Woodstock High School - Eureka Yearbook (Bryant Pond, ME)

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ito rials VALUE OF DRIVER EDUCATION Driver Education, the new course in our high school, is ot more value than people realize. Mr. O’Connor is the instructor and is a very nice teacher. The requirements of the course are that one must be fifteen years of age, and have thirty hours of classwork and six hours of actual driving. These are the state requirements. The instructor likes to get in more driving than is required, if possible. The state issues tests which are given for the permit before one can start the course. An eye test is also necessary. The permit which Mr. O’Connor gives, however, is good only while driving with him. If one is a license holder when he takes this course, he is required to have a permit just like the students without a license. Quizzes, which are given over the textbook, are standard tests furnished by the A.A.A. One important benefit of the course is that, if a boy completes the course, he get a deduction of 10? to 15? on his automobile insurance. I feel that it is money well spent and, if all schools continue to have driver education, 1 can’t help but believe that it will cut down our terrible tralfic record. All of these people that are killed, or perhaps crippled for life, have a right in this world just as much as you or I. I sincerely hope that this course will be continued at Woodstock High School, as I feel it benefits many students who wouldn’t have the opportunity to learn otherwise. Some families do not have cars and some young people would not care to leam to drive if the course were offered in school. I believe it should be a required subject. I hope many people will give this matter careful consideration. Geraldine Cushman HOW TO GET THE MOST OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL If you can finish high school, you should do it, because without going through school, there isn’t much that you can do to get ahead in life. The people who leave school before they graduate will find that the chances of their getting the job they have always wanted is very slim. To get the most out of high school, work hard, get along with people, and do the best you can. A high school diploma means a better all-round job, a better career, and a chance to advance in life. So stay in school, and get the most out of it. It will be better for you now, later, and always. Alan Farrington, ’59 SUCCESS Success, in a broad sense, means different things to different people. Per- haps it means the gaining of money or position. To a housewife, success may result from keeping a home neat, clean, comfortable, and happy. 5

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Standing: Louise Martin, Kaye Ring, Beverly Roberts, Dorothy Bean, Herbert Hatfield, Jr., Mrs. Crockett, Gerald Smith, Christine Berry, Nadine Waterhouse, Hazel Crocker, Lena LaValley. Sitting: Geraldine Cushman, Beverly Poland, Leatrice Farnum. Absent: Clinton Cushman, Hilda Henley, Nancy Cawley. Editor in Chief Geraldine Cushman Exchange Dorothy Bean Assistant Editor Beverly Poland Hilda Henley Activity Editor Nadine Waterhouse Seniors Geraldine Cushman Beverly Poland Literary Editors Kaye Ring Juniors Hazel Crocker Hilda Henley Sports Editors Clinton Cushman Dorothy Bean Lena LaValley Sophomores Beverly Roberts Alumni Editor Leatrice Farnum Louise Martin Advertising Geraldine Cushman Freshman Nancy Cawley Leatrice Farnum Mary Jane Mclnnis Beverly Poland Nadine Waterhouse Typists Geraldine Cushman Dorothy Bean Leatrice Farnum Christine Berry Hazel Crocker Evon Gerrish Beverly Poland Nadine Waterhouse Hilda Henley Herbert Hatfield, Jr. Lena LaValley Gerald Smith 4

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According to the dictionary, “Success is the favorable result, issue, consequ- ence; a prosperous ending to an attempt or undertaking of something. To one person, success may mean the pleasing of another person. Then there is a public success, such as being elected President of the United States; or a notorious success, as being a leader of a so-called gang. Success may mean to a captain of a steamship or to a pilot of a plane or any other craft, getting safely from port to port and accomplishing his mission. To movie stars, success would mean the way they presented themselves to the public, in their acting ability and in their appearance. In a different direction, what woidd success mean to a teacher? I think perhaps to a teacher success would mean really getting across to the pupil an understanding of the problems that might confront him through the school year, and ideas to help in solving his future problems. Perhaps it would be a success to build up someone with low mentality, so that he could do more things for himself and get them right. On the other hand, let’s take the side of the pupil. Success would mean the ability to study and learn and to get good ranks. Naturally, if a child got a rank of 100 two or three times, he would boast, because that would be his successful attempt to better his grade from the 50 or 60 marks he had pre- viously been getting. To a basketball team, success would mean not only winning a game but the way in which it was won, or perhaps even lost. Success might mean what the players put into the game. If they did better than they had done at other times— really fought all the way and showed good sportsmanship—they woidd have achieved a measure of success. To any individual, success means the favorable result and achieving an end which answers the purpose intended. Christine Berry, ’59 INDUSTRIAL ARTS COURSE Last year the shop was cut down in size to make a new classroom. When it was converted, a storage space was made underneath the front steps entering the school with a direct door between it and the shop. A new overhead garage door was also installed. The shop has a new foundry and a new jig-saw. Next year they are planning to get a new oxy-acetylene torch. There are 23 boys taking Ibis course. The present graduating class started the course when it was put in 4 years ago. The only Seniors who have completed the entire course are Clinton Cushman and Phillip Davis. John Chase, who graduated from Woodstock in 1956, is now at G.S.T.C. training to be an Industrial Arts teacher and Clinton Cushman has been accepted for this fall. Mr. Keniston, the instructor, is a graduate of Gorham. The following is a list of a few of the things which the boys have been mak- ing this year: model house, gun cabinet, a reproduction of an antique, cedar chest, metal-hammers, book-ends, landing nets, end tables, clamps, book-case, cold chisels, stools, chairs, coffee tables, telegraph sending and receiving sets, electric motors, hot dog roaster, turned bowls, metal bench plate stand, tire bead breaker and automobile engine work. This course offers four types of training: Woodworking, Metal Working, Automotive Work and Electricity. Even though it was cut down in size it still is one of the best shops in all the small schools around. 6