Francis W Parker School - Record Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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the Alumni to be of vital service to the- school. The school could have no more valuable asset than the loyal intelligent support of its Alumni. There are several specific and concrete ways in which individual alumni can help. First, by assisting in formulating the future policies of the school by contributing our observations and comments on the school's reputation as we know it and as we have heard it spoken of abroad. Second, by helping the school to carry out its ideals and purposes by our indvidual and personal recommendations. Both of these require a knowledge of the school as it is today with its changes in tradition, in outlook, in personnel, curricula and methods. To give you this information, meetings are planned for the Alumni to meet in conjunction with the Faculty and with the Parent's Association in the Fall to acquaint us not only with our own school as it is today and as it hopes to be in the future, but with the progress and aims of progressive schools throughout the country. ' Most of us wish never to cease learning. We all have a continuing interest in the problems of education both because of our desire that our children 'may have advantages superior to our own and because of our increasing awareness of the relation of education to social planning-the vision of how we may 'lharness the school to the task of building a better, a more just, a more beautiful society. We hope that the planned meetings will prove stimulating to the individual Alumnus as well as to the growth of the school because now that we are graduates, we realize that the whole purpose of the twelve years we spent from First Grade to High School was to increase our capacity for happiness and our usefulness to the world. Miriam Hamilton 1926 THE PARENTS ASSOCIATION The extent and manner in which parent coordination' and cooperation has been developed at the Francis W. Parker School is one of the outstanding tributes to the accomplishment of Progressive Education. The influence of the home and the parent upon the many-sided phases of the education of the child, is becoming more and more recognized by the modern educator. At the Parker School the Parents Association serves as a most effective vehicle for developing and directing that influence. Grade meetings held at frequent intervals, in charge of Chairmen appointed by the Association, have given the parents a better knowledge and a more sympathetic under- standing of many of the problems affecting the interest and welfare of the child. These meetings have been supplemented by a series of special eveningmeetings dealing with the broader phases of Progressive Education, giving to both parents and teachers a more comprehensive understanding of the aims and purposes of the school. if . On 'the evening of November 18, Mr. Eliot Dunlap Smith, Master of Saybrook College, one of the undergraduate colleges of Yale, and a Member of the Board of i Trustees of the Parker School, addressed the parents on Progressive Education and . l Later Life. The freshness of his viewpoint and the vigor with which he dealt with i' his subject created a most stimulating effect upon his audience. ' A ..:,.- ' .I '- ,This was followed by another meeting on the evening of January 16, at which a 'rx iii ' number of parents volunteered to talk on the subject How Parker Parents Work 1 and Play with their Children. Some of the speakers illustrated their talks with n presentation of actual projects or pieces of work developed co-jointly by the parent and X Vlgiff, 1, is the child. Both meetings enjoyed an overflow attendance-a recognition of the ability I , ' fjfsl K1 of the speakers, the interest of their subjects, and the efforts of Mrs. W. L. Pattison, lpknll w I Chairman of the Program Committee, under whose direction the programs were planned. I The Parents Association fills an important and well-merited place in the Parker School, , lf il and is deserving of effective support on the part of all parents. - ajjuglj l j Q c. A. Beflgge iggj, jagw i President ' ' 1-nuff ' sllluzfli?

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M4 ' jf' ft N JOHN BAILEY yi-A ' John Bailey has a very broad, undistorted outlook on life. We all know him as a shark in mathematics and a great reader. Every book John recommends is sure to be a good one. He is very much interested in every- thing worth while, from music to social problems. His discussions of new ideas are always interesting and of great value to us. These qualities alone will make a name for him, but who can forget his Vivid portrayal of Macbeth in the last senior play? EDITH BECKWITH This tall, attractive blond, who gave us her wonderful, never-to-be-forgotten por- trayal of the widow in one of the senior plays, The Boer, is one of the most popu- lar girls in the senior class. She is a true friend with a loyal, loving heart and a real appreciation of friendship. Edith has a fine sense of humour and has won the hearts of all of us with her abundance of charm. She spent a successful year on the Council. With her willingness to help and her Winsome per- sonality we are sure that Edith will always have many friends. will HOWARD BERHALTER After an absence of three years, Howie is back with us again. He has certainly proved to be a valuable addition to the class. Howie alway is the same quiet, unassuming person that he is in a basketball game, and we all know that his cool and steady playing has been the gretest factor in the success of the Varsity. However he has a very humorous side to his character-have you ever noticed his ties? He is a remarkable baritone and has sung over the radio many times, con- clusive proof that he has an exceptional voice. All in all, Howie is one swell fellow. Us 1 1 J r 1 if l -iii.. ' . U M l- . ..,, I ' l ifilf l i 451. G? 2::T'1 1 lg .i j17: fj.'l ' K si , iw P' -4 -ws, ,. '14, 2 Xa, V - ' Q-5 Qiulfff' F3141 fiiiiiilllliv' ' 5 li . ' A: .r X 413 ings!-Q-194 i' ' . f' fm-4