Flanagan High School - Syllabus Yearbook (Flanagan, IL)

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20 THE SYLLABUS 5. He prcpareth a seat- for me beside himself in the presence of my fellow-students: he applieth some strap-oil when needed, my woes and tribula- tions are many. G. Surely wisdom and right living shall be my companions all the days of my life, and I will never forget his strietness and myriad rules composed for my discomfort. 7. O Ilordl I am grateful ,tis over. I Clifford I.ehman. MY FAVORITE STUDY. My favorite study of the four years of my high school life was German. I enojyed it during my freshman year, but not enarly so much as in the second year. In our sophomore year we began by taking up the study of very intersting books, such as IIoher als Ilie Kirehe, which, owing to the fact of its being such an unusual book, made it more interesting than ever. lVe also studied t'Im Vaterland, from which we committed to memory various passages, consisting of conversations, which we rehearsed in class. This increased nur ability to speak German. Iiesidcs these hooks, which I have above mentioned, we studied many others, which I will not take tl1e time to enmnerate. Ive should learn to equip ourselves with the facilities, whereby we may be interested in the same things as those about us. For instance, should we happen to be among an entirely German population, we should certainly be thankful for our knowledge in German. And indeed it would express its usefulness. These are some of the 1'easons why I preferred the study of German to any of the other studies. Doris Horrie. Ivhenever I try to decide which of all the studies I have had during my four years' course is lily favorite, I have a hard time doing it. Net that l didn't like any, but that I liked all of them, except I?ookkeeping and Commercial Geography, so well that I hardly know which to take. IIowe'.'e:', I will decide on Geometry. I suppose I ought to give my reasons for this so here gces: In the first. place I think there is something fascinating about Geoinetry. -Inst ima'z'ine hav- ing three lines with which to construct a triangle or a round circle. lVouldn't you like to do that? The propositions are not so bad because they are worked out and the exercises are tine. Such a long time as ore has to spend on some of the exercises. But the feeling one has after conquering an especially stubborn exercise amply repays all. Yes, the doctrine of eompnsation works in this case as in other cases. I know not. what study others may take, but as for me, give me Geometry or give me death. Ada Meils.

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THE SYLLABUS 194 To VVilliam Louden we bequeath the northwest corner of the recitation room, in which to set up a bed for his use when he feels especially sleepy. To Anna Hunsicker we bequeath that excellent volume entitled, HI-low To Recite Distinctlyf' To Mona Meils and Juanita lVilcoX we leave all the gum found in the Senior row. llve bequeath to Ivan Obenshain a self-pronouncing German dictionary. To the Geometry class we bequeath our superior knowledge of that branch of mathematics. To Leta we leave the class stilts, that her height. may be increased some- what. To Dorys Zinn and Vida lllette we bequeath our private code of communi- cation, so they will not have to answer minus. To Xora, the bashful little country damsel, we leave our box of stationery, which may be used in writing notes to Charles City, Iowa. Ralph and Clifford bequeath their knowledge of latin to Uyril O'Connel and llelen Herbert, and hope they will be benefited by it. To Dorothe we grant the liberty of accepting Elbc-rt's escort whenever hc. shall tender it. To Jessie Harkrider we leave our complete set of rules regarding Laugh- ing in Sehoolf, Vivian bequeaths her oratorical ability to Amelia Tarmann. To Alfred we give a purse of 331.79 with which to keep the girls around him supplied with knives. To Susie Carmen we bequeath one Maxim Silencer and hope she will make good use of it. To Ruth Rupp and lYilda lvlrieh we give the class curling iron and all the hair pins found along the Senior row. To Maurine llamber we bequeath one package of green hair dye, to be used if she should grow tired of the present color of-her hair. To the eighth graders we grant the privilege of becoming Freshies, a thing which is not very important, but which is a stepping stone to the crowning glory of all-the Senior class. Ada Meils. ill- A SEXIOIVS VERSIOX. 1. Nr. Hill is my professor, but I should worry. 2. He giveth me exceeding long lessons, he keepth me in after school to write 'cininusf' i 3. He refresheth my understanding: he leadeth me in the paths of know- ledge for my edification. 4. Indeed, tho I roam at will thru the lower halls, I will fear him not, unless he spieth me: his eyes are keen, his knowledge of studentls ways annoyeth me.

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,THE svrmanns A Qi This is a hard question for me to decide, as during my entire high school life I have not had more than three studios which I disliked. These three have been Civics, United States History, and the latter part of Zoology. ' Out of the remaining nineteen studies which l have taken 'T think that Geometry is my favorite. You ask why? ll'ell, the primary reason l can not Well explain, for it is just an indefinite, natural liking for that subject. lVhen a day's lesson includes some prety stiffw propositions or originals, and I have worked on them quite a while, l have the best feeling of satisfaction when I succeed in getting them solved logically and as briefly possible. This feeling gives me all tl1e compensation desired for the time spent. But Geometry has three rather close rivals, namely: Literature, latin and 'llfathematics of all kinds. Xevertheless, Geometry has won the raee and holds first place in the heart of my brain. W Vivian Harkness. llvhen asked what studies l liked best il repliel without any hesitation that Geometry and -Xritlnnetic were my favorites. Geometry is one of my favorite studies because it is easy to understand and because, after l had finished the study, it seemerl as if l had derived some compensation for devoting 1nuel1 of my time to that lxraneli of mathetnatics. The propositions were exceedingly easy to understand, siieh as proving that a circle was round and that a square had four sides and that a right triangle had a right angle. Our instructor proved himself equal to solve all examples given in the book, which made it more interesting for ns. Another one of my favorite studies is ,Xritlunrtfe This year we studied Arithmetic on a broader scale than before. Our in-truetor gave us sueh easy examinations that we reeeivexl grades ranging from forty to eighty. He also reviewed us in all phases of -Xrithmetie so that now we can solve any problem from selling cheese to buying real estate. ' Clifford Lehman. Having been called upon to write a short thenie on the study l liked best, I did not have to meditate long on this, as there were nfit very many which I really did like. llowever, l decided that Gernian was my favorite study. The reasons for this are as follows: living here in Flanagan with so many Germans, the German we learn in school comes handy to us to know something of it. Of course the first. year of German was ntt very interesting as it wats grammar work, but the second year was German stories, plays and songs, and these were very interesting. At first it seemd rather hard to make a German out of an ilfnglislnnan, but since studying two years of German I think that l have become quite t'Dutehy . l also think what made our German more interesting was our teacher. She was German and she could make it more intertsing and easier for us as she knew all about it. Latin is also very good, but l never intend to go to Gaul or any place where 1 will have an occasion to talk Latin. .Tessie Carmon.