Botetourt High School - Post Yearbook (Gloucester, VA)

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The DUAL HIGH SCHOOL ELECTION, ACHILLES MARCH 4, 1926 1. Best all-round student (boy) Robert Fary 2. Best all-round student (girl) Annie Roberts 3. Hardest worker Louise Ambrose 5. Most refined girl Elizabeth Ward 5. Most ambitious (boy) Bernard Ambrose 6. Most ambitious (girl) Ruth Rilee 7. Best athlete (boy) Tom Harris 8. Best athlete (girl) Katy Hogg 9. Most handsome boy Odell Blake 10. Prettiest girl Lucena Berry 11. Most popular boy Billy Heywood 12. Most popular girl Alice Rowe 13. Greatest bluffer Vernon Bray 14. Leading flapper-Audrey Hall 15. Champion cake-eater Frances Hogg 28

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The DUAL ACHILLES HIGH SCHOOL CALENDAR 1925-26 Sept. 11—School Opened. Sept. 14—League Meeting. Oct. 12—League Meeting. Oct. 23—Football Game. Nov. 3—Hallowe’en Social. N ov. 6—Football Game. Nov. 9—League Meeting. Nov. 13—Seniors Entertained Faculty and Superintendent. Nov. 25-30—Thanksgiving Holiday. Dec. -I—League Meeting. Dec. 8—Musical at Achilles. Dec. 18—Basketball Game. Dec. 18—Musical at Martins. Dec. 23—Xmas Entertainment. Dec. 23-Jan. 4—Xmas Vacation. Jan. 4—School Opened. Jan. 11—League Meeting. Jan. 13—Presented Musical at Walter Reed. Jan. 15—Basketball Game. Jan. 15—Presented Musical at McGruder. Jan. 27-29—Examinations. Feb. 1—Second Term Work Begins. Feb. 8—League Meeting. Feb. 22—Mid-Winter Debate. March 8—League Social. March 8—Essay Contest. March 10—Literary Contest at Botetourt. March 12—Literary Contest at Achilles. March 19—Musical at Seaford. April 12—League Meeting. April 14—Baseball Game, Morrison-Achilles, at Morrison. April 23—Baseball Game, Botetourt-Achilles, at Achilles. April 28—Arbor Day Observance. April 30—Annual Field Day. May 10—League Meeting. May 19—Baseball Game, Morrison-Achilles, at Achilles. June 6—Baccalaureate Sermon. June 7—Debate. June 8—Class Night. June 9—Commencement Exercises. 27

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The DUAL WHY STUDY LATIN? Miss Geraldine Rowe Latin has long been spoken of as a dead language. While it is true that Latin as it was spoken by the Romans and by the learned people of the Middle Ages is not heard today, so it is equally true that the English of Alfred the Great and of Chaucer does not live in the speech of the twentieth century. However, Latin is not a dead language. It still lives today in slightly changed forms. These changes are due to the influence of time, location, the character of the native stock upon which it was grafted and various other circum¬ stances. The Latin language and literature are living roots out of which our own language and literature grow. The old and the new are inseparable; each is a part of the other. As the centuries have gone by, Latin has gradually changed and become diversified into the dialects known as the Romance Lan¬ guages, namely, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and Roumanian. In its various modern forms, Latin is used as the official language by nearly two hundred millions of people. A practical subject increases the mental and intellectual efficiency of boys and girls, regardless of their occupation in life. Latin is a practical language because through English we use it every day. The study of Latin is a help to the understanding of English grammar. The importance of the correct use of one’s native tongue should not be underestimated. It is the mark which distinguishes culture from lack of it. Latin compels one to study English. By working out carefully the structure of a Latin sentence, one gains better knowledge of the structure of an English sentence. Latin has increased immensely the English vocabulary. Out of a hundred thousand words in English, sixty thousand are said to be of Latin origin. H ow did the English language get these Latin words? In 1500, the beginning of the modern English period, throughout most of the countries of Europe had swept what is known as the “revival of learning” and scholars had with great enthusiasm taken up the study of ancient languages, especially Latin. England shared in the revival and great activity in writing began. The writers soon found the resources of English too meager for their needs and with the rich mine of Latin so conveniently at hand, they began to borrow words to help out. The result is that our language today is largely Latin. Even the French words in our language are derived from Latin. Latin is the source of many scientific terms and many modern inven¬ tions have names coined from Latin and Greek. Latin helps one to acquire and remember the meanings of a very large number of English words. From one Latin word there is a great number of derivatives. Take as an example the Latin 29