Peru High School - Narcissus Yearbook (Peru, IN)

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it mms G 6 Im iflwm, Wie i fist o l Aims Cf Our Trustees HE members of the Board of School Trustees are happy to have in use the new high school addition and gymnasium, having dedicated the building December lO, l939. They feel that all available space has been used to the best advantage, yet an attractive structure has been erected to provide the utmost in facilities and to make useful citizens of our boys and girls. The responsibility of the Board is to provide facilities, maintain these facilities, and to develop a curriculum for its schools that will give all individuals an opportunity to achieve acceptable citizenship in our democratic society. u A staff of good teachers is of paramount importance. Today the professional staff of the school is challenged continuously by the need of solving new problems and of meeting the new situations related to the welfare of the child arising from a rap- idly changing World. A good program of public education may be had by a community of both teachers and learners. Today the schools must prepare the individual to live eag succeeding stage of life more successfully so that he may live as richly as possible. While facts, knowledge, and skills are and always will be essential to the education of youth, the major purposes for which the schools are maintained are to teach worthy attitudes and ideals, develop powers of critical analysis, initiative, resourcefulness, and encourage habits of conduct that are socially desirable and will serve our society adequately. Since education is the foundation of democracy, it is the priv- ilege and duty of the members of the Board of School Trustees to see that the youth of our city have the best possible facilities for mental and physical growth. To safeguard the health of our young people, to build Christian character by providing the best possible educational opportunities for the youth of our city is the desire and aim of the Peru schools, for it is a recognized fact that the schools are building tomorrow's citizens. ti t

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em H. S. has a mfd for it APP . . . is the word that expresses the feel- ings of students and faculty for those responsible for the erection of this building. v rr v The song of the riveter, the pound of the cement mixers, and the immense naked girders pointing skyward are things of the past. In their stead stands our new addition to Peru High School. v Besides the beautiful gymnasium, one of the best in the state, there are a print shop, sound proof band room, cafeteria, home econ- omics department, showers, storage space, and ten classrooms. v Since education is the very foundation of democracy, this structure makes it possible to provide the utmost in facilities for the development of the student. making him a healthy. intelligent and useful citizen of tomorrow. v v v Pride in our democracy, respect for its institutions, a regard for the men and women and the programs of instruction that constitute the educational system - all of these are necessary parts for the success of a democracy and of democratic communities. The beautiful school building in a well-landscaped and well-kept setting is a fine means toward making a visible return to the taxpaper - every citizen - for his contributions to the support of education. 05

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Grace A. Hawley, Treasurer of Board. W. A. Hammond, President of Board. I. P. Crodian, Superintendent ol Schools. Miss Gladys McDowell, Clerk to the School Board. Miss Virginia Guisinger, Secreary in Suporintendents Ollice. ' D, H. Harter, Secretary of Board Knot picturedb. Growing Schools For a Growing World Boys and girls grow up and become men and women and step by step take their places in the World. For this they have to prepare it they are to be self-supporting, usetul, and happy. This preparation tor living is what we call education. lt takes place in the home, in the school, in the church, in the community, at play, and at work. Education is the process of mastering the knowledge, the tools, the skills, and the institutions which mankind has slow- ly accumulated, ot learning how to work with others, of understanding and making the most ot one's selt, and ot forming ideals and habits. This is not an easy task to do well. We live in a constantly expanding worldg the content of human knowledge is continually greater, and human institutions are increasingly compli- cated. Besides, there is infinite variety in the nature, capacities, and character of individual human beings. Clearly, education cannot be standardized or static, it must grow with each advance of civilization, and it must, at the same time, tit those who are to be educated. I. P. CRODIAN. 0 7