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

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Hi Q. 3' 0 , P fi gf Student Council The Student Council is the central governing body of the student school organization. From it stems the authority for all other clubs and for the various class guidance councils. Each mem- ber of the Student Council is elected by l1is respective homeroom fellow students. The Council has been very active this year and has tried to bring in more school participation by appointing committees outside of the Council. This organization has also acquainted itself more fully with various phases of the school, studied school problems, and sponsored many activities, including the SAS. drive, the Football Dance, Silver HG, and the Model Town Elections. Nicholas Metaxas, '46 . . .President Arlene Zatyrka, '47 . . Vice-President William Cook, '47 . . . Secretary Donald Black Juliette Akey John Falvcy Ruth Drew VVilliam Foster VVillet Forbes Robert Macko Marilyn Loveland Douglas O'Neil Jolm O,Hara Joseph Tetreault James Varilly Edward Hawkins Jo-Anne Clark Marion Bednarski Thelma Duperault John Masiello Rollin Petrin Ralph Osgood Raymond Wallwvcmrk Mary VVells Joann Akey Marion Bassett Kenneth Faust Mary Howard George Leger 18 Richard Archambo Mary 0'Connell Vincent McHugh Ray VVillis Robert Gay Louis DeNofrio Williarii Mosher Hans Jobst Robert McDonough Jolm Sabine Nicholas Prokowich William Miller Robert Sanderson Robert Campbell

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:' , ' 11 9 ,. M5 ., , .fs f Af 41, ,, - . ,. f .gm -- ffilf'-,s '- ' 1 . Q ' I .el tgp: ,Wg f-.av .3 .. 0 in t V H.. .yn ..,AA. K . i'!,f1r5?i e- --- - values and form found in classical and modern works of art. Hence, he learns to appreciate fine paintings and develops an understanding and taste for good art, an experience which warms and deepens his whole lifc. A student, moreover, learns to appreciate the beauty of poetry. By reading and studying poems, he appreciates the various moods and pictures that poets paint. Also, he develops an understanding and appreciation of good books through an introduction to them in literature courses. He learns to cnjoy not only the light, modern fiction but also the classical works. Fur- ther, he is taught to read not only to gain knowl- edge but also to stir his imaginationg and he is taught to evaluate books and to choose books that are well-written. Likewise, through poetry, painting, and read- ing, a sympathy with nature, beauty, and fellow- men is taught. People learn to understand their neighbor better by realizing what he thinks, what he does, and why he does it-. They attain this knowledge by reading books and poetry, studying art, languages, and history. In this way, also, a student learns the culture and customs of different people. When he compreliends the ideas and beliefs of people, he can understand and sympa- thize with them. Also, he can sympathize with the beauty of nature by seeing vivid word pictures through the eyes of poets and novelists. While a pupil is developing his hand and heart, however, his mind is far from being neglected. In fact, it is more thoroughly developed in co-ordina- tion with the former two. Furthermore, the capacity for retaining knowledge and an inde- pendence of thought is developed. Typewriting and stenography, for example, develop both manual dexterity and power to think quickly and accurately because, when a student has to translate sentences into stenographic symbols, his mind has to be very well-trained. 17 In the Commercial and Liberal Arts Courses, furthermore, not only is a student taught skills but also is he offered knowledge about the history of occupation and their relation to industry and the business world in such subjects as economics, commercial law, and industrial history. English Expression, also, is taught so that it can be utilized effectively in college or in the business world because, after all, when people apply for a position, the first impression a future employer receives comes from the written applica- tion. If a person can express himself well on paper, he is sure to be considered for an interview. The most important development of the mind, however, is the fostering of independence and learning to think for one's self. A student first starts to think for himself in the matter of choos- ing his course. Further room for choice is offered in the courses themselves. Hence, his education also develops a freedom of thought and a willingness to study all sides of a question. In orientation many occupations are studied to give the pupil a broad view on voca- tions. In languages, the rules are learned, but a development of thought is required to apply them. In geometry the theorems are taught, but a pupil must apply them. He must learn to have an unprejudiced viewpoint and be willing to look at both sides to judge an example. He must also wait until he knows all the facts before he decides. In algebra and mathematics he has problems that he must solve, in doing so he must consider the matter from all viewpoints. In other words, a student has all the rules and facts presented to him, but he must use his judgment in separating the grain from the chaff so that he will get unprejudiced aspects of the pictures. Thus, we see that modern education will develop the hand, heart, and mind of all the students entering Greenfield High School no matter what their interests and abilities may be. MARY ELIZABETH SULLIVAN

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SENIOR CLASS