Webster Groves High School - Echo Yearbook (Webster Groves, MO)

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School Life is full of numerous activities which emphasize democratic living. For the individual student it poses a challenge which is best stated in the question-What can l do that l like to do that is worth doing? When he answers that question he must think not only of himself, but also of the welfare of the group. School Life in all of its aspects not only develops the person individually, but it enables him to grow in stature through his association with other people. School spirit is an important part of a life- living school. What is school spirit? lt is devotion to high ideals: to the loest standards of personal conduct: to loyalty for those in- stitutions and friends which deserve loyalty: to good sportsmanship at all times: to moral as well as physical courage in every crisis: to joy in the accomplishment of worth-while tasks: and to reverence for the finer values of life. Language, mathematics, science, and the social studies: music, art, and literature: games and dances and parties-these are all a part of the panorama of School days. Likewise, fall landscapes, the snows of winter, and early spring days stamp their pictures into the album of school life. Thus it is-a continuous stream of work and play and growth: the development of the character into something finer and more worth-while and wholesome: and then finally, a fond recollection of memories. That is School Life! eonarcf cglteger Superintendent, Webster Groves Schools Quittin' Time!

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BDOK ONE leajeti lj Students otten use tor models the teachers who guided them as they developed selt-reliance -and leadership. These qualities are acquired as students accept rnore and rnore the responsibilities in the lite ot the school.

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owarof ofatta Principal, Webster Groves High School Take a Letter! School Life is what We make it, individually and collectively. It is the sum of our experi- ences in any one year, or in our four or six year stay at Webster Groves High School. For the student and for the group, the class of any one year, it may be a rich, well rounded and satisfying experience. However, the depth, genuineness and permanence of these qual- ities depend upon the general Well being, teamwork and collective achievement. We sometimes choose to think of School Life in the terms of tive phases which probably should have no priority of order for they usually should be inseparable. Leadership is that plus that We give to any collective activity, large or small. Scholarship. how we learn, is basic to every Worth-while activity. Citizenship is the individual and collective responsibility for the Well being of the school. Sportsmanship is the essence of fair play- the democratic process of give and take. Friendship is that personal satisfaction of belonging to and being accepted by the group. These five elements harmoniously and pro- portionately blended in the life of the student or the class determine the richness of our School Life.