Stoneham High School - Wildlife Yearbook (Stoneham, MA)

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THE STONEHAM HIGH SCHOOL AUTHENTIC Autli ntir VOLUME XXXXII JUNE 1924 NUMBER 4 PUBLISHED BY THE JUNIOR CLASS OF THE STONEHAM HIGH SCHOOL STONEHAM. MASS. bttortal taff Editor-in-Chief, Winthrop McCarthy Assistant Editor-in-Chief, Robert Folant Business Manager, Lloyd Kinsley Advertising Man., Vernon Pettengill Asst. Business Man., Evangeline Lister Asst. Advertising Man., Earl Finnegan Athletic Editor, George Newhall Joke Editor, Elwood Elliott Literary Editor, Hazel Blanchard Exchange Editor, Mary Hylan Class bttors 1924, Fred Turner 1926, Donald Hunt 1925, John Barker 1927, Millard Taylor 1928, Janet Learned Contents Physical Training For Girls — First Honor 5 An Old Landmark — Second Honor 6 The Lion of Lucerne 7 Romance of Rubber 8 The Lost Mine 10 Woman’s Invasion of the Business World 11 Modern Advertising 12 Aunt Katherine’s Portrait 13 A Bit of Elocution 15 The Coach and The High School 16 Exchange Notes 20 Athletic Notes 21 Class Notes 24 Resolution — A Pla»y 26 4

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THE STONEHAM HIGH SCHOOL AUTHENTIC COMPLIMENTS OF COMPLIMENTS OF T. A. Pettengill Dr. William S. Coy COMPLIMENTS OF COMPLIMENTS OF W. H. Longmore C. W. Messer COMPLIMENTS OF WAKEFIELD Mildred Barton DAILY ITEM Studio Dow Block WAKEFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS BARNSTEAD COMPLIMENTS OF PRINTER Dr. R. F. Bresnahan ON THE SQ. Stoneham Theatre Building 3

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THE STONEHAM HIGH SCHOOL AUTHENTIC pijgstcal ' Srmmng CStrls Physical training is not a new please of education as many people suppose. Civilized society has always felt the need of physical education for its members, except, perhaps, for a brief period in the Middle Ages when physi- cal weakness was considered a sign of spiritual excellence. The people of Persia, Egypt, India, and China had methods of physical training even be- fore the Greeks had recognized its need; the latter, however, ' are to be re- , garded as the first people to establish j and maintain a national system of , physical education, based upon high ideals and thorough training. The festivals held at Olympia, Corinth, Ne- mia, and Pythea witnessed the very acme of excellence in the development of the human body. Later, in Eome, | physical education, directed to military | ends, became an essential part in the i training of youth. i Today, in the effort to get away from formal discipline in the gymnasium, to ‘ escape the artificial, traditional, formal calisthenics and gymnastics, physical j educators are turning to the Greek idea in athletics and as the only solution to the problem. Between the Greek methods and modern methods of physical education is a great gulf, brought about probably by the various systems of gymnastics that have been developed to serve the particular needs of various nations and peoples. For centuries nations have paid at- tention to the physical education of men — now they are beginning to real- ize the need of similar training for wo- men. The past few years have shown a great development in the way of sports and competitive group games. Keen interest is aroused in these games, but it should be remembered that they are for recreation only, and to be played with this in view. A few years ago, competitive sports for girls were practically unknown, while now most high schools have some form of interscholastic or inter-class games — such as field hockey and basket ball. The main object of competitive sports should be to arouse interest and should be played to the best of a girl’s ability, but win or lose, it is only a game and not the most important thing in life. Thirty years ago gymnasiums had no place in the American system of educa- tion, but today they play an essential part in any well rounded high school course. The Y. W. C. A. has been a great help in this respect to millions of the young women in this country. Yet physical training is not by any means confined to competitive group games and in-door gymnasium work. Hiking, swimming, riding, tennis, and golf ' have won their place in girls’ physical training. These activities bring the girl into the open air and sunshine, which are two of the greatest factors of good health. But what are the aims of all these activities, jou ask? The aims as set forth at a recent conference for physi- cal training are as follows — firstly — skill, strength, and endurance as ends in training for citizenship — secondly — deliberation, reflection, determination, perseverance, and self-control as ends in character building — thirdly — the de- velopment of moralitj through physi- cal education, accomplished by obedi- ence to authority — fourthly — the pur- pose of high school athletics is for de- velopment of the individual in phy- sique, skill, self-confidence and efficien- cy. This is what physical training aims to do for girls, and each year sees it more completely accomplishing its purpose. The value of gymnastics for girls is especially illustrated in the case of An- nette Kellerman, the wonder girl swim- 5