Saranac High School - Chieftain Yearbook (Saranac, MI)

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SAUTTP TORY CQARA TER ld? cON OF lbs EOIE AND SCHOOL The problems and achlexenent of our country are in the school rooms of America today In ur hfmes and our lassrooms are the future leaders of our coun rg, ilso the fathers and mothers of to morrow But on the other side of Le n cture, 1D the homes and the scho of today are the destroyers amd cr1 1 als of tomorrow The aim of the school d no e 1S exactly the same, to develop take hls place in the world of t orrov as a zood and useful citizen We live in a changinv world so the child must be prepared to meet the changes nd adjust hlmself to the COH51t1ODS he finds First the child must learn the moral standards of right and wrong to tell the truth, to be honest reverent and to respect the rights of others The old ideas of discipline have changed Children are allowed to think for themselves To learn to work together schools emphasiz group activities club work and student council organizations The whole purpose of life is the building of character It slow process which makes u e of the dailv happenings in home and school The home should be a place where the child can express himself ln a friendly enviro n nt It should he one of cheerfulness, affec tion conslderation, frarkness, U1 honesty If the school provides a place for tne practice of those same ideals, then the greatest results may be expected. v fi , m' 1 I '5' I1 'rw v 7 J - - 1 Q -.l.4 ' .' ..a . - 'A 4 d ' ,' n ' 5 - L m cu ,,. L. C t 7 F . . g ' . , tx ui ' U H ,- czl 'm n . 1. . an htm ' . the child so that his character will be such that he will be able to c . c . bfi - ' H r . a , , . Zn . ,' . . L, C L . , , . , , . , , . LY O - Y -0 0 ' ' 7 ' ' L' . ' , k . -. . . . is . s y fit M . !'1.,.i: . . Q , ' .n a F . , ' .- ' 4 . 'Al . , .