Hempstead High School - Colonial Yearbook (Hempstead, NY)

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MATHEMATICS IN many classrooms, throughout the day, can be found hundreds of stu- dents solving the intricate and difficult problems of mathematics. Most of these students really enjoy the various phases of this work. Here pictured, is one of Mr. Windt's intermediate algebra classes, hard at work study the system of the transit. These diligent and ambitious students will soon find their places in the world. We believe that the learning which they have acquired here at Hempstead High School will enable some of them to as- sume high and important positions. For that reason, they are determined to ex- cel, not only in math, but in all their subjects. Top row, left to right: Robert Hayes. Robert Ayres, Carl Holtz. Second row: Robert Keenan. Gerald La- combe. Edna Layton. Third row: War- ren McGregor. Albert Smith, Robert Watson. Fourth row: Alfred Windt. 21

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LANGUAGES Top row, left to right: Celine Young, Sonia Dorwin, Gertrude Gunther. Sec- ond row: Helen Ignelzi, Willard Leusch, John Menza. Third row: An- drew Navarra. Lillian Schiff, Jean Stilger. Fourth row: Mabel Winter. THIS picture illustrates the pleasant surroundings and the enjoyment one gets while taking a foreign language. The pupils in this picture seem to be en- joying their French course—here they are increasing their knowledge of the geographical points of interest in France. In all the foreign language classes the culture and history of the people, as well as their language, are studied. A newspaper is used as supple- mentary reading. Various foreign lan- guage clubs have been formed to give students a chance for both enjoyment and further study. Passing through the halls one can hear Latin, Spanish, Ger- man and French issuing from the rooms. A veritable Tower of Babel!

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Top row. left to right: Florence Hall, James Beale. Alice Bringhurst, A. Barrett Davidson. Catherine De- genhardt. Center row: Nell Foster, Mathias Helbach, Margaret Jones, Mildred McCance. Bottom row: Anne Rowles, Leslie Schryver. Anne Silver, Louis Zara. COMMERCIAL MOST of the commercial students are planning business careers. The pupils are learning business law, business arithmetic, shorthand, bookkeeping, and typing. The retailing students run the Blue and White Corner, under the direction of Mr. Davidson. These retailing students are also placed in sales positions in some of the leading stores of Hempstead. This gives them not only sales experience but credit toward graduation. Many of the graduates of this department have become business executives and successful sales personnel.