Scarborough High School - Four Corners Yearbook (Scarborough, ME)

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v o i ? a lircctory | FACULTY Literary Editors Ei wood CJ. Bknsky, A. B., Principal Mathematics Marion Douglass, ’32 John Laughton, ’32 Joke Editor Marguerite C. Ric k, A. M. Nathalik Lotiikoi , ’32 English As sistants Virginia Lkary, ’32 Clara Roydkn, A. B. Gkokgk Millikkn, ’33 French and Science Mbrton Rawson, ’34 Bradford Welch, ’35 Hazel Park hurst, A. B. Local Editor Latin and History Eleanor Davis, ’32 Do kin E. Hutchins, B. S. Exclianye Editor Home Economics Greta Moulton, ’33 Gkkai.d C. Hali.ktt Art Editor Neal Jensen, ’32 Manual Training Athletic Editors EDITORIAL BOARD (Boys) S. Howard Lyons, ' 32 (Girls) Ruth Vkkkill, ’34 Editor-in-Cliu ' f Ezra Craig, ’32 A d vert is in y M a n a yers Harwell Turner, ’33 Raymond Smith, ’33 Assistant Editor Assistants Marjorie Douglass, ’33 Mkmdkrs of Senior Class

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EDITORIAL BOARD Sit tint): MacMillan, Leary, Douglass. Craig. Douglass. Lyons, Lothrop. Standing: Clark, Lyons. Turner, Verrlll, Jensen. Milllken. Moulton. Davis. Laughton. Rawson.

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THE FOUR CORNERS SCARBORO HIGH SCHOOL Volume XXI MAY 1932 Number I GEORGE WASHINGTON ' S CONTRI¬ BUTION TO EDUCATION This vear the Bicentennial of George Washington is being observed in cverv part of the country. As students, it is fit¬ ting that we should pay him respect by considering that phase of his career gen¬ erally overlooked, but of no less impor¬ tance than his military and civic accom¬ plishments; namely, his patronage of arts and literature. Civilization and social progress have taen rapid since the tagin¬ ning of our nation: brawn and stamina were once the requirements of success; today specialized training is necessary to keep our progress on a level with that of foreign nations. In short, where our fathers have succeeded, we shall fail un¬ less we are educated up to the standards required today. George Washington, denied the priv¬ ilege ' s of an education himself, felt all the more keenly the necessity of founding in¬ stitutions of learning: he saw clearly that the progress and future prosperity of our country lay in the education of her people. As president, Washington felt embarrassed on numerous occasions because of his lack of confidence in expressing himself; he never prepared an address of over ten min¬ utes without procuring the services of a professor. Recognizing as he did the need of increased educational facilities, Wash¬ ington could not sit by without taking active steps toward filling that need. The most cherished dream of George Washington was the founding of a na¬ tional university. It was his idea that such a school would encourage young men from different parts of the country to gather in