Elston High School - Elstonian Yearbook (Michigan City, IN)

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uriHIlB TO THE TEACHERS— “Our Lieutenant Commanders” “In this world, the one thing supremely worth having is the opportunity to do well and worthily a piece of work of vital consequence to the welfare of mankind.”—Theodore Roosevelt. Teaching is probably one of the greatest opportunities to do this thing that Roosevelt says is the supreme thing worth doing. It is not only his opinion, but Mr. Murray, in a talk to the Seniors one day, said, also, that the greatest profession, in the world, is teaching. He pointed out the fact that without teachers there would be no doctors; without teachers there would be no lawyers, (that might prove a benefit to humanity) ; that without teachers there would be only ignorance. Do you realize how important they are? Yes? Then there is one thing more. A teacher in our high school said to me one day, “Teaching is the most thankless job I know of.” When you think about it, it is true, isn’t it? Do you ever thank your teacher for some bit of knowledge you have gained during class? Very, very seldom! I have known some students who actually thought their teachers stayed awake nights, thinking of work for them to do. I believe they called them “slave-drivers” or some such name. But they aren’t. Just do for one day, what I did for one week—teach a class. The slightest word of appreciation for what you have done, you will grab at like a drowning man grabs for a life preserver. Try it! “No one can be a good student who has not been a teacher.” (Also quoted from one of our teachers.) Think about this and try being a good student to show your appreciation for your teachers. It might work! Katherine Ohming 9

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ELIZABETH C. LEE Science B. S. Ohio State University LELA TROUTNER Latin and English A. B. Olivet College RUSSELL B. TROYER Science A. B. Indiana University MILDRED A. SMITH Household Arts Supervisor B. S. Northwestern University WTLHELMINA MUNSON Commercial Subjects A. B. Western College DORIS CARD Mathematics and English A. B. Western College HELEN A. SOUTHGATE Science A. B. University of Illinois MARGARET HIRSCHMAN MUTCH Music Valparaiso University MAGDALENE M. SCHMITH History A. B. Franklin College FRANCES SEBESTA Physical Education Chicago Normal School of Physical Education ANDREW GILL Physical Education A. B. Indiana University LOUISE REED Public Speaking B. Illinois Woman’s College