Hagerstown High School - Epitome Yearbook (Hagerstown, IN)

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THE. ANCIENT TOUR TO OUR LANGUAGE Pcrplexiiies a Pleasure ATIN-how varied are the thoughts which flash through our minds when that Word is mentioned! No doubt most of us who have never faniiliarized ourselves with this ancient language l1ave a mental vision of the diffi- culties of it as portrayed by the expression on t.he faces of those who have studied the language and experienced its perplexities. Such expressions of mental agony were absent from the faces of the Latin classes this year. because they gained a thorougli understanding of the language and thus enjoyed it very much. There were sixteen students enrolled in the Latin classes, eight in the lirst year class and eight in the second year class. The first. year class enjoyed its study to such a degree that inost of the students plan to enlarge their scope of the speech of ancient Rome by tak- JcPwI954 ing seeond year Latin. They discovered that niueh of the English language is derived from Latin and this faet made their work more interesting. To facilitate the learning of this language, the class inade posters on tl1e eonjugation of verhs, deelension of nouns, and use of prepo- sitions. These posters. aeeording to the 1ne1n- bers of the class, proved ve1'y instrumental in helping to keep previously learned Latin in mind. The second year students were fortunate in having for their use a new book written by Berry a11d Lee, in which they studied the mythology of the old countries. The story of the Argonauts, eontinuous story of the ad- ventures of Jason, was especially enjoyed. The opinio11 of the second year students concerning Latin was that it was lnuch inore difficult than lirst year work, but this is true of anything worth while. Miss Alida Morris was the Latin teacher. Ten

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WHERE IS THE PROGRAM COMMITTEE? Look for Leaders in Hi-Y NY organization is not complete without its deal of fun. Of course almost all of this fun is gained from the accomplishment of work, planning of programs, and many other activities included in the routine of organizations. The Hi-Y club of the high school carried out its work in a worth-while manner, and yet its members will keep in their minds the remembrances of the good times they all experienced during the year. Under the leade1'ship of Virgil Heniser, this year marked one of the most progressive years of the Hi-Y since it has been established. The club was first organized by Mr. TV. J. Stahr on October 7, 1923. The success and progress of the club were probably due to the fact that its purpose and the slogan were stressed in all of the programs given during the year. At the Iirst of the year each lllt'll1Dl'l' who came into the club pledged to create, main- tain, and extend throughout the school and community high standards of Christian char- acter, and to stand for clean scholarship, and clean living. At the beginning of the year, the club put on a book sale, which was very helpful to those students needing books. The months of November and December were busy ones for the club. On November QO, the Father and Son Banquet was given. The speaker for the occasion was Dr. Frank Slutz of Dayton. At. Christmas the club, with the Girl Reserves, gave a very interesting chapel program. Logan Smith, Eugene Drake, Jim Stannn, Eugene Foust, Lowell Lester, Irvin Miller, Jim Butner, and Mr. Heniser attended the Older Boys' Conference held December 1, 2, at Michigan City. In March the club entertained the Regional Older Boys' Conference. April marked the close of a very success- ful year under the direction of the following capable officers: president, Gene Drake, vice- president, James Hartig, secretary, Lowell Lester: treasurer, Harold Allen. Nine

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AIR CASTLES IN SPAIN Wonder in Dreams EGINNERS are thrilled, as are shorthand students, for now they have a new means of eomnninieation. Everyone who finds that personal letter cannot read and understand it. Then, too, the study of Spanish is in it- self interesting, for the lessons are beautiful descriptive stories and legends of old Spain. They remind one of that old refrain, Air Cas- tles in Spain. The plan to learn your Spanish which the second year students enjoyed most and derived the most benefit from was the three and five minute informal talks given by them to the class. These talks were unusual. Sub- jects which were chosen were the activities of farm, grocery, home, meat market, fruit and vegetable stands, library, and school. Con- versational discussion then took place about the talk just given by the student, all of which was, of course, in Spanish. As someone put it, You either get or you don't get Spanishwg therefore it takes time and study to be a tluent speaker of this lan- guage. Looks of doubt, smiles of uncertainty, and a satisfied HI know expression could be found during class recitation. Songs played a prominent part in the mas- tering of this subject. Some really beautiful old tunes and rhymes were among those taught. Favorites seemed to be 'tLa Palomaf' 'tLa Golandrina, and lVIarcl1ita. Good voices were found in the class and several harmonious combinations were worked out. Not only did the students sing them, but also studied them for their historical background. Always an enthusiastic group start Spanish I but Spanish II is more quiet until it is well started and then others wish that they, too, had taken the second year of that an- cient, yet widely used, dependable language of today. Principal Joe R. Craw was the instructor. Eleven