Abraham Lincoln Junior High School - Annual Yearbook (Rockford, IL)

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1936 LINCOLN ANNUAL GENERAL SCIENCE Mr. Foss, Miss Johnson, Mr. Johnson Miss Campbell, Mr. Lofdahl, Miss Prien We have had two and a half years of general science, and we feel as if during that time that we have added greatly to our store of treasures. This is a brief account of our collection. When we started our study in 7A, we learned of our immediate surroundings. This in- cluded a study of air, heat, Fire, and air conditioning of the homes. In addition to this we studied the effects of stimulants and narcotics. In SB and SA we studied chemicals, rocks, stars, water, machines, light, sound, the weather, and more of stimulants and narcotics. In 9B we had a course in general biology that will always be of value to us. This course included a study of plants and animals and of their relationship to man. We studied human biology in 9A with the structure of the body, its functioning, and its needs. As we try to evaluate our treasures from this course, we are impressed with their num- ber. We have learned to observe nature intelligently. Our interest in the world about us has been increased. We are able to solve certain scientinc problems because of the amount oi scientific knowledge we have acquired. We have developed an attitude of mental alertness and curiosity, as well as an appreciation of health. We have gained a knowledge of our place in this world of living things. VVe know that everything is governed by certain laws of nature. We have had the privilege of visiting the electric plant and the water works and have seen how the public cares for the needs of the individual. We have had numerous picture exhibits related to our study. We have made microscopic slides. We have collected rocks and have helped with the science exhibits in the exhibit cases in the hall. All in all, we have gained much interesting and valuable knowledge and have had a most interesting time doing it. The 9B's have General Science Page 18

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Miss Hiland, Miss Rudolph, Miss Olander Miss Burr, Miss Hickey, Miss Cotta 'lliss Geddes, Miss Hyzer, Mr. Ekeberg. Miss Cnbson, Miss Condon Xbsent: Miss Ballard, Miss Morgan l936lJNCOLN ANNUAL ENGLBH XN'e spent three years collecting the treasures offered in English. Even then, we know we have only begun the collection. We shall continue all through senior high school and, we hope, all through our lives. These treasures are of different kinds. Some, such as the work in grammar, we didn't like very well while we were gathering them, but we realize that we shall always be glad we have them. Most of us liked the composition work, both the written and the oral. VVe learned how to express ourselves, so that others could understand us. This has been already of great value to us in our other classes as well as in English class. At first we found it very hard to stand before the class and to talk for several minutes upon some subject, that nervousness soon wore off, fortunately, and now we enjoy it. Our parents tell us they envy us our ability to do this, for some of them find it almost impossible to talk before an audience. VVe wonder what they would do if they had to face the difncult audiences we face, for our class mates are very critical of us and are ready to point out all our faults. In the work in literature we have acquired many treasures. W'e have read a great deal from a great many different writers. VVe have become acquainted with many of the great writers, both of America and of other countries. We have read many of the pieces of liter- ature that everyone should know: we have read a Shakespearean play and are ready for more of them in years to come, we have become acquainted with most of the types of literature and have learned to enjoy biography and poetry as well as fiction. NVe have learned to look for certain qualities in the books we read and have acquired the rudiments of methods of criticism. We have furthered our love of reading as a chief source of pleasure and have learned of more and more books to read. XYe have learned how to discuss the books that we road and enjoy them with others. As we complete our course in junior high school English, we look over our many treasures and rejoice because of them. VVe are sure that we can speak and write more correctly and interestingly than we could before, and we have gained a wide acquaintance with that great nnmher of friends-good books. The 9A Class is Reading Shakespeare Page 17

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I 936 LINCOLN ANNUAL FOREIGN LANGUAGE Miss Morgan, Mrs. Bogen XVhen we open our treasure chest to see what foreign language has given us, we are amazed at the large numbers. Sometimes we thought it was all hard work and wondered what the good of it was, we appreciate it now. VVe had considerable variety from which to select the particular language we wished to learn. ln order to let us make a wise selection, we had in the eighth grade a course in general language. in which we had a taste of each of the languages offered in Lincoln. In general language l. we studied Latin and French, this included a study of the customs and people, as well as of the language itself. ln the next course we studied in a similar fashion Spanish and German. VVe made maps and brought to class current topics dealing with the languages we were studying. By this time we had decided on the particular language we wished to continue in our ninth grade work. Some of us discovered that we did not possess language ability, and this course had given us a useful test of our powers. Thus many of us were saved the disappointment of trying work for which we were not fitted. If we chose to con- tinue the language study, we had the choice of Latin, French, or Spanish. ln these specialized courses we studied the language, translated it into English, and gained a speaking vocabulary which has Fitted us to continue the work in senior high school. Many of us, in making out our courses for senior high school, have taken our favorite language as a major, Let's look at our treasures. Yve can read newspapers and magazines printed in foreign languages3 we have gained the basic knowledge of our chosen one: we can understand to a certain extent the spoken language: we have been greatly aided in our understanding of our own language, English: we understand more thoroughly the nieanfngs of English words when we perceive their derivation: we have gained the desire to pursue the study of our favorite language in years to come. In a Latin ll Class Page 19