Lakewood High School - Cinema Yearbook (Lakewood, OH)

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Let us listen with respect to the voice of 1635 urging us on to greater accomplish- ments in public education. An echo of it will ring down the ages for as long as public schools shall exist on this continent. These sturdy co- lonial farmers realized the truth of Horace's words: This work, this pursuit fof wisdoml let us push for- ward, small and great, if we wish to live as friends to our country and to ourselves. Schools will continue to be important to the democratic basis of government pro- posed by the early Ameri- cans. For as Frederick the Great said, An educated people is easily governed. The interests of today are broadening into many fields, and each school with its own system of student govern- m e n t and extra-curricular activities is a small country in itself. Could our forebears wit- ness now the gigantic pro- portions of the infant public school education they once harbored, without a doubt they would be more than gratified. As we look back at the struggling start of pub- lic schools, we too are grate- ful for the courage and im- agination that was theirs. lt was not without strong opposition that public school- ing was adopted in this coun- try. The idea was new and untried in the colonies. As we have seen, the experi- ment was a decided success. The communities of the United States today are fac- ing a somewhat parallel sit- uation. The so-called frills of education are being stressed and increased amid a storm of opposition. In this case, however, the experiment has already succeeded. With this assurance behind us shall we become static, and eventual- ly recedeg or move forward along with civilization? No effort at all means we will fall behind and only with a great struggle catch up. We must ride hard to hang to the tail of society's horse, and only a little effort more to race neck and neck with her.