Taft Union High School and Junior College - Derrick Yearbook (Taft, CA)

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I A f- -yxk c,,g..Me1,1z4 ,,X, ::...--,M -W- ...anal Vve are fortunate here not onty because there are many activities which students may participate in hut taecause we have sponsors ot our organizations who are wide-awake, intettigent. and interested in students. t am pretty wett convinced, Pat, that a group ot students tett to themseives Witt he concerned oniy with ptay and pteasure and very tittte with the ettect oi that ptaying around on their devetopment. Good sponsorship and supervision is desirahte it spontaneity is not destroyed: more students Witt par- ticipate in a more democratic way under considerate guidance. And in Eugene Johnston, director of stu- dent activities. t am witting to insist we have such a man. Vve are indeed fortunate that our schoot is dis- posed to recognize extra-curricuiar activities as edu! cationat opportunities. Vvhen our high schoot stu- dent governing hoard proposed an activity period this year when organizations might meet, they were met with sympathy and toterance hy the adminis- tration. The harriers which separate curricutum trom extra-curricutum are disappearing in our schoot. NIENIBERS Niiflfl' IN YARIOVS BUILDINGS. Top If-tt: 'itu- shop huitding shi-ttf-rs the Ntctat Xxyoricersv ctuh. Top right: :ximia- hc-rs oi' tyietat Xvortcers' ctuh carry out inctivimtuat projects. tie-hm and that is hecause-as this hootc tetts you-We are concerned with a student's totai experiences. Vve no tonger worship suhject matter in itsett or measure education whotty in marics and credits: we no tonger heiieve that extra-curricutar activities should produce puhtic spectactes. VX7e are concerned more with the devetopment ot each student than we are in the domination oi hoth the curricutum and extra-curricutum hy the competitive principte. There is a democracy in schoot organizations: titce att education they are for att the chitdren ot ati the peopte. Xve encourage our friends to join from the freshman through the senior year. Vve keep expenses down to har no one: we otiter a wide variety: we per- mit student choice: we insist on democratic principtes in determining memhership. Xve are proud ot our student groups. and we are proud ot our dedication. And so we repeat that our dedication may he ctear-our 1941 Derrick is dedicated to ati the or- ganizations ot Tait Union High Schoot and Junior Cottegef-'to the memhers. advisors. and their pro- grams. tett: ilu- gym is ilu- tayorite haunt ot attlivtic organizations. Beton right: ti.A.A. initiates entertain admiring irowd. SR Page 9

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