Southwestern High School - Prospector Yearbook (Detroit, MI)

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BUSINESS STAFF ..........Tom O'Hara .Grace H. Charles Krigner Circulation Manager ..,.,............,. ...., Assistant Circulation Manager ......, Advertising Manager ............,.. Assistant Advertising Manager Bookkeeper ,.,,..,....,...,...,.............. Chief Typist ....,.....,,.......,., .. .. Art Director ....... .........William Lawrenz Edward Kleckner ...............James Price .....,.....,,William Neff .. Louise Schmidt Stella Szatkowski .....Fern Cornville GOLDEN NUGGETS UST four years ago, a band of young and daring Prospectors staked a claim at Southwestern. From older and wiser miners they had heard tales of gold, which. if searched for diligently, would reward them with amazing riches. So for four years ye Prospectors delved patiently among the mines of knowledge and bit by bit they unearthed precious nuggets of knowledge. Appar- ently they worked both wisely and wellg for upon weighing the golden bits of wisdom they were found to have made the average 1.96, a high mark, of which any group of Prospectors might be proud. Now they have packed away their implementsg and carrying their wisdom with them, they are off on the next step of the journey to trade their gold for cov- eted positions in the world of business. Perhaps they will have to bargain for a time before the world is convinced of their worthg perhaps bits of the gold will be found to be drossg but with the splendid goal they have obtained in four short years, we prophecy that the greater fortunes are yet to bc uncovered by our tried and true Prospcctors. A QUESTION OF VALUE Through with school! Through with books! Through with studying! Graduation is here: soon a precious diploma will show that four years of hard work have passed. One is tired,-weary, but edu- catcdC?l. A young student, his diploma tightly clutched in his hand, is on his way home from the graduation exer- cises. :X broad smile constantly Hits to and fro over his face. his eyes sparkle in the dim light, and his step is brisk and joyous. XVhy? The young man thinks he is educated. Does not his diploma show that? Still striding on, he arrives at a small river which is crossed by means of a bridge. Midway across, a sudden gust of wind tears the diploma from his hand and carries it into the river. It is lostg noth- ing is left to designate him as an educated young man. The scene changes-another young graduate is seen emerging from the school-house in the same predica- ment as the previous one. This student realizes the real value of an education. He has studied hard, has learned his lessons, and has learned the way to study. He knows that graduation from high school does not mean that he is educated. He realizes that it is only a start towards greater achievements. He has learned in high school that which many have not. that to keep up with this modern world, one must study until death not only knocks at the door, but really enters thc room. OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS Thomas A. Edison is seeking an American school boy to take his place and carry on his work. The boy will be selected by means of onc of Mr. Edison's famous qucstionnairesg he then will be awarded four years' tuition in any technical school of his choice. The governor of each state will be asked to fles- ignate one student who is thc best representative of American manhood and possesses the highest ability in scientific subjects during the past school year of 1928 through 1929. Each of the forty-nine winners will receive a free trip to the Edison laboratories, where they will be asked to answer the questionnaires which will be pre- pared by Mr. Edison. This is a wonderful chance for some fortunate school boy. The days of great opportunities are not over. This time opportunity is making a lot of noise knocking on the door so that every school-boy can hear it. A FITTING PROFESSION Now that school is about to close, graduates will soon be facing the world and seeking a profession. But have they thought seriously about the kind of business into which they would like to go-the kind that would appeal most to their imagination and taste, and to which they could adapt themselves readily? This self-analysis is one of the most important con- siderations confronting a person about to choose a profession. He must inquire where he will fit in so as to give the best service, develop the greatest power, and win the highest distinction. It is for himself to choose the profession in which he is interested-law, medi- cine, literature, finance, commerce, or industry. fContinued on page 155 Page Three

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Page Two D1E',lD1CAT1,UN MR. LUTHER P. ETTINGER LZSBI-IE SENIOR CLASS of June, 1929, dedicates its pictorial edition of The Prospector to Luther P. Ettinger, whose never-failing supply of refreshing humor has brightened many days for them. His homely phil- osophy has given them a new outlook on life, even as his original manner of conducting his classes has indelibly impressed on their minds a knowl-r edge of his subject. By being himself he has endeared himself to them as few others have done. Mr. Ettinger was graduated from Central State Normal lStale Teachers' College! in 1904. In 1909 he graduated from the University of Michigan, where he was the only first year man ever elected to Acolytes, a philosoph- ical honor society. Mr. Ettinger has been a teacher of physics at South- western since the school opened in September, 1916. He is the head of the exact science department at Southwestern and Narrlstruln.

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