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their cooperative effort produce the school paper, Starr King Echoes. Orig- inality, initiative, and fancyful play of the imaginations find an outlet for all who wish to write, in a literary sheet, King's Call and in a pamphlet of poetry entitled At Dawningu Written and published by the pupils. Dra- matic expression in the staging of many worth While plays inspires not only a harmonious cooperation of body and mind to secure the desired results, but the language art functions most effectively. The pupils present plays with enthusiasm and are inspired to write original ones. The gladness of the school is reflected in music. Chorus, glee club, and orchestra are oppor- tunities open to all who wish to participate. Pan Pipes is our first striving to express our ideas, emotions, and dreams in song. A graphic portrayal of the environment and typical learning situations together with a compilation of pupil activities are submitted in this school project Creative Activity in a Happy School Atmosphere. ALICE BALL STRUTHERS Principal of Thomas Starr King Junior High School, Los Angeles, California, 1931 'Q ,yhk 4' 9. P 1 '. f 1.1 RCD f is Nine
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tions are changing daily as the teachers and ,pupils bring to them new inspira- tion and life. The spirit is expressed by ai teacher who says: The work is throbbing with life, interest-and boundless effort. The enthusiasm of the boys and girls and their joy' in their work is like a constant Hood of sunshine. True success is ,measured -by the effort, and the joy, and the genuine satisfaction which are experienced by the workers, not by finished products or artificially imposed standards. It becomes the responsibility of the school so to set the environment that each child puts forth his best effort so that each child may succeed. The child who realizes his own aims and purposes with genuine satisfaction to himself certainly has had an educational experience. The old idea of discipline disappears and the whole atmosphere of the school becomes that of a joyous, happy, friendly, linteresting activity. Inter- ested children naturally develop in self-directed disciplined initiative. A final outcome is that a new type of teacher appears. The teacher becomes an artist. The artist's sense creates, while intelligence only absorbs and registers. The new teacher intuitively senses situations and artistically directs adjustments that are free from self-imposition. She sees the child as an organic whole, developing harmoniously and with continuity. From her wealth of experience and understanding she provides the natural situations for his unhampered growth or educational experience. To admit that it is not the finished, tangible product that we are interested in does not mean thatthis suffers. On the other hand, with the center of emphasis on the growth of the child-on his happy, free, spontaneous expression, results that are beyond all expectations are often realized. May the following pages reveal a processional in which the center of inter- est is the individual boy or girl. Each section portrays typical situations with pupil responsive or interpretation evidenced. The democratic, cooperative principles underlying junior high school activity and participation is expressed in the leadership by the pupils in their Student Body Executive Board. Like- mindedness in high ideals is voiced in Our Creed. High resolutions to achieve and the awakening of social impulses find expression through the Every Girl Club. The stirring aspirations and ideals of youth End an outlet expressed in the Starr League organization for boys. The spirit of investigation and search for truth is stimulated by the observ- ance of natural phenomena in garden, forest, field, home and laboratory. Appreciation of the beautiful is realized as pupils raise products of coarse earth to the level of the most esteemed work of art. Courage, self-confi- dence, and assurance are born as boys and girls make beautiful things that satisfy themselves and that give joy to others. Inquiring youth is helped in the discovery of his own interest, aptitudes and abilities through participa- tion in the many and varied activities of woodshop, electric shop, printing, mechanical drawing, autoshop, typewriting, foods, clothing and weaving. The library offers an unlimited opportunity for exploration. An environ- ment encouraging fresh air, exercise, proper foods, rest, and healthful cloth- ing, joyous rhythms, dancing, and growth in character make possible more abundant living. Group 'consciousness and social mindedness develop as pupils have abundant opportunity for self-directed creativeexperience con- nected with the story of human progress and with their own daily contacts. The life of the school is echoed by groups of loyal students who through Eighf
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