Atlanta High School - Atalanta Yearbook (Atlanta, IL)

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VI Tv - Q i i !■ ii I ;i. ' I ' i !i ' i t « •i 1 j . r ■ - ENGLISH In the Atlanta High school, English is a required subject. Miss blum is the teacher for the freshman, sophomore, and senior classes, and Miss Walker, for the junior class. The freshman class is divided into two alternating sections. - The first semester one.section studies literature and the other studies’ composition and grammar. The second semester this is reversed. During the first semester the sophomore class continues the study of composition and grammar; the junior class studies letter writing, journalism, debating, and advanced composition; the senior class studies Shakespearean and modern drama. The sophomore class devotes the second semester to English literature; the juniors study American literature, the seniors review literary types-and grammar. At the beginning of the school year the freshman' and sophomohe classes, under-the supervision of Miss Blum, visited the public library and oecame acquainted with the Dewey-Decimal arranging system of books. This system of arranging books is used both in our public and school libraries. •At the end of a four year study of this subject one should be capable of expressing himself both orally and in writing, and also be acquainted with 3ome of the masterpieces of his language. E. L. '37 t.

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SOCIAL SCIENCE Under the division of social science, high school geography, civics, economics and history are 'offered. These subjects discuss man's relations ship to his environment, human relations as they exist in what is known as organised society, explains man as a wealth getter and a wealth user. They also bring to us the past record of. social achievements which, if properly interpreted, serves as a guide for present action and assist in forecasting the future. i t - ’ Unoer the classification of history, American and world history are given. American history gives an account of events from the periods of 'American exploration to the present day. World history is the story of man and his attempts to better his conditions on the face of the {. earth. I. I. Y. '37

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LATIN Latin] Dear Latin] The pride, hope, joy, and. bane of Atlanta's freshmen and sophomores,, few realize how heroically said, freshmen and sophomores sweat and fume and groan trying valiantly to conquer Hercules and Caesar, Such conjugations, such declensions, such indicatives, such subjunctives I The first totering steps in Latin are devoted to a study of vocabulary, the simple facts of grammar, and English words derived from Latin. Interesting items of life as the Romans lived it are ''no perused. In the first part of the second year come more .conjugations, more declensions, more indicatives, more subjunctives—in short, more grammar. Bigger and bettor Latin words are encouraged to flourish and take up residence in the student's minds. Stories about the labors of Hercules and I came; I saw; I conquered Caesar are read with might and main. All in all, there are very few Latin students who don't show a pardonable display of pride when the end of the year rolls around and they have passed Latin. The Latin student has learned and is utilizing new words derived from Latin text books. He has gained a much larger knowledge of Roman life and a more expansive understanding of days long past; also, a feeling that his energy has not been wasted in vain. R. A. i39