Howell High School - Torch Yearbook (Howell, MI)

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I I If THE TORCH N1 ' i 1 JOHN S. PAGE, M. A.

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1' V! THE 'roam-1 XJ, In thc Sfvninr Glass uf Iflfillz OUR class and your year book give the observer and the reader an estimate of the product of an American high school. Something of the value of a high school course-some measure of what four years of study have meant to you-is determined by your idea and attitude toward what you have learned and the use you make of your knowledge and training. The statement has been made by many who are qualified to speak, that the ultimate end of all education is character. Perhaps then we can measure quite accurately the results of our school work by determining the type and strength of character of students of the school. Alvin York, the tall, unlettered Kentucky mountaineer, has been pronounced by Field Marshall Haig, Marshall F och, and General John Pershing as the outstanding soldier of the World War. When this famous and respected war hero was asked to name the factors which in his opinion were most important in a successful life, he quietly re- plied, One God-Une Home-One Country. It would seem that we might well be satisfied if we are able to finish our high school course and upon its completion to have as clear an understanding of the real purpose of it all as Alvin York secured from his struggle to make a living from his mountain farm, and from the hardships, dangers, and terrors of his experiences in army camp, front line trenches, and battle fields of war. Will the character we have developed stand the test so that out of an honest heart we can truthfully and with understanding and feel- ing say, f'God-Home-Country come first in a successful life? Will the character we have developed enable us to understand and appreciate the courage and the dauntlessness of the lad who slipped alone into the darkness of the sky and sea to achieve the conquest of air and ocean, or the spirit of the boy who dared to venture out be- tween heaven and sea upon the guiding plane of the Graf Zeppelin to repair damage which threatened the success of his father's craft? lt is my hope that on occasions when high spirits, courage, hero- ism, and enthusiasm are needed, your high school training will enable you to meet the test and you will interpret your education in terms of true character. Loyally, JOHN S. PAGE, Supt. lp gc sixl

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Elf! THE TORCH XQEBH 1511111211 Thigh gifrlgnnl OWELL High School is recognized throughout the State as one of the better high schools. In size it is a Class B school. Nearly half of the student body comes from the surrounding rural area. Some of these students drive five, some ten, and a few drive fourteen miles to attend Howell High School. The students of Howell High School are as fine young people as can be found. They are industrious, ambitious, reasonable fun loving people, who are clean in both body and mind. They are willing to cooperate with each other and with the faculty. I am often amazed at their good natured and complete compliance to simple yet important requests that are made. Howell High School is well equipped to serve this group of deserving young people. Of the twenty-one teachers, all but three have an A. B. or B. S. degree while iive either have, or are working on a Master's degree. Each teacher was hired for a particular position and is especially fitted for the work he is doing. Howell High School is a member of The North Central Association of High Schools and Colleges, and is on the three year list of schools approved by the University of Michigan. This permits any graduate of Howell High School who is recommended by the high school authorities, to enter without examination, the University of Michigan or any of the other North Central Colleges or Universities. This association includes all the better institutions of higher learning in this section of the United States. Many of the graduates of our high school are now attending these Colleges and Universities. Work is oifered in a variety of departments, the academic, the commercial, agricul- ture, household economics, and manual arts. A student in Howell High School may specialize in any of these lines of work. Many special activities are a part of high school life. The Student Union, thru its representatives in the Student Council, supports or sponsors many special activities: Foot-ball, basket-ball, base-ball, track, debate, oratory and declamation, school parties, musical organizations, and dramatics. These activities together with the various clubsg The Girl Reserves, Campfire, Future Farmers' Association, Hi-Y, and Model Airplane Club give the students an opportunity for development and training. On the average of once a week, assembly programs of a high caliber furnish en- tertainment and education. Talent from within and without the school furnishes these programs. The Green and Gold, the school paper published bi-weekly throughout the school year, and the Torch, published every four years give Howell High School news and a permanent record of the activities and events of school life. All in All, each person who is a member of the faculty or student body should count himself fortunate and strive to make a good institution still better. To the adviser and staif of the 1930 Torch, I extend the heartiest congratulations for the success of this book. H. MAURICE MURPHY, Senior High Principal. age right I