West High School - Hesperian Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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ALLEN TEETER . . . Economics . . . Sociology . . . Football . . . Hockey; MARY PALMER . . . World History . . . World Problems . . . Limelight Pictures; WINWORTH WILLIAMS . . . American History . . . Tennis Knowing llomooraoy In years past many a student has complained because of the compulsory study of the history and mechanics of his government. I fowever, those years, as we have said, arc past; and those complaints have gone into the limbo of forgotten things. With the plunging of this country into the Second World War, its sons and daughters have become especially conscious of their birthright of freedom, too frequently taken for granted. They have delved eagerly into the relatively short but epochal history of their land, taking courage in the fact that Americans have fought for freedom five times before—and then the odds were as great if not greater than at present. Young Americans have learned the functions of their government, the meaning of that ponderous and powerful word. Democracy. Even as they learned these things, they vowed that American democracy must not die; that it must be defended, maintained, and developed for the more glorious years. Maps. Books. Magazines, Newspapers... Unfolding a Changing World's Problems

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AMANDA SUNDEAN . . . American History . . . Peace Awards . . . Student Forums; ANCIL B. ILSTRUP . . . World History . . . Sociology . . . I-ootball; MARJORIE SPAULDING . . . American History . . . Civics . . . National Honor Society . . . U. S. Club; HII.D1NG O. JOHNSON . . . Civics . . . American History . . . Student Council FLOYD A. CHANDLER . . . Sociology . . . Civics . . . American History . . . Service Club . . . Stage Crew . . . Noon Movies; WILLIS W. BRADLEY . . . Civics . . . Commercial Law . . . Sociology; FRANK S. INGLEBRET . . . World History Students of Today: World Changers of Tomorrow ... Future Ancient History

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Advancing in Figures Mathematics, the science of perfection, the language of inventors and mechanics, business men and architects. We recall our advancement through algebra, geometry, and the higher studies—developing the mind as well as teaching us this ancient and fundamental art: the art of finding what one wants with the knowledge that is at hand. This is the basic science—one upon which tall buildings, electrical knowledge, and swift moving trains depend. We look back anil remember numbers evolved through laborious processes, until the answer, the one correct figure, has taken its place upon the paper. Now we may look forward to bridges, airplanes, and telephones, which will some day result from our study. Without this knowledge our modern age would be no more advanced than the age of the cave man. Knowing the language of figures and perfection, all things may be brought alwut. THOMAS P. GRUWF.LL . . . Solid Geometry . . . Plane Geometry . . . Trigonometry . . . He pcrian; ALBF.RT I). NELSON . . . Algebra . . . Bj'krtbjll . . . Golf; THERKSK M. GUDF. . . . Plane Geometry . . . Facultv Red Crow Chairman Why Arc Those Angles Equal? ... How Quickly We Forget Our Geometric Theorems and Axioms