J Sterling Morton East High School - Mortonian Yearbook (Cicero, IL)

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and of distance, those of you who have accompanied me on this imaginery journey which every vear be- comes quite real to our students of foreign lan- guages. Perhaps the values gained from the stu- dy of the foreign languages are now more apparent. If so many of you will be better able to decide whether or not you should include foreign language study as a part of your high school training. DO YOU KNOW? Spanish words which are now English: chili, tomales, adios, tango, guitar, corral, pimenxo, lasso, cafeteria, rodeo, and toreador. La Golondrine is the theme song of the Palmer House Orchestra? Aclios is goodbye all over the Western Hemi- sphere? In Jackson Park is a replica of Columbus's ship, Santa Maria, brought from Spain to America for the Columbia Exposition held in Chicago in 1893? The oldest settlement in the United States is not St. Augustine, Florida fa Spanish settlement, but San Juan Bantista of Puerto Rico, fanother Spanish settlementj . Of the twenty-one countries of the Pan American Union, one speaks French, one Portugues, one Eng- lish, and the rest Spanish? Florida, Nevada, Sante Fe, Colorado, Rio Grande, San Antonio, Alamo, and hundreds of names of places in the south and southwest are Spanish. DO YOU KNOW? Many English words such as chauffeur, bouquet, valet, mayonaise, post, silence, medecine, cigar, cigar- ette, bonbon, come directly from the French? The Mona Lisa of Da Vinci, the Winged Victo- ry of Samothrace, and the Venus de Milo are among l the thousands of other priceless works of art in the Louvre-the art allery in Paris? S That the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier of France is in the shadow of the Arc de Triomphe-an arch built to commemorate the victori:s of Napoleon? That the Hotel des lnvalides contains the tomb of Napoleon? That les Miserables is pronounced as Lay Me-zay- table? That hors d'oeuvres,' are appetizers served before a meal and are pronounced-oar dovres. Enjoying stories from Le Petit Elephant book That lapin means rabbit, and lapin coats are rabbit skin? coats? That the Cathedral of Notre Dame is built on an island in the Seine River? That a Chaise-longue is a long chair? and is pro- nounced as Shez-low-ng? That the Mother painted by our American Whistler is in the Louvre? That the Eiffel Tower has one of the most power- ful broadcasting stations in Europe? That a New Orleans bank issued bank noltes with dix meaning ten on their backs? They were later called Dixies and hence our even present day term of New Orleans. fDixie-Landj That the Statue of liberty was a gift ofithe school children of France to America? That Major L'Enfant, fMajor Childsj French archetect drew .the plans for the National Capital at Washington? That Paris has long been the recognized style center of the world and that men designers are more prominent than women? Reading from La Vie enlivens the study of French

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'P MATHEMATICS by Harmon Clingner Mathematics! What does this word mean to you? What is your reaction when you hear the term mentioned? I am just finishing a complete course -three and one-half years-in mathe- matics at Morton. I consider myself an average student, therefore I should feel as most students do. When I think of mathematics, I immeditely think of difficult problems, complicated theorems, and precise constructions. Most of all I think of the loads of homework connected with it. If you are a boy, like myself, I be- lieve you will take more of a liking to mathematics than the majority of the girls do. I think that mathematics is considered one of the reasons for a boy's going to school. I believe he does not care quite so much for history or liter- ature. I-Ie may not care for mathe- matics either, but he will consider taking mathematics before he will his- tory and the classics. 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Mathematics is one of the oldest of the sciences but is still held in high esteem as a subject of study. Although it is of great value to many people in many fields, it is perhaps fair to say that a high degree of skill or a profound knowledge of mathematics is not necessary to all people. However not a single day goes by in the life of a living person wthout, though unbeknown to him, his constant use of mathematical principles. Counting one's change, recording dis- tances traveled, measuring quantities of milk, gaso- line, water, electricity, and gas and figuring their cost are everyday 'transactions in everyone's life. Do you suppose that this nation could have pro- gressed as it has without a knowledge of mathematics? I do not. Without mathematics there would be no railroads, airplanes, or automobiles because mathem- atical precision and computation were necessary at every step of their development. Instead of crossing oceans and lands in our modern palatial conveyan- ces, we would be dependent on ox carts and sail boats. just imagine returning to the days of the covered wagon or the horse and buggy. Rather an unpleasant thought isn't it? Can you imagine how Modern Young America would feel taking his best girl for a ride in a horse and buggy? Summing up the facts one can safely accredit mathematics with a great share in ithe development of our nation. The value of mathematics in basic and applied sciences may be seen even more easily and clearly. In most, if not all, our sciences mathematics is the language by which men converse. Mathematics is the means of establishing symbols for 'the sciences. The chemist could not visualize new elements, he could not form new compounds, nor could he record his observations without a knowledge of mathematics.