Edison Institute High School - Yearbook (Dearborn, MI)

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Page Two HERALD THE HERALD Official organ of the pupils of Greenfield Village and Associated Schools of the Edison Institute. Printed and published fortnightly on Fridays at the Old Handrpress Printing Shop, Greenfield l'iJage. Dearborn, Michigan. Hobby Snow, Editor lsabelle Gassett and Betty Hutcheson. Associate Editors Susan Alderdyce, Social Activities t'arol Bryant, Features and Special Contributions liobby Shackleton, Sports and Recreations . DISTRICT SCHOOL REPORTERS Willow Run, Lillian Poet, Edith Hoag l Hd Stone Pennington, David Higgins, Ruth Randall 'Aigwn School, Macon, Stanley Allen, Persis Hatch Mills Schoul, Lilah Creger, Jennie Cibrawski Brownville, Mernll Gray, Doris Harrington Academy School, JVIarjorie Wickwire, DewainBroaks t'omfort School, Helen Holdridge, Lois Anderson l'entennial School, Gertrude Druillard, Agnes M antgtmzery All matter submitted for publication in lime Herald; and all communications relating thereto, should be addressed to the Editorial Director, Edison Institute, Dearborn, Michi- nan. EDITORIALS Our Proclamation It gives us pleasure to present to our readers the first number of our school paper the Herald. What does the word herald mean? In former days a herald was an official who proclaimed peace and war, bore messages from a sovereign to a commander, superintended public ceremonies; an official whose duty it was, and still is, to grant, record and blazon arms, trace pedigrees and perform other functions of a similar nature. A herald is also a precursor; one who introduces something; one who proclaims something; one Who ushers in something. With so many significant meanings Herald became a favorite name for newspapers at a very early period, and it is the name which Thomas Alva Edison, the newsboy, chose for his little paper printed and published on the train which ran between Port Huron and Detroit. This clever little sheet received the commendation of the great English engineer Stephenson, and attracted the attention of no less a person than the editor of The Times, London, who pointed out that Edisonts Hrrald was the first newspaper in the world to be printed on a train in motion. Following Edisonis example, we now ask your support for this paper of ours. We ask every pupil attending the Green- field Village and district schools to take a personal pride in this paper, to gather news for it, to write for it, and to make it a real live medium of expression for the schools and their activities. NM The Owl of Willow Run Ever since the Willow Run School was opened an owl had lived in a nearby oak tree. He could sit at his door and look through the school windows at the children. He watched them playing in the yard. The children liked to have the owl as a neighbor. Recently he died. The children had a funeral for him. One of the big boys dug a grave and the other scholars made a pretty wreath to lay upon it. They sang a little song for him, and all were sad as they laid him to rest.-Ruth Reinhackel. Around the Village Green In former days the village green was the center of all village activities of a public nature. Here the village worthies would gather when the days work was done and discuss politics or exchange the latest gossip, here the young folks would play their games and engage in amuse- ments of various kinds. It was here also that the maypole was erected and the advent of summer was celebrated with mirth, music and dancing. Finally it was the place where the good wives came to fill their buckets and pitchers at the vill- age well. Therefore it was above all things a community center where news was exchanged and things were talked over. Consequently this spaceettAround the Village Greenti is reserved for the insertion of little news items of interest, particularly of Village interest, and we trust all pupils will keep this column in mind and contribute a line of type or two when they can. Scotch Settlgjent School A date to be remembered in the annals of Greenfield Village is that of Monday, September 16, 1929, when the Scotch Settlement School was opened. It formerly stood in the old Scotch Settlement, on Warren Avenue, between what is now Southfield Road and Green- field Road. It was here that Mr. Ford attended school as a boy, occupying a back corner seat. On the first day of school after the building was removed to its present site, Mr. Ford and his seat mate, Dr. E. A. Ruddiman, again sat in the 01d corner and inscribed their initials on the desk. The building is of red brick and the interior is fitted with the original equipment, so that the atmosphere is just the same as it used to be in those early days. On the opening day in Greenfield Village, Edsel Ford and his two sons, Henry Ford II and Benson Ford, as well as Mrs. Clara B. Ford, also occupied seats in the schoolroom. The school is taught by Miss Lucile Webster and there are 37 pupils. Social and Personal Mary Caroline Haigh, Town Hall School, has been out for some time with chicken-pox. Grades 6, 7, 8 and 9 of the Town Hall School have been enjoying themselves very much lately. They have been going through the museum. Mr. Cameron has been coming to chapel every Tuesday and Friday morn- ing to give talks on the differen ce between the world and the earth; also how the world progresses. His talks are centered on manis mind, love, and work. We enjoy Mr. Cameronis talks very much. mm A Birthday Party Darwin Creger, Brownville School, celebrated his sixth birthday on J anuary 0 Mrs. Creger received the permission of Mr. Driscoll to surprise Darwin at the school. At 2 oiclock, Mrs. Creger, and Maxine and Carol Creger arrived. They brought Elizabeth Escolme, a little girl about four years old. She and Darwin served the pupils a tinapkin lunch. The pupils sang Happy Birth- day to You for Darwin, and Wished him many more like this one. mm A Health Project At Willow Run School the boys and girls are interested in health. Last month the subject was teeth; this month it is weight. The pupils got scales and weighed themselves; then they fastened a yardstick to the wall and measured themselves. Then they found out from the doctors What each should weigh according to the measurements. The schoolroom was divided into three different groups-red, white, and blue according to weight. There Is a diagram on the wall to show the proper percentage. If one is normal or above weight, that means the white group; if not more than lOLZi below normal, blue; and more than 1070, red. It was found that 48tZ, of the scholars were white, 362; blue, and 1670 red. All are eager to get into the white group. The Scotch Settlement School, sometimes called the Red Brick School, as it appeared on the o ening day at Greenfie'd Village. In front are p the first day of school after the building rouped the roster of pupils who attended on had been removed to its present Site.

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HERALD. Volume I. The Edison Institute; Its Scope and Purpose The Edison Institute Museum is built in the Colonial style of architecture and covers an area of about nine acres. Supplementary to it is Greenfield Village, occupying about 250 acres. Here the arts and handicrafts of the past are carried on in their original environment, thus unfolding the romantic history with which these pioneer industries were associated. The educative scope of the Institute has been inspired by the work of Thomas Alva Edison who pursued so many lines of research in his endeavor to benefit mankind, and by his patience and per- severance gave to the world so many valuable inventions. The problems of the past are care- fully studied and brought to light, and with the tools of the present, aided by new discoveries in the field of research, an endeavor is being made to overcome them and by so doing carry on the work which great thinkers such as Edison pursued so successfully. Inspiration of Youth One of the aims of the Edison Insti- tute is the inspiration of youth; to inspire young men to think for them- selves and do for themselves what others have done. Here are the monuments of the creative genius of the past, a vast book of industrial history and progress which they may read chapter by chapter and thus be filled by the enthusiasm and courage which carried their predecessors along so triumphantly. Those to whom the Edison Institute is open may be divided into three classes: the resident students, such as the young men engaged in research work and in the pursuit of various arts and crafts, and in this class also are the children attending the Greenfield Village schools who spend a portion of their time along the same lines. Then there are the guest students, such as those from the various universities, industrial concerns, and business houses, who come to assimi- late the work and creations of the past as a basis of reaching greater heights in the future. Finally there is the class which includes the Visiting student, the author, the artist, the architect, the engineer, the decorative designer, and the business man. All three classes alike must first learn the alphabet of discovery and achievement and read their history from age to age before deriving those educative advantages which will enable them to carry on With skill and intelligence the work of progress for which the Edison Institute Museum stands and toward which its eEorts are directed. EDISON INSTITUTE TOWER NOTICE! We, the children of the Edison Institute in Greenfield Village and associated schools present to you our little paper, the Herald. We have chosen this title because it was the name of the paper Thomas Alva Edison used to print and publish on the train between Detroit and Port Huron when a newsboy. Edisonis Herald was the first news paper in the world to be printed on a train in motion. The new issue of the Herald, of which this is the first number, will proclaim on every publication day the ac- tivities of our schoolseaca- demic, social, and recreational. Published by the Children of the Edison Institute, February 11, 1934. No. 1 A Day in the Schools at Greenfield Village tBy the Teachersi What do the boys and girls in the Greenfield Village Schools do? Come, spend a day with us and join in our work and play. Three large maroon-colored busses bring the hundred pupils to Smith's Creek Depot where the happy throng get out and go hurrying up to Chapel. Each day a boy or girl takes charge of the services leading the assembly in repeating Scripture and prayer. He announces special parts of the program such as a recitation, a solo, or a visiting speaker. v The boys and girls leave the Chapel to take their places in their own build- ings. Now begins the task of preparing the daily lessons. It is a busy time with the older pupils hurrying to finish their studies in order to assist the younger ones in their work. Suddenly Gog and Magog warn them that it is time for a glass of milk and then for a few minutes the Green teems With life as everyone rushes to get a coast down the hill before the bell calls tirecess is over.n How quickly the time iiies after this bit of fun! Very soon the happy group may be seen bobbing along their way to the waiting busses. After lunch and a bit of rest the children are back to resume their studies. Language books are carefully scanned to learn the many things which one must master. Again play intervenes! The many snow suits are a symphony of colors as these youthful Villagers rush back to the hill for another bit of hilarious fun. The final period of study finds the several groups taking imaginary trips to different parts of the world with the aid of their geography books. We hope you have enjoyed the day with us. The busses are waiting for the last roundup. Come on! ACHIEVEMENT Lives of great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime, And, departing, leave behind us Footprints on the sands of time . . . Let us, then, be up and doing, With a heart for any fate; Still achieving, still pursuing, Learn to labor and to wait. eHenry Wadsworth Longfellow

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HERALD Page Three 3 WHAT OUR SCHOOLS ARE DOING t Congratulations It is with much pleasure that the editors and reporters present the. first budget of news from Greenfield Village and district schools. The response to our appeal for contributions has been very good, and once we get the Herald into running order, and one school sees what the other is doing, we feel.sure that it will be still better. A few items have had to be held over for this issue, owing to lack of space, but we hope to see them in the next. We congratulate the writers of the various items for the zeal and ability they have shown, and assure them that a note is being kept of their contributions, although their names may not in every case appear. We suggest that contributors clip out their news items as they appear in each Issue, and paste them into a little scrap book, so that at the end of the school year they may have a complete record of their journalistic work. mm Scotch Settlement Sickness has made Eileen Barth absent from school since Thanksgiving. She is in the Ford Hospital. All are hoping she will be back soon. At Manual Training recently some men from the museum moved in. There are three benches. They are going to make musical instruments, it is said. One of them is a violin maker. Soon the birds will all come back, Thepretty flowers too; And while we frolic on the farm The friendly cow goes Moo! --Jean M ills NM Town Hall The girls from grades 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 in the Village schools had sewing last year in the Clinton Inn. Grades 4, 5 and 6 made pincushions, and the higher grades made baby dresses for the welfare. This year these classes have been changed from the Clinton Inn to the Secretary House, which may be used also as the girls' club house. This year the girls are making aprons and dresses for themselves. Their teacher is Mrs. Chalmers. The' Village School I love to go to the village school, At recess to go out and play: - I'm sure the grown-ups don't have the fun That we have every day. We play with hoops and balls, We teeter-totter and swing; We play with sleds in winter, And croquet in the spring. eHelene Walker mm Willow Run There is a new girl at the Willow Run School. She belongs in the first grade. She is a dolly and her name is Mary Ann Willow. Santa Claus brought her a bed, a night gown and some roller skates. She is a good girl and keeps all the health rules. Willow Run has chosen its school colors. They are gold and white. Gold was chosen because it is so precious. Men will risk their lives for it. If you watch closely you Will see that Mother Nature uses yellow in every iiower. The buttercup was chosen for Willow Run School flower because it is yellow like gold. The old year has gone, And the new one is here- The world is changing Year after year. To keep up with the world I must do my part, To learn things that are good And gladden each heart. eLillian Poet At the chapel the other morning, the Reverend Vreeland gave a short talk on Excuses? He stated that he liked to see boys and girls who did not have to give an excuse every day because they had not prepared lessons. Every childls attention was attracted to the speaker, and everyone seemed to take his remarks to heart. mm Old Stone Pennington The pupils of Pennington School were excused from their lessons at 12 o'clock one Friday to go for a hike. Most of them got back at 2:30 olclock, when they had to tell what they had seen. Some very interesting specimens of tree cul- ture, such as various kinds of leaves, cones, and so forth were brought in. Pupils of the Pennington School were asked by the Macon Community Club to give a program at a meeting held at Mrs. Walter Mordenis, January 16, at three p. 111. Numbers were given by Lois Downing, The Childrenls Hour ; Colleen Thorn, Bed in Summer ; Adeline Hammock, nThe Cupboard. A duet was sungetiStriving for Truth by Thelma HOWBII and Joyce Penning- ton. Other selections were sung by a group of nine girls. mm Brownville Our teacher, Mr. Driscoll, organized a Rhythm Band for the first three grades. In this eager group of players are Wyona Gove, our little drum major; Alta Dermyer, orchestra bell player; Lyle Harper and Helen Reeves, triangles; Kathryn Beevers, N ed Harrington, Dar- win Creger and Bobby VBeevers, the sandblock players; Margretta Couell, Marcella Johnson, Joyce ,Miller and Loretta Milosh, the woodblock players. The organist, Doris Harrington, and Rhythm Band leader, Anna Beevers are seventh graders. They have played many pleasing selections for our morning chapel programs. One of the finest events of the season was their appearance on the Brownville Christmas program. They gave the songs Baa Baa Black Sheep, HHickory Dickory Dock, and tiWhols Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf. These little beginners have taken great interest in practicing since they had the pleasure of using Walter Dis- neyls colored feature of itThe Three Little Pigs at Mr. Ford's Exposition of Progress. Mr. Driscoll hopes to make these players fine musicians. The seventh grade have been study- ing circles since the holidays. Most of them can figure out the formulas A :n r and C:n d They havenlt got circles round their eyes yet. Spell-down In spelling, Brownville School has regular lessons each day except Friday. On Friday each class has a spelldown. There has been some close competition in these weekly battles for honors. In the high school group Roma Driscoll and Eva Johnson have held first place most of the time. Roma is leading in the race, while Eva is following closely. Both girls have had the second prize several times also. In the sixth and seventh grades Anna Beevers is leading, followed closely by Kathryn Anthes and Doris Harrington. In the fifth grade, composed of five boys, Bruce Anthes leads with J unior Beevers a close second. The first, second and third grades have been having some royal battles. It is uncertain as to which boy or girl will win. At present Wyona Gove leads in the third, Ned Harrington in the second, and Charles Johnson in the first. NM Centennial To the pupils of the Centennial School the New Year has begun success- fully. Returning from a two weeks vacation they found a new piano, equip- ment for making hot chocolate at noon, and a new cupboard for keeping dishes and supplies. There are also new benches around the dance noor. On a recent Thursday Mr. Lovett and Mr. J ohnson gave their first lesson on the new dance iioor, and future lessons are being eagerly looked forward to. Green Lane Academy There was plenty to talk about at Green Lane Academy after the holidays. Many things of interest happened. Some of the children spent Christmas with their grandparents. One boy rode a horse called Frank; others spent some of the time playing outside in the snow. Several boys made snow men, and Mar- jory helped take down the Christmas tree. Best of all we saw Santa Claus and are glad we were good girls and boys. The other day the children of Green Lane Academy were asking one another what they liked best about school. Lillie Jean Dewey and Martha Jane Kempf answered, We like. to look at the slide pictures. Bertram Davies liked to paint on the easel. Bobby Moore preferred to play with the blocks. Robert Bachtal liked to paint in the color books. Colleen Davison thinks iiItls lots of fun playing outdoors, and Gloria Underwood likes to write her name. Some of the others answered that they liked to write on the board, look at books, pick out ABCis, play with the modeling clay, make a snow rabbit, listen to the victrola, and sing songs; while others liked to listen to stories, giving preference to Little Jackie Rollaround't and The Three Bears. A few days ago the children got into a discussion regarding summer and winter. Some said they liked the winter time the best, while others preferred the summer. Bobby Nelson said he liked winter time the best because he could make snow men and then throw snow- tContinued on page lourl