Thomaston High School - Owl Yearbook (Thomaston, CT)

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SCHOOL SPIRIT The meaning of the word, school has yearly grown to mean more and more to us as pupils. The significance is much greater thah a place in which to study. We come and go, usually with a book under our arm. Possibly, at times, we think of school as an endless labyrinth of reciting and studying. Therefore we enter into clubs and activities to break up the steady grind. This year things are different. The great jumping off is in sight. The annual dreams of sunny rippling lakes and the monotonous longings for vacation have not come. The oicture of commencement takes shape, although the details are still hazy. The Seniors realize that this time it will be different, and they suddenly become sentimental. Memory books aopear in every girl's hand, The class memory book appears in the form of this publication. All these years we have been building up that something which the basket-ball and base-ball teams fight so hard for. It is called school soirit. Was it worth it? Foolish question! I am sure we will realize its worth even more in future years. Roger Thomas '36 12

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SUPERINTENDENT’S GREETINGS Someone has said, A great deal of the joy of life consists in doing perfectly, or at least to the best of one's ability, everything which he attempts to do. There is a sense of satisfaction, a pride in surveying such a work — a work which is rounded, full, exact, complete in all its parts - which the superficial man, who leaves his work in a slovenly, slipshod, half-finished condition, can never know. It is this conscientious completeness which turns work into art. The smallest thing, well done, becomes artistic. Such artistry is possible for every student whatever his aims or native ability. May each of you realize this art during your school years, is my desire for you. R.N. Brown 11

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WHAT MY EDUCATION MEANS TO ME For the past twelve years I have been attending school regularly, I have acquired each year a little more knowledge until today I find that education means the preparation for the particular work to be done after leaving school. Attending school also means an education so that we shall be able to face the problems of today with a clearer understanding of what we should do to make this world a better and safer place to live in. By studying the problems which faced our forefathers we gain a better knowledge of what we ought to do, so that we will not make the same mistakes that they did. Therefore education to me means obtaining all that I possibly can in furthering my education so that in the future I shall be able to take an active part in both social and political affairs. Helen Boylan '36 13