Walton High School - Periwinkle Yearbook (Bronx, NY)

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fa. to 4, Ava ,,,R, '31 ,. 4-ul fLrv.ifZ.1v,m-A 2 - - . ,W . , - , v ' 5-.' -g 9 2. . n...- CISS GPQQlInq Miss Conlon Members of the Faculty Honored Guests Parents and Friends of Walton: One hundred years ago in a poverty-stricken home in Massachusetts a little girl was born who was destined to become famous as a moulder of children s characters. l Her father was a man ofrefined and gentle nature whose theories were so advanced as to set him apart from his contem- poraries. He believed in high thinking, plain living, and the development of the spiritual life. An obscure farm lad with apparently no formal academic training, he attempted to revolu- tionize the system of education that existed in his time. His first effort was made in Cheshire, Connecticut. As impercepti- bly as he could, this radical dreamer substituted the habit of reasoning for that of learningrby rote. The iparents of his pupils were horrified with the results. Not to know columns of words and figures by heart! Why .were they paying him a salary? To listen to their children's strange ideas about God, and farming, and flowers, and death? They demanded of him, What are you trying to do? But Bronson Alcott answered, l find that whatever children do for themselves is theirs. lt is not from books entirely that our instruction should be drawn. The whole village was in such a tumult that he was asked to resign. He gave up his position with complex emotions. He was happy because his experiment had attracted fine comments from people of culture, and sad because it seemed that his work had failed at its source--with the people for whom he -had origin- ated it. As he left the school, however, something happened which compensated him many times over for his disappointing failure. A group of children met him on the lawn, and when they learned that he was leaving, cried, Take us with you! We love you! I never knew l had a soul and a brain till l went to your school! We'll never forget you! Come back to us! O come back! Bronson Alcott had made his first attempt, but seemingly had failed. ..,. .. .,.. ..,. ,.. -.. .,. , 4 ., ., , ,... ,yu ... ... H., , , , , --'ui In -1 tv -5 t--1 if -I 3. .2 To .9 r Zo .11 ,ze sf. 'cas fa ma' 1f.. 'f.2f f-.-ef f'-'ir-. ..-. QQ - . i , 5 r 5 S Z ia?-fs rpg V325 'S .j 3' 'Q q.' 'H '-'-' ' A r 1 f if. . gang -5 r - -4- ... . . as ' F ' . ' - r 5 . 3 , ,, - v1OiUv'L4 -, -. .,. '., jx 9 A -'I -' . n , r. . , fl 'f',n. .-- . ,tan .1 - L A .w -' -.- - -. -0- -0- ov- .ov . .. .. , - . - - . r. '- -f - . BW 30.05 bog.. gale: any 3414 vf-pi 5.1,-2 . 3.2,-J. Qi - gf?-,. v 549: ,.-,tv A rg: QA: , 5,52 -Q3 -A no og rt no 04 ,Q 5,04 og Q .vw yn ni o iv, an 'og Lvm -r w., kg., en vy 'yn , o 1 . s 'I a . v 1 i 1 I r Y ,.'. 'vf ' J-:'g0L4 -5 .-11:11 5011 tv, Svc. 5.3 -3: S402 an 501, . V. vpgvioje Q? -isis:-Ai-1. -ja? iiqrvff gba, Q-ygvig ' A -' K v r . v -,- . 4,5 53 igq, 5, , . ., ' , . v ,., . . . ., x ,, , , , 4 ,K . , , 1 , , , , 5 -- A -sf' ,, -ff? fb' ' 'Q ' 'fi' .- W .'.' ,-23-. ff' , 'af' rw fr -'-'-' L Q by .5-A il! ' .? Qf-- --'ifgf'-'f., ' rf ' il 'ff ' ,- ' fvL .,f'. W 7 - 1 wg -6 ' Qi .,, 1 , ,'. 4. . , i , V. . ,Q U. ,, 'M , A - , nv. , an J.-.' A -0 A.. V 1 . l, 'Q ' - -V, g 1--f. .4,. .-, ' 4. A .J .. . - ' 1 .- ... 4- ,' .,'- 4- '- , -3.44 ...i . e- -va.. ,'..',..,.. ws.-. .-44 ,-.',. , -,.-. ...,M .-.,- -.M-, -4 -,W ,,,. ,-0--, 1 neo .-'n,.,-Q -4- - A -A -1 - 1 . .-if f. - .wt 0.0 '-P. T ' ' '-'A+ 'ss 'nw 4'-'G 'ffl' vi' -fm? ff-. r-3' , 20 ' ' '-f ' - ' ' 3-fav! in -7-S Z-.-Z 'T-1 :QS 3-.-5 l'-:- -4-lx