Montpelier High School - Mirror Yearbook (Montpelier, OH)

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FROM THE OFFICE OF THE PRINCIPAL PHILOSOPHY AND OBIECTIVES OF ED- UCATION -FOR TOMORROW'S WORLD The school must offer a program of educa- tion that is dynamic, flexible, and mutable. That the progress of civilization may be as- sumed, the school must transmit the exper- iences of past generations to the younger generations. Current conditions demand th-at the school be the most efficient agent for the accomplishment of this transmission. To change the social order or to set up a model society is not the purpose of the school, but to be sensitive to social changes and trends in order to help the pupils of our schools solve successfully the problems of living that confront them is the inescapable task of our public schools. The school must guide boys and girls in recognizing desir- able social traits and provide a background of experience which will enable them to evaluate any new social ideals caused by changes in industry and in economic condi- tions. Knowledge and skills are valuable in ed- ucation to the extent that they facilitate human activity and make the adjustment of the pupil to his environment more flexible and effective. Certain knowledge and skills are demanded in a democratic society and must be acquired by pupils in the most effective and economical way. W. A. HOWALD, Montpelier, Ohio Heidelberg, Wittenberg, Ohio State, A. B., Colorado University Phi Delta Kappa QI-lonorary Education Fraternity? Pupils should have as much freedom and equality as is possible in the complex soci- ety of today. Our immediate objectives must lead to that new pattern which is gradually being evolved out of chaos and destruction. Secretary: Miss Briner, Mr. Howald. Page l3

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OUR SUPERINTENDENT SPEAKS KEEP YOUR BALANCE Supt., H. M. Shaeffer Education is economically a productive enterprise that must be maintained as one of the most essential defense measures. What We put into our schools now, We put into our homes, our societies and our nation. lf We permit a blackout in this lnstitution of Society, We Will be untrue to our brothers in khaki who have left the 'Ullorch of Learn- ing in our hands that it may light their homeward journey. Passive resistance will not stop those Who are engaged in attempting to destroy all mental and spiritual integrity. Children are our only real assets. lf We can afford war, We can also afford education H. M. SHAEFFER, AB., Montpelier, Ohio. Heidelberg, Ohio State University which will give our children their birthright of health and education on a higher plane of living, with culture and security as pre- reguisities. Perhaps some of the rebuffs that have al- ready been handed our khaki clad, were direct resultants of our inability to furnish skilled and professional men to produce planes, tanks and ships. Yes, the price We pay in blood, because We listened too long to the taxpayers wail, that schools cost too much may be a boomerang for educations' cause. ln these troubled times of change and ex- citement, do not make money your God for the payroll of the moment, maybe only an idle dream tomorrow, and you will find yourself incapable of filling the place de- signed for you by the Gods. Invest your funds in all the intellectual bonds you are able to obtain and forge a background, that Will furnish dividends for you to live in a World that will be different than any World we know today. You are coming to a parting of the Ways. ln the one direction, beckons the armed serv- ices of your country. ln the other lies op- portunity to do constructive Work in your chosen profession on the home front. Serve well your country and your God, so the American Way of life may prevail. Page 12

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DONNA H. BURNS Cedarville, Ohio Colleges: Cedarville, Wooster, Defiance. Degrees: A. B., B. S. in Educa- tion. Department: Head English Department, American and English Lit- erature. Special interests: Senior Class Adviser, Yearbook Adviser, Girl Reserve Adviser, Senior Dramatic Coach, Assistant Librarian. Honors: Yearbook awarded gold medal by Columbia University, Yearbook award- ed first place honors in National Scholastic Press contest, Advisers let- ter received National publicity. qWe are making an attempt to retrieve the king's English, that it may not be a stranger to too many Americans when the peace terms are written. We have too long been satisfied with an adulterated form of English that expresses our needs but loses beauty and power for lack of depth. If our language is to be the choice of nation's when war is no more, then we must return to the vernacular. MARY CONNELL Montpelier, Ohio Colleges: Bowling Green, University of Colorado. Degrees: A. B., B. S. in Education. Department: Latin, English, Librarian. Special Interests: Reading, Sports, Latin League Adviser. IULIA BRAITHWAITE Lakeside, Ohio Colleges: Bowling Green State University, Degrees: Bachelor of Science in Education. Department: Vocation Home Economics. Special Interests: Knitting, hikes, and picnics. N. F. RADENBAUGH Montpelier, Ohio Colleges: Heidelberg, University of Wisconsin, Wittenberg, Butler. De- grees: A. B. Department: Business Administration, Physical Education. Special Interests: Out Door activities. qMy Motto now-Keep 'em running. DOYLE G. SWANSON Atwood, Indiana Colleges: Wabash College, Columbia U. T. C., Manchester College, Indi- ana University. Degrees: A. B. Wabash College, M. A. Columbia U. De- partment: World History, American History, Government. Special Inter- ests: Conservation Club, Hunting, Fishing. Honors: Lambda C.ii Alpha. qi-Iistory and Government should have a profound effect in determining the world of tomorrow. These studies should show us the errors of the past and acquaint us with the desirable features for the betterment of mankind. MARGUERETE FITZSIMONS Cleveland Heights, Ohio Colleges: Cleveland College, Miami University. Degrees: B. S. in Educa- tion. Departrnent: Physical Education for Girls, Bookkeeping, Civics, Geography. Special Interests: All active sports, Driving, Advisor of Girls Recreation Association. q'I'he development of active, healthy individuals who are participants in active recreation as well as spectators. CLOYCE K. FILIERE Milton Center, Ohio Colleges: Bowling Green State University, Ohio State University. De- grees: B. S. in Education. Department: Mathematics and Science. Spe- cial Interests: Sports, Woodworking, Gardening, Travel. Honors: Hi-Y Advisor, Director of Visual Instruction. qThe questions Why? and I-low? probably have been asked more times in the history of the world than any others. Since the beginning of mankind, man has an- swered these guestions. The answers that men have found, the organ- ized knowledge they have acquired by observation and reasoning, make up what we call the sciences. Today, our nation needs scientifically trained men and women more than ever before. In whatever type of work that might be pursued, whether it be agriculture, the oldest of our industries, to our most recent inventions, science has played its part. The sciences have made enormous developments in the fields of medicine, food, clothing, and shelter: in the petroleum industry: in the rubber in- dustry: and in radio. And now we are concentrating our efforts on the manufacture of explosives and implements of war for our armed forces. As in the past, science will continue its relentless search for new and better things-things that will make this world a better place in which to ive. WALTER W. FABEN Montpelier, Ohio Colleges: Kenyon, University of Michigan, Iohn Hopkins. Degrees: A. B. and A. M. Department: French, Public Speaking, English. Special Inter- ests: Languages, Amerindians, French Club Advisor, Iunior Play Coach, Iunior Class Advisor. Honors: Adopted by Cliippewa Indians as a mem- ber of their tribe. qWhat part will your department play in tomorroW's world? A difficult question. For who knows what tomorrow's world will be? But whatever it ma ybe, it would seem certain that language will play an important part. It has always played a leading role in every world order, from the days of the Pharaos to those of the present. It is a weapon stronger, sometimes, than any other. Page 14