Liberty High School - Lion Yearbook (Brentwood, CA)

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I4 THE llltill SC H OOL ANNUAL The aim of this department is wholly along practical lines. lt seeks to create a thorough business- likc attitude and atmosphere which will breed business-like habits in method. manner, and deportment. lt strives to cultivate the ideas of busi- ness honor, courtesy. and develop self-reliance and common sense. A Commercial Course should be such that its graduates can pass directly from the school into actual business life and feel no abrupt change. Even to those who never intend to take a business position the knowledge gained by this course should be in- valuable. Despite the inconveniences to which our Department has been subjected on account of our poor and crowded quaiters. by faithful and conscientious work, good results have been ob- tained. XX hen we have our new build- ing with all the latest improvements we expect to accomplish still better results. The Commercial Course consists of two years' work. The first year is devoted to Bookkeeping, Typewriting, Commercial Arithmetic. Spelling. Pen- manship and Englishg the second year to Bookkeeping, Typewriting, Short- hand, Commercial Geography, Com- mercial Law, Correspondence, and English. From this, one can see that the Commercial Department presents rather a complete business course and that our graduates should go forth with a thorough working knowledge of the Commercial subjects. J. G. '07 ATHLETIC IN L. U. H. S. During the term of 1906 and '07 very httle has been accomplished ill athletics. Last year many of our best boys left school and at the begin- ning of this year others were obliged to give up their course in this school. lt is to be hoped that in the future our boys will show more interest along the line of sports than has hith- erto been shown. XYe had but one game of baseball this year. That was with Mount Dia- blo Union lligh on Sept. 15th, and resulted in the score: Mt. Diablo 20. Liberty 17. The boys played a lively game and from the indications at the close of the fifth inning were sure of victory. Ilut it was after this that the Concord umpire did his good work and of course. our boys couldn't beat ten men. t Before the game ditmer was served in Coate's Hall, where all sorts of good things were served. The boys all had a fine time seeing how much chicken and fruit they could hide. The boys told me this as I cannot vouch for its authenticity. lf it's all trite the boys should feel very grateful toward the girls who. of course. did the cooking? tl scrubbed the Hoof., Considerable interest has been aroused recently in handball. We have had several closely contested games for candy rewards, and for the championship. lt is not decided yet who are the champi-ons for the year as there are still three sets with about equal chances competing for the honor. These sets are: Robert Wal- lace and VVilliam Morgansg Leo 0'llara and Harold Swiftg James Barkley and Ray Shafer. H. L. S., '07, ' 3'8-

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THE HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL 13 VKX- must now combat with theiseri- ous problems of life armed in our own strength and unaided by others. Kind friends may advise but the de- cisions must be our own. The friend- ly and social intercourse we have en- joyed will always be a source of in- spiration and courage. - The foundations of our lives have been laid and now we must put forth strong efforts to build such charac- ters as shall be worthy the instruc- tion received. '07. THE LITERARY COURSE IN OUR HIGH SCHOOL. The object and aim of a good edu- cation is to prepare us for whatever vocation in life we may choose. No matter how trivial that calling may be, a thorough preparation is neces- sary. The regular literary course is de- signed to give a broad. general knowl- edge and a cultural training. lt trains our intellect to think accurately, logically and concisely. lt broadens our appreciation of good literature and places us in sympathy with the great political issues of the day. The literary subjects are of such a varied nature that practically all of our facul- ties are brought into play. Some sub- jects are to teach accuracy and meth- od, some give an opportunity for the expressions of personal opinions and teach self-reliance, while still others train the memory and teach self-con- trol. The literary course in every High School is not only designed to pre- pare the student for direct usefulness in life, but it also serves as prepara- tory work for the University or Nor- mal School. W'e need not speak at length of the inadequate equipments of our High School-we do not want a more ex- tensive library nor better apparatus for our laboratory until we have ac- commodations that will warrant a greater expenditure-but we will indi- cate our present course of study to show what has already been accom- plished. The four years' course is repre- sented by Algebra, English, History and Latin in the first yearg Algebra. English, History and Latin in the sec- ond yearg Geometry, English, Latin, and Chemistry in the third year. and, History, English, Latin and Physics in the fourth year. I. B.. '09. Lf- -n4Qp4.,..i OUR COMMERCIAL COURSE. The Commercial Course is in the High School for just one reason. The public demands it. Academic princi- pals did not give Bookkeeping and Typewriting a place in the course of study out of choice. VVhen our Commercial Course was established in 1904 there was some doubt entertained as to its becoming a permanent department of our High School. But, as the enrollment of pupils has steadily increased and the course improved and its standard raised, we feel now at the end of our third year that the Commercial De- partment is here to stay.

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EVNA GODDXVIN RAY snari-:it -Assistant Editor Business Manager ALUMNI NOTES. Edith Sellers is devnting much of Ther time to music. She is giving pianii lessons to a large class, Fern Cuinniings is alt the East Hay Sanitorium. Oakland. training to be a nurse. All her friends know that she will make a success uf her chosen profeSsio'n. Illness has prevented Bertha San- ders from entering the State Normal -to continue her studies, as she had contemplated. NYe are all glad to -know that her health is now much improved. The many friends of Ellie Chadwick can lincl her at her lnnne near Brent- wood-. EDNA HHIIJ BRN RUB!-QR'I' XVALLACI' Editor Asst. Husintss Mgr, Pearl Crure has been spending lier time at her home near Kniglitsen and visiting friends in Berkeley. Roy Heck is in the einploy nf Duni- gan. Carrigan, Hayden llardu'are Cn.. San Franciscn. Mrs. Harold O. llaninn lure Hattie Russelll, is residing at 1321 Xl street. Sacramento. .Xnnie 0'H:xra is learning the dw- mestic arts at her lmme near Oakley. She has flew-tt d swine time to music. Gen. Barkley has a responsible pt-- sitinn with the XY. .X. Davis Cn, of llrentwimd. Peru l'lt,lwarcl is devoting his time ti- agriculture.