Cranston High School - Cranstonian Yearbook (Cranston, RI)

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Q fudfy CZSS PRESIDENT HAROLD WARREN POTTER Hail to Snowshoes, our Class president and one of the most popular boys in the February class! He has been a success in all his numerous activities, both athletic and executive. Since his favorite school study is Art, we are sure he has a great career in store for him as an illustrator and designer. Carry on, Hal! Cl. Pres. 45 Student Council 45 H. R. Pres. 2,5 35H. R. V. Pres. 45 Hi-Y 3, 45 Pres. 45 Del. Hi-Y Conference 45 Cafeteria Mar. 3, 45 Football 2, 3, 45 A. A. 2, 3, 4. VICEfPRESIDENT KIRTLAND HOWARD WILSON, JR. No one can forget Howie, for his genuineness of spirit and his scholastic and social liveliness will keep him in our memories long after he has left us for a business career. A good criterion of his success is a consideration of his activities and his creditable work as Editor-in-chief of this Cranstonian. Cl. V. Pres, 45 H. R. Pres. 3, 45 S. C. Corridor Corn. 45 S. C. Soc. Com. 45 Treas. 45 Cranstonian Editor-in-chief 45 Biology C. 3, 45 Sec. 45 Senior Play 45 A. A. 3, 45 R. I. Honor Society. SECRETARY EUNICE MARGARET LAW Who is called upon to do a responsible task? Why Euny of course. This petite vivacious blond is loyal, efficient, cheerful, and friendly. As secretary of her class for two years she has amply shown her leadership ability. This enfqprelslsion might well be said of her, She likes everyone, and everyone 1 es er. Student Council Del. 3, 45 Cl. Sec. 3, 45 H. R. Sec. 25 Capt. Basketball 3, 45 Ch. Soc. Room Com. 45 Thrift Cashier 35 Glee C. 2, 35 R. I. Honor Society. TREASURER STEPHEN EDWARD DOREMIR. Steve well deserves the widespread popularity accorded him by teachers and students alike. His modesty is matched only by his good nature. An interested and able student of Mathematics, his decision to study engineering at Brown next fall, seems a wise one. Cl. Treas. 3, 45 A. A. 4. SOCIAL COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN ROBERTA MARIE DWYER Is it possible that there is anyone in the student body who does not claim acquaintance with Roby? Although she is always on the gov she has shown her school spirit by leading the social functions of her class in the junior and senior years. just watch that girl! H. R. Sec. 2, 35 Thrift Cashier 3, 45 Corridor Com. 35 Ch. Cl. Soc. Com. 3, 45 Glee C. 45 Dean's Council 45 Thyrsus C. 3, 45 Choir 45 HifTri 45 Sec. 45 A. A. 2, 3, 4. 14 tg..-

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THE CRANSTONIAN CLASS OF 1936 tgnczlzivicfuafitg of tmlzocfe .gsfancf in gcfucatlon ELL may we apply the popular saying, The best things come in smallest packages and with slight transformation make it applicable to our own little state of Rhode Island. For in another field of endeavor, education, Rhode Island is outstanding and has shone as a guiding star to her sister states. That tolerant, independent but progresf sive spirit has carried her to renown for her advanced educational facilities. A keen desire for educating their young was manifest by our earliest settlers. Land grants and money were appropriated by towns, and thus it occurred that Newport was the first town in all English America to foster a public school. Other factors contributing to the furtherance of education at this period were the newspapers which lauded our educational endeavors above all other states. The American and Gazette in 1828 took up the fight for free schools in earnest with the following state' ment, There is one subject of much more importance to Rhode Island than the election of a president, and that is the establishment of free schoolsf, Thus, our prefeminence was early recognized. However, it is not possible to construct from the early record of Rhode Island towns a complete and consistent history of schools in this state. To religious dissension, to the absence of an established church, to sparse and scattered settlements, to these and some other causes, this negligence in keeping written records has been attributed. All during this century the schools had been private in nature, the pupils paying for their tuition. The idea of free schools had been in the minds of prominent men for many years, but not until 1800 did they come into existence in Providence. But let us leave Providence for the while and turn to Narragansett for a glimpse of the typical pedagogues. Here, the first schoolmasters were three Irishmen, Masters Kelly, Ridge, and Stauter. They traveled about visiting the farms and communities around Point Judith and Tower Hill imparting instruction to the children, but para ticularly exerting their good influence on the rough manners and characters of the country folk. In contrast to these men appears the next schoolmaster. He was one who made no pretense to the polite attainments of his predecessors but believed in more rugged methods of teaching. This was Master Robert Noyes who kept school on Tower Hill Road. He believed in the rod and spared it not. After a few of his pupils discovered that his wooden rod might be split if they crossed two hairs on their open palm, Master Noyes made a new one of leather with a wooden handle. He enjoyed such sport so much that he used one of the older pupils as a spy to procure him victims. In 1828, an awakened statewide interest in schools brought about favorable results. Rhode Island inaugurated at this time a thorough survey of its school system. Once again that idea of ours to have the best, prevailed when Governor james Fenner selected Henry Barnard, without question the foremost American educator of the nineteenth century, to perfect our school system. The most important immediate effects of the work of Barnard were a splendid improvement in the physical condition of schools, a marked advance in the qualifications of teachers, and an awakening amongst the people of the state of a genuine interest in education. Thus it is apparent that improvement and expansion seem to have come gradually and steadily, in response to the demands of an enlightened public opinion, and in general, advances in educational law and practice have become permanently established in public confidence and support. For these reasons, therefore, our educational system is the product of our social and economic experience and a vital part of the civic organization of the state. HELEN M. KIERNAN -..sgf 13 leg..-

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THE CRANSTONIAN CLASS OF 1936 DELIA AMARAL Dee is the personification of friendliness. Her cheerful smile and opti- mism have melted many hearts. Her work in the Spanish Club has been outstanding. After het graduation we envy the oflice that will be brightened by Dee's smile. Ability has won her membership in the Rhode Island Honor Society. Glee C. 2, 35 Assembly Com. 45 Spanish C. 3, 45 V. Pres. 45 Ch. Soc. Com. 35 Editorfinfchief Spanish paper 45 R. I. Honor Society. FRANCES JOAN AM BROSE Cheerfulness, vivacity, personality-these qualities describe this girl whose pet aversion is staying in nights. She is interested in music, sports, and languages, but her greatest interest is in Biology. She hopes to be a Bacteriologist. We're with you, Ambie! Band 2, 3, 45 Orchestra 25 Glee C. 2, 35 Spanish C. 25 Riding C. 35 Swim- ming C. 3, 4 GLADYS EVELYN ANDERSON Pips can be seen after school hours pedaling her bicycle around Cranston. Perhaps this is the manner in which she trains herself for her agility on the basketball court. She intends to take advantage of her typing ability and become a secretary. Glee C. 2, 35 Leaders' Corps 45 Basketball 3, 45 A. A. 3, 4. RUSSELL FRANKLIN ANGELL He is not a participant in many out-side activities but his sparkling personality and originality have made him very popular. His long list of friends testifies to this statement. He has not revealed his future plans as yet, but with his fine qualities he will make a place for himself. Cl. Basketball 2. EMILY SYLVIA ANTHONY Emily is a quiet, studious girl who plans to enter the business world after graduation. We feel sure that she will succeed because she has proved her ability by gaining membership in the Rhode Island Honor Society. Choir 35 Glee C. 2, 35 History C. 45 R. I. Honor Society -..if 15 B..-