Manual High School - Thunderbolt Yearbook (Denver, CO)

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PAUSAMOS UN MOMENTO PARA UN RE FRATO, LANGUAGE LANGUAGE has always been an essential part of education. During the last year language ranked second. in numbers enrolled, among all elective subjects at Manlial. The study of for- eign languages at Manual has gone through several stages. Latin formerly was the language most commonly studied, but, of recent years, it has been taken largely by those planning to study law and medicine. Before the World War. German was the most popular with French and Span' ish holding second place and third. respectively. At the opening of the World War, German was immediately dropped from the curriculum and French took its place. The recent realization of Coloradifs geographical nearness to Spanishfspeaking people may be considered the major factor causing Spanish to become Manual's most popular foreign language subject. Though French had gradually died out at Manual. it was revived in 1932 and now shows promise of future growth. The future may bring many changes, but, if the past is a measure. the true worth of lan' guage:-1 will remain unaffected by the March of Time. LOS RETRATOS HABLAN UNA LENGUA UNIVERSAL. Ten Legg V 5 . es, - ' ,. 'S 5 S . 1 x -- ,i , JI If ' ' '-xii -. . -X1 fl ii is X5 i l Xi i I1 Xl . . l I ' 4 ll ! 4' ,6U. w ll. il' 'll i Ja , i 1- i ,i 1 1 1. , i , , ' xi i i ,, ., i , Xqvgpta f x . , Q 4 1 vt v im in l l illliil -LEGFTWZ .Tig C H H ,ll lil f1'llllllI l ll fl lll.1 1llillgqfi,i'flflllj if r. t i.qii.llIllll . ,. flllFllllillIllllIE IIIIIQQZQZ Yamila

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fi'.fTL1iJl51l'ILTlIj'iI. 'ffll'ELfI'f7 ' , ir 'Ji Illllllljllllll Ml, if' X737 4 '? ii l 1' , ., W ,, - ia - ii v I mu 1 , l 1 A I 4 7 lllllll llll n I' ...Q I -. I I I rrmf E ri tl lllllll ' i ill' I II' 1, lw ' f . lil i F it I ' , I 1 , 1 X ha' li!! Q if I r ldYl,' I' li: llhlilliIlilllllillll!lJTImltll'Illlllltlllll i-Lllll' I W X ' X I X rl . I5 I M ii ,T pain' Iii 'NX IRIN P - - as U I -all 1-- in . -J'-as H- WHY DID THE IROQUOIS HELP THE ENGLISH COLONISTS? SOCIAL SCIENCE SOCIAL science ranks second in the number of pupils enrolled, as during the first semester of the past year 760 Manualites studied some course in that department. History is the foundaf tion of all social science subjectsg it is a vital subject, because without a knowledge of the past, the present can never be understood. Neither can the world's literature be understood without a knowledge of its historical setting. Three new courses have been created in the last three years. The classes in Social and Eco- nomic Problems and American Problems were organized for the purpose of instructing students in the art of successfully carrying on their home relationships and instructing them in the responsi- bility of participating in governmental affairs. The Aikin course combines history and English into experimental classes which promise to obtain widespread recognition in the future. Psychology, the study of the human mind, has been presented at Manual for years but new discoveries in the Held have changed the approach greatly. The classroom library has revolutionized social science teaching. Time was when a text book was the only book used. But today the student secures the view of many great minds through the medium of many books, instead of one. ' YOUR PROBLEM IS EVERYBODY'S PROBLEM. Nine X III Hllllllllw ISIIIZ HIE HER H513 Q lllllifllll

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HUXK DU YOU FIND THE CIRCUMFERENIIE OF A CIRCLE? MATHEMATICS MATHEMATICS courses have held their popularity through the years at Manual. The above is true. in large measure, to the fact that the modern machine age requires at least a practical mathematical education, Of course, those who plan to enter the engineering Held. or any branch of science, must take more specialized courses. Every student who completes the eighth grade takes some course in this subject, but those who continue their education take much more. In the early days of Manual. highly technical courses were given, designed primarily to prepare people for college entrance. These courses are still given, if many people desire them, but consideration is given to the needs of both the students who will not continue with mathematics, as well as those interested in engineering and other vocations requiring mastery of the higher principles of this exact science. The technical progress of the world has been due, in large degree, to growth in the Held of mathematics, for such advances depend vitally upon accuracy of measurement. Thus, though methods of teaching and objectives have changed. mathematics retains the same high place today that it held in the early days of Manual. SEE WHO CAN FINISH FIRST Elem-vi