John Marshall High School - Marshallite Yearbook (Richmond, VA)

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mathematics which they must liaee il' they attend college after high schnnl. VVe travel on to a physics lahora- tcwtv, where the workers are husy proving statements made hy their ancestors. They happily discover liacts which help to unravel what has already lmeen said. XVL- glance out oi' the windnw, and see the nearly enm- pletcd athletic field that will some day he the center ul! interest. ln the next class more scientists are studying the greatness nl' that wonderful power, electricity. The-v are even putting their knowledge to use hy preparing the lighting for the Senior play, Sin' csytlflllhi' In C'm141u'1', which will soon he presented. VVe gn hack tu the rnmn we had missed, and are surprised at the sight which we behold. In one curner ot the ruoin are students lmusily discuss- 6111111 na.:-I Ill '. r fllll' Calf lr! za 121

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U1 1' .X rffn' llr'llfWHI ffwiu ilfill' lwffwffl rim! lirlrflf .llrlfflvffl lfurther tlown the hall we enter an rooni where we tirst hear l'a1trick llenr-v's tiznnous Give Ale l,iliert-V or Give Axle Death OI'il- tion znul then l,incoln's Getttvslnirg zultlress heing reciterl hy young pulmlic speakers. Continuing on the tirst tloor we enter il rooni which shows all signs of having gone Shankespezirezin. ln tiront ot' the room the instructor is reznling Hllzunlet or Illaw- lweth. Un the walls ure posters liurther explaining the stutly ol' Shakespeare. Also we lintl small reprotluctions ol' the stages ol' that tilne. ln one corner there is an tiling cause. Un the clrnwers ure slnull signs resul- ing, .1lf111u.w'1'fpl,r, l91r.r1'm'.-'.-', :incl Claim. This shows that in the zilinernoon Slmkespeau'e is liorgotten :intl the school nizlgaizine, ffm' l:t'l'0l'1!, is prepairetl anal sent to the printer, Wye leave the main lloor, step into the elevator, :intl in ai short time we are on the secontl lloor. The next class that we inter- rupt is ver-v liusiness-like. 'llhe teacher is instructing her stutlents in the iltllllllllSl.l'il- tion :incl how the government oli our city proceetls. She is preparing her pupils to he niore ellicient citizens. Now we see Seniors who ure lientling stu- tliously over their geometry with liurrowetl hrows trying to tigure out wlrx' il sphere looks like an circle or :i p-vrninitl looks like ll plane. 'l'lie-v are preparing lior the higher

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fl1lffUII0ll.L'l' It-0'-l't'I1ll11Ll' 4 I,I.l'.I' Cm1.vl11m'r lx my iSvA'l'l'4'f1ll1Il ing plans lor the seenery to lie usecl in the next play to lie given hy the newly organized Class ot' Drama. ln another corner a group ol' girls anal boys are studying the script ol' the play. This is a division ol' pulmlie speaking who call themselves the Stage Door Class. We eoulcl spencl hours here, hut, realizing that our guests have mueh more to see, we guicle them to the room in which we hear Vergil reacl hy the aclvaneeal Latin stuclents. The next tew moments ot' the tour are taken in seeing the wonclers ol' mathematics revealetl when one takes trigonometry. Here future mathematicians learn to measure through angles clistanees that eoulal not he measurecl with a yarcl stick. As we are aseencling the steps to the thircl lloor we hear the taint anal liar oll' voices ot the mem- hers ol' the vocal class. These pupils work hartl lmecause they realize the growing importance ol' mu- sie anal wish to he almle to take part in the many fes- tivals. W'e next enter a class in which is taught a modern language. Ahout the room fl f,r.r.r0n In f fav IH 0111 11 t22l