Salem High School - Quaker Yearbook (Salem, OH)

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EDITORIAL The editor of the “Quaker” has been fortunate in securing an address for the June issue from Mr. Whinnery. This address “School Spirit ' is better than any editorial that might have been written by a student. It will be especially prized1 by “Quaker” readers, since Mr. Whinnery leaves Salem High School at the close of this year. It has been our aim to make this annual one which you will be proud1 to keep and possess in future years. This address will make it all the more valuable as a source of our yesteryears. —C. E. L. SCHOOL SPIRIT Practically every pupil who enters our school is eager to enter into as many of its various activities as possible, that he may receive the full benefit of his attendance. Older members of the student body tell him that to do this he must get “some school spirit.” So, whether he understands ex- actly what it means or not, he does his best tc get it, and soon he also will be talking about his spirit, urging everybody else to show it. I fear, however, that in the minds of the older pupils as well as the new ones there is too much vagueness as to just what this term means. There is always danger in catch phrases. It is too easy to take them up and repeat them without understanding their real meaning. I believe too few pupils could give a good definition of school spirit. I shall give my idea of it in this article. There is little chance for a difference ot opinion as to the meaning of the word “spirit” as it is used here. In my mind it carries the meaning of enthusiastic support. But what are these new pupils asked to sup- port with enthusiasm?, To get the full meaning of school spirit we must thoroughly understand the word “school.” This high school is supported by taxes, paid by the general public for the purpose of taking boys and girls, training them for four years, and turning them over to this general public, better and more useful citi- zens than they would have been without this opportunity. The whole purpose of the school then is the development of useful and good citizens. In the first place, how can a pupil train to become most useful to his community? To be most useful he must work his best. To be able to work his best in after years he must begin right now to develop the habit of good, faithful work. This is an aim of the school and is the clear duty of anyone who has the school spirit. No loafer can claim acquaintance with real school spirit. Then we are to produce good citizens. Our graduates are sure to differ in ability, but it is possible for the all to be good re- spectable citizens, and to do their best. To develop the highest possible moral char- acter in our pupils is our greatest aim. We want them to be clean, to be able to judge between right and wrong and to stand firmly for the right. Anyone of our numbers who disregards these principles has failed com- pletely to sense the genuine spirit of the school. Let us look for a moment at some of the misconceptions of the term. To many pupils, school spirit means simply the attendance of athletic contests and rallies and the exer- cising of their voices. This may be school spirit, if it is linked with the two conditions outlined above. If not, it means nothing. In this connection a few pupils consider it their duty to attend games and support the home team by abusing the visitors. These pupils are enemies of school spirit, for rude- ness and unfairness are opposed to the aims of our school life. Others have the idea that this spirit means taking part in ath- letics, dramatics and other school activities. These certainly are evidences of school spirit if the participants have accepted the aims of hard work and good behavior. If not, they are simply taking advantage of the school to do things they enjoy, and in return rebel against the real aims of the school by neglecting their work and by being care- less in their conduct. Never let such a per- son enjoy the reputation of having school spirit. He hasn't begun to learn what it means. This spirit then cannot be measured by a single example of a pupil's activity. We must follow him into all phases of school life, in the class room, in the game, on the side lines, on the stage, on the street, in his home. If we do this and find him earnest in his work, clean in words and actions, courteous to his school mates, respectful and obedient to his parents—in other wTords, if we find him doing his best to make a good and useful citizen, he will be fulfilling the aims of the school and will have its spirit. page tiventp-seuen

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THE QUAKER Salem High School .................................... mi......... in VOL. 1 SALEM, OHIO, JUNE 1921 NUMBER 4. iiiijiiiiiiiniiiiMi i iiiiiii ittiiiiin Minini iiiiiiii iiiiiHiii mm.. Published four times a year by the Senior Board of Guarantors of Salem High School. Price $1.00 per Year. 10c per Copy Final Issue 75c per Copy THE “QUAKER” STAFF 1ST. ROW: Cletus Paumier, Lloyd Yoder, Alice Clark, Blanche Whitney, Donald Montgomery, Charles Lease, Marian Campbell, James Kesselmire, Ella Smith, Dorothy Failer, Dorothy Spiker. 2ND. ROW : James McCleery, Charles Wirselling, John Carpenter, Lena Thompson, Elizabeth Miller, Janies Harris, Paul Rich, Phoebe Stoudt, Howard Smith, Leonard Hively. 3RD. ROW: Mary Helen Cornwall, John Cavanaugh, Josephine Gottschalk, Robert Taylor, Florence Calla- dine, Morgan Forney, BOARD OF GUARANTORS Miss Alice Clark, Chairman, Miss Ella T. Smith, Charles E. Lease, Dorothy Failer, Lloyd Yoder. EDITORIAL BOARD Charles E. Lease, Chairman, Blanche Whitney, Lena Thompson, James Harris, Paul Rich, Laura Bush, Donald Montgomery, Marian Campbell, James Kesselmire, Elizabeth Miller, Dorothy Failer, Lloyd Yoder.. Junior Editors—Josephine Gottschalk, Robert Taylor. Sophomore Editors—Florence Calladine, Morgan Forney. Freshmen Editors—Mary Helen Cornwall, John Cavanaugh. ADVERTISING AND CIRCULATION BOARD Lloyd Yoder, Chairman, Cletus Paumier, John Carpenter, Charles Lease, James McCleery, Charles Wirsching. DISTRIBUTION BOARD Dorothy Failer, Chairman, Dorothy Spiker, Phoebe Stoudt, Howard Smith, Leonard Hively. page ttrentp-six

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ALEXANDER HAMILTON CAST—SENIOR PLAY. Given February 17th., at the High School Auditorium, “YOKOHAMA MAID” As there was no halftone available for Miss Orr’s Music play, “Yokohama Maid” given March 24th. and 25th., we are giving here the cast. THE CAST Takasi } ( Doris Wisner Wau-kee Heralds Kenneth Mounts Wa ka si ) (Harry Calladine Muvon Yu.............James Kesselmire Ah No.............................Arthur Smith Fatiedo...............George W. Bunn Knogudi................Walter Pearce Harry Cor tease..................Charles Lease 0 Sing-a-Song ...........Dorothy Failer Kissimee.......Katherine Nelson Tung Waga.........................Ruth Lowry Hilda..............„...Elinor Tolerton Pauline.................. Laura Bush Cora......t...........Lena, Thompson Ki tty..... Mi 1 dred Smith Anna.....................Ruth Isensee Stella....................Evalyn Boyd page tiventg- eight