Hamburg High School - Echoes Yearbook (Hamburg, NY)

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QT?TT2ff?T,,Q51iQQF5,, A FRENCH CLASS The Language Department On our ship Cargoes it is quite necessary to have a slight knowledge of the various languages so that one may have a clearer perception when he is docked on foreign shores. The Latin Department has made much progress under the capable direction of Miss Charlotte Calkins. Many new things have been added to the course. Simplified Latin plays, myths and short stories have been read in the first year. Outside reading concerning the history of the Romans has also been added. Miss Fidelia Warburton is the able instructor of French. The French I class has read Collette et ses Freresv. The French II class has a group of plays, L'Abbe Constantin by Halevy. The French HI class has accumulated a considerable knowlf edge of worldly aifairs and modern vocabulary by reading Le Petit Journal , a most interesting paper. Many new and interesting novels have been added to the library under the French shelf. Mr. Eric Buchterkirchen has done much for the success of the German depart' ment. The students have made remarkable progress this past yeari Although gram' mar and vocabulary are stressed, time is found to read some stories. As a unit our language department has made rapid advancement and will conf tinue to do so as new students come in. 'Twenty-seven

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?-vAv4.AYAYAv-fffv--Y-v-.AY-vA.A.A-4.4-A.-.AY-Y-v A HISTORY CLASS Living History From the tools and weapons of the Stone Age to the World War. That is the pageant of history which may be seen in Hamburg High School. Replicas of ancient Egyptian statues, Greek buildings, Roman arches and acqueducts, Medieval castles, ancient artillery, the first plow and the astrolabe are but a few of the pieces of handif work. Portraits of great characters, maps and graphs make vivid many topics. Writf ings from the hieroglyphics on stone and papyrus, through the cuneiform on baked clay tablets, to the illuminated pages of the monks, show the progress of communicaf tion. Did you ever have difficulty visualizing the life in a monastery, the murder of Thomas at Becket and many other historical events? You should see these scenes en' acted in the history classes by such impersonators as George Sipprell, Richard Neuf schel and Willard Holloway. All this has come as a result of the inspiration of the History A and B teacher, Miss Mildred Worthington. Perhaps the history teachers of the old days would regret that the seniors do not seem to know the names of the original colonies nor of the many battles of the Civil War, and that they can't name the presidents. However, it is hoped that as a result of their course in American History under Mr. Simmons they will be able to take an active part in solving the problems of present day living and to take their places as citizens of character and intelligent thinking. QI5fX9QI'bC'X9QI'BCXi-D 1 9 3 0 QIBCXQGZBCXEDQIEEXED Twentyfsix

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Beginning top Tow-Todd, Healy, Brand, Stratemeier, Evans, Stack, Luxford, Clarkson, Finch, Hutka, Fowler, Tillner, Hyslop, Weiss, Clarkson, McClelland, Goodale, McAllister, Madden, Sturdy, Holloway, Masters, Greger, Nehring,Cone, Herschel, Schwalb, Bonnett, Taylor, Schaus, Schulz. German Club The German Club, organized by Mr. Buchterkirchen, head of the German def partment of Hamburg High School, has been a great success this year. It has been much more active than in former years. Meetings are usually held twice a month, one being purely a business meeting and the other a social meeting. This instills much en' thusiasm in the club stimulates the desire for membership. Several months ago a picnic was held at Chestnut Ridge Park and later, a Christmas party in the Homemaking Cottage. Mr. Buchterkirchen also gave a lecf ture and showed pictures on Germany, both of which were very instructive as well as interesting. German is always spoken as much as possible at the meetings. The chief objects of this club are to interest the students in taking German as a study and also to make the students, now studying it, more fully appreciate it. Great' er comradeship is also formed among the students of the Junior and Senior High Schools. The ofhcers are: President .......... ............... J OHN CLARK VicefPresidem ..... ...... W ILLIAM FROEHLEY Secretary .......... ................. J ULIA AGLE Treasurer ....... .... G EORGE GEUTING Twentyfeight