should be a place to develop a well-rounded mind and a healthy body, a mind which appreciates loyalty, achievement, the rights of citizenship, and a body which is sound enough to carry an intellectual mind. Athletics have their purpose in trying to develop a feeling of fair play, the rights of others, sportsmanship. Music and literary work tend to develop an appreciation for the finer arts. The students' council and class organizations give direct contact with govern- mental problems and tend to develop good citizenship. Without these, what would there be to learn in a school? Nothing but cold facts. School would be drudgery, uninteresting. 'Ihe cold facts which the student learned would soon be forgotten and he would be without education or char- acter. It would be bad to have a poor character, but, I believe, it would be even worse to have none at all. It is activity and experience which produce character, and the well directed activities of the school have proved an ex- cellent opportunity for the young people to get these experiences. It is the building of character, then, that justifies all these extra- curricular acivities, and as we look through the following pages of this book, let us think of these activities as being a part of the school, a part of education, and a most important factor in developing good citizens. NE THENMQQ W