Sharon High School - Mirror Yearbook (Sharon, PA)

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TKc Mirror THE GOLDEN YEARS It has long been a question as to what period in the life of the individual is most important. Some psychologists say that the fundamental traits of body and mind are formed in the first three years, others say in the first eight years. Lately there has been a controversy as to whether life begins or ends at forty. A considerable number of years of observing people and especially those of high school age, has strongly convinced me that the most important years of human life arc the years of adolescence, which roughly speaking, are the years between twelve and twenty, or high school years. In this period the great change from childhood to maturity takes place. It is not only a period of great change but a period of profound disturbance. It is a period, which I believe determines largely what manner of adult the child is to become. It is a critical time with respect to laying the fundamentals of good health. During the adolescence the emotions are at high tide and our future emotional stability is very largely determined during this preiod. It is a time when youth is most impressionable about religion, and at the same time, it is the period when most criminal careers are begun. The religious or criminal habits formed during these years scent to be the permanent determiners of conduct. This fact alone shouts an insistent warning concerning the responsibility of the high school for character education. Our life habits of all kinds seem to be formed or changed almost wholly during the high school days, habits of working, walking, speaking, eating, of cheerfulness, of courtesy, of vulgarity or refinement and our habits of morality and thinking. Therefore, I say to the young men and women of Sharon High School, do not befooled into believing that high school days are trivial elays, or that you will some time be other than the men anil women which you are now becoming. 1 urge you to think of these days as the golden years of life. Ten

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The Mirror BIRD'S EYE VIEW BEVERI.Y HAWKS, 1934 Facts that you and I will want to remember about our school: BUILDING Building proper is 240 by 219 feet. The gym scats 1,147. 116 rooms in the building. Auditorium seats 1,059. 40 class rooms. Stage has 58 foot opening. 4 study halls. Building is 10 years old. Playing floor of gvm 60 by 80 feet. COURSES AND DEPARTMENTS Academic Classical Scientific. General. Commercial. 16 credits required to graduate. 11 departments. Latin—4 teachers. Spanish—1 teacher. English—10 teachers. French—1 teacher. Mathematics—5 teachers. Social Science—8 teachers. Science—-4 teachers. Commercial—7 teachers. Mechanical Drawing—1 teacher. Physical Education—2 teachers. Art—1 teacher. FACULTY 42 teachers. Principal. 15 men teachers. Assistant Principal. 27 women teachers. Librarian. THE BUILDING ALSO HOUSES Principal’s Secretary. Secretary of School Board. Clerk. Superintendent and his office force. STUDENT BODY Enrollment to date............................. 55° Boys ........................................... 821 Girls .......................................... 729 Freshman Class ................................ 492 Boys .......................................... 268 Girls .......................................... 224 Sophomore Class Boys ........... Girls .......... 363 '95 168 Junior Class .................................... 321 Boys .............................................. 163 Girls ............................................. 158 Senior Class Boys ....... Girls ...... ■73 39 •34 Nine

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