Shields High School - Patriot Yearbook (Seymour, IN)

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PATRIOT the work of the local, state, and national associations the death rate is being gradually dirriinished. The Jackson County Association received the State Prize this year for showing the largest increase in the collecton of funds for carrying on its work. Relief work of the community is supervised through three agencies cooperating for the best interests of the people. The Federal and state agencies supervise the distribution of relief work and extend direct re- lief to needy families. The Seymour Welfar e Association provides emer- gency relief and supplements the work of state investigators. Mrs. Annette Test, City Attendance offi- cer, investigates the cases of needy school children and provides books and clothing if advisable. A building without a basis cannot stand; faith is the foun- dation, and every good action is but a stone laid. — Feltham The citizens of Seymour were well aware of their spiritual needs, and by 1870, nine churches were estab- lished to contribute permanently to the character of their members. The names of the churches and the dates of their organizaton are as follows: Baptist, 1839; First Presbyterian, 1855; Catholic, 1858; St. Paul, 1859; Christian, 1863; Church of Christ, 1866; Trinity Methodist, 1866; Lutheran, 1870; First Metho- dist, 1883; Nazarene, 1905; and Christian Science, 1911. The churches and clubs through cooperation and perserverance have given invaluable aid to Seymour. Through their unceasing efforts and noble application of Cod ' s instruc- tion, Thou art thy brother ' s keep- er , they have raised the moral and physical standards of the citizens. The conditions of conquest are always easy. We have but to toil a while, endure a while, believe always, and never turn back. — Simms Page Seven

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THE 1935 lies, and at Christmas time it gave several baskets. Besides doing char- ity work in Seymour, it has also given money to the milk fund in Brownstown. The Sorority gives annually one or two scholarships to senior girls. It gives ten dollars to one senior girl and one senior boy in Seymour, and five dollars to one boy and one girl in Brownstown. Besides contributing clothing and food for poor families, it is also active in promoting the correction of defects. It has given glasses to several children and old people. The Seymour Business and Pro- fessional Women ' s Club is happy to be an active one, uniting Its efforts internationally with twenty other countries that are making a definite contribution towards the peace and progress of the world. The club emblem embodies: Nike, the Goddess of Victory, the ruler of the destinies of mankind; the Flam- ing Torch of Leadership and Under- standing which gives courage and inspiration and lights the highways and byways of the women of Ameri- ca and other lands; the open Scroll of Learning, symbolic of education, the mightiest power to check the foes of progress; the Ship of Com- merce carrying messages of good- will and friendship to the four quar- ters of the world. The local club provides a scholar- ship for some worthy senior girl who wishes a business education, a loving cup for the most outstanding senior girl, a Christmas party for the underprivileged children of this city, a Colonial Tea for the girls of the senior class, a scrap book for the Riley Hospital, and contributions to the Red Cross and County Tubercu- losis Association. American Legion: There are eleven thousand American Legion Posts in the United States, each of which is doing something for its home town. Seymour is represented by American Legion Post Number Eighty-nine. This year the local post has en- deavored to inculcate a sense of in- dividual obligation to community, state, and nation. In doing this the legion has sponsored four commun- ity projects. The first was the Hal- loween Madi Cras; the second, a community Armistice Day program with the aid of the Ministerial Asso- ciation; the third, a Christmas pro- gram with gifts for worthy families and children; the fourth, a child welfare program to raise money for dental work of the worthy school children of the community. The public has aided the Legion in all these programs and made their suc- cess possible. The American Legion makes no distinctions; it serves all in time of peace as the soldiers served all in time of war. The Jackson County Tuberculosis Association: The histories of all civilization record the ravages of tuberculosis. The Tuberculosis As- sociations have been organized to discover this disease and to prevent its spread. The work of the Jackson County Association, which is affili- ated with the State and National Organizations, is largely educatonal. Progress is being made in reducing suffering and death through litera- ture, health talks, and the work of a health nurse employed by the as- sociation. The organization is purely volun- tary and philanthropic. Its work is financed through the sale of Christ- mas Seals and Health Bonds. Tuberculosis yet takes a larger toll of people from fifteen to forty-five years old than any other disease and constitutes the major source of economic loss. However, through Page Six

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THE 1935 Three Centuries — Of Educational Progress 8 iic Ids in Step with Time — The year 1635 is one of the most important dates in American history because it was in that year that the Boston Latin School, forerunner of the present American high school, established public education for the first time in the modern world. By the close of the century possibly forty Latin grammar schools had been founded in New England, The Latin grammar school was a tuition school and in the modern sense it can not be said to have been free, but it was public in that it was controlled and partially supported by the town. The purpose of its pro- gram, preparation for college, was rigidly adhered to. Few Latin gram- mar schools survived the American Revolution because the political, economic, and social development which followed the American Revo- lution made necessary a broader, richer, more-democratic educational program. Thus the American aca- demy came into being. This insti- tution, designed to provide educa- tional opportunities for children of all classes, aimed to train a citizenry capable of self-government. The public high school today is a natural descendant of both of these institutions, designed to meet the needs of the expanding Republic. The first school house erected for the accommodation of the children of Seymour, was built by Meedy W. Shields, on a knoll at the corner of Ewing and Fifth Streets. It is be- lieved that this frame structure which contained three rooms, the one above being used for church pur- 1870 — 1910 Page Eight