Dexter High School - Signet Yearbook (Dexter, ME)

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6 H Editorials l 1 SIGNET BOARD FOR 1927-1928 Editor-in-Chief - - Asslt. Editor-in-Chief Literary Editor Ass't. Literary Editor Joke Editor - Ass't Joke Editor Local Editor Ass't. Local Editor Alumnae Editor Ass't. Alumnae Editor Exchange Editor Ass't Exchange Editor Athletic Editor Ass't Athletic Editors Business Manager Ass't. Business Managers - - Robert Eliot '28 Donald Palmer 1 Helen Palmer 8 Donis Hutchinson '29 Altheia Mower '28 Mary Dyer '29 Rose Ganeau '28 Donald Blake '29 Beatrice Brawn '28 Vance Wakefield '29 - William Dunham '28 Pauline Ramsay '29 Bernard Morancie '28 Veronica Clukey '29 Frank Laughton '29 Nathan Buckifam '28 Eldridge Herrick '29 Ernest Percival '29 '9 Appreciation It has been correctly said that we of to- day have too much material wealth -to ap- preciate the finer .things of life. I mean by the finer things, nature, education, music, poetry, and individual ability. What time have We to enjoy -the beauty of nature While rushing along the roadway at terrific speed? Do we for a moment pause to view the be-autiful flowers, and shady nooks, or to listen to the song of a bird or a forest stream? No. And so we lose all the wonders of the great Lout-of- doors. Consequently we also lose a valu- afble opportunity for education. There is scarcely a youth today who spends over eight or ,nine 'hours daily in the study of books or music. And in a great many cases over one-half of this nine hours is spent in glancing from his book to a. nearby Window, and in dreaming of that ball gani or that fishing trip. What we lack is concentration and 'without concen- tration we fail to appreciate. Not enough time is spent in reading, or I might say -in reading things worth while, such as autobiograipihies, books of science, and peotry. I believe .that poetry is one of the best sources of knowledge. Whether a poem be allegorical, lyrical, or descriptive, it makes a man think, and that is just what he needs to do-think. Now, how are we to get this abil-ity to concentrate and think? It is very simple indeed. We already have it. All we need to do is develop it. Everyone has some in- dividual ability. Some more than others, of course, but every one has enough, which if properly developed will leaid on to successw' and real happiness. Vance Wakefield, '29. 'K . .Q 1.7 A i 4- sow -s -

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SIGNET EDITORIAL BOARD

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14 THE SIGNET The Needs of Our Schools As our high school days draw to an end, we begin to realize the advantages that we have had while in this school. We have a small library, a gymnasium, good text- books, well developed music, manual train- ing, and domestic science departments. Our school is more fully equipped than many other schools of its size, and we appreciate .all this. But we hope that other pupils may have an opportunity to have -more advantages than we have -had. An addition to our as- sembly hall would make assem-blies possi- ble. Nolw, too much physical discomfort makes enjoyment impossible. Our gymnas- ium might be improved by placing mats about the walls to guard against injury, and equipment is needed. We also hope that other students may, some day, have an athletic groun-d near to the school. A few tennis courts, a vollery-ball court, :and ground for other sports would greatly bene- fit the students. N. A. Bucknam, '28, Newspapers Extry!! Extry!! Latest news scandal hot from the press! Get your copy here. Tells all about the Montgomery-Brooks di- vorce case! Have you ever heard a news- by shouting something of this nature on a busy street corner? Lf not, you have miss- ed one part ofthe life of a large city. Rumors, filth and trash must be shown before the eyes of the reading 'public for t'hem to get the most from a newspaper. A newspaper is an instrument that bears news to the public. But is this sort of thing news? Perhaps it can be classified as news in one sense. Murders, hold-ups, divorces, and cases of un-fair dealings are displayed daily in all iparts of the United States. The reading public craves such news. It 'pays enormous sums annually to be able to gloat over the misfortunes of those whose names are printed in great scareheads of the local dailies. 'B Of course, papers must publish this to stay in business for their competitors may not be so conscientious or at least their editors say so. If a daily should 'attempt to come out with only national and local news, the greater part of its readers would soon stop purchasing i-t. The paper might live but its profits would not be so enor- mous as those of the scandal-monger press down the street. Statistics show that, at least, forty per cent of the juvenile crimes, movie di- vorces and hazardous trans-oceanic Hights are done for the sole purpose of 'having their feats displayed in the headlines. Cheap pictorial newspapers 'present many bad examples and some illegal things to the public. But they thrive, for their read- ers demand -su-ch cheap, sensual trash. Ohil- dren seeing these ipafpers iday in and day out form a halbit of seeking such things in life and many are tempted to enter into such similar things to those portrayed. It has been wisely said that these papers cater to the ignorant for they cannot read and so must form their ideas from pictures. How much better it would' be if these agencies could be employed to portray to these peo- pl-e the good in the world ins-tead of the crime and 'bad influences. A paper that carries daily news written so that all may understand it and bearing important national and inter-national af- fairs as well as local items minus the sen- sational write-u-ps can be classified as a good news-palpers One may usually inter- pret .the type of paper through its editor- ials. Editorials are a part of the news- papers and should be read just as carefully as the news. Some papers pride themselves on their editorials and pay large sums of money for men who can write worth-while items. I think that along with the rest of our national weeks it would be well to have a Good Newspaper Week. For -one week the news-papers would omit all sensational dramas in life, publishing only honest-to- goodness facts. At the end of the week I