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I&: y :;*J &a r*mzt : r.-m v ':M, -- lj$JU r 1 $; &.' •;& •W' VOLUME TWO EDITORIAL STAFF Wtor ji Chief..... .Richard dtenger Published in the Interest of the McHenry Community High School, McHenry, Illinois, Thursday, December 18, 1934 22, altho * considerable amount may be earned daring the college coarse. By Assistant Editor. «•*«»'. .. Frank Pagt the time he is 28, his income equals •Sv'.'*" • • i ,1 Sewing .-••Elizabeth Boger Athletics ........... ..Adrian Thomas Science ., , t ^ •A d e l e P u f a h ) Commercial v.J. .Ida Reynolds Senior .. .William Nye Junior ... ..Catherine Walah Sophomore!.*^..... .John Fay Freshman .....•>,*. .George Stenger Girts* Athletics. . .Lillian Boss Humor .. .J.***.* ..*.,Alb?n Anderson Literary ."t .Marjorie Whiting Cooking . t............ Elizabeth V ogt Music ... .. ,Mary McAndrewa Personate .... ,fterte*l Spencsr IS EDUCATION WORTH WHILE lite sole purpose of education is net merely to increase the easing capacity of our boys and girls, but to accomplish things which are far more important than that. The following article, taken from the Illinois Teacher shows just one of Ae accomplishments of education and it seems that it would be well for each of us to note that the earning capacity of our communities is affected by our educational institutions: The untrained man goes to work as a boy of 14 and reaches his maximum income at SO, on the average of less than $1,200 a y&r. Since his income is largely dependent on physical strength and manual dexterity, it falls off at 50 or earlier, to a point below the level of self support. More than 60 out of every 100 untrained workers are dependent upon others for support at tbe age of 60. The total earnings from 14 to 60 •re about $45,000. Not more than |2,000 is earned in the four years that would have given him a high school education. The high school graduate goes to work at 18, passes the maximum earnings of the untrained man within seven years, rises steadily to his own maximum of approximately $2,200 at 40, and continues at that level for the remainder of his active life. His total earnings from 18 to 60 are about $78,000. The $38,000 more than that earned by the untrained man represents the cash value of a four-year high school course. The college or technical school graduate begins his permanent earnings at that of the high school graduate at 40, and it continues steadily to rise, practically without a break. Since his income is dependant upon Us mental ability and training constantly improved by practice, it increases instead of diminishes with the yearsp The average of $6,000 at 60 is often surpassed. His total earnings from 22 to 60 (not including anything earned during the college period* is $150,000, The $72,000 more than that earned by the high school graduate represents the caah value of college' and technical ' tracing, * "A second major item of the non-tax cost of sHiools is the cost of maintaining students who are net self-supporting and who would be self-supporting if they were not in school. The assumption is that education results in such increments to the later productive capacity of students that the cost is eventually liquidated. Such may very probably be the case, but one of the elements needed for intelligent ap preciation of the problem of costs is knowledge of the whole cost which must be met. Nor can we as a people hope successfully to carry on an enterprise which costs annually a hundred millions of dollars in public money, unless we can set up both sides of the ledger on something bettor than an assumption basis." But now comes Dean Lord and furnishes "something better than ait assumption basis." Let us grant that the student could have earned the $2,000 if he had worked the four yeair ;nstead of going to high school and that this amount would have "maintained" him. Let us suppose also that his high school education coat society another $1,000, which is Burely a high estimate in Illinois. Still society would be the gainer by $30,000, sinct the student's earning power would be ncreased $33,000. This means that the "productive capacity" of the student has been increased so that not only the "cost is eventually liquidated," but also society is the gainer by $30,000. Therefore,. it is foolish to worry about the cost of maintaining high school students who might be self supporting if they were not in school, and even more foolish to suggest "lopping off tiie school enterprises above and beyond the elementary school," in order to reduce costs. Notice that both the authorities quoted and compared above are considering only the materialistic, dollarand- cents value of education. But surely the cultural values, civic efficiency and satisfactions gi4en by high school and college education are worth something. In fact, they are considered invaluable by the people clause shows, having such education, and are gen erally -admitted to be necessary to maintain oar preeent civilization. If they we*e given a money value, they would certainly largely increase the balance in favor of education. Therefore, oar state most take no backward step in education. We mast go forward. Mr. Stringer had quite a task choosing from all the volunteers. Many were disappointed, (Oh, yes). - How is this for ^ description: "An unkempt, sun-dried, blatant, picturesque mob of five thousand Missourians, with guns on their shoulders, revolvers stuffing their belts, bowie knives protruding from their boottops and generous rations of whiskey in their wagons.--." This description was found in a history. Of course this happened longago >a» Dm ttat ' SENIOR CLASS NOTE* * Huntley is the next problem on the basket ball schedule. An^ how we beat Woodstock for the first time in many years. A very appetizing dish exhibited was the "egg a la goldenrod." We know now why they call things "problems" in the sewing class, ft fs a very appropriate name. We are sorry that we will ha"ve to send Huntley away defeated just before Christmas, but whatchgonta do? The American history class was quite happy, they had no class one day and no five minute talks for the 'ast couple of days. • What was the matter with some of the junior girls when Mr. Duker was telling them how good the girls' glee ?lub sang ? They didn't seem to want to talk. We certainly have to hand it to the cooking class for making candy. It was said by some that some wonderful fudge and peanut brittle was found in the lockers. Some very good things were on exhibit Saturday night, especially the things of the cooking class. Certain ones can vouch that the candy and stuffed dates were good. The seniors were quite elatod whan the honors of furnishing the ushers for the dedication services last Saturday night was conferred upon them. " -'ft'; :p|Tv£-'.: • "I , Xj --1 * '--ONLY FIVE MORE SHOPPING DAYS BEFORE CHRISTMAS-- FOR LAST MINUTE GIFTS HARDWARE! Everybody who still has gifts to buy should visit 'our store, which is headquarters for ^presents which answer the puzzling question, ^'WHAT SHALL WE GIVE" A POCKET KNIFE ALWAYS. 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Attractive for table use and much dish washing • •• Bread Pan._.i Pudding Dish 85ev Cake Pan 75c Casseroles, round. $2.00t Casseroles, dval-_.^.*„»..,-.**--tt-25 Pie Plate wr* . 99c. GET YOUR PENCIL NOW--Sit down with your pencil and this list RIGHT NQW and see if from these suggestions you can't solve your shopping problems , : FOR HEi . Enamel Ward Scissors or Shears Carving Sets Mixing Bowla^g^ Dinner Sets 1*V Aluminum fOR Hfll Flash Light Vacuum Bottle Lunch Kit % Razor Shaving Outfit' Ash Tray FOR BROTHER Skates FOR SISTER Dolls Dishes Table and chaifi Paint Boxes Books Laundry Sets Doll Beds LARGE CROWD ATTENDS DEDICATION SERVICES The exhibit and dedication exercises which took place last Saturday night were attended by six hundred people. Before the entertainment, by way of Bhowing the community the work that is being done, the building was open to all who wished to inspect. Exhibits were prepared in most of the roomB, such as themes, maps and class work. The chemistry and physics classes performed experiments for the enjoyment of the spectators. Our building doesnt seem to be quite large enough, however, because at the assemblage of the people in the auditorium there was not enough seating room. The entertainment consisted of musical numbers by the high school organizations and a very good speech by Mr. Fisher, an old resident of McHenry. Mr. Fisher was the superintendent of the school here several years ago and is probably very well known by the older members of the community. His speech dealt with the educational challenges that we should see and the human side of everything, which must be considered in order to bring success. The opening and closing numbers of the program were given by the high- school orchestra. During the course of the entertainment the Girls' Glfee club ar ' the Boys' Glee chib, only a recent organization of the school, sang to the apparent enjoyment of everyone. The entire building was again thrown open to the public after the exardaaa. other ones to the* list. We will be given a certain number of credits for each rule we observe. Elsie: "Shall we bring tooth paste tomorrow night?" Miss Stockebrand: "What for?" Elsie: "To make the flowers with." Miss Stockebrand told the girls to bring tooth picks to make their flowers with and Elsie misunderstanding asked if Wee. should bring tooth paste. PERSONALS Oh, Clyde, you're so brood minded. Why did I take short hand, why, oh why, oh why. Pauline Kennebeck was absent from school Thursday and Friday last. Harold wrote the theme, but he still thinks .stenography is a wee bit hard. No Catherine, just because wheat is a dollar a bushel of it isn't buckwheat. Why is Catherine bearing such a broad smile? Santa Claus is coming soon. Ever since Paul has the part of Hamlet he throws out his chest an<} struts the halls. Everybody is sure to watch Torchy pnd the movable grave yard during convocation soon. Mr. Duker suggests that while Mr. Tallmadge is directing the orchestra he stand in the balcony in order to save the furniture. No wonder Dick O. keeps in training. He has to run to school morning and noon or else he would be late. Wasted energy? Ask Dick. ' A young gentleman who was walkover and ask her for them?" George had a bad cold and wanted to know the reason why he got it, so he went to the doctor. The first question the doctor asked was, "What size shoes do you wear?" George: "Ten and one-half." Doctor: "No wonder you have a cold, the largest part of your body is on the ground." ~ JUNIOR CLASS The plays, "The Minister Pro Tem," and part of "Hamlet" are the chosen ones. Paul Pat/.ke is to play the part of a modern Hamlet; Berteel Spencer, Ophelia the famous, and Arthur Krause, the grave digger. Revenge is sweet, Arthur, so throw old Hamlet himself right in the grave. Correct these statements: Dick Overton studies each lens on forty minutes a day. Amelia Regner doesnt like the idea of getting two weeks' vacation. Hilda May is too alert. Albert Stilling is a born cheari^L Her brother did the dishes and let-' her go skating. Ida will be a tragedienne. PAPER NUMBER 12 Mayme Kagg and aha is liked becaaaa she does all her work and all her plnr that way. The altos got a fine voice when H&f Reynolds joined the glee club, ton. She sang well. Miss O'Sullivan is to be congratulated in her work with tfeft girl singers. We think the town can well ha proud of such musical organisations aa Mr. Koerner's and Miss O'Sullivan^ organizations as well as of the orchestra. The students and directors --*» in thanking the townspeople for patronage of such enterprises as evening's program. ; ^ ORCHESTRA GIVES GOOD PROGRAM When fdrty students, ranging in age from IS to 18, can be trained into real musicians and then be all gathered on the stage under a competent leader, the program cannot be a poor one. The orchestra recital last evening ing down the street with an oversized j was enjoyed by a good crowd and no young woman became embarrassed \ one set far has said that he did not get KSESCtt TTie physics class is in the market for old alarm clocks. Work on the thermostats requires spring steel and balance wheels. The chemistry classes gave a number of demonstrations Friday. They gave one to show the use of old style gun powder and the signal flash powders used by trainmen. In the water and wine experiment the water apparently tarns the wine and then back to water. Paul Patxke proved that air has weight by exploding a glass flask with a vacuum in it. Mary McAndrews and Mildred Gibbs showed how an apparently empty bottle can be made to explode an indefinite number of times. Use of thermite light will be demonstrated and as the light is so bright the students are instructed to close their eyes. The most interesting of these were repeated the night of the dedication. Violet Vycital and Frances May did oxygen experiments. The zoology classes have been working on the black jumping spider. Because of the cold weather no spiders are available so the text book and blackboards are used for dissecting. The peculiar characteristics of this spider is that it can jump about five times its own height. The spiders do not bite, but punctures the skin. It contains a sack filled with poison. Many people think that the biae of a tarantella is able to kill a person. No spider has ever been known to do this. The spiders in the south are deadly enemies of the horses, which they have been known to killv COMMERCIAL NOTHi Shorthand & getting harder all the time. We have new bookkeeping desks in the commercial department. We have vstarted the purchase books and salesMxjoks this week. The typing I students can type on an average of about thirteen words a minute. Stenography I class are to receive 1% credits for stenography and typing for one year. Lisle, correcting someone else's paper: "Gee, I wish I could get a grade like this. This is the only time I ever see one. The typing I students are taking blindfold tests so m to prevent them from looking at' the keyboard while doing daily work. ' SEWING We had last treek set aside far making Christmas presents. We girls certainly think Mr. Miller very much for giving us the fly swatters. We think we ought to have a special chair for Martha M. so that she cant fall out of it. Lately she? has -been falling off of her chair. We are decorating fly swatters. We bind the edge with a colored yarn and make small flowers and leaves to put on the end of the handle in the sereen part. A group of girls were appointed on a committee for the purpose of making health rules. Once a month we will talk about these ndea and add when a lad of six confronted them and asked, "When is the balloon going up, Mr.?" Miss Oates: "Albert, how far do you think your liberty extends?" Yippo: "To the tip of the next person's nose." Miss Stockebrand was asking the cooking class if they had a copy of the Ladies' Home Journel of two years ago. She wanted some candy recipes that Mrs. Snyder had published in that copy. Lenore said "Why don't you go at least a half dollar's worth of entertainment out of the fifty cents spent bn a ticket. Especially fine was the boys' Marching song. It w£nt with real zest. Albert Stilling certainly contributes a good deep bass to the glee club. The girlsasang well, too, under the direction of Miss O'Sullivan. Several people have asked who was that laughing, confident, winning girl who put her heart as well as her voice into the "Shoogy Shoo" song. That was DtJMBBBLL POEMS | Where can man bagr a eap tm Ms knee? Or a key to the lock of his hairT. Can his eyes be called an acadmay Because there are pupils there T In the crown of his head what gtmt are found? Who travels the bridge of his noaat Can he use, when shingling the roof of his house The nails on the ends of his toea? Can the crook in his elbow he sent te jail ? p. If so, what did he do? How does he sharpen Mfb^jshadH blades ? IH be hanged if I know, do yo«T Can he sit in the shade of the his hand? .Or beat on the drum of his ear? Does the calf of his leg eat the ea on his toes? If , 4% *W aofcgrow corn on his eart - Kaota RiginaL WHAT THE ALUMNI ARE DOING Earl Walsh, 1923--Working in haxi* ware store in McHenry. Harriett Bobb, 1923--Employed at Fox River Valley State bank. Ellen Frisby, 1923--Staying at home at present, but expects to start in the Elgin watch factory in a time. (Torn to next page) AN IDEAL Christmas Gift FOR THE FAMILY 4'* - >1 \ RADIO EQUIPMENT in McHenry, West McHenry affd Wdtifcoiida" Kent .Motlfl 29 Receivios Set We chose the Atwater Kent line of Radios and Loud Speakers after testing out almost every pc puter ir.ake of Radio. 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