Shields High School - Patriot Yearbook (Seymour, IN)

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lgAi ia««« iH s a .: --3 A Library may be regarded as the solemn chamber in which a man may take counsel with all who have been wise, and great, and good, and glorioiis among the 7nen that have gone before him. — G. Dawson Page Four

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FILE ONE- LOCALE Shields High School is located in Seymour, Indiana. Seymour is in the very heart of transportation facilities to various parts of the United States. It is on the main line of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail- road and the Pennsylvania Railroad. A branch of the Chicago, Milwau- kee, and St. Paul Railroad also serves Seymour. Of the three bus lines serving the town, one is on a coast to coast schedule. U. S. Highway 50 passes through the town and meets U. S. Higway 31 three miles east of town. Since 1873, seniors have been leaving the doors of Shields High School located on Walnut Street between Fifth and Sixth Streets. When the first building was e- rected, it was surrounded by trees and bordered on the west by a great pond. Now the town has enlarged to such an extent that the high school building is almost centrally located. Students come to the building as freshmen, or they may enter the adjoining building as junior high school students. To the senior who has spent four years in the class rooms, corridprs, and gym- nasiums of Shields High School, the building has become a very familiar place — a second home. The periods of study and the many, happy gay times spent there endear the build- ing to all students. The pleasant memories of all wh o have attended will forever be a glorification to Shields High School. Page Three

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FILE TWO-EDUCATION Education in its widest sense includes everything that exerts a formative influence, and causes a young person to be, at a given point, what he is. — Mark Hopkins The Shields Creed I believe in Shields Hig,h School as an instution founded by the people of this community to produce good citizens by teaching them the principles of conduct and the fundamental knowledge which will be essential for success in life. As times have changed since the organizing of Shields High School in 1870, the school has also changed; but it has constantly sought to give students education of the highest quality. It believes that the highest service it can render is to help students lay a solid foundation for life; consequently Shields High School emphasizes personal growth, development of a student ' s special talents and skill, and independence of thought. Shields High School prides it- self on the different courses of- fered to meet the desires and needs of each student: Academic, Com- mercial, General, Home Economics, Industrial Arts, and Vocational Ag- riculture. In order to graduate from Shields High School, the student must have thirty-two credits, in- cluding two majors and two minors. A major is three years or more of work in one field, and a minor is two years of work in another chosen field. This well planned educational program makes Shields High School very outstanding. The school meets the requirements of the North Cen- tral Association for a fully a- ccredited school. FOR MORE DETAILS SEE PAGE 13 Page Fi.