Anacortes High School - Rhododendron Yearbook (Anacortes, WA)

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HAMMOND K08UCR Library UNDER the supervision of Miss Anna Kohler, the library for the past year has been made a most convenient and enjoyable place, adapted to the needs of students and faculty, because of arrangement, timesaving devices, and becoming catalogues and indexes. Co-operating with their librarian-in-chief, the girls working for her have helped to place the library on a strictly business basis. Charging of fines, filing of cards, and different uses of the magazines, all help to make the library very ellicient in its service. In addition to her study hall and library work. Miss Kohler directed this year’s successful senior play. Nothing Hut the Truth. Foreign Languages IT SEEMS that foreign languages were destined to enjoy more popularity this year than was ever known before in Anacortes high school. Mr. Hammond, having lived in France and taught school over there.” is very well fitted for the position of instructing the students in French and also in Latin. French I students learn and study grammar, construction of sen- tences and subjects, and books connected with that study. French II people practice what they have learned, and read books in French such as Le Tulipe Noir.” Monsieur F’errichon” and The Three Musketeers.” Latin II students read not only from Caesars Gallic wars, but also read modern stories in I atin. First-year students study grammar and learn practical words. Pape 12

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RHODODENDRON CKOCRnrnr. MORRISON English Department VS TO the work in sophomore, junior and senior English, there was really no limit to the amount covered. All English classes spent a great deal of time researching in the several branches of American English and foreign literature. With the new reference books in the library, information was salvaged about the works and ideas of the modern as well as classical writers. As work in this line progressed, reports on the various phases were made as extra work, and according to (“lass records the English classes reached a more thorough study in their first semester work because of their extra research. The second semester was devoted to the details of composition and a check up of the essentials of the English language. Throughout the year, book reports were required of all English classes, all ty| es of non-fiction and fiction being read. Although quite unusual, a survey showed that more non fiction book reports were handed in than in the past years. The types studied included the novel, short story, essay, poetry, biography, drama and travel. The junior and senior English classes sought the more advanced branches of literature and composition in the way of debate, dramatics, radio broadcasting and creative writings. Miss Alene Morrison and Mr. Theodore Cederberg are the teachers of most of tin English classes. Business English is in cnarge of Miss Phyllis March. Pa e 11

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RHODODENDRON COWILL OABNKV Social Science Department (CIVICS, history, economics, sociology four of the most important sub Jects in senior high are included in the social science department. Each subject covers one semester. Mr. Kay Cowell teaches civics and history to enthusiastic students, while Mr. Elmer Dabney does the same for his information-seeking sociology and economics classes. All four are intended to enlighten the student on matters affecting the business, social and economic world of yesterday, today and tomorrow. As a semester project, all students of economics and sociology are required to write a theme on a subject chosen by themselves. While these two subjects are not required, they are a source of never-failing interest and information to students who select them to complete their courses. U. S. History and civics are required to be taken by the student who wishes to graduate. Like Mr. Dabney. Mr. Cowell unflaggingly lays new and interesting facts every day before his pupils, who feel that his classes are two of the most enjoyable and informative in the school. Page 13