Cleveland Heights High School - Caldron Yearbook (Cleveland Heights, OH)

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gnqlidfz fbepafbfmenl E stood quivering and quavering, his fright- ened eyes darting nervously about him. His hands were clammy and cold, and his knees were knocking with a hollow sound. We thought surely he was being tried for his very life, but discovered he was simply a young, petrified C-I, giving his first speech in sophomore round-up. Each week some fortunate C-I or C-H struggles through this haunted period in the Little Theater, and, inci- dentally, learns the art of making speeches and a certain amount of poise and self-control. Much noise attracted us to room 208, where we saw Mr. Spencer fthe censorj proofreading the latest spicy flashes for the Black and Gold, pub- lished by the news-writing classes. The busy staff bustled about in a frantic effort to make its dead- line. A quick look into the dramatic class held our interest, for one of many humorous one-act skits was being presented. We breezed right on by the public speaking class, where a discussion was being held on world problems by those whom we fondly hope will be our future statesmen. Hurrying on, we saw students carefully con- structing model stages, and laying out complicated floor plans in the stagecraft group. Stopping in the quiet study hall, we caught a young sophomore grumbling about his many as- signments in American literature, but we consoled him by promising that when he was a junior he would have lots of fun reading The De Coverley Papers , Burke's Speech on Conciliation , and stumbling over various other great ,literary works! The first corridor guard we met spoke to us in the archaic old-English of Chaucer, and at the drinking fountain we sighed sympathetically at the harassed student growling about 'iBeowulf . An open locker disclosed a much-worn, tattered gram- mar book, and a sadly unintriguing pamphlet called Practice Leaves . By the outward looks of things we concluded that, without a doubt, gram- mar was another bug-a-boo of Heights' students. A quick glimpse into Room 315 revealed Miss Malin supervising the Crest, while on the other side of the building in 2l2, Miss Mason was holding a conference with the Caldron staff. These two pub- lications provide an outlet for the literary and crea- tive talents of Heights students. Harry Gordon Mabel Mason Edith Layer Lelah Stephens VJ. R. NVinters Prank Thackabcrry Ccorgia Parry Helena Tubaugh ' Edith Braselton Edward Mitchell Lulu A. Album Agnes Regan Reta Verhulst Lillian Bardarof Priscilla Tyler Dina Rees Evans A. P. Spencer Edith B. Malin

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F. XV. Burnham Ruth Monnett P. Theodore Lorz Gwendolyn Edwards Catherine Manning Louise Magor Frank DuPras Mabel S. Blanchard Ellsworth Prince I pledge allegiance to fhe Flag .... U Senora Blanchard explains to senoritas Eaddy and Fulton .BGIZQMGQG I nl' ' ARLEZ francais, s'il vous plaitf' We jumped back in astonishment, but gathered together our courage and timidly entered the French Class. Upon inquiry we learned that the Hrst three semes- ters of French teach the fundamentals in the old world language. We found this class, French IV, highly entertaining for they were reading the heart- breaking story which, in the English language, is called 'ANobody's Boyn. We thoroughly enjoyed the so-called artistic illustrations on Mr. Lorz' board and the novel way Miss Monnett acted out part of her lesson. Even though to our inexperi- enced ear it was all French to us, we decided that, without a doubt, they were all prospective French- men! Then we took three deep breaths, and the Ger- man classroom visited-as Fritz would say. But this was German without the influence of Herr Schickelgruber, and the pupils were Americans, who one day may help put things to rights in that strained, hysterical, unhappy land. We were told that even though our own country is at war with Germany, Heights still offers this language because it is still a vital part of our war effort, for the simple reason that in order to win the ultimate victory we must understand the customs of the German people and be able to speak their tongue. The Heights Senors and Senoritas taught us much about the need of better relations between the United States and the Spanish-speaking coun- tries to the South. They realize that a knowledge of Inter-American relations, gained through the four-semester course in Spanish, will aid much in our all-out war effort and post-war solidarity. Caesar Rides Again or A'The Strange Case of Julius was the program in the Latin Class we chose. We learned that Latin teaches a better knowledge of grammar and is an aid in deriving the meaning of words. Even though we realize that these four foreign languages are an important part of our civilization, we still feel, deep in our hearts, that the greatest language of all is that we use when we sing: O Say Can You See by the Dawn's Early Light, and when we say: I pledge allegiance to the Hag of the United States of America.

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Gail Vannorsdall Dorothy Crane Catherine Weller Walter Bird Edith Turner Roy L. Uber Evelyn Kritter eammmaiwl fb Z' HE was making strange little curled lines on the blackboard, and after much deliberation we concluded that they must be Indian hieroglyphics. However, upon being duly informed, we learned that this was merely one phase of a course called shorthand. The rhythmic clicking of the typewrit- ers was the only noise that broke the dense silence of the next room we visited, which was full of girls, filled with hope and anxiety that someday they might perchance become secretaries. Occa- sionally some irate, frustrated typist would madly jerk the paper from her machine, crumple it noisily into a ball and toss it across the room into the large wastepaper basket kept for this express purpose. Commercial Math, also offered at Heights, teaches future business professionals how to solve problems which present themselves. Re-entering the typing room we were astonished by a mysterious situation. The entire room was now filled with males also industriously typing away. These boys informed us that they were enrolled in a pre- induction typing course, another war effort at Heights. t pfufiical Zcfacalian lee HOUTS of Forward, Marchl and Column, Left! greeted our ears as we saw the gym classes, busily marching in military precision. The war has greatly affected this department. This year boys are required to take five periods of physi- cal education a week, and from what we hear it's really become an education in itselfl No more flabby, unused muscles for Heights males-now they exercise and march, preparing themselves for their place in the armed forces. Girls are being trained to co-ordinate movements, take orders quickly, and become physically fit. But what about sports? you may say. Have no fears, for all after-school sports are still offered. Girls still participate in field hockey, basketball, baseball, swimming and tennis, and boys are just as active on varsity football, basketball, baseball, swimming, track, golf and tennis teams, as well as in intramural sports. The regular course in hygiene, required of all juniors, has been augmented by much first-aid in- struction. Florence Bromelmeier Myron W. Randall P. A. Cooley Lawrence Behney Kathryn Hill M. A. Raub Ethel Magee James Price