Proctor High School - Proctorian Yearbook (Proctor, VT)

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36 THE SPOTLIGHT Astoria ballroom in New York city, at a theatre in Hartford, Conn. and at Boston and Northampton. An outsider is usual- ly surprised that Tech fellows have time and ability to learn to sing ,to dance, and to act well. The Tech Show, I might add, like every other activity at Tech is managed entirely by the students. The Show ranks as high as any college pro- duction in the United States. A third interest is the official newspaper of the school The Tech ' which gives us the news of the school three times a week. Reporters on the Tech are supposed to visit the news-room at least once a day to receive assignments About once in ten days, they are sent to the printers to set up the paper and proof-read it. One night, perhaps in the middle of the week, devoted to such work in a school where every night during the week is needed for study, might be expected to work havoc with studies but men on “The Tech” are among the best students. The fourth interest is the school government. Tech is unique among schools in the amount of power it delegates to the students themselves. Few schools in the United States have so demo- cratic a system. The Committee which controls the affairs of the students is elected by the students and has supreme control over the undergraduate activities. No discussion of the question of loyalty to Tech would be complete without mention of the professors. If Tech is better than any other scientific school in the country, it is due to the work of the teachers and organizers. We have, I believe, a very friendly spirit between student and teacher. We know that most of the teachers are still studying. One of the professors especially, is interested in any subject you may mention. I personally have heard him discussing typewrit- ing, music, plays, and old-fashioned dancing. He is a noted Professor of Chemistry, Tech has a background, a past history, which is illustri- ous and inspirational. The great figures of the past have built well. We do well to honor them. From the Past, we have drawn an inspiration to better the Present. This in- spiration, this essence of the Past, working through the Pres- ent (friendship, social life, government) produces in us the reaction we call love of our school. It rests mainly on the achievements of the school and of the student body, past and present. We do love our school although we sometimes don’t realize it until we graduate. PHILIP S, GLASSON, ’21. THE SPOTLIGHT 37 EXCHANGES We acknowledge the following exchanges: — “The Castle-Ton” — Teachers’ Training School, Castleton, Vt “The Cycle”— Woodsvilje, N. H. “The Clarion” — Fair Haven High School. “The Clarion” — Essex Junction High School. “Chips”— Richmond High School. “Blue and White’ ' — Danby High School. “The Reveille” — Waterbary High School. “The Unquity Echo” — Milton High School, Milton, Mass. “The Live Wire” — Newbury High School. “The Red and Black”- — Stevens High School, Claremont, N. H. “The Searchlight” — Kichford High School. The Standard”— Burlington J. H. S., Burlington, Vt “The Record” — Goddard Seminary, Barre, Vt, “High School Record” — Montpelier, Vt. “Apokeepian” — Poughkeepsie High School, Poughkeep- sie, N. Y. “The Academy Student” — St. Johnsbury High School. “The Cambridge Review” — Cambridge High School, Cam- bridge, Mass. “The Spotlight” — Chelsea High School. “The High Life” — Greensboro High School, Greensboro, N. C. “Hi-Spirit” — Enosburg Falls High School. “The Leavitt Angelus” — Levitt Institute, Turner Center, Maine. Academic Observer” — Utica Free Academy, Utica, N, Y,

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34 THE SPOTLIGHT if one can only help the cause along, and raise the standard of church music one notch higher before he leaves his work for someone else to continue. Perhaps I have not made myself very clear as to “why” 1 like my chosen vocation, but as a summary, these are three reasons : — 1st. 1 love music in all forms. 2nd. The depths of musical literature can never be fathomed, and it ever leads me on to study more and more, each season proving more alluring and beneficial than the preceding one. 3rd. 1 have a very definite goal which I hope to “ap- proach . at least, some day, and it is an exciting, if ' at times discouraging game to play, in order to reach that goal which 1 know is worth while, FLORENCE MEAD, ' 10. 23 COMMERCIALS THE SPOTLIGHT WHY 1 LIKE MY COLLEGE. My own answer to the question, “Why I Like the Massa- chusetts Institute of Technology” would be that I don’t (or at least didn’t.) 1 remember standing in line at the Bursar’s office last year and overhearing a conversation between two Seniors. It ran something like this: “Well, Bill, I suppose you will be sorry to go away from the old ’State?” asked the one. “Sorry? Where do you get that stuff? I never was so glad to get away from any place in my life,” answered the other. This opinion would be heartily endorsed by a good many of the fellows. Any normal young man doesn ' t like to be forced to work. Any school which demands as much work as Tech does, isn’t praised to the skies (by the students.) After the student graduates, he may realize what he owes to the school. He usually does, but the point is, that while he is in the midst of the work, he often does not appreciate the fact that he does owe loyalty to his school. I like my school because of the friendships 1 have made within its walls. Tech attracts some of the most brilliant minds in the country. (So it seems to me as I have tried to work both with and against them) but seriously, these friends seem to have remarkable ability. All Tech students seem to have outside interests. These interests and abilities range all the way from singing and composition of music to track and ballet dancing. These interests, as 1 said before, are numerous and varied. Track is perhaps the most popular interest in the realm of sport. It is surprising to see how many fellows try out for the team, and that the successful ones are good is evidenced by the fact that Tech has one of the best track teams in the East. How so many fellows can find time to practice four or five times a week, go on the trips, engage probably in some other activity, and still get their lessons is still a mystery to me. (And the answer isn’t that they don’t get their lessons.) Tech has reason to be proud of its track team and every one can share in that pride . We take pride, also, in the Tech Show. The Tech Show was given this year at the Waldorf-

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38 THE SPOTLIGHT “The Winooski High School Banner,” Winooski High School. “Netop” — Turner Falls High School, Turner Falls, Mass. EXCHANGES. AS WE SEE OTHERS:— “The High School Record”— Montpelier, Vt, A very in- teresting magazine. We would suggest a table of contents. “The Winooski High School Banner” — Winooski, Vt. Your literary section is fine. Why not have a few cuts? “Lancastrian”— Lancaster, N. H. Your jokes and liter- ary sections are especially good. We would suggest a table of contents. “The Castle-tone”— Teachers ' Training School. Why not make each department more complete? A few cuts would be a great improvement. “Blue and White”— Danby, Vt. Why not have an Ex- change Department? “Hi-Spirit”— Enosburg Falls, Vt. Each department could be made more complete, especially the joke section. “Spotlight”— Chelsea, Vt. A few cuts would greatly improve your magazine. Athletic section fine. ou lack a table of contents. The Clarion — Essex Junction, Vt. You have a fine literary section. Why not comment on more of your ex- changes? “The Cambridge Review” — Cambridge, Mass. You have a very complete magazine with especially good cuts. THE SPOTLIGHT H. A. ADAMS Auto Radiator Repairing Auto Accessories Honeycomb Radiators for the Ford Rutland » Vermont CLOTHES TALK The better they look The loade r they talk- We Clean, Press and Repair them and give them a tone of DISTINCTION CALL US : DOMENICK C. PAUL CUSTOM TAILOR AND CLOTHING HOUSE WE’LL CALL 54 Center Street, Rutland, Vermont Bowman ' s Garage West street Painting, Welding, Repairing, Burning Carbon, Auto Supplies, Texaco Gas and Oil Service on all cars 2-7 Passenger Cars for Hire. Isador Backon CUSTOM TAILOR 262 Merchants Row RUTLAND, VT. F. S. EOKLEY General Merchandise Automobile Oils, Tires and Gasoline Soph: The dumbest guy I ever saw was a Freshie who thought Long Island Sound made a noise. Freshie: I once knew a Soph, who was so dumb he thought the Ruhr basin was a wash bowl — Ex