Elba Central School - Revue Yearbook (Elba, NY)

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First Row: R.Jach1mow1cz,H.Shultz,B.Doedema,R.Cudney,D.Gr1swold,D.McCracken Second Row: S.Monach1no,L.Schuknecht,K.Horner,3.Crane,S.Jenkins,C.Unamann,M.Holton KI N D4:QQAQ,TJf.1N The first thing the kindergarten children do is to learn to play and get along with other children. They learn to play as well as to work as a group, rather than as an individual. They begin to form habits of fair play, cooperation, good manners, neatness in person as well as in their work and are curious to find out about things. The child of this age gets a great deal of satisfaction if he finds he can make something hlmself,even though the finished product may not look like much to an adult. He has gained not only self sat- lsfactlon but self confidence which every child needs. The jungle gym furnishes enjoyment as well as helping in the developing of muscular control. Music plays an important part in the program of the kindergarten. The children enjoy learning songs and participating in rhythmical movements such as elephant walks, bird flying and horses galloping. The Rhythm Band is another form of enjoyment for the children and it helps in bringing out talent in some children and encouraging rhythmical response in others. The child gets many ideas from his' first year at school which are developed and practiced as he grows. His greatest achievement is in finding himself one of a group and in becoming an active and con- 'genial member of the group.

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Elba, New York April 7, 19HO Dear Miss England, D . At last I have fulfilled my first am- bltion. I have become a Senior. In a short time now I shall be graduated and go forth into this world of confusion. A high school instructs one in preparing for the world. During our course in English IV I enjoyed best the author of UA Liberal Educationn, Thomas Henry Huxley. I quote him when I say: NThat man, who has been so trained in youth that his body is the ready servant of his will, and does with ease and pleasure all the work that, as a mechanism, it is capable ofg whosetintellect is a clear, cold, logic engine, ready to spin the gos- somers as well as forge the anchors of the mind, whose mind is stored with a knowledge of the great and fundamental truth of Nature and of the laws of her operationsg whose pas- sions are trained to come to heel by a vigor- ous wlllg who has learned to love all beauty, 'to hate all vlleness, and to respect others as himself, has had a liberal educatlon.N Graduation from high school reminds me of a truck that has been driven half way up a steep hill. If you don't keep climbing steadily, you will never reach the top and may go all the way back to the bottom. In a way I shall be very glad to get out into the world and see if I can do my share. I have spent twelve school years, preparing myself for nMother Natureu, and at last, I am, supposedly, ready. I shall soon know if She and I can cooperate in harmony, or if she will get the better of me, or I of Her. Personally, I think school and all the teachers who have instructed me have prepared iQEQVI . -1. , ,V me to work with Her. , Q I - p ' n,', I hate to leave school in a way becaugg some of the best days that I have ever had have been spent inside of its walls. I know that all I can expect from the world is not a living, but a chance to earn one. ' In school I d1dn't have to think about this because I was too busy cramm1ng'5Book Learningu into my head. I know that all that I have learned ln twelve years is but a small fraction of what there is to know. I realize that I can never master all that there is to know, but I shall come as close to this ideal as I possibly can. f At the present time I have not decided what I shall become after I leave high school. I expect to become a mucker although there are things, that, at present, I would rather do. e I I have made many new friends during my four years in high school, both in books and in real life. Among the best ones that I have made in books are Sydney Carton, Ivanhoe, Rustum, and too many others to list their names here.d I have visited many lands and have seen foreign life thru the eyes of many different authors. All in all, I believe that these last four years have been well spent. I am, glad that 1 went thru high school, ana, 'at present, my ambition is to go thru college. Your friend, e Frank Florentine 'UO N .32p