Cloverdale Union High School - Spectator Yearbook (Cloverdale, CA)

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THE SPECTATOR When I tell you that pupils with the “ getting by attitude, meet in homes in the presence of parents and copy their work one from the other, without pretense of concealment, without apparent sense of wrong and without seeming thought of the consequences, you will understand why I plead for a closer, firmer, co-operative relation between the home and the school. I submit below, in a tabulated form, some of the elements which educa¬ tors seek to weave into the academic program. It is hoped that this outline may furnish definite ideas that may be used by the “getting by class as stepping stones to the true honor student group. Self-Mastery 1. Tongue 2. Temper 3. Impulses Self-Reliance 1. Of Thought 2. Will Power Self-Im provement 1. Habits 2. Cleanliness 3. Health 4. Reading Reliability 1. Truth 2. Honesty 3. Dependability 4. Trust 5. Economy Sportsmanship 1. Fair play 2. Courtesy 3. Altruism 4. Optimism Law of Duty 1. Fulfillment Team-Wor 1. Adaptability 2. Congeniality 3. Cheerfulness 4. Co-operation Kindness 1. Goodwill 2. Speech 3. Manners 4. Respect for Womanhood Loyalty 1. To family 2. To instructor 3. To school 4. To country 5. To humanity Workmanship 1. Interest 2. Effort to excel 3. Orderliness 4. Care of equipment 5. Initiative Attendance 1. Punctuality 2. Regularity 3. Extra hours W. J. Peters Exchanges We appreciate the large number of exchanges that have come to us this year. These annuals are all excellent and we have enjoyed them greatly. Thank you. Be sure to come again next year. 161

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THE SPECTATOR Our Problem hat is honor? Who are “honor students,” in the true sense of the word? Possession of the characteristics necessary to win the insignia of academic achievement displayed by these schoh ars indicates high probability for success in the various fields of commerce, industry and invention. T he true “honor student” is not a mere book worm. He is not doomed to mediocrity or to failure in the practical affairs of life because he studies while his associates busy themselves “getting by” that they have more time for fun. Parents, what kind of student do you want your child to be? Do you want him to be in the group of “honor students”or in the group of “ getting by” students? Do you realize that he will be in the same group tomorrow and through life that he is in today unless something definite is done to cause the change. If you are satisfied with the child’s present accomplishments, habits and attitudes, then something must be done to counteract influences that tend to pull him down. On the other hand, if you hope for your child to be mentally and morally conscious of the idea toward which he should strive, something definite must be done to arouse that consciousness and stimulate those desired ideas. Psychologists tell us that consciousness operates primarily in directing movements and controlling human behavior. But the danger is that the unfolding power from within the child and the ever pressing environment from without, will wreck the human machine while conscience lies dormant or sleeps at the wheel. We, as parents and teachers, need to be ever conscious of the fact that child life is real life. The children must be led to see that it is not just a state or condition in which they exist for a period of twelve or eighteen years, and then by some process of metamorphosis awake to find themselves good, responsible, intelligent men and women. They are living today, not just getting ready to live later; hence they are responsible for their char¬ acter, their moral growth, their self-control and their social efficiency. They need to get the idea that the parents and the teachers are not “joy killers” but are simply helpers pointing out the better paths in the journey of Jjf I repeat, child life is real life, child life is busy life, child life will be what the home, the church and the school make it by their rewards and punish- ments. hi

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I THE SPECTATOR “Spectator” Staff Editor . Assistant Editor Business Manager Assistant Business Manager Junior Representative . Sophomore Representative Freshman Representative Class Will .... Class Prophecy Class History .... Jokes . Snaps . Orchestra . Honor Roll .... Athletics, Girls ' Athletics, Boys ' Society . Dramatics . Calendar of Events Art Designer .... O. V. L. Alumni . Poetry . Literature . Exchange . Cover Design .... Alice Grace Yordi . Isabelle Murray Forrest McAbee Ben Warren Floris McPherson Arthur Hover Virginia Williams Dicy Hurt Esther Sink Merlyn Pearce Elbert Gibbins Merlyn Pearce Oria Orr Earl Murillo Jane Liest Yell Nobles . Pauline Domine Helene Wiedersheim Celia Smith Jane C. Whitaker Rodney Capps Lola Belle Hulbert . Irnita McPhail Jane A. Kleiser Arthur McCray Isabelle Murray I7J