Belleville Township High School - Bellevinois Yearbook (Belleville, IL)

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BELLEVINOIS •£ he eftiaroon and ‘White School Song I. The great schools of ail nations Have their colors and their signs. And heart thrills are awakened As their banners fall in line, So the Belleville Township High School Has its colors true and bright; And loyal hearts sing: praises Of the dear Maroon and White. IL Four years we serve our colors, Get our lessons hard and long; Four years we cheer our labors With a gay and cheerful song; Back our athletes in their struggles, As they strive with all their might For the honor and the glory Of the dear Maroon and White. III. These years will soon be over And in life we’ll take our way. There prove the truths here taught us Strength imparts for every day, Though the heads may tint with silver Hearts will always thrill at sight Of a banner, ribbon, pennant Bearing old Maroon and White. —Cora Whitloch. BELEEVINOIS Purc Fourteen

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HISTORY DEPARTMENT H ISTORY enjoys the distinction of being: included in every course of study from the elementary schools to the universities. As a subject it can be made as interesting as the best novel of the great composers, thereby always holding the interest of the pupils and never becoming dull for the teacher. The World War has elevated our country to a position that is surpassed by the name of the other great powers. Likewise it has been equally influential upon his¬ tory in the leading universities, who since that time have made it a requirement in all of their classical courses. The enrollment in the history classes of this institution has been as steady as the grow-th of our school. At present the classes are all large and an enlarged de¬ partment to take care of its ever in creasing enrollment for this subject will soon become a necessity. THE LATIN DEPARTMENT A GRADUATE of the Belleville Township High School may offer four units of Latin among the entrance requirements of a university or college. The first year’s consists of a study of the principles of grammar, combined with trans¬ lation into English of fables and events in Roman history. In the second year the course begins w ' ith the translation of a description of Roman life and customs, continues with the history of Roman government, and then takes up in detail the history- of Julius Caesar and the wars of which this great sol¬ dier was the leader. Composition based on the Latin occupies the required time. During the third year Cicero’s works and life furnish the basis of study, or as is being done this year a course in Vergil is being alternated with the one in Cicero. In this course the translation of the Aeneid is the primary- function. Here the stu¬ dent becomes acquainted with the story of this beautiful epic, its immortal hero • and characters. MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT T HE study of mathematics aids the individual to reason logically, and to think straight. Mathematics is a great body of truth which has played an important part in the development of civilization. From the crude attempts of the ancients to survey their lands to the completion of the great engineering undertakings of today, mathematics has been an important factor in the advancement of society. And just as a know-ledge of history and literature is essential to culture, as they give us a clearer idea of social conditions, so is mathematics. The department of Mathematics offers courses in Algebra 1 and 2, Geometry 3 and 4, Algebra 5, Geometry 6, and Trigometry 7.