San Jose High School - Bell Yearbook (San Jose, CA)

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The Bell 13 f? QQ E 7 I t x :l.: : :'? af' ww n l P: ':':'lf'1' t a'.n aft i lNCI:I 1873 young men tllltl wo111e11 have bee11 leaving San Jose High School every February tlllll every June with tl1eir diplomas and their high hopes. 'llll0llSZllltlS ot' stude11ts claim Sa11 .lose High as their ONVII l1igl1 scl1ool. The ll0l.L'NVOl'llly thing about tl1e Alumni ot' the San .lose High School is not the gl'CtllllCSS ot' tl1eir numberg llCllfllCl' is it so 111ucl1 the age ot' the school. lt is rather the great' 'things that have been accom- plished by our graduates' -great things l1Ol Ollly i11 a material way, but also in a spiritual way. Positions l'l'0lll tl1e 111ost ordinary to tl1e highest and lllOSl responsible have bce11 filled by these alumni. Regardless of NVlltll the positio11 l1as lJCt'Il, it has been filled i11 a llltllllltfl' that speaks volumes for tl1e training and ideals i11sti1led i11to the student who goes through San .lose lfligh School. Il' you CllZlllCt'll to look over tl1e lfjllg lists ot previous graduating classes, you would note witl1 pleasure tl1e great number of outstanding lltlIllt'S ot' men tllltl NVOIUOII who have made a place for tl1e111selves i11 their especial sphere ot' work. But. regardless ol' l1ow llltllly ot' us llltly lJCCOlllC diplomats or world tamed tinanciers, we should l'ClllClllbClf tl1at it' we put into our life-work what we have bee11 taught at San .lose High School, we shall be sure to succeed. lt will he lIllC'l't'Sllllg to look back titty years l'lCl1CG, and see how our records C0llllJtll'C with those ot' fornier classes. THE EDITOR. The success ot' any student's high school or college life depends vastly more upo11 the spirit illld activities of the student than upon the assistance all'orded by tl1e instructor or professor. Tl1e stude11t will be educated just about i11 proportio11 as he does the work hiniself. The principal purpose ot' tl1e teacher is to advise and guide tl1e student. The boy for girll who would learn to swim can be l1'Cl'llCl1Cl0llSly bene- :titled by tlll expert teacher of swimming, but he will never lear11 to swim tll1l0SS he jumps i11to tl1c water and actually does the work him- self, i11 accordance with the advice and example of tl1e instructor. A teacher does not really educate his students by merely pouring i11to