Conneaut High School - Tattler Yearbook (Conneaut, OH)

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THE SENIOR TATTLER 10

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THE SENIOR TATTLER The Editor of The Tattler has asked me to write on something practical. If I were to talk to pupils desirous of entering a particular trade, business or profession, the choice of a subject would be easy, even though its discussion might be difficult. To a group of electricians a talk on electricity by Edison would be both practical and interesting. Andrew Mellon speaking on finance would have no difficulty in holding the attention of bankers. But you see my difficulty in choosing a practical subject for a mixed group of future electricians, bankers, farmers, mechanics, stenographers, teachers, preachers and others. Of course, I could moralize, but too much moralizing defeats its own end. Then let me take for my subject that which for us is the most important in the school curriculum-English. Languages differ in different races, but each child should learn to speak his own language fluently and well. Our children should be educated in the correct use of English and the proper understanding of English. Every one of us who either reads, writes, talks or thinks uses English each day in great abundance. For us, English is the key that unlocks not only the door of nearly all knowledge but also the portal of our pleasures, our comforts,and our necessities. Science, that subject which perhaps more then any other offers for our use and our needs the accumulated wisdom of the ages, requires careful reading, intelligent thinking, minute investigation and precise demonstration. All demand the accurate use of good English. Is there one pupil of Conneaut High School for whom good English will not be practical ? In the trades, the proper tool for the proper purpose is all-important. A carpenter can use a rip-saw for cutting a board in two but we don’t want him to do our work. We want the skillful workman with the proper tools, properly sharpened. He knows what to do, what tool to use, how to use it, when to use it. If the child speaks English poorly, he can doubtless express himself well enough to bungle through life, but somewhat like the carpenter using the ripsaw for crosscut work. But the skillful user of English knows what word, or combination of words, to use clearly to express his meaning, or shade of meaning. He knows how to use them fluently, convincingly, truthfully and persuasively. What a wonderful opportunity does the study and skillful use of English afford! c. M. DICKEY. Someone has said that in our American colleges today are to be found a group of young people who are thinking seriously and are exerting real effort to attach the true meaning to the problems which confront them in their preparation for life. We believe the same may truly be said of many in our modern high schools. To complete creditably a course of study in any institution of merit requires not only a reasonable length of time but serious, well-directed effort. Any normal young man or young woman who desires to complete a course of study can do so, but we deplore the type of student who merely considers the time element in securing a diploma and with the least expenditure of mental effort continues his uncertain course. Such a student is a drag on the school he attends, an added expense to the city and the state, and at the completion of his course will be of small worth either to himself or others in the community in which he resides. Conneaut Senior High School stands well in rating, but since the three years allotted to such a school pass so quickly students, teachers and principal must be alive to the necessity of live and intensive work in order to secure the greatest benefit from the opportunities offered. The need of home co-operation is necessary. It is true that some schools are trying a longer school day in an attempt to solve the problem of lack of study at home, but the mental discipline gained by the student in home work is lost. The pi’oblems of life must be met single-handed, so why not learn as much self-dependence as possible while under the direction of the home and the school ? A diploma stands for something and must ever be a silent reminder to its possessor, when carefully examined, either of work conscientiously done or the reverse. What does your diploma mean to you ? V. R. HENRY. 9

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-THE SENIOR TATTLER (1) MR. EDWARD HARRIMAN, A. B. Bates College Mathematics, Biology, Physics (2) MISS DORIS GRIFFEY, A. B. Oberlin College French, English, Spelling and Penmanship (3) MR. WESLEY E. SCHAAF, A. B. Ohio State University Chemistry, Physics (4) MISS LOUISE LODGE, A. B. University of Illinois Spanish, Latin (5) MR. PAUL SCHUMACHER, A. B. Hiram College American History, Agriculture, Civics, Director of Athletics (6) MISS FERN PARSONS, A. B. Grinnell College History, English (7) MR. THEODORE P. GNAGEY, PH. B. Denison University English (8) MISS LOUISE WILLIAMS, A. B. Grinnell College Latin, English (9) MR. ROY HUNDERTMARK, M. S. Ohio State, Washington State History, Spelling and Penmanship, Mechanical Drawing (10) MISS EDNA JOHNSON, A. B. Lake Erie College Biology (11) MR. W. L. DAVIS Edinboro State Normal, Erie Business College Manual Arts, Dramatics (12) MISS OLIVE MALE, A. B. St. Olaf College Mathematics (13) MR. JOHN HOPPER Whitewater State Normal Stenography, Commercial Law, Commercial Geography (14) MISS RUTH LONG, B. S. Ohio University Home Economics (15) MR. CABLE T. BARNES La Harper Seminary, W. I. S. T. College, Palmer School of Penmanship Penmanship (16) MISS FANCES HILLYER Office Training School of Columbus Typewriting, Shorthand (17) MISS LUCILLE TILTON Eastman School of Music, Univesity of Rochester Instructor in Music (18) MRS. EDITH F. STANLEY Office Secretary to the Superintendent (19) MISS MARIE T. BROWN Library School of Chautauqua Institute Instructor in Library Training (20) MR. ROLAND MORRIS Central Business College Bookkeeping, Advertising, Salesmanship 11