Washington High School - Anvil Yearbook (East Chicago, IN)

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NZM E-l Z H Q Z H H Z l1l Dil Li Da D cn R.W.FEIK . . . ' BOARD OF EDUCATION Each school city in Indiana has one board of education and one school superintendent, a group which is recommended by the state legislature. The board consists of three men who are appointed or elected by various methods in different localities. ln East Chicago, the members of this board are selected by the a'dermen. As a result of primary appoint- ments, a new member is chosen to the board every year to serve a term of three years, subject to reappointment. ln this manner, the board always retains two experienced members. This group elects within itself a president, secretary, and a treasurer. Their duties are to determine the needs of the school city. The board acts independently of the political city and has authority to levy educational taxes. The necessities and wants of the public schools are communicated to the board. The superintendent acts as the ex- ecutive officer between the schools and the board of education. He recommends the fac- ulty, suggests solutions to the educational problems, and attempts to. better the sch life in East Chicago. The present members of the board are: Mr. H. W. Yant, Dr. A. Forszt, and Mr. John Zarza, and the superintendent, Mr. R. W. Feik. BCARD GF EDUCATION A.FORSZT . . LZARZA . . H.WQYANT l l l l y . . l

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THEY WILL THANK YOU ll You can't escape the law, Paul Stim- sonl Anvy approves the enforcement ot traffic laws because he knows they are made to protect the people. Viola- ticns ot laws may result in the death of your neighbor or, who knows, even of yourself. When lives are at stake, sat- ety should be the prevailing issue. AN M YOUNG

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Xu MEMBERS OF THE CLASS OF 1938 . You are about to sever your active relationship with Washington High School and to go your several ways-some to work in the mills, some to institutions of higher learning, some to other occupations, and some, l hope there are not many, to loaf. During the last four years you have been held together by a common bond of loyalty to Washington High School, That bond has grown stronger, as time went on, until now at graduation time it has become a real part of your being. You have served your apprenticeship and now you are about to claim full student- ship in the great American democracy. There you will be called to, put to wider use the theories and practices which you learned in high school There you will learn more fully the value of friendship, You will make new friends, see to it that they are worthy. Do not lose your old ones. You will be called upon to earn your own way in a field where competition is keen and fine adjustments are necessary. You will be called, as no class in the past has been called, to stand four-square in loyal defense of demoa cracy, for at no past time has democracy faced the perils which it now faces. You will find that your ideals will be attacked, but whatever else may hap- pen to you, save those ideals, hold to them for yourself, for your home, and for your community. Make your influence with your fellows mean something in what- ever cause is right, and above all keep on learning, for a stagnant mind like an unused muscle soon atrophies and becomes useless. Your place is now in the sun, Keep moving, forward, follow that sun and you will never be in the shadow. Remember that you are the source of power of this country, Keep loyal to its ideals of civilization, for civilization can rise no higher than its source, Sincerely, R. F. ROBINSON, Principal.