Wakefield High School - Oracle Yearbook (Wakefield, MA)

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ITO Lb During this year of world changes, Wakefield High School has not escaped losses, and in the passing of Mr. Charles H. Howe, its foundations rocked. Having been identified as principal for nearly a quarter of a century, he had seemed in- sepai ' able from the school; and many, both teachers and pupils were indebted to him for kindly interest and assistance. Though by far the greatest, this loss is not the only misfortune with which the school was visited. Earlier in the year, the school was stunned when it heard of the sudden death of one of its most popu- lar and efficient teachers, Helen W. Poor. Her place will never be filled, but we still feel the influence of her sympathetic, sterling nature, and her free-hearted gen- erosity. So many and varied are the events that have occurred since last the Debater was issued that it would be impossible to speak of them all in these columns. The carnage in Europe has run its course; boys have gone out from our midst, some never to return; others the school looks eagerly forward to welcoming. Heavy is the toll of those who have paid the supreme price, but Old Glory has come out of the fray still flying, and America and Democracy have trodden down forever, we hope, the law of German Kultur. But, although we exultingly cry, the war is Qver, a sober second ' s thought makes us realize how great is the confu- sion and chaos in which the world lies. Nations, rid of the yoke of autocracy have fallen into the hands of uneducated, un- trained men. The thousands of ignorant people so suddenly released from the shackles of a monarch and without the leadership of firm, clear-thinking men, have turned to mob rule and anarchy. Such nations need the steady guidance of clear-sighted men to rescue them from the rule of the mob and to educate the people until they have reached that state of poise which will enable them to be self- governing. We can see that this guidance must come from those democracies that have been through the fire and have come out vic- torious. America ' s part will be great; not for a year or two only, but for the coming years and generations. And to educate and raise the morale of others, we must see to it that we keep our own ideals high and unselfish. Never had the world so great a need of educated men and women as now. To the boys and girls of today the call for Higher Education is issued, and as true Ameri- cans let us respond to it. The Debater extends a cordial welcome to Mr. George C. Dickey, acting principal of the High School. Mr. Dickey had been submaster of the school for a year and a half when, by the death of Mr. Howe, he

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(Ba tt|p iHemarg af MR. CHARLES H. HOWE FOR MORE THAN TWENTY YEARS PRINCIPAL OF THE WAKEFIELD HIGH SCHOOL and to t }t Msmav af MISS HELEN W. POOR LONG ONE OF ITS LEADING TEACHERS THE DEBATER IS RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED