The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-19
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES
in "a
mentC Iubs-EditOTiaI COnet-Aany


Nh. Kreager of the Junior Achievement
climbs of Springfield spoke at assembly
Yesterday morning on the real power OF
earning a living. He brought out the fact
that % npr cent of the women of the
country were. in 1910, earning money tor
themselves. He showed that a large sal
airy comes only from hard work. He re-
minded his hearers that their salaries
would not increase just because they
grew older or bigger. He hkened
achieving success to climbing creased
pole. One may climb the pole only by az
liking spikes. The first spike Is the rlghI
attitude toward work. The second slHke
is the choice of the right work. One
would not bet on a chicken in a SWIM
ming race. he said. nor should one AT
tempt to do work for which he Is not
adapted. The third spike Is ,tra IN
The last spike is keeping oneself Ut.
In the afternoon Mr.. kreagef again
smoke to an assembly of high school and
grade pupils. He outlined the program
Of the Junior Achievement ciuD ana
promised to help in the formation OF such
clubs, He gave a few instances OF the
benefits of the clubs. illustrating by an
example the value of such project as
that worked out by Il rubber club. lie
showed how to mend Il rubber, and care
fully explained the process. Last night
II Junior Achievement clubs had Deeh
formed. which included Head 10 FooI
clubs. for the study Of proper personal
appearance and health, Rubber clubs ana
Electrical clubs. Mr.. hreagerS EXHIBIT
Of posters and pictures of Junior cluo
work will remain on exhibition a Few
DAYS in the main room.
Such members of the Chemistry class
~ we're able to be present in the chamber
of commerce. rooms last Saturday even
ing were given very interesting anu
practical demonstration OF what chemlN-
try can do in the industrial world, When
Frank =. kreager, assistant dlrectof OF
the Junior Achievement clubs bureau out
lined for them the work of a Junior
Achievement club taking up the study OF
rubber. He showed samples of rubber
i'm various stages of production, told OF
chemical and mechanical processes nece>-
~arv to make it of any value, suggested
some of the still unSOlved chemical PROB
Irms involved, and most practical OF all
showed how simple a matter 1t Is to mend
rubber. hot water bottles, and the like.
if one only knows the simple underlying
ltrinciDlcS. To add to the delight OF the
group. little Mary Elizabeth hreagFr.
seven and a half years old, gave very
clear and expert demonStratI0n on inc
principles of hat making. illustrating
each step of the process by hats for dolls
i'm various stages of completion, each hat
made bv some members of the Little Sis
tpre Junior Achievement club of Spring
field. Mass. of which she is member.
Lastly She showed the hat which she had
made for her little sister, telling IN her
sweet. childish way, just how much each
part of it had cost. Mr.. kreager also ylS-
tied the chemistry class Monday morning,
and in various interesting ways showed
still further the value Of chemistry IN un-
dustry He also told of some of the Jun
ior Achievement clubs which were doing
work along chemical lines.
The chemistry class has become much
interested the last few weeks in the dis
cuSsion of Iadium and its uses. They
have brought to class various magazine
and newspaper articles relating to this
marvellous element and its discOverer. OF
these. two in particular might be men
toned. Can't You Find the Key Holet in
the January American: and The Great
est Woman in the World. in the April
DelineatOr. 1t was also noted with sat
isfactiOn that the first radium has been
brought to Vermont, this radlum to be
used for the treatment of cancer, under
the direction of DIR. c. f. Robinson Of
Barre. OF course the class is awaiting
with keen interest the reports Of the visit
of Madame Curie to this country, and
is very happy over the gift of radium To
be made possible by the women of this
country.
Last Friday afternoon Miss Bags AMI
Mr.. Wilson's chemistry classes went to
the local gas plant to study the methods
by which Illuminating gas Is made in
large quantities. The trip to the gas
house is an annual trip which the science
classes find very interesting.
Miss Bagg's physics class planned to go
to the Retreat last Thursday to see the
electrical apparatus, but because part of
the apparatus was out of order the trip
was postponed to the coming Thursday
The class intends to visit the Estey or
gan plant next week.
This term the juniors have studied edi-
torials and have become interested in
the Open Road Editorial" contest
Through committees chosen by the classes
Il long list of timely topics was posted