Framingham High School - Philomath Yearbook (Framingham, MA)

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'THE CPHILOMATH Pdgesem' Bm llllll IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII'lII l 'l 'll'l ' ' ' ' ' ' E1 E lrllllll lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllilIllllIllllllllIlllllll'lll'l l ' ' ' ''- ' ' ' EJ Salu-I-61-O,-Y it is inevitable that everyone should find Why a High School Education? To all the parents, friends and teachers present this evening, I am very happy to be able to extend a most cordial welcome. By attending the graduating exercises of the Class of 1931, you evince your inter- est in our High School, and I sincerely hope that you will find something so pleasing and Worthwhile in our program that your enthusiasm thus aroused will be lasting. I think that now everyone realizes that a high school education is absolutely nec- essary if one is to attain marked success. The farther one goes in higher institu- tions of learning, the better fitted he is to meet the demands of life, because it is becoming increasingly difficult to succeed in any profession without a thorough study of and training in the chosen line of work. We all have a goal for which to strive, and since it is not easy to win in any race, we need the definite assistance that only an organization similar to a high school can furnish. From our school life, We certainly learn to appreciate the value of cooperation, for only by doing our share can we be granted special privileges. We also form social contacts which have their own peculiar importance. The most beneficial result, however, is the training which we receive in the course We have pursued through our own inclination. The curricula presented to us for our choice are: Commercial Household Arts, Manual Training, Gen- eral, and College Preparatory. From the very names, it is easily understood that a widely varied field of study is offered, and 7 something which appeals to his inclina- tion. The Commercial Course offers the field of preparation for obtaining a business position. Future accountants, typists, stenographers, and bookkeepers receive a thorough training in their respective lines of Work. After leaving high school, many will probably go farther, and if they have mastered their initial instructions they will surely discover that they have a firm foundation on which to stand. Thus, the High School does its part in contributing towards a bigger and better business world. The Household Arts Course, as its name implies, is intended to assist the homemakers of the future in preparing themselves for the task which is awaiting them. In these days of financial depres- sion, when it is necessary to practice econ- omy in everything, it is very fitting that the girls should be instructed in the art of managing homes. They are taught to ply the needle skilfully and to make arti- cles of wearing apparel. They also learn to become proficient in culinary duties, and through experience they acquire the ability to serve dainty as well as hearty repasts. In addition, they have a course in home nursing. Some of these girls will undoubtedly enter other institutions of learning, preferably Normal School, and certainly no one can assert that the High School does not do its best to give them a definite background. The purpose of the Manual Training curriculum is to instruct the boys to be- come adept and efficient in the art of manipulating tools. They are taught not

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P 3eEf3f7f 7-HE CPI-IILOMATH only to create new pieces of woodwork, but also to repair broken ones. There are many lessons to be learned in building new things and in renovating the old, surely those who have been enrolled in this course for the past three years have prohted exceedingly from their ex- periences. Each course offers an opportunity for choosing varied electives, but for some pupils the General offers most of all. Some might claim that by following it, one would gain very little, and this would be true if a pupil desired to enter the busi- ness world or to go to college. In this case, he could certainly not be advised to enroll in this curriculum. If, however, a student is undecided and has no definite ideas concerning his future, he may, by entering the General Course, and taking diversified subjects, find something which really stirs his interest and furnishes him with a broad education and a more defi- nite goal. The fifth and last division, the College group, may be divided into two sections, scientific and liberal arts. However, in high school there is not such a marked distinction between them as in college. One foreign language is required and almost everyone studies two. In every course a year of some science must be taken. The aim of the College Course is to prepare everyone enrolled in it to meet the requirements of the school or college which he desires to attend after gradua- tion. In considering the possibilities in all the courses offered, it is easily understood that a student can not fail to profit by enrolling in any one. In addition to his regular duties, almost everyone engages in extra-curricular ac- tivities. Many avail themselves of the opportunity to participate in the different sports, namely, baseball, football, basket- ball, and hockey. Every year, many clubs representing varied fields of interest are formed. Each one is sponsored by some member of the faculty, a.nd all are very well attended. In every way, our High School life brings uncountable blessings to us. How- ever, it is a recognized fact that one can not obtain something for nothing, and certainly this principle holds good in high school. We always reap what we have sown, and we derive benefit from our high school in proportion to the amount of time, energy, and thought that we have put into our daily work. It has very aptly been said that 'Success is ninety-eight per cent perspiration. Sudden bursts of genius will not help us very far along the road of life. On the contrary, faithfulness in doing our daily tasks counts more than anything else. Our high school life not only teaches us the value of faithfulness, but also of cooperation, which helps us to form social contacts and leads us to develop many admirable and necessary traits of charac- ter which assist us in achieving success. Indeed, I am sure that we all feel that we can never fully repay the debt of grati- tude which We owe Framingham High School' Mary Garfield, '31. so Essay The Wider Scope of Public Educafion My subject this evening is one with which, I believe, most of you are not familiar, namely civil and social educa- tion. I am not going to mention this sub- ject in connection with training in private schools, for indeed we all know the vast number of schools offering such educa- tion. No, my subject is to be more local, more personal. It concerns the social and civil training of your own children, our future citizens, in our own public schools. Let us travel back in our minds to eighty years ago. At the time, students