Greenfield High School - Evergreen / Exponent Yearbook (Greenfield, MA)

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THE EXPONENT 21 WHAT AN EDUCATION MEANS Four long years we have spent in G. H. S. preparing ourselves to bat¬ tle with the world on our own re¬ sources. Some of our members feel that to win the goal we have set for ourselves will require still more edu¬ cation than we have obtained within these walls. Not one of us will tell you now or will ever tell you again that he is sorry that he has completed the four year course here. Often when discouraged we ridiculously as¬ sert that we are profiting nothing from our studies. To be sure it seems as though we really do learn very little each day, but at the end of each month we are able to think of numer¬ ous things we have cleared up in our minds, and at the end of the year we look back and wonder how we could have done and thought such “dumb” things “just a little while ago”— Psychologists tell us that men are¬ n’t created equal, but that some are endowed with more brains than others. Unless we have a certain per¬ cent of this endowment, they tell us, education is little avail, but that it can be decreased by lack of training. For this reason some self-styled prac¬ tical persons argue against going to school by saying that if a man pos¬ sesses these qualities of success no lack of education can keep him from rising to the position of a leader of men. They quite naturally take for example men such as Jackson and Lincoln, who were entirely self-made men. Of course, it is a man of this type that we admire most, but they represent the exception rather than the rule. When quoting these outstanding examples they fail to take into con¬ sideration the vast majority who have not made good under like conditions. It is foolish for us to imagine that education could make us less suc¬ cessful. It without exception adds to our power of comprehension and ca¬ pability. Education broadens our scope of understanding to a degree that we are able to derive a great deal of pleas¬ ure from sources that hitherto we had ignored. Some persons have the contention that the foremost reason for attending institutions of higher learning is to be able to occupy posi¬ tions financially better. This is, of course, very true, for business today is more and more demanding the man with the special training. However, the real reason that most people wish to obtain a higher education is that they may appreciate more fully the enjoyment that this world is capable of offering. The doors of higher learning are by no means closed to the man or woman who considers himself too poor to attend other than the public schools. The present college and business school system is so arranged that any peron who desires an edu¬ cation to such a degree that he is willing to work for it may receive a college training. Even the unfor¬ tunate one who hasn’t had the oppor¬ tunity of a high school education may obtain a satisfactory training from a night school. In this twentieth century of ours there are no restrictions, either for man or woman, except for him who has allowed himself to believe that he is incapable of accomplishing his task. If you fail to succeed in your chance in life, who is to be accused of the failure? No one but yourself, who allowed a restriction to be set upon you when you might have made the other decision and accomplished your aim. E. H. ’28 Would You Collapse If: Margaret Ballard didn’t study? Kay Fleming didn’t have wise ideas? Mary Blake didn’t say all she thought? Frink Fitzgerald couldn’t swallow? Kay Fregeau couldn’t smile? Dick Miller lost Betty? Esther Hawks didn’t have brains? Stuart Witty didn’t have curly hair? Ruth Baker wasn’t good natured? Jean Thomas lost Sunday nights? Anne Kramer didn’t have her New York friend? Evelyn Morris couldn’t dance? Bill Breslin couldn’t wink? Bernice Wood didn’t have blonde hair?

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20 THE EXPONENT CLASS POEM The happy days, the fleeing weeks Are assembled into years; The essence of our motto steeps Us in an atmosphere Of loyalty and honor, too. And grace toward friendship true. Yet Truth and Might will conquer all If we but press them hard; Our class is proud that it can call Success to safely guard Our name, and keep the precious ties. The bonds of Greenfield High. Our courage rises, hopes are dear. We cannot lose the fight. Our lives through dangers we will steer We cannot lose the fight With faith in what is right. May Fortune ever smile and wait On the Class of Twenty Eight. MILDRED D. GORMAN ’28 IVY SONG I. Let this ivy start to grow As a symbol bright Of our class’s wish to go To the greatest height. As these branches grow and cling To our dear High School, So shall we, rising, bring Fame and courage cool. II. Ivy clings with shoot and vine. We, with love fore’er. To the school we all call ‘‘mine”. Covered with foliage fair. Let this ivy start to grow As a symbol bright Of our class’s wish to go To the greatest height. KATHERINE E. FLEMING ’28

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We have received the following ex¬ changes since our last issue: The Sea Chest, Nantucket High School, Nantucket Island, Mass. The Orange and Purple, Danville High School, Danville, Pa. Ri-Chu-R, Stowe High School, Stowe, Vermont. The Stampede, Sunset High School, Dallas, Texas. The Ringe Register, Cambridge Technical School, Cambridge, Mass. WE SAY “The Bridge Register”, Cambridge, Mass. We consider this an attractive and valuable newspaper for anyone to possess. We find plenty of variety here. The Exponent. “Boston University News”, Boston, Mass. An excellent paper in general. We particularly liked your advertising scheme of “Patience”. The Exponent. “The Clark News”, Worcester, Mass. Your paper is an example of neat arrangement, news, variety and range. Thank you! The Exponent. “The Madison Highway”, Brooklvn, N. Y. Interesting throughout. Your Lyric Muse is fine. The Exponent. “.The Vermont Cynic”, Burlington, Vermont. Your newspaper edition seems to cover a great deal of ground in school news. It is unsurpassed. The Exponent. “The Herald”, Holyoke, Mass. For subscribers, members, and stu¬ dents of the school, this paper must indeed be a welcome visitor. In our opinion, it is very good. The Exponent. “High Life”, Greensboro, N. C. After going thru your Freshman Issue, we find that it contains a great deal of valuable information for your school and community. The Exponent. “The Sea Chest”, Nantucket Island, Mass. We find the Sea Chest very unique. “The Log” is original. All the cuts are very good. Your school spirit is surely aroused. Come again! The Exponent. “The Mirror”, Wilmington, Vermont. “Think and Grin” is a very good title for your jokes, and we are still grinning. The Literary department is good. The Exponent, “The Orange and Purple”, Danville, Pa. Every department of your paper is excellent. We are always glad to welcome new exchanges. The Exponent. “The Altruist”, Union City, N. J. Your cover design of the Spring Number was very striking. We also wish to congratulate you on your “Humor.” The Exponent. “The Senior”, Hazard, Kentucky. In your newspaper we find variety and originality. The picture of your school on the front page, and the en¬ couraging ‘write up’ beneath it, cer¬ tainly must increase enthusiasm among your student body. The Exponent. “The Aegis”, Beverly, Mass. Your “Poet’s Corner” is about the best think we have found in original poetrv, yet. We also enjoyed your “Sir Roger de Coverly, 1928 Model”. Your exchanges are also well con¬ ducted. The Exponent. “K. H. S. Enterprise”, Keene, N. H. We like every department in your magazine. The exchange depart¬ ment is especially worthy of praise. The Exponent. “Red Black”, Newport, R. I. The “Co-ed” Number is excellent. We like the idea of dividing the class notes. The Exponent.