Walnut High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Walnut, KS)

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'fluff'- Ww - '- 9 Superintendent D. E. Welty True education is a purposeful, active, creative process which is continuous and pro- gressive throughout an individual's life, All experiences from the earliest ones with his mother to mature experiences in adult life, involve participation and learning. The importance of the teacher cannot be over-emphasized, A community may provide adequate buildings and equipment. The school may provide an excellent curriculum, Real success in education, however, depends on the interest and ability of the teacher. Under his guidance each pupil becomes skilled in using the tools of learning, By his counsel each pupil 5 P' 'F' E3 fi

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comes to know the 1mportance of successful lxvmg of part1c1patmg 1n hxs soclety both 1n hrs commumty and m the natlon Young people gradually become consc1ous of the prxceless her1tages of mus1c arts and hterature The good 11fe becomes real to them uxstead of merely belng a phrase from a book We attempt to help each pupll become aware of the world xn whrch he hves and to help hum acquu-e the mental sk1lls necessary to hve 1n xt successfully Meamngful experlences are provlded to stlmulate all phases of learmng He part1c1pates 1n the mastery of bas1c mlls He has opportun1t1es to take part ln the affalrs of h1s classmates by such means as group d1scuss1ons dramatlcs carrymg out of problems 1n research and reportmg to the group Pup1ls need to be busy They love to feel the Joy of accomphshment They have bound less energy whlch must be dlrected toward worth wh1le goals Th1s d1rect1on IS the task of the school Buxldmg rlght att1tudes toward work to be done and r1ght habxts of worklng are major objectwes of the school program Our pup1ls are gwen opportun1t1es to practlce and study democracy Each pup1l learns that h1s contr1but1on and that of every 1nd1v1dual 1S 1mpo1-tant He learns that rules are necessary to protect h1s rmghts and the r1ghts of others He learns that he IS a member of the communlty and can share 1ts respons1b1l1t1es Pupll health IS rmportant A healthy bemg 1s one who through gu1dancf and care atta1ns maxlmum 1nd1v1dual physlcal development acqu1res a wholesome personah y and an outlook that w1ll enable h1m to contrlbute most to a good l1fe for hxmself and others The school IS for h1m to demonstrate h1s emot1onal needs h1s des1re to make thmgs to be a member of a group to part1c1pate ln mus1c and to consult w1th h1s gu1de and fr1end the classroom teacher The pupll IS a soc1al bemg At home he 1s a member of a famrly He has fr1ends and nelghbors In school he IS one of a group worklng 1nd1vxdual'ly or part1c1pat1ng 1n group act1v 1t16S He learns through work and play that loyalty courtesy generoslty cheerfulness kxnd l1ness respect for authorlty and for the r1ghts of others are necessary for harmonlous l1v1ng Every pupxl has Wlthln hlmself a wealth of thought and feelmg whlch he must express We attempt to provlde a wlde range of meamngful experrenc es wh1ch help to develop h1s 1mag1nat1on h1s ablllty to express htmself and h1s apprec1at1on of beauty As a pupll creates somethmg hrmself and by h1s own efforts he IS anxlous to share xt w1th h1s nelghbors Thus he rs a1ded tn one of llfe s most v1tal problems better understandxng of h1s co workers and of h1msel'f Creat1ve exper1ences are essentlal 1n the development of a balanced personallty because they urufy h1s thought feelxng and act1on The school should be one of the strongest forces 111 the communlty a center of thought and expresslon servmg well our boys and g1rls It should follow up 1ts young people as they take thezr places mn the world and the1r successes and fallures should be cons1dered as the makmg of the future school currlculum The develop1ng youth of a commumty IS 1ts most prxceless possessron for 1n youth 1S the future The quahty of educatxon offered 1n the commumty determmes the quahty of the commuxnty m the future and mt determmes the success or fa1lure of our natxon MW ' - , , - I gn nv - . . . , . , . . ' . . . . . . , . .At greatly concerned with the changes that the pupil experiences. Opportunities are provided I U - 1 1 I 1 2 l '