Strong High School - Mussul Unsquit Yearbook (Strong, ME)

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C: 19 Z5 58 STRONG PUBLIC SCHOOL 1901-1951 ALUMNI AND FRIENDS WILL HAVE MANY MEMORIES OF THIS OLD SCHOOL BUILDING The Mussul Unsquit 37th Edition

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Jiuperintendenti' Metra e What makes a man great? Is it his personality, his name, his money, his position? Was Abraham Lincoln great because he pos- sessed these characteristics and responsibilities? The answer is an unequivocal no. Lincoln's greatness was inherent. That is, it was part of himself. In other words, -his greatness, then, was character, that intangible, which brings into focus those traits to which we all subscribe. Respect for others, devotion to truth, courage, personal integrity, moral and spiritual enrichment are their names. As these very self-same traits bolstered Lincoln and made him great, so will they bolster us. If faithfully cultivated they will make for us stable character, and a code of ethics that will constantly renew our courage and determination, which we will need to take our place in this ever changing world. .- i Princqnalfr Merracge XVI-IY I TEACH You can be sure that it isn't the hours of correcting homework that holds my interest. Nor does the opportunity of facing an irate parent fwho honestly believes that most teachers are villainsj have afppeal. Do I enjoy making students stay after school for various infractions of school regulations? No! You are wrong again. Well, then you may think that a teacher receives a special amusement in giving an F to a friendly, co- operative student who does the best that he can but just isn't cut out for school work or just doesn't understand that particular subject. I know that a few of you are wrong again because there is no pleasure in seeing tears of disappointment in another's eyes. Money? I-Iow can you say that when several of my friends in industry with an equal training are now earning double my present salary. No, friends, there is no enjoyment from any of the above. The joys of teaching come when the student says, Now I see how to do these or Thank you for showing me how. To me there is special satisfaction in knowing that a student has 'put forth special effort in studying an assignment for which he has no particular interest but does not leave it until he has done his very best. Ut disturbs me to see students selling themselves for a nickel when they are worth fifty cents.j It also pleases me immensely when a former student writes or tells me of some special success that he has achieved. Not all of these boys and girls carry chips on their shoulders. Many of them will grow into useful citizens to make both you and me proud of them and may the good Lord take care of them in the years to come. 20' Jfld