Filer High School - Wildcat Yearbook (Filer, ID)

Page 9 text:

eorganiza fion This school year, 1948-49, will be remembered as one of reorganization and new opportunities. A change always involves debate, but when that change means benefits for the majority, its needs must be accepted by all as a new link in our chain of democratic living. The newly organized Class A School District No. 413 includes Maroa, Washington, Poplar Hill, Elm- wood, Filer, Berger, Hollister, Amsterdam, Rogerson and parts of Cedar Draw, Union, Syringa. and Park Lane, totaling 709 grade and 251 high school students. It covers almost half of Twin Falls County, and is evaluated at 35,209,498 The purpose of reorganization is to make larger and better schools for less money. Taxation will be lower in all parts of the new district excepting Washington and Cedar Draw. There will be an equalization of the tax burden which will put the money where the children aref, Rich districts with few children but high in valuation and thus in taxation, object to educating children of parents who contribute little or nothing to schools because they are exempted by low valuation. Equalization will distribute the cost. THERE ARE MANY BENEFITS FROM THE NEVV PROGRAM. SOME HAVE BEEN FELTALREADY: E. M. RAYBORN 1. Two schools have been re-wired. tFire hazards had existedj 2. The hot-lunch program was extended. 3. Two schools have been completely re- decorated. 4. Through buying and using coopera- tively, financial savings have been made. Buying a large amount of sup- plies for the district results in a larger discount. Large equipment can be passed around instead of being rented or bought by separate schools. 5. Gains have already been made by students in athletics, science, and music. Well-equipped departments naturally give opportunities for more students. Our reorganization has been a step for- ward to meet the ever changing needs, and will act as a challenge for alertness and eiliciency. E. M. Rayborn is Chairman of the school board of the new district. Other mem- bers of the board are R. W. Pierce, 'Vice- Chairman, Howard Tegan, George Mc- Gregor, and A. E. Kunkel. .-:Wi X , t ,,3,..A,,1,, , 1-W , , aa, . A . , . 'i .wie-3-.jtff.'f, ze.. 43fx'fZ'W7-f eimlset Q55 ,ll- .JF ifSuei5i'l2' U-it

Page 8 text:

A F NIQDERNIID, SU1'IiR1N'lENDliNT Every student in High School should stop to consider if he or she is making the most worthwhile use of his chances for an education-an education in a democrat- ic country. Nowhere on the earth today can this be gained so cheaply or with such little effort on the part of the individual. It should be the goal of each student in this school to strengthen democracy by getting the broadest education possible. ln this way perhaps some day we shall realize the goal of a United World. This can only he achieved through the education and cooperative understanding of all peoples Working together for peace and good will among men. -A. E. MCDERMID

Page 10 text:

PRINCIPAL C. XV. BOYD Stale Music Specialist Ccrtifirlitc' IJiI'l'Ci0I' of Music MHS. Fl,lfNNlKEN 1'llI,Qii.S'il - llixlnry 6LClfl,Ag Une of the most important jobs facing todayis high school teachers is to create in all pupils a desire to grow up into good citizens - good citizens in the school, in the community, in the nation and in the world. It is easy to teach the responsibility for helping to solve the problems of our own immediate environ- ment-or even the problems of the nation as a whole, but much more difficult to teach the broader responsi- bility of world citizenship. Because todayls teachers are more world-conscious, their students are experiencing a keener awareness of desperate situations the world over. Today teachers must turn out pupils who are inspired to do their best in ridding the world of the animosities engen- dered by the war and in trying to cement together with generosity and service the far-Hung fragments of a broken globe. If we as teachers are unfaltering in our task, we shall prove ourselves worthy of the privilege and the re- sponsibility of teaching democratic citizenship in a world which is struggling for peace, comfort and security. - E. W. MH. WILLIAMSON B. A. University of Washington llislnry - Cmisarner Training MRS. WILDER B. S. University of Idaho Typing - Simriiunui - Bookicccpir .Y sz si 5- , V ? If ff' 'MN'x is -I . ti Q JY J X. we