Decatur High School - Golden Memories Yearbook (Decatur, AL)

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ANGUAGE DEP RTME Learning to know other people by learning their language is one ot the obiectives of this department. Miss Aileen Pope, instructor in this section of our curriculum, teaches first and second year French and second and third year Latin. A study is made of the lives and customs ot the early Romans and the influence their culture and language have upon our civilization today. In the French classes, when students have become relatively familiar with the mechanics of the tongue, they probe into French literature, art, and government in order to understand ond appreciate the people ot that nation, This department provides a cultural background that is ot as much value as the lcnowf ledge ofthe language itselt. Each notebook Miss Pope grades holds new interests and new facts, J. Weaver tells us that French is interesting. Try it. in the sentence she writes on the board. Miss Pope shows members ot the Virgil class a bust ot this famous poet. What charming French city do you prefer? S, L, Meinhart and B. B. Beatty can show you iust where to find it.

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LIBR RY The library is always a popular place in which to read or study. Our librarian, Mrs. W. T. Jordan, and her staff of workers ntalqe it easy for dubious students xo find their desired material. Have you seen the bulletin board? Six new books arrived today . ln tlie library the students find a large and varied collection of fiction as well as a splendid so'ection of periodical literature to read in tlteir spare tinie. F. l-lodges, T. McRae, and H. Wlwitmire enioy an nour of relaxation in the read- ing room, Sign your name on the card, please, says S. Coleman and P. Stroud readily complies. F. Tucker is busy looking up the unknown words lie finds in liis reading. On the library mantel stands the loving cup won by tlie annuals of '38 and '39, Mrs. Jordon, our ever-helpful librarian, assists E. Nance in finding ntaterial in the reference books. Pirgc llln wily-fnrcr

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We seniors can hardly help but draw a breath at pleasure as we look back over our last year an hrgh school True we have had our troubles but they only made the successes seem more worth whsle Though graduatuon means the breaking up of most of the thrngs we have become accustomed to and the enterlng of an entirely new llfe the years we spent nn hugh school partucu larly as senrors wlll remaln brnght un our memory Our hrst thought was the elec tuon of othcers and the class chose a corps at leaders who proved themselves worthy of the sensors confrdence and trust The following were elected president Davrd per secretary Ann Kumbrough treasurer CDR Jane Brntann There was general relorcung when an exception was made and we were allowed to keep for our sponsor Mass Elrza beth Each who had gurded us so well IU our gunuor year To start the year oft rught the cass broke the all tame record for sales ID the magazine campargn Another unusual pro gram whlch the class carried out was to sponsor successfully two sensor plays All durung the year the group engaged In many worthy undertaklngs and through excellent cooperatton they were hnghly successful We honestly hate to leave But wherever school our own Alma Mater et o Rnght L Drop t ln D Aen Mss Elch A Kumbrough Page Twenty xxx . . A I I Alleng vice-president, Homer Lane Dra- we Q0 we shell Tillie with US C1 POW of OUV Lf t ' 1 H. . er, J, Brtta' , . ll , i ' , . ' l l E , -I I : A T sa . 1, r t