South Division High School - Cardinal Yearbook (Milwaukee, WI)

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CARDINAL ANNUAL IN QUEST OF KNOWL] Dl -I THE LIBRARY BOOKS, books, books! Yec i: takes more than a mere collection ot books to make a library that lives. If one has grown to love books, to appreciate their fascinating journeys into the realms of the unknown, and into the regions of the known, he thinks of a library as a living thing that serves him. Service to the students is the chief aim of the South Division high school librarv, un- der the guidance of Miss Schmidt. There is always a good selection of fiction taken from the main librarv for the recreation of the stu- dents. A reading list of books for high schools is also avail- Din IN T% 0 CCK-S able. Current magazines of varied ap- peals are kept on the table beside Miss Schmidt ' s desk. Since the beginning of school in Sep- tember, the library has acquired some good books for its shelves, such as Better Speech by Woolbert and Weaver, Moby Dick by Melville, Short Stories by Ward, Little Women bv Alcott, and A Certain Rich Man by White. Two Gregg shorthand dictionaries have been added to the librarv. ■.- The library has many i i | pictures in it; the latest addition is one of Old Ironsides set in a frame made of wood taken from the old itself. frigate 21 •

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CARDINAL ANNUAL THE FIRST STOP THE OFFICE SOMEONE said, All roads lead to Rome. ' ' Students of South Division can trut hfully say, Most roads lead to the office. A glimpse into the office on registra- tion day is a real experience. The mill- ing, seething mass surges up to the counters, each person having a different purpose, and asking a different question. On one side of the office, behind a for- midable barrier, Mr. Coblentz and Mr. Book consult each other about matters of grave importance. On the other side, the office force. Mrs. Hintz, Miss Smerlinski, and Miss Monsen, is trying to ac- WHO ' S HI I complish half a dozen things at a time. The personnel of the mob is interest- ing to note. The freshman cringes in the corner to which the upper classmen have relegated him. The sophomore as- sumes a look of great dignity as be waits his turn. The junior tries to look se- date, but wishes that he could be as noisy as the others. Last of all, from Ins dizzy heights, the sen- ior looks down indif- ferently on his lowly fellows. However, registration day comes only once a semester, but the work of the office goes on forever. All in all, the office is the hub of our universe, isn ' t it? •df 20

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CARDINAL ANNUAL PLANE GEOMETRY MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT EGYPT had mathematicians. Greece had mathematicians. Today Eng- land and America have men who are prominent in all branches of mathe- matics. When Egypt was at the height of its civilization, the Egyptians used mathematics in the construction of the pyramids. Since those days the impor- tance of mathematics has gradually in- creased, until today it is considered the most im- portant of all sciences. Realizing the value of this science in daily life, South Division offers its students eight semesters of mathemat- ics. This course in- cludes algebra, geome- try, and trigonometry. Rv Degri i s Algebra provides many thrills to the students in quest of intricate problems. The solution of graphs is very interesting and advantageous because of the incr eas- ing use of graphs in commercial work. Geometry develops the mind, because in proving theorems the student learns to think clearly and logically. Then too, geometrical designs are used in ar- ticles of clothing, from loud neckwear to flashy hose. If the student has completed f o u r se- mesters of aleebra and three of geometry, he may in his last semester take trigonometry, the hardest study in the course.