White Plains High School - Oracle Yearbook (White Plains, NY)

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DICATIO The Oracle dvdicalce dt I7IUlZSIiI'Ilfl'S ll principle I0 which ll physicist fieciimtvs his !Ii7i1iifY flLII,Ul life. Familiar are the equations, and familiar, foo, is the COIIMLI-llt'I' of cojffe brewed by Mr. Wilson. HIS yearis dedicatee, Mr. John C. Wilson, is a teacher respected and very well liked by his stu- dents. A member of the science department, he has for about twenty years been teaching a most in- teresting course in physics here. He is a man noted for his pleasant disposition, and for his modesty about his many achievements. ln his field, he has written textbooks and workbooks. Outside of school, hc has won recognition both for his civic contribu- tions and for his military record during the Second wlorld Wvar. Because he trusts his students. he uses in his classes a highly effective and much valued honor system. His sense of fair play and his willingness to give up much of his leisure time to help his students have made him at popular teacher and our friend. Thus. with at feeling ol categorical rightness, we fondly dedicate the 1953 Oracle to Mr. Wilson.

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E could learn from cats, say au- thorities on the subject, who cite among qualities admirable in all teach- ers such traits of the cat as foresight, diplomacy, patience, and serenity. A cat, they tell us, is comforting and understanding. It has a soothing per- sonality. Philosophical in outlook, it is wedded to neatness and order, we read. A cat takes admirable care of its young. and often shows consider- able ingenuity and resourcefulness in meeting the demands made of it, and in methods of teaching the youngsters. ln a complimentary sense, therefore, we think of cats as teachers. gjy-jk -Af Y 3 Q