Armstrong High School - Rabza Yearbook (Richmond, VA)

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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

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