Hillsdale School - Telescope Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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In Tribute The Class ot 1940 pays here a tribute long overdue to Florence Waterman. For three years she was head ot the Latin Department ot Hillsdale, and brought to the girls she taught a conception ot classic literature that was deep and tine. it was she who was responsible tor the ease with which our Cum Laude society has tunctioned during its first years. 1 X Eminent in the intellectual world as a Writer, President ot the New England Classical Society, her name graced our faculty with its dignity. Teacher and student alilce went to her with their problems, sure ot under- standing and an answer in their needs. Those ot us who lcnew her Well, the Cicero Class that she primed tor Boards with all the vigor and strength ot her personality, felt a deep personal loss at her going. It was our greatest regret that others, tollowing us, Were not to lcnow the lceenness ot her wit, the clear precision ot her intelligence, and the inspiration ot her presence. She was our omniscient one: no problem was too great tor her to help us solve. But most ot ali she made the past liveg under her, Latin was never a dead tongue. But the quality we all loved best about her was the simplicity with which she bore her learningg she was human as well as wise. Her motto was courage and good Will, and she lived close to that standard. Suffering a brolcen hip trom a bad tall, she carried on tor a year on crutches at school. She applied her ideal ot good will to every possible situation. An eager advocate ot plans tor international cooperation, and a mind lceen to detect every unjust action in national potitics, she was a wonderful symbol ot tolerance in a prejudiced Wortd. We can never reproduce here in a paragraph or so what Miss Waterman did tor us in three years, but, with a feeling common to us all as We graduate, we have tried to express our gratitude tor having lmown her,-what it has meant to be her friends. f-B. K. F.

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FLORENCE E. FESSENDEN Heaclmistress

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Editorial The radio is hiaring a commentary on the war, some one in Belgium: states that Rotterdam is in iiames. Yet outside my window everything is caim. The hreeze stirs the trees iightiy when it comes, hut the air is heavy and warm. it is as ii there are two worids, one at war, one at peace, so iar removed are we from Europe and its contiagration. A casuai visitor at Hiiisdaie might maice a simiiar ohservation, HHOW isoiated, how far re- moved from the triais of the day the giris are here. But how wrong she would hei For at schooi we are a complete community. Marshals and traffic giris supervise the corridors, stewards manage the iunch room. We have a governing councii eiected hy the student body: speciai committees organize our art, dramatic and vocai work, and these are appointed hy councii. When there are coniiicts they are regulated hy discussion and conference. If the Goids heat the Greens in hocicey, the Greens do not ciuh their opponents with their sticics. We have iearned to give and taice. Vveii-informed iecturers give us every angie of nationai and international affairs which we discuss and then iorm our own conclusions. in argu- ments over such vitai questions as graduation dresses, the majority ruies. Yes, we are weii-rounded in our iiie at Hiiisdaie: prejudice and provin- ciaiism are not Hiiisdaiian qualities. Civilization and cuiture are weii preserved among us. No, I am not afraid as we nineteen graduate from our country schooi that the worid wiii overpower us with its compiexities, for we are weii aware oi them now. I oniy hope that we Wiii not iaii our heritage of toier- ance and vision. We must not hend heiore the intrigue and hate so preva- ient today. in the years of reconstruction that must come aiter this war we wiii have to ilight harder than our parents fought for the ideals we have heen taught to cherish. Editorial Staff Editor-in-Chief ........ ........ B ETTY FREYHOF Literary Editor ....... ................ M ARIBELLE TYREE Art Editor ........,.... ........ M ARY HELEN LUHRMAN Business Manager ...... ......... S UZANNE SHEPHERD , Umm. STRAEHLEY Iunlor Representatives ..... .... AURELIA MCINTYRE