La Puente High School - Imagaga Yearbook (La Puente, CA)

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of pride and satisfaction to know that the Puente idea has been copied by a number of Southern California schools. The issuance of an eight page student body paper on the occasion of the Valley League Track meet here, March 5th, was also a worth-while endeavor and was made much easier because of the prior training received in furnishing weekly material for the ucornerf' The practical value of the work to those engaged is a consideration not to be overlooked. It has also developed some creditable literary talent which might otherwise have remained dormant. Next year should see a continuation and enlargement of the work of this yearis plans and achievement, and in the near future a regular weekly school paper is a reasonable probability. The modern school idea is to fit the student for actual life work when school days are over and the knowledge of how to write for publication, together with the familiarity gained of advertising and publicity, will prove invaluable to the mem- bers of the class who have made good in keeping P. U. H. S. activities before the public during the 1920-21 school year. L. E. C. '2l. ORGANIZATIONS The Organizations of Puente Union High School have increased from year to year, just like the school itself has become better known, made its share of glory, and stood equal among the rest of the schools of the valley. A few of these organizations are the Girls, League, Boys' Hi Y, Boys, and Girls, Glee Clubs, and Student Body. Last year we had a Spanish Club, but this term through the lack of time we were unable to continue it. Now, are those clubs necessary to a student? Is a member only wasting his time by going to the meetings, when instead he should be solving his mathematics? Most assuredly, NO! A student cannot realize what great benefit and knowledge he derives when he takes the responsibility incurred by taking one of the positions which these organiza- tions offer. For instance, the office of President, Vice-President, Secretary or Treas- urer gives him a fair idea what will be expected of him when he goes out into the world and accepts one of these positions in a higher institution. These organizations not only offer valuable opportunities, but also help to bring the students into closer contact with each other. All the world is familiar with these few words, Gln union there is strengthf, Thus, to make our school successful we must work together and these organizations are the only means by which we may meet, and become better acquainted with our comrades. Organizations may also be termed the machinery of the school. An automobile without an engine would be unable to run. Therefore, the school without these clubs properly working and pulling together would be unable to succeed and have her colors waving equally as high as those of her neighboring friends. E. R. 522. Page Eleren

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EDITORIAL SYSTEM ln this day of ours we must have system for the conservation of time, energy and material. Witliolit it we could accomplish nothing. ln the business world all enter- prises which keep their heads above water have a certain order of doing things, a methodical conserving, recording of time and material. The small retail man as well as the owner of an iron foundry always runs his business according to some plan pre- viously laid out. They realize the importance of it. A carpenter when building a house does not start with the roofg neither do we expect that carpenter to work day and night. apparently accomplishing much, and then have to quit his job entirely before finishing. As it is in the business world, so we may bring it to ourselves in school life. lf we have no system, a mapping out of our own work, we do not get very far. Not often does a person change his course in school, after he is well started on it, only to begin at the bottom of another. His common sense and his knowledge of a voca- tion suited particularly to himself tells him better than that. Let us bring this down to Puente. Can we not next year work out a system for our Student Body activities? Experience is a dear school, and some few have paid this year. We elect a yell and song leader under the Student Body. Next year let's elect someone to have charge of each activity managed by the Student Body, one for the shows, one for advertising, one for the stage managing, and one for musicg then each one might have a committee working under him. The responsibility should not all lie in the hands of one, but each separate activity should have its own head, re- sponsible for his department, and should feel that responsibility. With that worked out perfectly it would rest easier on all concerned. Let's push for a systematic Student Body next year. M. E. S. 721. OUR JOURNALISM EFFORTS The work of our class in Journalism has passed from the embryo stage and has become a settled and proven success. When, at the commencement of the school year, the idea of having a regular news department in the local paper was introduced, there were some who doubted the ability and persistency of students to keep up the weekly grind and make the High School 'acornerii one to be widely read among the student body and people of the community. The English IV class undertook the job, and through their efforts we have a regular weekly space, which contains school news of interest. Under the direction of their teacher, Miss Loraine Novak, they have been taught the rudiments of journal- ism, and have organized themselves into a Journalism class. Imitation, we are told, is the most sincere flattery, and it has been with 3 Sense Page Ten

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