Jefferson Township High School - Criterion Yearbook (New Paris, OH)

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EDITOR IN Cmsr 0 u R ASSOCIATE E DITOR r-OOIHVD BOARD OF EDUCATWN

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OUR FACULTY FRIENDS HE RSC!-IEL W. SANDERS Superintendent, Salesmanship, Commercial Law. LUTHER LAUVER Principal, Guidance, General Business, Biology, Physical Education, Coach, Health, Shop. MISS LOIS KEMP American History, World History, Government, Geography, Senior Sponsor, Senior Class Play. MISS BARBARA EAST ON Typing, Shorthand, Bookkeeping, Seventh Grade Sponsor. MRS. EVANGE LINE T RACY Home Economics, Physical Education, Health, Eighth Grade Sponsor. MISS HELEN THATCHER Algebra, Geometry, Latin, Arithmetic 8, Junior Class Sponsor, Junior Class Play. MISS PAM RETTERBUSH Art, Literature, Spelling, Senior Class Play. MR. MARION WHITE' Music, English 7 81 8. MR. ROYDEN JOHNSON Physics, General Science, Arithmetic 7, Commercial Arithmetic, Freshman Class Sponsor. MR. ROBERT K. ALLEN English, Speech, Journalism D rive r ' s Education, Sophomore Class Sponsor, Jr. Class Play. - MRS. IORA CLISE One A Grade Teacher. MRS. URSULA SHIPP One B Grade Teacher. MRS. RUTH MILLER Second Grade Teacher. MRS. PEARL COX Third Grade Teacher. MISS GERTRUDE BARNEY Fourth Grade Teacher. MRS. DALE BLACK Fifth Grade Teacher, MISS MAGGIE HOLSINGER Sixth Grade Teacher.

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' CO-OPERATION OR CHAOS? It is Commencement season again and Jefferson High is presentingto our community another class of boys and girls to take up the work of our adult citizenry. There is a perennial question always in the minds of teachers and parents alike, namely: Are these graduates prepared for the complex tasks of life ahead? In these past war days of adjustrnent and readjustrnent we know that the job of get- ting along harmoniously with our fellowmen is difficult. The chance for progress and ul- timate success is ever present. However, in 1949 it is partially hidden amidst the bar- riers of economics, creeds, and classes. Experts of Sociology and Government tell us that we have been waging a Cold War against those who do not think and act as we do. Certainly on both the domestic and for- eign fronts we have been playing a sort of stalling game. What happens with regard to world peace, national solidarity, and economic stability will depend upon the intelligent straight-forward thinking of an increasing proportion of our people. . Strong co-operation and a willingness to sacrifice will determine our fate. Natur- ally, we will not all see alike - nor should wel However, if we are to keep our great coun- try a strong free leader, we must be ever watchful for the small isrns and quirks which are a cancerous growth to the organisms of our life and society. Our graduating Seniors have been taught to co-operate with their teachers and un- der-classmen. They have been indoctrinated with the ideals of honesty and fair-play. For twelve years they have been following teachers' directions with the constant privilege of exerting their own minds and expressing their individual opinions. This is Democracy. Our school is not perfect. Possibly our graduates do not measure up as high as they should. It is too late now for us to do anything for them in the way of formal educa- tion at J'.H.S. The challenge of sincerity to work and purpose fixes itself firmly upon the pupils yet in school. If the graduating Seniors did not make the most of their educational oppor- tunities, then it is time for their successors to awaken. If parents need to give more en- couragement through proper home discipline, now is the time to commence. If industry and the professions desire higher standards of education and personal integrity, now is the time to turn down the incompetent neophytes seeking positions. In other words what we 253 is what we are content with being. 'The schools are yours - what they E2 is a part of you. Let us all face the truth. The truth never hurt anyone. The truth sometimes is hard to face without embarrassment, but it shouldn't bef If we would but assign ourselves to the task of discovering the truth and then abiding by it, many of our big problems would dissolve themselves. Yes, we are living in an interesting, challenging atomic age. Scientific strides have outdistanced moral virtues. Tangible values are outweighing intangibles. If we are not quick to make the necessary adjustments we are headed for chaos. Our Seniors have as their motto: Truth Gives Wings To Success. I for one have respect for and confidence in our youth. 'I am willing to cast my lot with them. I feel sure that they will work unceasingly to clear up our world befuddlementu. They know how to work and co-operate. Through their co-operation we will avert chaos. Best Wishes Class of 1949. Herschel W. Sanders, Supe rintende nt. IZ