Plainfield High School - Hermiad Yearbook (Central Village, CT)

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16 The Hermiad Free Press OUR HIGH SCHOOL PAPER lMargaret Fox-19251 Considering the fact that the Hermiad is the official, and as far as that goes, the only school paper of which we can boast, one would expect to find it an interesting and humorus publication. , Far from it ! Instead one finds a few compositions of really grammar school grade interspersed with a smattering of jokes, funny and otherwise. Far better to go back to the old days when the Hermiad was but a leaflet, small it is true, but nevertheless full of good original stories instead of the rehashed plots that one finds now. The Hermiad will never succeed without the proper support and it is that support that is sadly lacking at the present time. p At the rate we are going a few more years will find the magazine, once a helpful, constructive factor in the school life, a mere advertising scheme. It is squarely up to the school to decide whether or not this will be the outcome. Editors are elected but editors cannot make the paper. They are wholly dependent upon the student body for the material with which to work. The ridiculously small number of contributions submitted and their very poor quality do not make for a bigger and better Hermiad. Such lack of material and the poor spirit that the school's attitude plainly reflects pre- vents the board from continuing the two numbers this year. Now isn't it about time the school began to realize the tremendous need of support in the carrying on of the Hermiad 'Z Isn't it about time the editors should be given somethingto work with 'I Isn't it about time for the school to wake up and boost the Hermiad and boost it good 'I To put it in slang, We'll say it is 2 f WHY HIGH SCHOOL PUPILS SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO WHISPER DURING SCHOOL HOURS Ulildred Harris--1926J Whispering is a menace to our school, or to any school that does not forbid such a habit. Often the pupil does not realize just how Serious is the habit. In itself, saying a few unnecessary words to our nearest neighbor

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The Hermiad 15 lives, cheerfully accepting an A or a D as the case may be. If you happen to notice any girls ravenously devouring chocolate bars fthey have a passion for the aforementioned article! or retouching their complexions, anxiously inquiring Is there too much powder on my nose? , rest assured they are Juniors. Likewise the Junior boys are easily noticeable by their weakness for matching pennies, their fondness for argument and their susceptibility to feminine charms. Juniors all in all, are modem philosophers: nothing can disturb their cheerful attitude toward life and so they trip merrily on toward the dignity of the Senior year. THE SUPERIORITY OF SOPHOMORES lHazel Salisbury--1 925 J When the second year of high school is reached, the pupils arrive at that stage where they occupy-in their own estimation at least--the whole horizen. The symptoms are easy to detect: uplifted nose, swagger-ing walk, and a careless drawl with more than a hint of condescension in it. In con- versation, Work, and play it is always We Sophornoresf' They lord it over the credulous Freshmen-but the upper classes regard them with amused contempt. They are between two seas: they have graduated from the ignor- ance of Freshmen, but they have not yet reached the haven of knowledge that belongs to the Juniors. The by-word of the Sophomores is I came. I saw, I conquered. We must acknowledge the first two, but we have our doubts as to the last. Find the Sophomore who is not suffering from an in- flated ego End you may consider yourself unusually far-seeing. However, in spite of their many faults and eccentricities, what would a high school be without Sophomores ? , ' rx-is TIMIDITY or nuzsnmsu fGabriel Messier-19251 Freshmen are like sheep: they all flock together. When they pass by a group of Sophomores they look like Napoleon after the battle of Waterloo, heads down, with furtive glances toward their oppressors. They play their part well, that of a lamb amongst a pack of wolves. They are meek, with an innocent look on their faces, pleading for mercyg thus they pass by, a lonely, unhappy band, overpowered and subdued, seekingland finding refuge only among their own. On the other hand, when they are all together and safe from their enemies, what a change they undergo I They are no longer cowed and miserable, but with great variety of expression both vocal and facial they rail against their fate, and plan what they would like to do to some of the Sophomores and what they will do to the Freshmen next year.

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The Hermiacl 17 and many times trying to make ourselves heard some distance away, seems quite trivial. In many cases it would be if it did not affect anyone except ourselvesg but in school as in other phases of life, our conduct affects others. Many people cannot concentrate on their work unless the room is quiet. While pupils are whispering' the room is not quiet. Whispering disturbs the whole room, distracts the attention of other pupils and makes it doubly hard for the teacher to continue teaching. .When whispering one is discourteous. probably not intentionally but just thouglitlessly. Teachers may overlook it several times, and in children many times, but from boys and girls that have reached the high school age one would expect more respect. Whispering is also an act of dishonesty. To break any rule when a teacher is not looking is an act of dishonor and the rule against whispering is included. 5 We come to high school to train our minds and to make us fit for the work that we will have to carry on in the world. None of us will or can escape responsibilities. If we have had practice and training in smaller responsibilities in school we shall be more capable of shoulderinz larger ones when theyQome upon us. Personally I believe that the reasons given above would suffice to make one refrain from whispering. STUDENT GOVERNMENT Q Games Wallace, 19255 My idea of a student government is to give to the student as much as possible the management of the school without interfering with the regular school work. To make this possible the whole-hearted support of the student body is essential. The best way in which to adopt this form of government would be to follow the organization of a city government and give the student a practical demonstration in civics. Have the three departmens, executive, judicial and legislative: a managerg a board of aldermen to pass rules to govern the school: a. police force to see that these rules are enforced: and a court to exact punishment for infringements of these rules. These officers could be elected by the students and given help by the faculty, The students under this form of zovernment would be able to take care of the corridors, the study rooms and the lunch rooms. This would take a great deal of work from the teachers and would make the students take more real interest in the school because they would feel that they had an active part in its oper- ation. It would also tend to give the students a different idea in regard to their teachers and to create a greater spirit of co-operation between them.