Mondovi High School - Mirror Yearbook (Mondovi, WI)

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MIHKOR Pro Extra-Curricular Activities Frequently one hears adverse criticism of extra-curricular-activities. It is said that gains derived from participation in outside activities are not great enough to offset the time and energy consumed therein. However, the objectives of education are changing fast. Educators no longer believe that book learning should be the only result of a high school education. No longer do they believe in testing students by what they can tell, but by what they can do, and by how well they can apply their knowledge. One of the most important of the desirable outcomes of an education is the development of good habits and interests. Hence extra-curricular activities such as athletics, debating, public speaking, dramatics, and music play an important part in our present educational system. By participating in these activities a student becomes interested in school and the school organizations, and thus has clean interests and entertainments that will aid in developing his or her personality and character. The purpose of athletics is to teach manliness and good sportsmanship. The various types of public speaking and dramatics give one practice in facing an audience and in expressing clearly one's thoughts and feelings. Debating gives one poise; it developes the mind and trains it in organizing clear, convincing speeches. Musical activities not only give one a good interest and a change to express himself while in high school, but they give one much enjoyment in later tile. Extra-curricular activities are fast gaining popularity over book knowledge in the high schools of the country. Although students should not let outside activities interfere with their obtaining a certain necessary amount of factual knowledge to serve as the raw material for thinking, they should participate in at least some of the extra-curricular activities in order to gain the desired ends which these afford. OUR THANK YOU.” In behalf of the Statf. I wish to thank all those who have helped to make this Mirror. We have tried to record an account of our school and its activities for the past year. We have done this with the hope that in future years, this book may prove a source of happy reminiscences. We wish to express our grateful appreciation to Miss Jensen, our fac-ultv advisor, who so earnestly endeavored to make our annual a success. We especial!v wish to thank the local business men. for their generous contributions. Without their financial support this book could not be published. ' Vkrkna K. Waste, Editor-in-chief Page Eleven

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m i h h o n Gladys Parker Lawrence College, Appleton, Wisconsin HISTORY ANl) ENGLISH All the world’s a stage, and with Miss Parker directing this drama of life we'll wager we could impress the other planets. Hut besides coaching the plays and debating, sue imparts to the Sophomores knowledge of “the glory that was Greece and the grandeur tnat was Rome.” Florence ( Siieeiian Illinois College Conservatory, Jacksonville, Illinois. Wesleyan University, Bloomington, III. Ml’SIC .Miss Sheehan holds the keys that unlock the gates of the world of music for many a oung soul seeking expression, if only the ciassic.il music were half as lovely as she, we should all be in love with it. When we say something a little disrespectful of the old Masters she tells us ghostly stories ai out their turning over in their graves. M yles Smith Hirer Falls Normal School University of Montana MATHEMATICS Mr. Smith knows so “horribly much about Mathematics that he would recognize diedral angles if he met them in Siberia, and he imparls enough of this knowledge to his pupils so that at the end of the term they rarely confuse a circle with a triangle. During Hie past year he has Joined the Ancient Order of Perambulator Pushers. James R. Sterling State Normal, Bloomington, Illinois I niversify of Illinois COMMERCIAL Napoleon was not large; nevertheless he made a record for himself. “That short fellow over there is the coach, is an explanation often overheard at games. Hut he is better identllied by the records made by his athletic teams. At mass meetings his favorite text is: “Good sportsmanship, however, whenever, and wherever you are. A DEL AIDE K. WII .1A A M S College of St. Theresa, Winona, Minn. University of Minnesota SOCIAL SCIENCES AND LIBRARY Efficiently managing our high school library does not seem to be a large enough task for Miss Williams. Besides convincing the dignified Seniors that 1 492 is not the only date in American history, and the rising Juniors that Napoleon is not a patent cough medicine, she sponsors the G. A. A. and acts as sergeant-at-arms at th» turbulent sessions, officially known as Senior Class Meetings. Page Ten

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Honor Roll Anna Jane Callahan Frances Heike Helen Hinman (Valedictorian) Fred Lyon (Salutatorian) Adeline Olson Lenore Struck Verena Waste