St Johns High School - Blue Devil Yearbook (Darlington, SC)

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SENIOR EDITION, ST. JOHN’S BULLETIN, ’22 Colors: Purple and Lavender. Flower: Sweet Pea. Motto: Wisdom is better than riches. James Boatwright Melvin Hyman ....... Harriet Howard . . Heyward Young ..... President V ice-Presidenl . Secretary Treasurer

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St. John’s High School Building

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SENIOR EDITION, ST. JOHN’S BULLETIN, '22 SALUTATORY Ladies and Gentlemen:— The exercises you have been invited to witness this evening, represent the final step of our school life here. This program will be the last task assigned us at St. John’s. During all the yeara which seem so long and yet which passed so swiftly, we have recited many lessons and gone thru many exercises. But to-night is the last. This program will put the period of finality to our high school life. Appreciating your interest in us, we welcome you to our class day exercises. We are grateful for the encouragement which your presence gives and earnestly hope that our humble effort will prove of interest to you. It seems to be an almost universal conception that education ends with the study of books. Not many years ago a man’s education was generally measured by the number of books he had read. It is true that reading is an education of a sort, but real education contemplates much more than the mere accumulation of book knowledge. Facts and informa- tion gathered from books are highly necessary, of course, hut modern education embraces much more than mere book learning. In addition to the information gathered from books the student is trained to apply that knowledge to practical, every day problems. Modern education does not stop here. The progressive school of to-day takes the view that the real object of education is to prepare young people for worthy and useful citizenship. Any thing which con- tributes to this end, therefore, is properly a part of the educational pro- cess. For example, if a student upon graduation is to play a successful part in the community, he must be able to work in harmony with his fellow citizens. Hence the development of the ability to co-operate with his fellow man should be a part of his education. From this point of view it would seem that the human, the personal, the social side of school life has a real educational value and contributes in no small degree to preparation for citizenship. School is indeed a little world where we have reproduced in miniature the various problems of personal relationship that make up life in the world outside. Our class organization, our literary societies, our team work in athletics, our patriotic celebrations, our little social affairs—all these make an ex- cellent preparation for the larger duties which will soon be ours. It is true these constitute the lighter and more enjoyable side of school work; but, nevertheless, they are an invaluable part of our education.