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

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--- THE Mrcmrmsuacrr i interesting. As for civics-this course has gained more prominence this year than heretofore and has made splendid progress. The instructors in this branch of the work are Miss Jessie Rankin, Miss Oma Clare Lafferty and Mr. Jack Knox. To all these we say, Welcome, VVC hope you have enjoyed your hrst year with us to such a degree that you will remain. SCIENCE DEPARTMENT This department is divided into four sub-departments: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and General Science. Mr. James T. Penny and Mr. Robert Garth are the instructors in Biology. The progress of this work is greatly hindered because of the lack of equipment and room. We hope that this condition will be relieved in the near future. I asked Mr. Penny for a personal remark about his work and he said, I am deeply impressed with the intelligence of my pupils. Please don't be so sarcastic, Mr. Penny. Mr. Garth has several classes in Physics as well as Biology. For him we can certainly say, And still they gazed: and still the wonder grew, that one small head could carry all he knew. Mr. Charles Cunningham has complete charge of the Chemistry department. This is Mr. Cunningham's first year with us and we now feel that he is an indispensable member of the faculty. General science is taught by Mr. C. D. Kirkpatrick and Mr. Jack H. Knox. Coach Kirkpatrick gave all his time to the football team last fall, but when the season was over we had to give him a full schedule of classes to keep him with us. He has coached the girls basket ball team during the basket ball season. We think he has turned out a mighty snappy team, too. Mr, Knox came to us from Citadel and has proven himself to be a very valuable science instructor. Wle hope you will decide to stay with us, Mr. Knox, DEPARTMENT OF ARTS Miss Mary Armond Nash is head of the department of Fine Arts. The exhibits of the students in this department prove its success. At present the Freshman Classes are designing doorway and tiling patterns, the Sophomores are drawing up plans for cottagesg theluniors ere working on designs for China, the Seniors are making original designs for textile materials. The next work to be done by the Senior art students will be art work to represent each stage in literature. In the department of Domestic Art and Science the pupils are directed by Miss Florence L. Thomas and Miss Margaret Blakeney. The course in home. economics includes a study of textiles, costume designing and decorating, and a thorough study of foods and cookery. There is also a course in first aid and nursing. We are pleased indeed to see the wonderful progress made in this department. Mr. Smith-Parsons, the head of the Manual Arts Department, is teaching his pupils Mechanical Drawing so they will be able to carry their carpentry work from the original idea to the comp-leted work. Last, but not least-no, not by any means--the cafeteria. Miss Margaret Rogers has charge of the cafeteria and handles her work there most efficiently. She never fails to give us good well cooked food, and since we have two lunch periods the crowded conditions have been relieved. The cafeteria is fully equipped with modern equipment and pays for itself, and since no pront is allowed, the prices are very reasonable. The dining hall not only serves for a lunchroom but a place for class entertainments as well. 10 WD M

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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

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