Corsicana High School - Corsican Yearbook (Corsicana, TX)

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Board of Education The Board of Education has done much toward the continuation of progress in Corsicana schools. We appreciate the splendid work of each member of the Board. Therefore, we congratulate them on their accomplishments in successfully planning a workable school program for this year. The officers for the past year are as follows: President . . ..... W. P. IVICCAMMON Vice-President .... MRS. H. R. STROUBE Secretary J H SULLIVAN MRS H R 51 ROUBP NIR J II SULLIVAN MR R L NXHEELOLR DR J, XV. DAVID IDR. W. K. LOGSDON MR. XV. P. MCCAMMON MRS. FESTUS PIERCE

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How To Handle Qnes Teachers When in the course of human eyents it becomes necessary to raise ones grades aboye a certain point he should know the essentials of making good grades There is only one main essential the ability to handle one s teachers Therefore we shall dey ote our time to this very important subject The main weapon against these teachers IS that of deception This con sists of certain elements such as a yague idea of the content of the lesson the raising of one s hand when one does not know the answer and the looking out of a window vehen one knovss the answer Cpsychologlsts are agreed on these last two elements their contention being that the teacher will not call on anyone who seems to knovs the ansvy ers but will call upon the unwary instead l That deception is the major weapon of attack by pupils has been conclusively proyed by the results of a suryey fthe life Death Survey of l00 000 pupils m de in l938 l This survey showed that 65 8 f of the Grade A pupils The second line of offense is that of flattery All persons respond to flattery and eyen teachers are no exceptions Instead of announcing the teacher s intelligence to his face one should tell him that under no other teacher haye such a knowledge and a clear understanding of the subject been afforded Thus in a subtle yy ay the teacher is being flattered for his Zlblllfy to teach his subject A third but perhaps dangerous method of teacher control is that of giving gifts Gifts should not be lavish An apple is acceptable if there is no worm in it lf the gifts are lavish as a basket of fruit for example the purpose of the gift is too obyious Then too one should ascertain whether or not the teacher believes in the old proyerb Bevy are of pupils bearing gifts Thus in yarious ways ones teachers may be handled but one should alvy ays apply to his teachers this rule Handle Vklith Care FHARLES DFX ENN P 1 X V X . . . , . 3 i V C- 3 1 - Z H . Q ' . . Y V 1 . v y s y 1 yu ' s ' m A vs y s s v v A' , 1 x V ' K 3 , ' y ' , K y K7 , , 'A had deceived their teachers from one-fourth to one-half of the time. D I 3 I 3 7 1 Yi 1 I 3 I 1 . 7 V . . 1 . . . . ' v ' 1 ' 1 Y V . , . Z .. . In

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J Supfrintendenfs Message Consucnm Pueuc ScHool.s w n nonwoen sun- u nr 1 ooaslcANA YExAs January B, 1940 To he Students oi the I-lgh School Cor wana, lexus It 1s my pleasure to rreet jeu as we come to the concluslon of another year You are now enterm upon 11fe's great adventure lhere are people 1 all lands wi o are lookxnr to our youth for u yxr t scrxxce seldom posnessed by former Panera wns cover but thcro are frontxers an the fxelds cy art, lxtvruture sclence und ocxal r 1 e ations! xps A succes ful pioneer requlres c uru e and clever thin! xn HL gl cs of toll and endures privetxon and penn I belxeve your trnlnxng hn developed in you to n large deg-ree those qualxtges of the pxonesr and may it be throuuy ,our efforts und per overance trot we shall cone to u new land and a new day Srncerely or on Srrerxntendent of Schools W1xhl5B I uw. Q -uf. on-em. - L -,queen 12 .. , .. . . U. J ... .m., D. N . . 1 ' 3 sv i of There are no new lands to dls . . I A . I . . .A ' - . Al. .. rr d