Hart High School - Hartian Yearbook (Hart, MI)

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Speech Last fall classes in speech, debating and public speaking were organized and have proved very much worthwhile to the participating students. We have told many stories in various grade rooms, giving them pleasure and us actual experiences. Some of the activities of the Speech class is indicated in the picture: Travel talk, Mildred Kokx; Poetry Books, Coral Feister and Ila Wheeler, Nursery Rhymes, Anne English, Ruth Martin, Helen Carlson and Jeanne Peterson; Silhouettes for Christmas Story, Sue Lipski and Shirley Smith; Dictionary work, Marilyn Schneider; Broadcasting Jean Robbins; Book reviews, Ella Louise Budde; Marking Poetry, Maxine Robbins and Doris Brydon; Making records, Mary Lou Bonstell and William Bray. The debating class carried on many classroom debates and had practice debates with Muskegon Heights and Remus. The last half of the year's work was devoted to public speaking in other forms. Each person has written and memorized an oration, memorized a dramatic Declamation and a Dramatic Oration besides reading the January, February and March issues of Time and Newsweek from cover to cover for material to use in the Extempore Speech contest. The local oration winners were; 1st Ruth Hawley, 2nd Lucile hodges and 3rd Dorothy Beam. The local dramatic declamation winners were; 1st Thelma Houseman, 2nd Kathleen Greiner, 3rd Reginald Madison, 4th Jean Robbins. The dramatic speech contest by Dorothy Beam and Bruno Misevic. Debating Class

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L A T I N LATIN, THE LIVING LANGUAGE A study of Latin increase the student's knowledge of English in many ways. It stresses his English vocabulary through a study of derivatives (60$ of the words in a large English vocabulary are of Latin origin). Many words used in everyday speech are derived from Latin. This article contains at least fifty such words. The student of Latin has a better grasp of English grammar and he finds it easier to learn Spanish or French if he should study these languages later. We have borrowed much from the Romans in our civilization, and while studying their language and literature the student comes to understand more of their influence on our lives. In our literature, in our art, and in the form of our public buildings we are greatly indebted to the Romans both for what they developed and for what they passed on to us from the Greeks. There is a close connection between English and Latin words. The pupil is constantly encouraged to recognize English derivatives. Thus he increases his English vocabulary. A study of English words derived from Latin. Darrell Gillett, Bernard Golland, Phyllis Hodges, Ruth Meisenheimer, Lorraine Merton, Susan Smith, Phyllis Ruthruff

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 )0—l 2nn From the beginning of the history of education in the United States mathematics has been recognized as one of the basic subjects for study. It is considered one of the necessary fields of learning for the educated person as well as one of the necessary tools for meeting the needs of the average individual in the complicated conditions of life today in this mechanical and industrial age. Whether in peace or war, the conditions under which we live today would be utterly impossible without that most e act of all sciences--mathematics. There is no civil service examination, no college entrance examination, and no major testing program of any kind for determining the intellectual capacity and attainments of human beings'today but what includes problems in mathematics. Advanced Algebra XI should be taken before Trig and Physics. Benard Schaner, Lois Buffym, Fred Riley, Levis Wilde, Roddy Mead, Harold Schaner, Bruce Benton, Catherine Shinn Trigonometry XI is elected by those who are preparing to enter college. Standing: Benard Schaner Front row: Harold Schaner, Bruce Benton, Roddy Mead, Second row: Catherine Shinn, Dan Sayles, Lewis Wilde, Jack Greiner. Mr. Shinn