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Scholastic Standards, Scho M r. C~rver, faculty advis~r to the Monroe yearbcok. :; . a ssisted b y Esther Roc~off , R•lph Mere<$ and Ruth Holcomb. The ide\ of chemistry <>xperiments may not app~•I to some, but How~td F;nk, Lillf~n Si~ver ~ ly dnd Fritncis Ric~ se~m to thin&: ihdt it's •II ;n It d•y'> work. Mo n roe i s one ot th& fow high s<:.hoofs. in the Rochester btea ha'1in9 f~t1cir.'3 as a major sport. Rkh~rd Le\ • right. i5 ~hown pArrying hii opponent ~d Davi<' lunge. l f Monroe High School is best describ<)d by lhc word \<lyo Everywhere the1-.; is pulsiu!( activity. High ~d,ohstic standards, line school ~pirit , a wide variety o( ,:ourse!I and a guperb guidance service characteri,.c :\fon1'1}e. In Septembei· 192!;, :Monroe Junior High $('.hool npt,ued with William E. Hawley a$ priodpal. F.veutually. M,,nroe beea.me a sen- iol' high ~thool. At it8 pe.tk, i\lo11i-oc hou~etl 2,600 students, but the present enrollm.,nt ;,. around 1,400. ln 1947, :Vlr. Hawley, who had gui,k<l Monr,w ever ~inee iti: beginninir, went to Brighto11 as su11ci-ink.11de11t . He w1ts succeeded by Miss Mary A. Sheehan, .former vicc-p1-incipal and one o( tht, ouls\an<linit educat.ional lea,fors in the sta1.t1. Tcchnk<tl. ~~tJ·etadal and anMlemk t~ou, ... scs a,•c (:onsidere<l of ~qunl imporuincc al. .Monroe. l:'riuting, commc>'cial art, cabincl shop, machine shop, photography and draft- ing are some of the courses offered to boys and gil'ls who want a career in one of t.he of the technical field,;. 'T'yping, shorthand, bookkeeping and otnce practice are available to students who want to m,ike theil' lh,ing in the field of busiliess. Pre.college training a.lso occupies :,n imr,or- By An dre• t,rnt place in :Vlonr guaxe~. rnaU1. Acienc .., studies arc offet·ed 1 . prnud of the fact lha gra,luate~ eolltinue th i uation in colleges and 1 Mnd nur::r-ing- sr.hool~. School spirit al :.VI 1 spiri L i~ (,vid~nct\d b.i · ness of the ~t.udcol.s :ul ~hip in cxtra-<:urric the athletic teams, M newspaJler, Fencing ( I lations Cluh, and th~ 1 clul>s and student act.' ' tion of t.he spi _ dt al. 11- t of the students to sen job to be done 1,rou never a lack of volu l The guidance and , , atudents at .l:lonroe is- tant features of the e has it.~ own ,:ounAelor, : through the ~cnior ye' , give students individ school course of stud and future education 'fhere is a special l l The keynot& of all Rochester ,chaals is s•lely. Monroe bo~n9 no exception, maintblni ,, ~rack Safely Patrol. Uoifo,meol guud, are on duty ,t dll interse4;fion~ ~dj.:,cent to th<! school are,c1 :