East Technical High School - June Bug Yearbook (Cleveland, OH)

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F O R E W O R D When, in the passing of time, it becomes necessary for one group to bid a fond farewell to another, it is only fitting and proper to present the departing members with a token of remembrance, which in years to come, will recall to them memories of happy days and troubled days spent in company with comrades who, like themselves, were a bit reluctant to say goodbye to their friends and the scene of their greatest adventures Such a group is the June graduating class of 1940, and such a token is our annual, the East Tech June Bug.” This annual is net meant to be an accurate story cf life at East Tech. Many important factors are left out, purposely or accidentally. However, enough is included so that a graduate glancing through it in years to come should be able co relive the days spent at his Alma Mater. Certain things will stand out m our memories, such as dances, parties, sports events, auditorium programs, and half holidays, not to mention the numerous voluntary” free days. Other events, such as detention periods, calls to the office, library and book fines, report cards, history, civics, and book reports, will receive special mention as things to be endured by all students of East Technical. However, they are all a part of the great animated panorama of life at our Alma Mater. The annual board has strived to bring you this bit of remembrance in an enjoyable and understandable fasion. Nevertheless, if the complaints are not too numerous and the compliments not too limited, the board members will feel themselves amply repaid for the time and effort spent in writing and printing this historical document.

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Dedication If one word were used to describe the East Technical faculty, the word which probably would be selected would be friendliness. East Technical’s staff of instructors is undoubtedly the most outstanding in the state cf Ohio for high schools and it is this function of friendliness that makes them so They are friendly in that they take an interest in their pupils beyond the customary purely academic limits. They keep the respect of the students and yet try to be encouraging and helpful when subject matter becomes difficult and hard to understand in class as well as being helpful on personal matters. They are considered friends, not teachers. This is indeed a striking contrast with the teachers of ifty years ego. They were in general a harsh, unsympathetic group who enforced their wishes by a yardstick or use of the famous sentence, John, stay after school,” instead of reasoning with a student at fault. These methods built up a feeling of hatefulness in the students that is still felt today and which the modern teachers are trying to remedy. It is this which the East Technical teachers have accomplished probably to a greater degree than any other high school staff. Many members of the faculty are authorities in their respective fields of work. Such subjects as electricity, machine shop, industrial chemistry, foundry, and art require real effort on the part of the instructor as well as the student. Years of training in these subjects are often necessary before a satisfactory degree of knowledge can be obtained to qualify a person as an instructor. As though a college diploma were not enough, most of these specialists have had considerable experience working with industrial concerns, which has aquainted them with outside problems. This is to the student’s advantage as he is informed about actual situations and is prepared to meet them when they arise. The old saying “Those who can, do; those who can’t teach,'' does not hold true in East Tech since these specialists have done what they teach. It is not, however, entirely their education or their ability to be helpful that has given them so much prestige, for part of it is due to their willingness to participate in extra-curricular activities. These activities include vocational and social clubs, the meetings of which feature talks or field trips. The advisors usually arrange these affairs which are to the advantage of the students for they learn to apply what they were taught in school. East Technical could hardly exist, however, were it not for the men and women who are employed to keep the student body in comfort by tending the heating, ventilating, and lighting continually. To this group of about 150 persons made up of teachers, department heads, advisors, librarians, office clerks, and other employees, this annual is respectfully dedicated.