Waltham High School - Mirror Yearbook (Waltham, MA)

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VALEDICTORY slaved over Latin, Creek, French, literature and mathematics, without any thought being given to practical preparation for life. Then an education was not so widely ap- preciated as now. For instance, in a small country town a few generations ago, a farmer's daughter obtained permission from her father to attend the fall term of the academy. At the beginning of the winter term she asked to be allowed to go the rest of the year. XYhy, yes, her father thought she could, if there was'anything she had not studied yet. Now ideals as well as ideas have changed. The cultural studies are making room for and giving way to the so-called practical studies. One can prepare oneself to earn a living right in our schools-one can study manual training or sewing, cook- ing'and other practical arts, thus acquiring efficiency as well as culture. How much of these have our four years in High School brought us? It depends largely upon our- selves. So far in life we have been mainly receiving. Now it is our turn to begin to take a share in the worlds work, to give out instead of taking in, For there is no hap- piness in having or in getting, but only in givingf' O O Class Officers Senior Class RAYMOND WILEY, President KATHERINE ROGERS, Vice-President PHILA MILLS, Seeretary-Treasurer LINCOLN TURNER, Auditor Junior Class LAWRENCE MULLOY, President KARLEEN LUDDEN, Vice-President MILDRED MORSE, Secretary-Treasurer RALPH BLANOHARD, Auditor Sophomore Class EUGENE POWERS, President ISABELLE DAUNCEY, Vice-President CLIFTON TAYLOR, Secretary VVINTHROP BARNES, Treasurer ALBERT BENT, Auditor I

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