Hobart Senior High School - Memories Yearbook (Hobart, IN)

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D 0= P EUNICE KOPEK (lOrman and English l!)ld- llnbart High School 1907 DePamv University GERMAN HEN the class of 191(i entered High School there was a gi ' cat dis- cussion as to who should take Latin and who should take Oerinan. As usual, the majority was ou the German side. It seemed larger than other years, with a ratio of eighteen to two, but when the German class started, they found a few Avere missing. We, the German class, started out Avith high ideals. We thought Ave Avonld be able to converse Avith each other in “Dent.sch” before the year Avas up, hut Ave soon forgot our fii’st vieAvs Avhen Ave discovered the difficulties in the grammar. In our Ereshman year, under Miss Ethel Erank, Ave succeeded in making our Avay half through “Becker Khodes” and studying “German Stories Re- told.” In our Sophomore year, under iliss Eunice Roper, Ave finished “Becker Rhodes” and took Aip “Allen ' s Composition” and “Imniensee.” As Juniors, Ave translated “Hermann and Dorthea” and “Minna Amn Barnhelm.” They Avere both interesting love stories Avhieh Ave enjoyed Auny inueh. Then Ave took up the play “hligensinn.” We each learned a part and acted it out, Avhich made us look foiuvard Avith plea.sure to German class. In our Senior year only tAvo remained, so Ave Avere alloAved to go on Avith the Junior class. We transla ted “Wilhelm Tell” and “Nathan der AVeise.” These stories Avere highly entertaining, hut hard Avork Avas required to master them. AVe eertaiidy had to Avork to keep up Avith the Juniors. In conclusion, Ave Avish to thank Aliss Frank and Aliss Roper for their patience in helping us to aecpiire the knoAvledge Ave have of German. LOLA BARNES 0 Q o (P 0 Q 20

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a d Q C5 tile subject most hoy-like to take. ' I’here were only four boys in the Physics ela.ss so we were not liothered by exiilaiiiiiij ' many tbintrs to the frirls, for those of oui- class are extremely curious as we discovered in Chemistry. Chemistry is a study of ehemieal elian es and man’s attempt to control them. If you have ever taken it you were no doubt impressed with the mystery involved, and many, “() how pretty” expressions escaped junir lijis, if a fiirl or, ‘‘pretty nifty” if a boy. It’s a very interestin : subject and a jileasant one if you leave out lUS (Ilydro ren Sulphide). We realize that our knowl- edge of Chemistry is only the dust on the cover, and that it is summer time with only the most scientific student of Chemistry. Botany, Physics and Chemistry taken all together make a very good post to lean against, is our advice to those entering High School. So if you ever get a chance at any or all of them tackle low and hold tight, and we guarantee that you will not be a loser iu knowledge or pleasure. HOWARD REl)I)I, (i, ' Ki. HISTORY ,S SOPHIES our minds were kejit busy under the guidance of iMr. Stoltz, tracing the develoiiement of man through the prehistoric, the Oriental and the classical ages iq) to medieval times. ' J ' he study was more inti ' resting, as we studied individually the lives of Darius, Alexander the (treat, Philip of iMacedonia, Augustus, C’onstantine and Caesar, whose names and deeds have had effect u|)on the events of all succeeding ages. While Ancient History dealt with the hi.story of Carthage, Rome, 0 recce and other Oriental countries. Medieval and Jlodern History dealt with the spread of civilization over Xorthern Europe and America. iMr. Stoltz led us through a nieri’y course, at least we considered it such until we (‘ame to the tests and found our nunds void of all memory of those precious numbers known as dates. THERESIA CHESTER. ’Hi. CIVICS HERE were thirteen in our class. This was one of the large.st classes and I thiid the largest in which all were exempt from St ' iiiester examinations. This fact I think was due to our teacher, i Ii ' . Worthington, who made the recitations so interest- ing. It seemed as if the problems of early times were before us. When we came to the present day problems the discussions were indeed lively. One of the mo.st interesting of these was the debate upon ‘‘AVoman Suffrage.” In this debate the girls argued for it and the boys against it. .Mr. AVorthing- ton .said he could see no reason why women should not have ecpial suffrage so we girls won. Looking forward to the time when we will all be voters, I think we should in some way prepare for it. A good preparation lies in the study of Civics. PEARL OLS. 0 0 19

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Q a HEXA ROE Commercial 1915 — Elhvood City Ilijjh School 1906 (, ' ommereial Department, Valparaiso Cniversity 1915 0 Q COMMERCIAL d Q Q O HE Commercial course of the Hobart Hifjjh School consists of Book- keepiiiff, Stenofiraphy, Typewriting and Commercial Arithmetic. We were all very anxious to start the course especially Book- keeping as we exj)ect to have bank accounts some day. We started our Stenograiihy with a class of four, but two dropped out and left two girls. Our cla.ss, though small, was enthusiastic. l pon hearing that Miss Sykes was not coming back this year we were very much dis- appointed and wondered who our new instructor would be, hoping .she would be as congenial as Miss Sykes, ftpon the arrival of Mi.ss Roe our fears were brought to an end for we found that we had a new friend and sympathetic teacher. At the beginning of the year we were introduced to the typewriters. They were very interesting and our curiosity led us to examine them thoroughly. There were six in the cla.ss and at first we worked each day for accuracy and later on for speed. We were always glad when the Typewriting period came for we enjoyed the measured monotone played on the keys. We recommend the Commei’cial course and rejoice that we have studied under the direction of Miss Sykes and Miss Roe. -MABEL FULTON, ’16. 21