Westbrook High School - Blue and White Yearbook (Westbrook, ME)

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..-.1 Faculty 1.- JAMES A. LEWIS, Principal, S. B. fBowdoinj WALDO R. FLINN, Submaster, A. B. QBowdoinj dlssistants BERYL GRAM, A. B. QMainej MRS. NELLIE S. GREENLIEF QShaw's Business Collegej GRACE W. JOHNSON, A. B. fColbyj ETHEL -F. KING, A. B. fBatesJ ELMER LORD fLitchiield Academyj MARION E. LORD, A. B. fBatesj AUSTIN ALDEN fGorham Normalj MILTON A. PHILBROOK, A. B. fColbyj MARY S. SMALL, A. B. fColbyj RUTH TROUANT fNasson Institutej EDITH HARVEY, A. B. fColbyj ELIZABETH M. WHITTIER, A. B. QBatesj Music Manual Training MARTHA WASSON PERCY ALLEN fMilliken Conservatoryj fGorham Normalj Domestic Science School Nurse MARY BYRNE MRS. ETHEL B. WILSON, R. N. QSimmons Collegel School Physician DR. EARL S. HALL, M. D. fBowdoinl Penmanship ANSEL STERLING fAmerican Institute Normal Methodj

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TO john., JI. Cguttley FAITHFUL TEACHER, LOYAL FRIEND, FOR MANY YEARS DEVOTED PRINCIPAL OF THE FOREST STREET GRAMMAR SCHOOL, THIS ISSUE OF THE BLUE AND WHITE IS AFFECTIONATELY DEDICATED

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,Ri , I Y 3 l lZDlTOBIAlS l f I llxzx ' l--gal, A I AG'-' u '-'XNRi '.. 4, 9 3.1 I i l a g' N IT' -I I . A I X . kr ' 2 . JFS l Q, K ,A XY ' , ' ni 162,117 7 -Q Q......1 This issue of the BLUE AND WHITE is dedi- cated to John A. Tuttle, who brought to a close last june a long and useful term of service in the Forest St. Grammar School. Few teachers can hope to be more loved than was Mr. Tuttle by the hundreds of boys and girls who profited by his instruction, and who enjoyed the privilege of his acquaintance. VVith him teaching was an artg it was never a labor, and his pupils benefited accord- ingly. Under some teachers instruction is irk- some, under him it was an inspiration. In many ways he was an ideal teacher: he knew his books and he knew his students. He was kindly and genial in the class room, but knew when to be severe. He dealt out such even-handed justice that the offenders themselves admitted the fair- ness of his decisions and felt no rancor. In all his years of teaching in Westbrook it seldom hapt- pened that a pupil promoted by him to the high school without conditions failed to make good. He understood his boys and girls, and was an accurate judge of their capacities. The members of this school unite in wishing him many more years of happiness and usefulness, and rejoice that so many of them know and love him. DEBATING The lack of interest in debating in Westbrook High is greatly to be regretted. Two years ago the school was represented by a well organized debating club, which held regular meetings and had some very interesting and instructive debates. Since then, however, the many other activities of the school have occupfed the attention of the stu- dents and little time has been given to debating, except as required in class work. In many schools the debating club or team is a very important organization, and much time is spent preparing for debates between club mem- bers or with other schools. Westbrook High is proud of her athletic teams and her school play. Can we not also be represented in one of the college debating leagues conducted by Bates and Bowdoin? These two institutions annually ar- range a series of debates between high schools, each school having an affirmative and a negative team on the question to be argued. Great en- thusiasm has been aroused and splendid debates have resulted. There is no reason why VV. H. S. can not have membership in one of these leagues. Many of the students have ability in this line. and our teams could make as good showing as those from other schools. The Westbrook Public Library is well supplied with debating material, and in Miss Lord and Miss Harvey we have two teachers who have had valuable experience in coaching debating teams. The colleges also assist by sending coaches when they are desired. SPANISH IN THE HIGH SCHOOL It will be noted from an examination of the course of study given elsewhere in this issue that Spanish has been dropped from the curriculum. This leaves Latin and French as the foreign languages now offered, one ancient and one mod- ern. In a School the size of this these two are enough. There is no demand for Spanish except in rare cases so infrequent that it is not advisable to retain it as an elective subject, provide a place for it in the schedule, and be under the necessity of keeping a teacher on the faculty competent to teach it. Colleges almost without exception prefer