Spaulding High School - Red and White Yearbook (Rochester, NH)

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THB RBD AND WHITE VOL. XL JUNE, 1954 NO. 3 , gg K . Ri -i Mx .., L-: x rf so --1 1 ' -1- 4 -. 'l T i -- --- - I --L T 4 W X EWS Your Opportunity Is Now! MARY LUNT, '54 As we think back upon the past four years, we encounter many happy memories of our high school days- the hours of study as well as the hours of enjoyment and recreation. Now, as we- can make an over-all re- view of our high school experience, survey our accomplishments, and analyze them, there may be an op- portunity to profit from our errors and become enriched by skills al- ready attained. All too often this phrase has been repeated by the graduate who is go- ing to further his education: If I had only studied more earnestly in high school! There will probably be many such students among us, but having learned the importance of con- centration we can now earnestly settle down to study when we arrive at college, for we now realize the im- portance of education. We can also leave a few words of admonition to the underclassmen. Enjoy your days at high school, for they are the best years of your life. But in your search for fun and en- joyment, you must not lose your mo-st important aims, the quest for knowl- edge. Material possessions may be stolen or lost, but knowledge is a last- ing value. We are presented with ex- cellent opportunities here at Spauld- ing to develop both scientific and ver- bal skills. - However, this atomic age is in dire need of intelligent and highly-skilled scientists to improve and carry on its projects. Countless thousands of technical opportunities are open to a person obtaining a college diploma. The surface of scientific discovery has only been scratched, so to speak, and well-trained, interested, and hard-working scientists are needed to delve deeper in-to the mysteries of the world around us. , For example, the- research chemist is in great demand. He must test and develop new materials that will withstand unusual strain and stress. He must have a thorough knowledge of new elements and substances so that he will know exactly how they will react in combination with other substances and under certain, speci- fied conditions. He must be able to recognize any new chemical activity and to- record it accurately. This type of chemist is constantly in search of new and better materials for usage in every day life. He has also developed plastics and synthetics that are invaluable in wartime. Then we have the vast field of en- gineering, wherein limitless oppor- tunities for advancement and im- provement exist. The engineer must design and construct machinery and complicated devices to carry on the experiments of the scientists. He must be precise in his calculations. Whether it be the chemical, the civil, the electrical, or the mechanical en-

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4 THE RED AND WHITE - gineering fields, extensive openings are available to the college graduate. Of great importance to our health is also the scientist who studies the cause and prevention of disease. Hours and hours are devoted to re- search with vaccines and medicine, their toxic effects and conduct with various germs. War against polio, the bat-tles against heart disease and cancer have just begung valiant and skilled fighters in the field of medi- cine are sorely needed. Since the discovery and manufac- ture of the atomic bomb, scientists have discovered that atomic energy may be used fo-r peacetime purposes. Eventually, atomic power plants may become the sole source of electrical energy for cities as large as New York. Already atomic weapons have been developed and used in warfare. To the skilled scientist this field should oEer a challenge, for it offers opportunities for new and interesting work in a field whose secrets are only beginning to be revealed. With the H-bomb has come new power to be harnessed. It seems almost incred- ible that so much energy can be ob- tained merely by splitting a tiny atom. Every day new inventions are be- ing 'patented-inven-tions that may be great or small, but still they are examples of the tireless devotion of men to the accomplishment of a goal. Of course, of greatest importance is preparation for such a career. At Spaulding we are oiered excellent opportunities to obtain scientific knowledge. The chemistry course is on the level of an elementary college course, The physics course is filled .with interesting 'experiments and oppor- tunities to learn the function of everyday articles around us: the elec- tric pump, the automobile engine, the pendulum of the old clock, and the work of the much employed lever. The fascinating cours-e in biology of- fers opportunities of discovering the whys and wherefores of the liv- ing animal and plant. It is' impor- tant that we know the functions of our bodies in order to- keep them in the best pos-sible physical condition. After high school comes college. Therefore, if you have a curious mind, a desire to help mankind, and plenty of initiative, there are excel- lent opportunities and challenges for you in the field of science. However, your beginning is now-not tomor- row. Make the most and best of your high school experiences. Op- portunity knocks but once. l ...T . The Art of Human Relations A JOHN FRYE, '54 In the coming year the graduates of high schools all over the- country will branch out in an attempt to ful- fill their ambitions and inclinations. So-me will go on to advanced school- ingg some will find work of some sortg some will marry, and others will join the Armed Forces. No matter where these people go they will be in con- stant contact with many types of people: the kind, the cruelg the am- bitious, the lazyg the honorable, the craftyg the intelligent, and the stu- id. p It is important that one learn how to get along with other people for if we human beings do not get along together and cooperate, the world will soon fall to ruin as a victim of our greeds and jealousies. A man may be one's best friend or one's worst enemyg his fundamental atti- tudes depend greatly upon how he has been treated -by others. Ask yourself these questions: Do you listen to everything that is be- ing sai-d, or are you in a fog? Do you wish yo-ur victims to listen to every one of your orations or do you realize that you make mistakes, also? Do you realize that you may often do things that irritate your companions even though you may not realize it? It is a good idea to strike a happy medium in conversationsg that is, don't talk the other fellow's ear off, nor yet give the impression that you are deaf and dumb. Do not people fContinued on Exchange Page