Central High School - Snips and Cuts Yearbook (Charlotte, NC)

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.1.1. THE NECKLENBUBGEH -1-ees THE FACULTY It was decided by a popular vote of the Faculty that the pictures of the faculty members would not appear in this volume of The MvrkIv1zInn'gvr. For that reason the following articles appear. ln these we have made an attempt to portray our instructors as we see them: not only that, but we want to show the progress and merits of each department. THE OFFICE All things must have a beginning, even so with this article. The natural starting point for a discussion of the school and its activities is the office. Here new plans for the betterment of our system are constantly being formulated. Miss Frances Beatty, Dr. Garringer's secretary, is never too busy to stop alld listen to our tales of Woe and graciously give us an Admit Card. Miss Beatty herself was a member of the student body last year, but her present position does not rob her of sympathy. This completes Dr. Elmer H. Garringer's second year with us, During these two years he has put forth every effort to make our school one of the best. The results of the system now in operation, the key-note of which is co-operation, prove its merit. Dr. Garringer is right with us in our athletics and his loyalty and school spirit is an inspiration to the whole student body. COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT ln this department students are trained for the business world. Mrs. Myrtle Asbury is at the head of this course and instructs the students in typ-ewriting and shorthand. VVe can count on Mrs. Asbury and her students to help us put anything across when it comes to typewriting. The work of this department is one of the big things in our school. The students are tirm believers in the maxim that practice makes perfect. As we pass down the hall we can hear the steady, musical click, click of their typewriters and sometimes we wonder if they are not all musicians. A course in retail salesmanship has been installed this year. Although this subject is new, we feel sure that under Miss Carolyn Rita Holt's able supervision it will be very successful. LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT Herein lies our strength. The work of this department is in the hands of thirteen capable instructors: The English course is directed by Miss Jessie Henderson, Miss Minnie Downs, Mrs. E. H. Garringer, Miss Margaret Newland, Miss Lucille Little, and Miss Ethel Rea: in the mighty subject of Latin we are taught by Miss Ellie P. Grier, Miss Anna Mae Donnan, and Miss Georgia Neal: Miss Katherine Blett Smith and Miss Connie Horne have charge of the French studentsg Mrs. Elizabeth Hoyle Rucker and Mrs. Helen Laughlin have charge of the Spanish students. We regard English as a major in our Senior year and we appreciate the untiring efforts of Miss Jessie Henderson and Miss Downs i11 helping us in our attempts to conquer this subject. As for Junior English-go to it, Juniors, your trials now were ours last year, and we came out all right and so can you, with Mrs. ,Garringer and Miss Jessie to direct you. You will always End them ready and willing to help you over the rough places. Miss Little 59612.52 Civ L

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il. - THE MECKLENBUHGEH .25 5 '--Us and Miss Newland are new faculty members this year, but, although Miss Rea has not been with us all of the year, we won't call her new, for she was with us last year and we're mighty glad to have her back. Miss Little is a regular bureau of information in school sports. From her you can hear the result of past games and predictions on those in the near future. Miss Newland and Miss Smith are such close friends, we can't even afford Um separate them on paper, so next comes Miss Smith and her French. NVe feel the same spirit of good fellowship when we enter her class room that we felt toward Mr. Alexander, who left us to take up his duties as principal of the Junior High. Miss Horne gave up her history class at the end of the first semester to take charge of some classes in French. Miss Ilorne has a way of making us forget our worries and troubles by her words and smiles of encouragement. Mfrs. Rucker is known to all students as one to go to for cool. sound advice and a word of encouragement. Mrs. Laughlin, we want to welcome you as a member of our faculty. Mrs. Laughlin has Spanish classes in both the Alexander Graham and the Central High. Miss Grier teaches Latin in all the classes. If you'll go into her room and look at the various little models of Roman artillery and even Roman soldiers and senators, you will decide that Latin is not dead, at least not the way Miss Grier teaches it. Miss Donnan and Miss Neal are new and valuable additions as Latin teachers and we are glad to welcome them into our school. As yet we have only one class in German. This is taught by Mr. James T. Penny. However, Mr. Penny says his real calling is in the work of the Science llepartment. MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT When we say math, somehow we just naturally think of Miss Fannie Moore, Miss Charlee Hutchison, Miss Bertha Donnelly, Miss Sara Kelly, Miss Virginia Reid, Miss Lila McGehee, and Miss Jessie Rankin. When we think of Miss Fannie we think of parallelograms, circles, squares-just everything that pertains to geometry and trigonometry. The thought of Miss Reid brings the same things to our minds. Alas! NYC realize that there is no royal road to geometry but Miss Fannie and Miss Reid have made the one we must follow very pleasant. Miss Charlee seems to be fond of Freshmen. Maybe it is because at that tender age she is able to instill politeness and good manners into their brains as well as Algebra and general math. Miss Bertha has Algebra classes strictly. During a fifty minute period in Miss I'iertha's room you get all the Algebra that's good for you and maybe some of the athletic nevvs. VVhen it comes to minstrels, plays, carnivals-anything to help us along, Miss liertlia is right there. Miss Sarah has classes in Advanced Algebra and general math too. She is a great favorite with everybody, but especially the girls. We wish we could all have a disposition like Miss Sarah's. Miss McGehee instructs the Sophomore and Freshman classes in Algebra and general math, If you have an idea about something and want to talk it over with someone, go to Miss McGehee. She is never too busy to listen and help you all she can. Now Miss Rankin says her real calling lies in the civic held, but she can explain civics and math to Freshmen with equal ability. POLITICAL SCIENCE Miss Connie Fore and Miss Oma Clare Lafferty have full charge of the history course this year. Miss Lafferty has two classes in European history, while Miss Fore has classes in Ancient, English, and American history. Sometimes we wish that it were true that dead mera tell no tales but these teachers conduct their classes in a way that makes this study very 9 iso 93.96202