Easthampton High School - Echo Yearbook (Easthampton, MA)

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gave the students who never had the opportunity to play the piano, a chance to learn. He gave rules applying to harmony and measures which were to be wo1ked out by the students. This at Hrst proved quite difficult, much more so to those who had never taken up piano, but with practice and Mr. Sittard's ex- planaiions the students soon could work them out quite well. The course has been all too short, classes being held once a week with periods of one hour each. Much appreciation and gratitude have been expressed toward Mr. Sittard for his desire and willingness to give his time each week for the benefit of the people desiring to learn something about music. Stella Derwiecki, l36 THE BENEFITS OF SCHOOL ASSEMBLIES Assembly today! The mere mention of the word makes one's eyes sparkle with anticipation. And they have reason to feel that way, for always, the speakers and other artists are so well chosen and satisfying. They are both en- tertaining and educational at the same time, and are presented in such an inter- esting manner that the pupils enjoy themselves thoroughly while absorbing useful knowledge. There are those with a humorous touch, and others with a more sober aspect, which bring to the minds of the eager audience numerous bits of information. To illustrate this point, let us consider the bird assembly we had re- cently. I am sure that after hearing that delightful speaker and seeing the lovely bird photos, many of us are more observant than formerly of bird life. This is educational and beneficial, both for providing pleasure and broadening our minds. Then, too, though I am doubtful as to the benefit of this, yet the fact remains that assemblies are a very welcome diversion from daily routine. Everyone will admit that it is rather tedious to go through the same program day by day, and, when there is a prospect of something more enlivening, the day seems much brighter. If I could list the different programs we have had, and show how each has helped, I could show more plainly their beneficial effects, but I need go no fur- ther than to say that the feeling about assemblies is unanimous. May Kieliszek, '38 fourteen

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crete! The guard, like all those chosen for this duty, was young, and appeared to be of fine calibre, both physically and mentally. We did not go directly to the Tomb, but kept on to the rear of the building and entered the great Amphitheatre just beyond the Tomb. The first impression received, on seeing this open-air theatre, was one of surprise, for we did not believe that such an arrangement of pure white marble was possible. Absolute- ly everything in the Amphitheatre was white in color, from the benches to the rostrum. With the blue vault of the heavens for a ceiling and the sun as a means of light, it was an unsurpassable vision of beauty. Passing down the aisles we came to the front of the Amphitheatre and mounted the rostrum. As we stood there, the guide told us that many not- able men had spoken there. When we read the powerful, yet simple, address made there by President Harding, we can easily understand how the man was inspired to say what he did. Undoubtedly, tl1e wonderful impression given by the Amphitheatre is due to the successful combination in its architecture of man's best works with those of nature. By passing through a doorway, at the rear of the rostrum, we suddenly found ourselves in the Tomb itself. A description of the Tomb seems pitifully inadequate, for one cannot describe that which makes the Tomb, the hallowed building that it is. There are no intricate engravings on the simple Walls, nor are there any elaborate decorations, at all, within these walls. In the center of the floor, however, is a spot, marked in the marble, which symbolizes the last resting place of the Unknown Soldier. There are inscriptions on the walls, in various languages, praising the virtues of the Unknown Soldier and all are beautifully phrased. It is probably here, in the calm, quiet peace of this simple Tomb, that we receive the great lesson of the whole trip, here in this great memorial erected in the memory of the unknown dead of the Great War. Seven million dead in all, the flower of the World's manhood are commemorated by this memorial. Surely there is no more appropriate way of paying homage to these noble men, than to take the torch from their hands and follow the ideal, for which they gave their lives. Let us, the youth of America, strive more successfully than they did, to attain a true brotherhood of man, and leave, on passing, a world free from War. Franklin R. Mullaly, '36 ON LIVING Did you ever look At a lovely tree, Or a babbling brook Or a buzzing bee, Did you ever see a sunbeam play sixteen