Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-08-14
Supplement rr High and Vocational School, Mt Jackson
MT. JACKSON
GRADUATES
Are Making Way In World-Educa
ton Essential

The object of this article is to en-
phaslze the necessity of our boys and
girls OF school age giving ample time
and attention to training for life's
activities. Every boy and every girl
should consider very carefully his or
her opportunities, with and without
training, before attempting life's
I problems and if education will make
/ the burden lighter then he or she
as the case may be should strive to
the utmost to make good all posso-
bliitIes toward this end. We are liv
ing In the most interesting age in
the history of the world. The inven
tions which have been made during
the last century have lightened the
burdens of everyday life to a very
great degree, and if possible have
made 1t even more important that
we have better training than before
for in many cases the manipulation
OF these inventions and the operation
of the new pieces of mechanism re-
.quires much more training and skill
than tn old equipment did which our
ancestors used. Then too we are
told by our leading scientists that
our wave of progress is only in its
infancy; this being the case, how
much more should we strive to be
prepared to fill our respective places
intelligently and proftably in what
ever capacity they may be?
Education, whether it be in pub
lie school, college, or out in the
world. is our best resort during our
period of preparedness, and when
proper attention is given along this
line we need not worry, for there is
a harvest in store for us. 1t is the
agency that takes man from the
stratum of ignorance to the layer of
intelligence and the only one. We
are very proud that our progress in
school systems has been kept abreast
with progress along other lines. The
boys and girls of today are realizing
more than ever before the impor-
lance of preparation for the battles
of life
A follow-up record which has been
kept of the boys and girls who grad
uated from the Mount Jackson High
School during the last four years re-
veals some very interesting facts.
This school has turned out approx
mately eighty graduates during this
time, and the work that they are do
ing is very gratifying to their par
ents, teachers and all those who are
interested in their welfare There
are almost without exception en-
gagged in some line of useful ac-
tivity, and are leaders in their re-
spective work, and have a much bet
ter outlook for promotion than those
who were not so fortunate, or who
did not take timely advantage of
their valuable opportunities. OF these
eighty young people, 8 5 per cent have
entered institutions of higher learn
ing, 80 per cent are now farming;
Is per cent are teaching, and the re-
naming 5 per cent are doing pub
lie work of some kind. We look
upon the situation with considerable
pride and hope that the tendency to-
ward larger and better schools,
larger and more determined senior
classes will continue. A very fine
spirit of this tendency has been man
ifested in our midst this school ses-
sion when on February IA our mod
edn school building was demolished
by fire, only one week INTERVIEWED be-
tween this catastrophe and the re
Stunning of regular school activities.
The people of the town aided the
school authorities to the extent that
in this short time suitable places
were obtained and equipped for car
rying on the work the remaining
part of the year Due to the plan
of making up the time lost, we were
able to close the full session in regu-
lar season. This thorough going CO.
operative spirit of our people should
be highly commended, all of which
manifests our thirst for better
aimed young men and young
women.
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