Hollis High School - Sunbeam Yearbook (Hollis, ME)

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Many have nof even explored fhe pos- sible fields, while ofhers have, buf can'f seem fo .decide which one fo enler. There are sfill ofhers who do nof realize fhe imporfance of if. Many fields offer opporfunifies in which a person may enfer and have a very promising career. Buf, in choosing, a person should consider nof only fhe advanfages buf fhe disadvanfages as well. They should fhink nol' only of financial refurns buf also wh-efher or nof fhe work will really hold fheir inferesfg and whefher or nof fhey are capable of doing if successfully. A good facfor fo consider in choos- ing, is fhe choice of a field which is nof over-crowded, buf rafher encour- ages new employmenf insfead. This should be clone for one's own benefif and for fhe benefif of ofhers. Two ex- amples of fhese fypes of fields are feaching and nursing. Bofh are in greaf demand and fhe schools are easier fo gef info because fhey are nof over- crowded. Music is anofher enjoyable field in which fo enfer: buf if is nof of much service as feaching and nursing, alfhough one may gel' a lof of personal enioy- menf from music. There is a saying aloouf music which is very frufhful and full of meaning, Music cannof hurf. Sunshine can burn you, food can poison you, words can condemn you, picfures can insull' you: music cannof punish- Only bless. lf a person is in doubf abouf +his field and would like fo know a loif more of whaf if is like, fhere are a few Summer music camps which hold ses- sions of Two weeks or a monfh. l'lere one is able fo learn whaf if's like fo plan concerfs wifh ofher young people and find fheir opinions abouf music. lf is very educafional as well as a lol' of fun. Dr. Francis Bailey, presidenf of Gor- ham Sfafe Teachers College in a recenl message fo us, poinfed ouf fhaf, The besf years are going fo be fhe years ahead and we should all be prepared: work well foday and fomorrow will fake care of ifself. Joan l-laskell '50 Is Hollis Progressive? Ladies and Genflemen: America is a greaf counfry. The greafesf in fhe world. We, fhe people of l-lollis, Maine, make up parf of fhis counfry and yef we don'f realize if enough. Alfogefher, l-lollis is a good all-around average fown or af leasf if was, buf ifs cifizens have begun fo slacken up. You don'f'fake your righf fo vofe and use if.. l wonder whaf you would say if some day some ofher nafion fakes fhaf righf away which is quife possible. One of fhe greafesf fhings neglecfed in l-lollis is fhe schools. Times have changed since you, our parenfs and friends, were in school. Whaf you had when you were young is now inade- quafe. Things have become more mod- ernized. l-lollis schools are nof up fo clafe. l-lere, in fhis fown, are sfill found fhe one and fwo room school houses. These small schools would nof be as bad if fhey had modern equipmenf. The schools we affended before high school had no lighfs, running wafer, or screens. In order fo gef fhese fhings we had fo gef ouf and earn fhe money ourselves, The fown couldn'l' gef These fhings for us because fhe people did nof feel fhaf fhey could afford fo have fheir faxes raised.

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gcbforiaf On Consolidation As lhe lopic ol consolidalion has been on lhe lips ol lhe cilizens ol Hollis lor some lime, il seems only lilling lhal an edilorial should deal wilh lhal subiecl, consolidalion, Perhaps il would help lo- menlion some ol lhe advanlages and disadvan- lages ol consolidalion. When lwo or more lowns combine lo have one cenlral high school, lhe cosl ol operaling would be divided accord- ing lo lhe enrollmenl ol each lown, lhus lhe school having lhe largesl number ol pupils would, ol course, pay more. ll our schools were consolidaled, we would be able lo hire leachers who were beller lrained lor each subiecl laughl, lhus giving lhe sludenls a much beller loundalion in each subiecl. As il is now we cannol have lyping and shorlhand in our high school, and sludenls who wanl lo have a business lraining, have lo go lo a college lo oblain lhe necessary lraining lo work in lhe business world. A larger, beller equipped school would eliminale lhis. ll we had more leachers lhe exlra aclivilies could be divided among lhem so lhal one leacher would nol be laking lime lrom regular sub- iecls lo coach various aclivilies lhrough lhe year, such as public speak- ing, dramas, and coaching alhlelics. The grammar schools 'ol Hollis would benelil lrom lhis plan because lhe pre- senl high school could easily be remod- eled lo accommodale lhe presenl en- rollmenl ol lhe elemenlary schools. This would make il much easier lor our mu- sic inslruclor because he would nol have lo spend a lhird ol his lime on lhe rough roads going lrom one school lo anolher. Now lel us lurn lo lhe disadvanlages. ln a large school each sludenl does nol have lhe individual allenlion as received in a smaller school, because ollen lhe ones who are nol so lorcelul are lhe ones who receive very lillle nolice and lhere is less chance lor lhe sludenl who is nol so well known lo gel inlo lhe aclivilies. ln a large school lhere is also addi- lional accidenl and lire hazard. ll is much easier lo aid a small group ol children lo salely, lhan il would be lo help a large group. A disadvanlage which should be men- lioned in regard lo consolidalion ol ele- menlary schools is lhe lacl lhal small boys and girls ol lirsl grade age would be away lrom lheir molhers loo long il lhey had lo be lransporled lo a cen- lral school. Ollen limes lhe disadvanlages oul- weigh lhe advanlages, so il is a subjecl which should be very carelully consid- ered belore any draslic sleps are laken. Allhough my days al l-lollis l-ligh School are nearing lheir end, l slill would like lo see l-lollis l-Iigh prosper, and lhus enable lhe sludenls lo enioy lhe advanlages lhal l have nol had. Virginia W. lllingworlh '49 Choosing A Career Choosing a career is one ol lhe mosl imporlanl sleps in a person's lile. Every boy and girl when in school should have al leasl an idea as lo whal he wanls lo do when he linishes high school. Many young people know even belore lhey enler, and lhey plan ahead wilh eager- ness. Today in high schools lhere are many boys and girls who haven'l even a vague idea as lo whal lheir career will be.

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We are now in high school. Even Though we have a new building we Tind ThaT we do noT have adequaTe equip- menT To have a modern school. l3IrsT among The Things we need are some new courses such as home econo- mics, a course in agriculTure or mech- anics and a beTTer business course Than is available aT The presenT Time. This would beTTer TiT The ones who can'T aT- Tord To go To college, and have To earn a living righT away. This would help Them To obTain a much beTTer iob. l-lollis has been Taking an acTive parT in sporTs Tor a good many years. Up unTil lasT year all we had in The way oT sporTs equipmenT were horseshoe piTs and ping-pong Tables. We didn'T even have These unTil The new high school was builT. l.asT year we Tinally succeed- ed in geTTing a baseball diamond, and earned money Tor girls baskeTball suiTs and boys baseball uniTorms. We sTill have no place To pracTice baskeTball and would noT be able To Take parT in This sporT iT iT were noT Tor The kindness oT anoTher Town. NexT is The urgenT need Tor a music Teacher. WiThouT one iT cuTs oTT a large amounT oT our income which we need To keep The school going. We can'T possibly mainTain our band and puT on opereTTas wiThouT some help. We spenT a greaT deal oT money Tor 'nusical in- sTrumenTs, 'Thinking iT a good invesTmenT. lT will be money wasTed wiThouT a band. l'm noT saying ThaT iT is impossible To geT along wiThouT These Things because we can and have, buT wiThouT These Things iT puTs us way behind oTher Towns oT The same size and does noT live up To The ideals oT The UniTed STaTes. IT says ThaT we are all born equal and have an equal chance. Do you, our parenTs and Triends, all good ciTizens. Think ThaT we have These equal chances? Anne lVlouTon '50 A Cafeteria l'lealTh is a mosT imporTanT parT oT our educaTional abiliTy, For iT we do noT enioy good healTh. Then we cannoT-re- member all The Things we sTudy-neiTh- er can we Teel The energy ThaT is need- ed To become a good scholar. Food is The mosT imporTanT oT all Things ThaT give us good healTh. In iT we receive The viTamins and minerals ThaT assure us oT good eyesighT, good sTrong bodies and a clear mind. IT we have proper Tood, and dieTiTians say ThaT The average pupil who carries a cold lunch To school does noT have The Tood he needs, many oT us know ourselves ThaT iT we were where we could enjoy' a balanced meal every day, we would be more resisTanT To disease, have more oT whaT we call PEP and in reTurn geT a beTTer mark Than we do now in school. For proper Tood is whaT snaps us ouT oT ThaT lazy Teeling ThaT never did geT us anywhere. To be sure, we would all enioy a gym- nasium. There is no quesTion abouT ThaT. We would enjoy many sp-orTs ThaT we do noT have in our school aT The pre- senT Time. BuT aT our age we should be able To look upon The quesTion oT gym- nasium or caTeTeria in a sensible way, Trying To see The good in boTh. ln a counTry school, The whole Thing is seT up quiTe diTTerenTly Trom The ciTy schools. CiTy pupils seldom have as Tar To go To school as counTry pupils. Many oT us walk long disTances in The Tresh crisp morning air, Maybe some oT us can hardly realize The beneTiTs oT iT Tor we iusT don'T care Tor The TrosTy air,