Moorestown Senior High School - Nutshell Yearbook (Moorestown, NJ)

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THE NUTSHELL, 1935 Publ c Education R1e11xRn Gkxrr HI secondary school IH Amer1c'1 lb generally consldered to d 1te from the foundlng of the Boston L'1t1n School ln H535 Before th lt tlme schools exlsted but only as pr1v'1te 1nst1tut1ons or 1n restrlcted forms open to the affluent W hat made the Boston Latln School notable was xts mamtenance at pubhc expense A great deal of progress has been made from the txme of the Latm school to the present yet there IS stlll room for progress To 19130 three types of educatlonal un1ts haxe predom1nated 1n shalulv dehned perxods the grammar school up to the Rexolutxon the scademv thence to the cn 1l war and finally the hxgh school Latm Grammar Schools dex oted themselx es exclusn ely to college preparatorv courses accordxng to classxcal standard Prex 1ous educ1t1on was necessary together wxth a urtual guarantee that the pupxl would go to college ln the1r later stages of dex elopment the schools could be entered dlrectlv from such elementary or prxmarv establlshments as exlsted Fl he acidemxes were IH a lllce sltuatlon IH thexr day Un less students were xntendmg to pursue college curr1cul'1 the 1cademy offered httle pr'1ct1cal tralnxng The further h mdlcap ot '1n entxre lack ot coord1n1t1on that mlght haxe xnsured success caused the xntroductxon ot the llllil form the hxgh school whxch secured opportunntv tor '1n educatlon hordeung on the pract1c'1l s1de to people otherw1se un 1ble to 1llord secondarv school1ng ln manv ol 1ts features our present hlgh school sw stem ln the Unxted Qtites 15 unlque The Constltutlon leues educatlon xmong those powers deleg1ted to the sexer 1l st'1tes Consequently hxgh schools 1 '1ry 1n dltlerent states accordxng to the temperament and finances whxch predommate locally Desp1te thelr dnllerences educ1t1onalsvstems 1n most reglons were erected pr1m'1r1ly to tram puplls to he good CltlZCHS ln a democricv III educated populace IS mdxspensable to 1 success tul gox ernment It was through the reahz 1t1on ofthe necessltv of educ 1t1ng people to become xntellxgent cxtuens th it free hxgh schools were prouded Subsequent LllXLI'SlllC.dtlOl'1 ot scope and '1ct1x1tv was 1 logxc 1l bro1den1ng ol the OI'lg,lll 1l pohev lhe hlell school dlel not '1t hrst prep 1re for college but tor CltlLCI1Sl1lp L 1ter college prcpar1torv courses were 1dded l Ol college students the 1C ldemv was the most LlllC'1CIOLlb umt 1t th lt perlod llhe IC lLlLITlV m11st not he eons1dered undesxr 'llmle 1t 1ny perxod It represented ID 1dx lnce ol g1e1t lmeneht to 1ll systems ot educ ltl0I1 Pr1ct1cal educ1t1on plus Lllbtlllct cl 1ss1c ll prepau ltl0Il w IS gnen lhe 1e1demv w IS Bl 1nted lecogmtxon lS qu illllLCl second 111 ed11e 1t1on l1rgelv through the xnfluence ol the Phnllnps Xculemy lt lndoxer 3l1ss1eh11setts lflkl lltcr 1t l' xeter New Hunpshlre lwhe IL 1demy kept second 1rv ed11e 1t1on 1l1xe untll the hlgh school svstems were hrmlv entrenched rl he 1e1de1nv xs stxll 1 x 1stlV xmpol t1nt flctor ln secondary cduc 1t1on Lntoltun 1telx the xc 1den1x lb hmxted ID the number of students the sy stem c 111 suppolt Some other me IDS ot glXlHg education to the great mass ot people had to exolxe lhe modern Ingh school 19 the result ln 1 modern hlah school technxc 1l COIIlIIleI'Clcll 1rt1st1e 1nd xocat1on1l tralnlng Page Thirteen 1 1 F .A f , O17 Q . . . . 1 L 1 1 C 1 -1 1 1 Z c 11. ' Z ' S - 1 1 A , c 1 V . 1 . l - ' -1- 1 ' I . . 7 . . . 1 1 : 1 C ,, 1 ' U 1, V c . ' c ' c K e V . . 1 . .... . 1 4' 1 C u ' 11- C, 2 1 1 1 e ' . i c J 2 1 L 1 -1 2 ,, r , 1 .I c 5 Y c 1 i Z ' lr C . 1 1 1 r y 1,1 1 X -C 1 U C 11k 1 ' Z 1 s 1,-i 1 1 111 1 . 1 1 1: 1 1 K s 1 ,- 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 1 V. e, Z K e L1 1 1 K 1 . 1 L 2 1 C11 1 , 1 1 4 1 1 11- y 11 1 ' Y 1 N 1 'ri 1- K Z y 1 . 1 . . 1 . 1 1 1 y1 1 Z 1 f - 11 1 1 1 X -1 . .1 1 1 . 1 . . 1 1 . . ,, 1 1. 1 C 1 A ,. Z T11 C 1 1 1 Z 1A I ,, . 1 1 1 1 . . 1 1 1 K K 1 1r1, 1 ' K 1 1 , . . 4 1 1 1 1 . . 1 1y1 1 C t 1 1 K 1 ' ,T ' 1: C 1 1 .1 1 . 1 1 1 . 1 ' c ' Z Z . 'ti 2 ' S ' ' ' ' ' - 1 'Z E ' . ' ' Z Z 'Z 'UZ x Z -'. ' 1' . 1 . . . . . . ,, , i . Z1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1a Z 1 K 12 ,is r 11 . 1 l'i ' K 'Z 'Z ' T ZS 2 ' 1 iz' ' 'i Z '- ' ' ' ' 1 J E ' 'Z 1' 'x , 1 112' .' 1,1 1 ' Z 1 V 1 , . 1 1 ,, , , . 1 1 . 1. Y , 1 . 1. . , 4. , c . 'c x ' A 1' e . ' 1 1. ' ' U 1 l ' ' ' ' ' k ' ' ' . 1 'i ' 1' S Z 'Z I l '- . . , 1 . . . . Z Z L11 t my 1 i I 1 i ,AU 12 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 . . 1 ' '.x'. Z 1' '. 1 ' Z I Y ' ' ' 1 11 1 . ,1 -1 1 1 11 11 1 1 7 1 1 1- 2 1 U - Z I , . 'ft 1 1,2 . 1. Z f

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THE NUTSHELL 1935 110 lf: 1ll l'llXLlt0I1 17110 war N1 111t1111 11111111 Lltx XX0lll1L1 11 wc .111 co11sc1o11s ol IL .11 1.1 11111 ow11 lllgl sc 1oo1 118 1 1111 111tc1cst111g lllbt01X ' 1111s pu1111c school w lS1Dllllt 111 181 1 1111 f1.con1l Strect It was 11 two stolw lJlllll1lI1g of l1NL 1oo111s 111 1898 a 11cw 11u1111111g, now usc11 1111 the g,v111n.1 s1un1, was ercctc11 bes111e thc t1rst school cllll present l11g11 s1l1ool was bullt III 191-1 cl ncw w111g bcmg a1l11c11 1n 19,1 Thc t11st pr1nc1pa1 ot the school was A1155 Rebccca 1 Cxarrcgues She was followcd bv 1'W1ss Xnna W e111 111111 bv 1N11ss l'11en D1 Carr who fa1thfu1lv se1xe11 tl1c c11mn1un1tv as a tcacher an11pr1nC1p1ltorth11'tV years Dlr Henrv C Herr succee11c11 x11ss Larn III 1886 He was1o1lowc11 1n turn by Vlr 1' rank Sm1th and 'V1r DRXIL1 Dans 'Nlr QILOIQC 1' Nlegarncc was thc school s t1rst superx lhlng pI'lHClpdl Nlrs xltliell tht formcr 1'W11ss Cam 1ctur11c11 from Nllss Rogcr s p11x ate school to s rxc .1stl1c t1rst 11lQl1 school p11nc1p.1l 1Ncxt Ur 'Wan 1' R1111c1 ts 11ur prcscnt p1111c1p 11 .111xf111cc111c11t ot thc wcltarc ot tl1c stu11c11ts of 1W1oorcstown H1gl1 School W1 Cxcor5c L Balccr our prcscnt supcrxlsmg pr1nc1p 11, c111nc 1n 191.3 N1oorcs tow I1 l'11g11 School llI1l1Ll 111s cxpc1t lca11crsh1p, has ach1exc11 an enuable pos1t1o11 among tl1c c11ucf1t1ona1 lnSt1tll1.l0I1S ot the state and n.1t1on X1 he11 th1s school was toun1lc11, thc tcachlng statt cons1ste11 ot a pr1nc1pa1 an11 lour 11ss1stant tc.1chers 1Now therc .1rc tw cntv e1g11t h1gh school teachels, 1nc1uc11ng 1 pr1nc1pa1, scx cn spec1a1 teachers, 111111 a 11brar1an 1'or cl t1mc three courses werc ot1ere11 to thc stu11ents of the h1g11 school but were soon 111sco11t1nue11 A number ot 1 ea1s aftc r, all courses were 111sco11t11111e11 except thc c1ass1c.11 course ln the con1 pf1r.1t1x clv tcw XL1ll5 slncc tl1cn Qo111111cr11f1l, Agncultural C1c11cr.1l, 111111 qC1LI1tl1lL LUUISLS 11.111 bccn 111111111 1111 lust 111111111113 co11t.1111c1l .xbout scxcntv 1111 st111lc11ts to1111 tl1c1c .uc 11111 scx cn 111111111111 stu11cnts III Ulll lllgll school 1 he t11st 51.11111.1t1115 class ol N1oo1cs tow Il H1511 School that ot 1819 co11s1stc1l of three 111c11111ers lhlrtccn xcars 1go 111 1929, tl1c gra11uat1ng class 111111 loxtx two members 1o11.1s, 1n 19.90, tl1crc .111 dppI'0XlI11dtL1V 0116 hundred hftx 1nc111bc1s 1n the semor class rl 11ree hundred sears ot proarcss to the cre111t of c11ucat1o11' Three hun11re11 xears 1n w h1ch t11e pr1nc1ples ol 11cn1ocr.1t1c e11uCat1on haxe been pract1ced1 lhrcc hunclrecl vcars 11e1ote11 to thc 1111proxc111cnt of the m1n11s 8.l1L1CllZ1I'3CtCI'S ofthe vouth ot the lldtltllll 1'or thrcc 11lll'll1I'Cl1 vedrs Xn1c11c.111 c1t11c11s haxc been gcnerous IH glXll1g tl1e11 t1111c 111111 moncx t11 furthc1111g c11111.1t1o11f11 opportu111t11s for 111 Grcat progrcss 11111111111 111.111c dllfl wc 11op1 w111 1o11t111uc 111111 n1f111c tow.1r1l thc tr.11n1ng 0l'1lLt1.Ll CltllLI1S Page Twelve l Y' , -. 1 , .................... ,. ,..,.. . ,... ................... 1 8 1 1' .........,...,.... ...... ...,............,......... 1 1 5 ..,.... . ..... 1 ,.......,.11, ..c.1...,,.. 1 1 1 ' 3 'tl-1 't tl'l ' ' '15-l 11:1 . . -1 1 , ' ' 1 ' .1 1 1 1 1 ' ' 1 1 ' 1 1 - . - 7: 3 3 1. X x L1 Ls . 1 . L 1 vr l . , . 1 ' . Q 1 v . n v L ky 11 1' A cc 4 . , L 1 A . . Z . . L ' X . U I h . 1 . 1 1 . 1 1 . . . X 1 1 , . . . . . ' '. 1 . ' ' 4. 1 vt f ' 1 ' ' ' . 1' 1. . 1 1 1 ' - 1 ' ' Y , i 1 1 1 x 1. 1' . 1 ' 1 1 ' ' ' ' . '. . 1 ' K' 4. ' ., 1 1 , came to us. She has given 111ost gcrwrously of 11er time, tl1o11gl1t, 111111 et1'ort to the . , . . 1 1 1 . . . . . - A 1. , T, l 1 ' N. 1 ,K Z . , . 1 . ' . 9 - -1 ' 1 - 1- 1 1 - ' 1 ' -1 v. ' ' 9 . ' ,, . ' . , , 1 1, - ' ' . 1 ' ' . . . . . 1 1 . i , 11 . . . , , , ' , .1 . , 1 1 '1 ' , 1 k'1, 1 - , , 1 - 1 . 1 . 1 1 . . 1 N N nxxw 1 vy xi v 3 1 '.t1 ' ' -1 ,' , . 51.1, .-',,L1 , A.: il, 111.11 V.. 1 ' ,. K' 1 , , 1 ' ' ' 1 N1' 1 , , 1. ' ' ' , , U1 ,. L1 i , . 1 l 4 I 1 v ' V' ' Y . -'P J 3 ' il 3 ' ' J . v x 3 ' . 3 1 l Y 11. 1 l ,, Q , - - ini I . 1 ,L11 I L1 11 1 1 1 v 11 ,, 1' 1 ' , 1 f 1 ff 1 1 ' ' 1 1-

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THE NUTSHELL 1935 abounds Such courses are dxrectly ln lxne wnth the attempt to produce mtelhgent c1t1zens who will be useful ln the world The pubhc hmgh school xs becommg the most x aluable soclal tool ln the countrv Thus phase has come into prommence yust wxthm the last few years Undreamed potentnahtxes he m thls dlrtctxon Its posslbxhtxes vull be dueloped 1n the future ln the celebratxon ot the three hundredth annn ersary the successes ot the past Ire promment It IS not m retrospectxon that the xalue ofthe celebratxon hes but ln brmgmg the sxtuatxons of the present to the notlce of the pubhc The true x alue of educatlon as carrled on bv publlc hngh schools must be constantlv expounded to counteract the aCtlX ltlCS of the negatn e thlnkers ww ho would abohsh free education By brmgmg the merlts of educatxon before the taxpayers who support the schools thls celebratlon can become as notable a date as 1655 At the present tlme mans people are serxouslv talklng about the hxgh cost of cducatxon and ex en wondermg nt free secondarv educatlon pavs Pducatlon at any prlce IS a paving proposltlon ln a democratlc form ol gox ernment vet schools are bemg handlcapped by drastlc rexcnue cuts Taxpaty ers complaxn bxtterly about funds for schools but seem not to mmd monev for war preparatxons or polxtxcal graftmg Not that some schools haxe not practlced gross extrax agance no system of any sort has been created perfect ln splte ofa few defects the educatlonal system returns hlgher dludends for money 1nx ested than anv other un1t Though xts dlYl dends are not tangnble gold as that from armament firms thev are of prlceless xalue The Tercentenarv offers pubhcltv to the progress ofthe past It IS dxssemmat mg mformatlon about todav s problems It IS paung the way tor future 'ldx ance ment nn educatlon Bv brmgmg the problems of educatlon mto prommence and offermg solutlons the Tercentenarv I9 already lorglng ahead on the next three hundred year lap xx QQ fx -, 511 'L P Mohler Page Fourteen Y V W 1 V , , ,. a . ' ' ' , ' 1 , . . . .. . . . . Y , V 1 ' .f K '- ' . SVA ' Y , L - - , - , I , ' y u' . - . . . , . V. V . V .V 1 .V I ' . V . . , ,VY K 1 V 1 f e V ,VV V I. f ,- ,L. I - , 1- ' - gr... .' t . -