Englewood High School - Purple and White Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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. . .- 1s --vws1'mumwmfumnwpqammm Perhaps you wish to become a physician, perhaps a nurse. Or maybe you look forward toward a career as a beautician or a teacher, a social worker or a secretary, an engineer or an accountant, a lawyer or a merchant. The list of possible vocational aspirations could be extended over pages. But whatever occupation or profession you choose: whether you become a farmer or a banker; whether you amass a fortune or manage only to make a mod- est livelihood; whether you remain an obscure John or Mary Doe or become President of the United States o-you'll be a man or woman, a citizen, and most likely not only a husband or wife but also a father or mother. Regardless, too, of whether your life work is to be a humble factory job or the kind that will bring you worldwide fame, you'll have lifelong opportunities to see the sun rise and set in breath-taking splendor and the stars bejewel the sky with sublime artistry, you'll be a witness to the magic and mystery which the sea- sons cast over the open country and to the ever-shiftinq paqeantry of day and night in teeming cities. You'll Have to Deal With People Whether you turn out to be a tailor, a bookkeeper, a scientist, or writer you'll have to deal with people; you'll make friends and enemies; you'll experience frustrations and tragedies, Victories and defeats; you'll have to cope with the problems of youth and adult- hood, middle age and old age. Whatever your occupation may be, the likelihood is you'll have to make decisions as to Where and When to travel, what books to read, plays to see, music to Toward The Well-Balanced Personality v , L l - - mt.wv,x 1523m1:haw:ugagpgmzwwuwmu : :mj. . t. z ,. a 1'0 1 ' l , 7H W7? :. ll x ; N V11; I n'; .4 y y 'l h t M NH I920 t t t l , it X MW v IJIMVI, . y N Hll l. t l t t s 'I mmmm Oh! The On the ot with just be son has othe a considera creasingly e hear, paintings to look at. You'll have a home to tur- trig hours t nish, friends to entertain. You'll have to be a man tmlte .lncfreas is or among men, a woman among women. To do all this and do it satisfactorily, you'll have to be an individual of parts, a many-sided person. Your various mental, physical, moral, and spiritual faculties This brings to mind the controversy which has kept the rafters ringing since before the Flood. It has to do wilth whether the practical or the theoretical should be stressed in education, whether the function of schools and colleges is mainly to develop the mind or to pre- pare young people directly for the specific demands of adult life. Common sense, it would seem, could take the thun- der out of this argument. Common sense suggests that a balance should be maintained between the two: the practical and the theoretical, the inculcation of ideas and training for specific tasks. Normal People Have Varied Interests Every normal person wants work, a job to do, a Chance to earn a living and play his or her part in the workaday world. And, in this connection, it should be stressed that being a housewife is most decidedly a job, and a Vital one. 14 Youth's Golden Dreams. school like I or at least balanced p6 t will have to be developed to a high degree of Certain Ct ' effectiveness. paring the E Bookkeeping that come rt an immediat English is t1 . Art is anoth likewise, hc significance. Shop and tical. But the self-confiden and health t ment of the but also fur wellbeing. ..v,- . u..:.:. v.5 ... . -;.- , ., , V y t , EE me , A, - , .. , . y. ' . T en. t a -. $.th TgTA-l- T ' 1:: : $5337an, i'giiidjinam, mam V , i H1 y . d Turul;iirrsmnmuaeumug'm

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Wham; ., .. i ,. ,ummmum:sunnammwmwugmmgmmmqwaIvy!!!WWWUWWWW ?Wmlmifm'wl'wwmhwwl'mam mmmlili Extracurricular activitiesethe Forum, the Drama group, the various clubs, the school publications, the assemblies, the athletic events, the dances, luncheons, parties, field trips, and the like-all play noteworthy roles in stimulating the growth of various aspects of the personality. Hope To Stimulate Interest Much of this is obvious, but much of it also is dis- regarded. It is hoped that making the development of the well-balanced personality the theme of the 1955 issue of the PURPLE AND WHITE will induce students and teachers to think about this aspect of a high school education. Thus they will be prompted to pay more attention to it. The idea of developing the well- balanced personality is certainly not new. Philoso- phers and educators have been aware of its import- ance for more than two thousand years. But at no time has the need for well-balanced personalities been as urgent as at present. Immediately ahead of us lies a whole new range of possibilities for the betterment and enrichment of hu- man life. Likewise, we are confronted with a whole new range of horrifying possibilities for destruction and the spread of destructive ideas. The development of well-balanced personalities is of Oh! The magic of the artist's brush- inestimable importance in this connection. In a sense the whole future of mankind depends upon it. I. Z. Jacobson On the other hand a normal person is not content with just being a task-performing robot. A normal per- son has other interests, desires, objectivesepotentially a considerable variety of them. This is becoming in- creasingly evident and increasingly important as work- ing hours are progressively shortened and leisure time increased. It is for these reasons that a representative high school like Englewood is concerned with developing, or at least helping develop, in its students the well- balanced personality. Certain courses are offered for the purpose of pre- paring the student directly for this or that kind of job. Bookkeeping, stenography, and typing are examples that come readily to mind. Other courses have both an immediately practical and a broadly cultural value. English is the most prominent subject in this category. Art is another. The sciences and the social sciences, likewise, have both an academic and a utilitarian significance. Shop and home economics courses are mainly prac- tical. But they also play a part in the strengthening of self-confidence and self-respect. Physical education and health courses not only contribute to the develop- ment of the body and the improvement of coordination but also further the attainment of a general sense of wellbeing. Harmony Sweet Harmony. 15 : hm , . t .: en: T ,HJL 'umm-wmhmmudmli Hr'ftwiqlmt'w't ' ' ' . . t ' ,.. m An, i t , , - t . t w , . . ti btx. i n