Wayland Central School - Hi Lites Yearbook (Wayland, NY)

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The KICK-OFF 1925 cle stated that the modern girl is .just different, that she cannot he quite normal because the ever-watching world won’t let her. Although she may not spend her days bending over a hot cook stove or darning socks by a flickering oil lamp at night, she is better fitted for marriage than were the girls of the past. She knows more about the science of keeping house. She knows more things about hygiene and the care of children than her mothei ever knew. And why? Merely because she is being taught home keeping, not in college, but in our own high schools, by the course in Domestic Science. Let me outline briefly the course in home making as we now have it in our high schools. Home Economics I, which is elementary cook- ing, teaches girls to prepare meals, new dishes and shows the value of economy in every sense of the word. Home Economics 11, which is ele- mentary sewing, teaches them to make the various kinds of stitches and teaches them to make simple garments. Home Economics III, advanc- ed cooking, is a cafeteria course enabling one to plan and serve skillful- ly cafeteria lunches and banquets. Home Economics IV, advanced sew- ing, includes the making of silk garments, hats, and useful articles. Every girl should take advantage of these wonderful courses some time during her high school career. Why, then, is not the American home of the future safe in the hands of the girl of today who has had this train- ing which neither her mother nor grandmother ever had ? Xo matter what we lose we cannot afford to lose the home. Home, the place of our tendefest recollections, the place where the dear- est ties are formed; the shelter from the stress and attacks of every day life; the place where we take our joys and sorrows, knowing that we shall find unfailing sympathy. “A nation is no stronger than it’s homes.” Therefore why can not all of us realize our duty in our home, bettering and preserving it in every possible manner ? We shall tins be preserving not only our homes but our nation. We cannot afford to have home making listed under the “lost arts” of America. Marjorie Barber. Life is real, life is earnest, We must strive to do our best, And departing leave behind us Note books that will help the rest Boll—“What, going fishing with mouse for bait?” Doc—“ Yes, I’m going after catfish.”

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The KICK-OFF 1925 A VANISHING ART What a wide rang of ideas this topic brings to one’s mind. Rv- erv day we read newspaper and magazine articles on our ‘iost arts.’ Hut are they lost ? Not wholly, perhaps yet an effort may be necessary on our part to retain them. Of all these none stand in greater danger ot becoming a lost art than the ai t of home keeping. In the cities a great- er share of the people gel their meals in restaurants and delicatessen shops considering ‘home only a place to sleep. 1 believe there is scarcely a word capable of suggesting a more vivid range of ideas than this word home. To the ancient Roman his home was the abiding place of his household gods; to the medieval baron it was the castle where he maintained his retinue and from whence he sallied forth on his con- quests; to the pioneer it was a retreat from his struggles with the torces of nature, tin spot where lie realized the results of his efforts. Today it means to some little more than a place where meals are served and lodging is secured; to others, a retreat from tin day’s labors in the field or at tin desk; and still others a means of enjoying social intercourse with friends and acquaintances. So many people have the idea that it takes an elegant home among treasures of art and science for a mother to train a good citizen. What a mistake! Some of the greatest and most distinguished minds the world has ever known have risen from the humblest of cottages. In every house, no matter how grand or how lowly, there must be establish- ed tin basic principles of home life. A true home must administer to the physical life by furnishing good, wholesome food, well ventilated rooms with tin correct lighting and heating system. A true home must be a school of business where the child from infancy learns the value of fair- ness in all deeds. A true home must be a center of social life where the young may feel free to bring friends to play, chat or study. A true home must be the heart of church life where the young are taught that religious devotion is not meant to be carried on in the church alone. Our greatest strifes today arise from differences of opinion concerning religion within a family Is it entirely a woman’s duty to train the children in religious, social and business life? The one great problem which simplifies American housekeeping is that all members have a hand in it. This requires courage, vision, and sacrifice from both men and women. There is another point which I would like to touch on, something that perhaps is more widely discussed than any of the things already mentioned,—that is the girl of today who is to be the mother of tomor- row. A recent newspaper article contained statements by several not- ed women concerning the modern girl or so-called “flapper.” The arti-

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The KICK-OFF 1925 VALEDICTORY Friends, wo have assembled here tonight t commemorate an im- portant event, perhaps the greatest event of our lives. It is a night which we shall long remember. It marks the end of the first stage ot our lives, the completion of the foundation of our future usefulness. Gentlemen of the Board of Education: As I have the honor to represent the class of ’25, 1 wish to extend to you at this time their heartfelt appreciation for the kind and helpful interest you have taken in this class. I sincerely hope that we have not fallen below your ex- pectation of us. If we have, we regret it; if we have not, we are filled with joy. But whatever the case may be, we have tried to do our best. Members of the Faculty: Our work in High School is finished. To you we owe our success. W e sincerely thank you for the kindly as- sistance you have given us. Had it not been for your aid we would have stumbled and fallen by the wayside. Let me again extend to you our gratitude and it is with much sadness that we at this time bid you farewell. Fellow Students: After tonight we shall no longer be students »t Way land High School. We shall be going out to our different lite tasks. We leave our dear Alma Mater to you. Always strive to keep her records high. Never do anything that may stain your honor, the honor of your school, or the honor of your country. And now we will say good-bye. Classmates: We have long been looking forward to this memor- able night. We have hoped for it yet we have dreaded its approach. The four years we have spent together may, perhaps, be the happiest years of our life. From this time on our lives will lie in wide spreading paths. We are standing at the threshold of our real life. We are turn- ing hopefully forward, yet looking wistfully backward. AYe hesitate; it almost seems as if we could not go on. Aret we must. ('lassmates, we shall always remember our days in AYayland High. They will be pleas- ant memories. And now is the time for parting. I bid you farewell. M. E. V. D.