Hopewell High School - Kaleidoscope Yearbook (Hopewell, VA)

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The Civics Club HE Civics Club of this year was reorganized with officers as follows: A. E. Meehl, president; Howard Davis, vice- president and program chairman; Helen Bell, secretary and treasurer; Mary Boocks, reporter and Miss Burch, sponsor. The purpose of the club is to promote the general wel¬ fare of the school and further all civic activities. It instills in its members a knowledge of our government and our part in it. This year the club has sponsored a historical trip to Rich¬ mond which included a visit to the two Houses of the General Assembly, Capitol Building and other places of historical note. The club has further functioned in civic activities by the observation of Arbor Day. The members planted a tree on the school lawn, dedicating it to Mr. Mallonee. The club is now considering the advisability of sponsoring a trip to Williamsburg. We resolved to take a hand in “Clean- Up-Week” in and about the school. “No Trespassing” signs are being made to plant on the front campus. We wish for the Civics Club of next year the best of success. Co-Operative Student Government The Co-Operative Student Government Association has con¬ tinued its existence this year along the same worthy aims and ideals as are outlined in our constitution. Namely: That each pupil may learn by personal participation the mechanism of our student government, thus preparing him for a useful life as a citizen. There are five main divisions of our student government. First: The Home Room organization; second: the Student Council, which is composed of a faculty sponsor who is appointed by the principal, faculty advisers who are elected by the faculty, a representativ e from each home room organization, and a presi¬ dent, vice-president and secretary who are elected by the student body; third: the Executive Committee which is composed of the president, vice-president, faculty advisers, sponsor and a member of the Student Government who is elected to serve on this committee; fourth: the principal, who has the power to veto; fifth: the various squads, namely, Sanitation, Traffic, Usher, Assembly and Program, who are appointed by the president and vice-president with the help of the sponsor. With this machine our school has functioned smoothly and accomplished much. Page Twenty

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Edgar Allan Poe Literary Society HE second year of the existence of the Edgar Allan Poe Literary Society has ended with as much success as did the eventful first year. The Society was organized in the fall of 1928 with the aim and ideal of affording the students who wished to join it, a society wholly devoted to the interest of literary subjects that could not be obtained from the classroom, and to be, in this respect, a real credit to Hopewell High School, and at all times this has been the aim of the Society. As an extra curricular activity, the Society has endeavored to uphold a high standard for its members. Fore¬ most is the standard for scholastic attainment in that each member must maintain a rating of C in classwork. Since the re¬ peated failure to maintain this rating calls for the expulsion from the Society, it encourges the members to strive for better grades. Another ideal has been that of cooperation, because through cooperation good citizenship is attained not only in the school life but also in the world after school. One of the first achievements of the year was the presenta¬ tion of an Armistice Day program in the auditorium. This pro¬ gram given at the request of Mr. Mallonee, featured a debate, and short talks on topics appropriate for the day. Not secondary were the programs in the group for they were devoted to a deeper study of literature. The Program Committee strived to give programs that would not only be interesting and entertaining, but would also be useful to every member. The program devoted to the study of drama reviewed the drama of the past arid present, whereas another gave a delightful study of famous characters in literature. In the midst of the varied interests and activities of the Literary Society, the students did not lose sight of the fact that they were successful in the contests with the Sidney Lanier Literary Society in 1929, and consequently their determination was greater to keep the cup in their Society and to prove them¬ selves equal to such worthy opponents. Lastly was the definite contribution of the Society, together with the Sidney Lanier Society, to the school in their presenta¬ tion of choral selections at the Commencement. This participa¬ tion was an evidence of their primary interest in the school and the cooperation with their sister society. Page Nineteen

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Latina Societas “Possunt quia posse videntur”. — Vergil. “Because we think we can, we can,” and the club thought last year that they could have a paper and this year they did have one. “Alipes Nuntius,” the name of the paper translated means “Winged Messenger,” and the voice of this messenger says that Latin is not a dead, dead language but is actually living in dif¬ ferent forms. The paper is not entirely in Latin but most of the articles are in English, to reach those students who do not take Latin. The year 1930 is the bimillenium anniversary of the birth of Vergil, the greatest of epic writers. Celebrations are being made all over the world by lovers of Vergil in honor of this glorious event. Although Vergil students here could not possibly make tours to Mantua or to Italy following the course of Aeneas as many are doing they did dedicate the first issue of their paper to Vergil and devoted an entire issue to his life and works. One of the main aims of the club has been to interest more students into taking Latin, and to rid them of the idea that it is useless to spend four years of assidious endeavor on a subject that will be of no use after they have completed their school career. For this subject is vital to the professions and to any walk of life—be what it may! The light of truth enables every¬ one to see the inherent value of any pursuit for knowledge, and the Latina Societas hopes to have been a real factor in Hopewell High School in this way if in no other. May the success of the paper this year be but a small indica¬ tion of its future attainments! The guiding torch was received from the departing members of last year’s club, it was held high, and it is passed on to the oncoming Latin students, in the assurance that they will do even more. No organization can live without support and a real support has come to the Latin Club from the other students taking Latin, from the faculty and also from outsiders. In publishing the last issue of the paper containing articles proving the worth of Latin in any work of life, the staff found some real friends. They are even indebted to the “Kaleidoscope” for the opportunity to come before the school in a literary way. UR Latin Club’s motto is even more fitting this year, tor the club has actually realized its dream of last year —a Latin newspaper! The English of the motto is Page Twenty-One