Girls High School - Halcyon Yearbook (Atlanta, GA)

Page 14 text:

LTHOUGH few of our present faculty were teaching at Girls High in 1925 when the new building opened, no teacher, new or old, fails for long to grasp that wonderful spirit which is Girls High, and once having realized its meaning, she seeks to impart its radiance to her students. As we of the Senior Class look back over our short stay at G. H. S., we realize that it was our teachers who first helped us not only to become acquainted with the inner work- ings of the school itself, but also to become acquainted with Girls High's way of doing things, which at first seemed new and different to us. Through their helpful guidance and understanding patience we soon felt ourselves real members of our school and were eager to begin working as an integral part of it. When we had finally adjusted ourselves and had become accustomed to the daily schedule, our teachers became our best friends, always ready to help us and give us the benefit of their experience. Of course, there have been changes since 1873, we no longer march through the halls in straight, silent lines, and we no longer wear wide bloomers and long hose for our physi- cal education classes. But we have instituted more important changes- changes in our courses of study. Since 1923 Girls High has offered a choice of four courses: academic, general, commercial, and home economics, each requiring twelve units for graduation. Of the twelve, four or five must be obtained by a specific number of courses in English, social science, home economics, and science, the other seven or eight are obtained through elec- tives. This did away with the old block systemf, under which large groups of students had to follow the same schedule, and a student who failed in one subject had to repeat the work of the entire year. However, the buoyant spirit has always been the same, and the faculty never loses sight of it, or fails to live it as well as teach it. Not only do our teachers enrich our lives through their instructions in our many courses of study, but they also add richness to the school work through their voluntary cooperation with our parents in the Parent-Teacher Association, commonly known as the P.T.A. As examples of the work done by this organization we have three distinct and practical services con- tributed. These are: the extension to the school grounds of the bus and trolley lilies of At- lanta, the improvement and beautification of the school grounds, and the employment of our nurse, who is on full-time duty in the school clinic. We feel sure that no matter where Girls High's faculty may go, or whatever they may do in our new school system, they will carry with them something good and strong, something devel- oped over a period of years, something which builds capable leaders and dependable followers.

Page 13 text:

Ira arrell Superintendent of tha Atlanta Puhliu Schools

Page 15 text:

,n QF' 1' si 'J W, Q -D f W' -r -'ff 1 -- T. 1 .4 N 1 ' y ,Nw HL ' P A. - n v A