Armstrong High School - Rabza Yearbook (Richmond, VA)

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Our physical culture was largely received by marching from school to school to attend our regular recitations, and especially to the Miller Building which looked more like a barn than an educational institution but contained all things necessary for our lessons in architecture and drawing under Mr. Craig. Not long did this intermission last, however, for when cold weather approached, Dr. Evans, our good prin- cipal, thought it too much of an imposition for the little girls of C-1 to tramp through the snow. Much other outside pleasure was had in attend- ing the M Street High School for sewing and free hand drawing, and the Cook Building for domestic science. The girls, especially, were always rejoiced on the days when we were to meet Mrs. Thomas and Mrs. Shaw, to whom we owe so much. With the beginning of our second year we erter- ed our new home. There the industries were carried on more extensively, as our new departments were better equipped for the various subjects. Additions were made to our course of study this year. Mr. Brooks, our instructor in physics, taught us that “Science is exact knowledge.’’ We could not for a moment forget Mr. Wilder who always asked the “‘why”’ and ‘‘wherefore’’ of things. How much we all loved Miss Ida Gibbs, who made our English so very interesting by reciting “‘Charcoal ’ for us! We may no longer hear her lov- ing voice for she has chosen a better stand in life and has taken her abode in Madagascar with her husband Mr. Hunt, the American consul. The third year rolled around quickly and we found as our associates A-1 of business fame, and B-1 who were bent on out-ranking us in Manual Training subjects. This year found C-3 studying Shakespeare, whose dramas we shall always cherish, and compos- ing poetry, which added pleasure to our English, Miss Emily Harper, now Mrs. Williams, will always remain with us because of the memorable way in which she impressed our minds with ‘ French His- tory,’’ Perhaps the most interesting event of the year was C-3’s dinner at which Miss Harper, who acted as hostess, served all the dessert to the guests, and left not a taste for the cooks. Very enjoyable also were the trips to M Street High School fot Biology where Mr Thomas, our teacher, taught us to gen- erate nitrous oxide, 'the laughing gas.’’ ‘This gas remains inexhaustible in C 4, It has always been said that girls could not be mathematicians, but Miss Mabel Harper who joined us in the third year sufficiently proved the contrary through C-3's solid geometry, Our present year has been especially noteworthy because of the life and spirit of A-2, ‘They have the

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reputation of being the most dignified section of the entire school although they have reversed the maxim “Silence is Golden.’’ As we enter their typewriting room we see hanging on the wall the motto ‘-The end of all education is right living.’’ The room is so re- mote that the motto would be in good form if it were The end of all education is right here.’’ Mr. ‘Thompson who has instructed A-2 in short- hand will recommend this section to all who wish to apply for stenographers. He may not know about their conduct, but can easily be informed through Mr. Carter. In the second year of the Business De- partment the same teachers are retained, thus making a strong bond of friendship between pupils and teach- ers. It would be unjust for us to pass over a section so important as B-2, who have won a good record for the school by their thorough course in do- mestic science. This section is extraordinary, as it can absorb in two years what C-4 can in four, For C-4 this fourth year has been the most pleas- ant of all especially because of the work in botany and English. Our botany teacher, Mr. Morton, has taught us to make flower beds without sowing seeds or setting out plants. The Iuglish of this year under Miss Murrell has been most interesting and beneficial. With so eventful a past, the class of 1905 can not but hope to make abundant history in the future for the nam2 and fame of Armstrong. ; ARENTS AND FRIENDS: On behalf of the Class of 1905 I most heartily welcome you here this afternoon to witness our Class Day Exercises. On beho'ding so many encouraging faces we truly feel that the interest of this instituticn is with you and hope that the program to be rendered will convince you that the instruction received at the hands of our dear teachers has not been given in vain. {his school, unlike most High Schools, strives by its course of study to prepare those who labor within its walls for the arduous duties of life. The education we get from books is not the only kind, nor is it the most useful education for practical liv- ing. No boy or girl can expect to be a well rounded man or woman unless he or she learns to do some- thing of a practical nature. To give us some practical knowledge of the principles laid down in the scien- tific fields has been the aim of the Board of Educa- tion. One of the first effects of our industrial train- ing upon us has been our growing desire to have neat, clean and comfortable homes; and this combined with a corresponding training of the mind, will have great force upon the character of us all in the years tocome. The Manual=‘lraining pupils who with