Montrose High School - Acta Yearbook (Montrose, PA)

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Illllllllllllllllllllllllillllllllilllillillll I lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll IllllllllllllbllullllllllllllIllllllllllllhllllllllll.lIllIllllllllllillllillllllllllllll pleasure to many. As we cross its threshold the sunlight, streaming in through many windows and the cool restfulness of spreading palms lend at charm, an enchantment. The entire atmosphere is a benedic- tion. Since a book is man's best friend, ' we rejoice in the rows upon rows of book friends. A wonderful institution it is where young and old can find somewhere among those rows of books that which may increase his knowledge, or please his fancy. We have always felt the deepest gratitude to the donors for their recognition of our great need. The high school has found the library almost indispensable. Perhaps this value has been most emphasized in our work in history. In that course much reference work is essential. English courses require the reading of those standard books which too often are not found in the homes. How conveniently the library supplies our needs I How difficult such courses would be with- out a source of supply ! In debate work the library is very helpful. Here have been spent many hours in searching for material and securing data for argu- ments. The untiring eiforts of our beloved librarian, Miss Bunnell, are inestimable. The work with the undergraduates in instructing them in short cuts and securing needed reference material is of great value, not only in high school but in the years to follow. We, of M. H. S., fully appreciate the almost unlimited source of knowledge and pleasure that is so easily within our reach, and we will lend all help and encouragement to the support and betterment of our library. ASSISTANT EDITOR-IN-CHIEF. Symmetrical Development S CIENTISTS tell us that the perfect sphere has the greatest volume of any form of object according to area. By the same test, we claim that the well-rounded life is the full and complete life, and approaches perfection. There are multitudes of people whose train- ing has been such that their lives have no symmetrical form, being full of knobs and projections. They may not, however, be entirely without beauty. The expression, All men are created equal, is true only in law. Heredity and environment are inexorably hemming us in and lllllllllll I lillillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllilllllll llllIllllIllllllllillllllllllllIllIIlllllllllllllllllllllllllIIlIlllllllllllllllllllllllll

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I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I lllllllllllllllllllllll Illlllllllllllllllllllllll Illllllllllllllllllllllllllll EDITORIAL Student Government URING the last term of school the system of Student Government D was introduced in High School. Members of the senior class were the pioneers in arousing interest in this plan. Meeting with the approval of the majority of the students and faculty, the plan was soon put in force. At first two study periods were given over for student rule, but later another period was added. The governing body, or student council, consists of one repre- sentative from the faculty, three from the Senior class, two from the Junior class, and one from each the Sophomore and Freshmen classes. The study halls are in charge of monitors, who are chosen by the Presi- dent of the council. These monitors take the roll and give permis- sions. In case of a more serious misbehavior, the student is reported to the council for punishment. The advantages of student rule are easily seen, but perhaps they are more numerous in our school where the facilities and funds are limited. The teachers in high school all have a heavy schedule of classes, some of them teaching six or seven of the eight periods. If the study halls are conducted by the pupils, it means that much less work for the teachers. This time, then, may be used in helping back- ward pupils or in more thoroughly preparing their assignments. We cannot, in truth, say student government is one hundred per cent. eiicient in our school-any plan when first adopted is not ex- pected to be wholly successful-but the Seniors are proud of the fact that they were the class to commence student rule, and they are con- fident that in the future the undergraduates will carry the plan to success. I' EDITOR-IN-CHIEF. Gur Library EVERY community has a center to which, in moments of pride, its thoughts naturally turn. Our Library, outstanding in its attractive architecture, is a source of pride to every Susquehanna county citizen. Even the twittering of birds in its vine-covered walls is a ll'llIIIlIIIIIIIIllI'IIllIIIIIIIIlllllllllllllllllllIIIIIIIIlllllllllllllIIIIVIIIIIIIIII 17

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Ill ll'Il I lllllll I llllllllllIllllllllll-lllllllllllllnllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll binding us down. He who overcomes tragedies in these becomes a hero. Let us mentally apply the spherical test to lives of which we have knowledge. There is the wealthy man who has neglected his physical and spiritual development so that his muscles are like cotton and his disposition like tabasco sauce. An unsymmetrical develop- ment is his, surely. There is the athlete with the body of a Greek god and a brain that has rested in peace all through the years. What a pity I Then there is the religious fanatic, whose so-called soul has been feverishly overworked until it has become abnormal. He ne- glects everything except his religion. His life is a narrow, mis-shapen thing. It is true that we all have our particular talentsg some of us even have genius. It is our duty to train and use these talents to the fullest possible extent. But it is also possible, in these days of great op- portunity, for one to have the fully-rounded life along with specialized training. The people who are making this world a better place to live in today are those whose bodies, minds and souls are all wide-awake and working hard. Neglect any one of these three and the other two suf- fer greatly. The body needs work, play, food, cleanliness, etc. The mind may be trained by school, library, home-reading, radio, etc. The soul is shaped by the great Church of God in its various forms, by the Holy Book, by prayer and loving service to mankind. Shall we not resolve to see to it that our lives approach perfec- tion in their symmetrical development by neglecting nothinggood and important in this world of unbounded opportunity ? FRANK A. FREAR. E 2221 lkKil wi.. -Qt,--kg, if llllllllllllllll Ill llllllIlllllllllllllllllllIllllllIlllllllllllllllllllllll 19