Hollywood High School - Poinsettia Yearbook (Hollywood, CA)

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The Signs of The Zodiac Indicate Signs of The Zodiac Influence The asTroIogers Tell us That The planets inTluence our desTiny and ThaT The naTure oT our personaliTies and The acTiviTies oT our lives can be shaped by The sign under which we are born. There is no doubT ThaT Trom The momenT oT birTh every individual has poTenTiaI characTer TraiTs which, if developed, have a marked inTIuence upon him. To develop The char- acTer Traits which are posiTive and meaningTuI and To provide healThy ouTleTs Tor naTuraI abiIiTies, which if given opporTuniTy Tor expression, may grow into real TalenTs, is The purpose oT The courses which are oTTered aT I-lollywoocl I-Iigh School. Languages Are ImporTan'I' IvlasTering a Toreign language is becoming in- creasingly imporTanT in This day and age, Tor every alert citizen should provide himselT wiTh an under- standing oT The languages and culTures oT oTher lands, Tor The disTances beTween counTries are con- sTanTly growing shorTer. I-lollywood This year has oTTered courses in Tour diTTerenT languages: Span- ish, To TurTher The Good Neighbor Policy: LaTin, To imparT a classical backgroundq French, To lend The diplomaTic Touch: and German, To equip one Tor research and oTher scholarly pursuits. OuTside Trips, supplemenTing classroom acTiviTies, are particularly inTeresTing Tor The Spanish VII and VIII class. This group gains an even greaTer appreciation and undersTanding oT The Spanish language and The people who speak iT Through visiTs To The Padua I-lills Theatre, Olvera STreeT, and Mexican movies. LOOKING FOR ALL THE WORLD like the stock exchange, the stage of the auditorium is a busy place during enrollment week. AS THESE FIVE PERCENTERS read The program changes, Frank Fleischer keeps track of the enrollment in the art classes. ENGLISH LIT I always gets to have a picture in The yearbook because Mr. Russell is the sponsor. THE LEADERSHIP CLASS in This particular picture is being conducted by Buddy White.

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ACTIVITIES

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Native Abilities MR. ROBERT HOLMES directs the choir in one ot the early re- hearsals ot Naughty Marietta. IF WE DARED WE WOUALD caption pictures two and three betore and after the home nursing class took over. But we don't dare, so we will say that these arte two pictures showing the activities in home nursing and incphysl- ology. IF A GIRL TAKES SEWING, she really has something to show tor hcr efforts. Science ls Req uired Because science is so important in the modern world and because discussion in the class room ancl. experimentation in the laboratory are ettective methods ot developing worthy character traits, three courses ot science are required tor gradu- ation. Lite Science, an exploratory course, is a part ot every lOl3's program and a year ot labora- tory science is compulsory in the upper grades. This year, as in the past, chemistry and physics have been popular with the students preparing tor col- lege, and physiology and physical science have been taken by those who are worlcing only tor gradu- ation. I-lowever, all tour ot these courses are ac- ceptable tor university requirements, tor all are well taught on the local campus. I-lome nursing isn't exactly a science course, but during the current semesters several girls who are interested in becoming nurses have combined home nursing with their courses in chemistry and physi- ology. Music Classes Are Popular Even though I-lollywood has been short on music teachers this semester, the music classes still con- tinue to be popular, and the heavy enrollments are maintained. Student teachers trom Immaculate I-leart College supplemented the regular statt ot two teachers, and the department was again able to otter theory and harmony and to reestablish the music maior which was not available tor several semesters. Choir and music listening are the two particularly popular courses in the music department at the present time. Choir otters so many tascinating opportunities lilce talting part in the spring opera and making public appearances that the student tinds it hard to resist, especially it he can sing.