Lincoln High School - Flambeau Yearbook (Manitowoc, WI)

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g. it U PRESENT DAY HIGH SCHOOL PRQBLEMS The principles which underlie the secondary school program change only to conform with social and economic needs. A growing diversity in industry exhibited on every hand and a con- sequent change in our mode of living are some of the outward signs of progress. These things may reasonably be expected in a rich-and growing nation like ours where the will of the people is law. Under such conditions we cannot, therefore, assign to our high schools anything absolute. Today the mission of this type of school may seem clear and fmalg tomorrow, a shifting of emphasis from one factor to another becomes imminent, if the school is to serve its purpose. Some of us can readily look back to a time when a set course of training was prescribed for every year of high school. lt was exacting ,to be sure, but very limited and quite inadequate to develop fully the boy or girl for a changing atmosphere. Moreover, the gradual multiplication of vocations together with the extended training outlined for each one of them, has thrown into our preparatory or high schools a large amount of subject matter on the pure assumption that this can be done more advantageously by young people while still under the parental roof. lt may be consoling to observe that the tendency to increase both the period of stay-at-home and the amount of preparatory work which may be done here, is growing so rapidly that the slogan The High SchoolHA Peoples College is becoming more and more a reality. In the face of this fact, over- crowded institutions of higher learning are beginning to place restrictions upon those who would like to attend them. It may be safely assumed that, although institutions supported by public taxation cannot set up arbitrary standards for beginners, they can, however, act in an advisory capacity. The variations in subjects and subject matter which they place upon those who do enter, cannot be standardized. These few facts are introduced to account for the growing importance of high schools as well as to acquaint the public with some of the changing problems which these schools must accept. ees! - ,i:,Qq,j:. 7 V i . I . X tv Q ? f .5 it ti.. t -if : j . X M. .t mls The camp-fire circle Eighteen

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if fi iiigiz mi li ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL After graduating from the Lebanon Valley Acad- emy, Rex K.John attended Lebanon and Indiana Cen- tral colleges, each for a year, and then Otterbein college for two years, being graduated from the latter institu- tion in 1911, with an A. B. degree. Always interested in boys, in 1911, he accepted the position of boys' director and assistant secretary at the Y. lvl. C. A., Fairmont, West Virginia. Prom 1914 to 1920, he was instructor in the high school at Ashland. He became instructor in history and athletic coach at the Manitowoc high school in 1922. For the past two years, he has also served as vice principal. He has made a reputation for himself both as a teacher of history and as an athletic coach. His strong open countenance. and manly attributes appeal to the students. While general coach for a number of years and basket ball coach for seven years, his teams carried off many championships in basketball and track, rarely finishing below second place. We students can best express our estimate of lvlr. john by expressing the wish that he remain with us a long time. REX K. JOHN REGISTRAR Who that has attended the Manitowoc 1-ligh School at any time during the past few years does not know, and like, and respect Nora Healy? Probably every student has had occasion to meet her personally , for while serving as secretary to the principal, she also has charge of the text book library, is the recorder of marks , and above all, acts as the reprcsentativeoflvlr. Stangel in passing on all excuses for absence and tardiness. We students, know her best in this last capacity. She can tell by looking at us whether the story we tell her to explain an absence or tardiness is true or false without the necessity of giving one ofthe tests in which these adjectives figure so prominently. Vxfhen. with a sheepish look or possibly a confident one, wc present a rather weak or possibly, slightly hdoctoredu excuse. how she looks at us with her kind yet penetrating eyes and calmly remarks, Now, do you really think l ought to excuse you? Be frank with me and explain your ab- sence. The explanation that doesn't excuse is imme- diately forthcoming and with it comes the look that reaches our souls, and the reproof, lf you bring that kind of an excuse again, I fear 1 must send you to lvlr. Stangel. That is all. But that is not all, for her meth- od of doing what might be considered a disagreeable duty reacts favorably on the students, who, with Emer- son, appreeiate that Character is a reserve force that acts directly by presence and without means. 01521 Rahf- NORA HEALY Twenty