Lincoln High School - Cardinal Yearbook (Portland, OR)

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Miss McLaughlin walches a sfudenl explaining a Spanish map. Language Department Parlez-vous francais? Sprechens-sie deulsch? l-'labla usled espanol? Dicis'ne la+inam7 You don'l? Well, il's cerlainl easy lo learn in Lincoln. The Language Deparlmenl consisls oz nine capable and well-lrained feachers. Lalin, Spanish, and French have been laughl ever since Lincoln was founded. bul German was dropped during The war and resumed again in l926. Allhough if is believed lo be lhe mosl dihficull language, more sludenls 'ralce Lalin lhan any o+her language. An ellorl is made lo lay a loundalion lor a beller underslanding of English, and lo lamil- iarize sludenls with works of such greal men as Cicero, Caesar. Ovid, and Virgil. German is of benelil to wouldrbe scienlisls in 'rhal il is lhe language of science. French is fhe language ol cullure and precise- ness. Sfudenls here are laughl lo read and wrile French lluenlly. Many people loolc upon Spanish as lhe mosl praclical Foreign language, because we are so closely associaled wilh Lalin America. ln lhis course, sludenls sludy The hislory as well as lhe legend O 'U lhe Spanish-speaking peoples. . LGI1 C - H I' gua9e ARQ3 U Pre: Qred Dell., S 4 . 1 u ff ' F k N V S11-Veg?-Qi hifi oflizyi WQWLER U . 9 C , 196 5-CZ: ,nm Unlhefrr, foe? he l oo, any mfy l,,,C dd of yn y . pf,y,c,b of heb, ,wff1,9 Y us ' ' -ff ,6'1 'f'f,9,o f4 A61 iii' L ' FLOYD B.ALBlN LULU M LAUGHLN Q, A Qs ,A C ' are ,X , by Vygy 1 54,30 BERTHA HUNTER MARY S. TOWNSEND CELIA HUNKINS

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A student proves il in one of Miss Jonas' geometry classes. fs 3 : XX, themaud M5 IIOQQ haul oi 3: Reed Eloboaxi' Mathematics Department The Mathematics Department ot the school is headed by Mr. Olin L. Wills. Atter Miss Buclcley, tormer head and veteran instructor ot the department, had retired, Mr. Wills stepped into the position. The purpose ot the Mathematics Department is three-told: First -the practical aim, to teach the tundamental processes and terms ot arithmetic and algebra: second-the disciplinary aim, to develop one's mind and ability in thinlcing in terms ot mathematics: third-the cultural aim, to develop the appreciation ot beauty in the geometric torms ot nature and the powers ot mathematics in the development ot civilization. The course is divided into tour parts: First year, elementary al- gebra: second year, plane geometry: third year, intermediate algebra and solid geometry: tourth year, advanced algebra and trigonometry. i..V'luEiix.s.'t'l,iih.fwft' 4. lr s fa' ' 5.x OUN gcerlea anaqei ff- i V R- , rn M kmenk. 'busmass ph' is NELL ARMSTRONG JOHN PHILLIPS DAVID WRIGHT HENRY BALDWIN M. LUCILE MURTON EVELYN JONES if i F . V I ff 3, V g xxx 53.

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711.-..g, Y Drawing fha background ior a play in fha English room. lkighll The play, Riders Oo H10 Sea, in progress. 7,38 W' u K ,u,L ,l V Y 'l . VAN hella ioeauf-akoxjncol Ylos QIWVB 0 liie lo mann SH he fines acy,XnQ ka,.,AKn9 uf-R QYlE:?,,v,enN 3 enk'irex:Sl und! menl-Alvoqetl :Zi nonclla Tsiadefll' me HAROLD KING LILIAN E, AMOS MABEL DOWNS BETTY HIGGINS SHANNON PETTINGER FRANCES GILL MILDRED STEINMETZ MAURINE BROWN' ROSETTA THURSYON MABEL SOUTHWORTH HARRY KEATS RUTH ARBUCKLE ri. he dfvgha English Department The Deparlmenf of English offers conlinuous work in 'rhe Classical, College Preparaiory, and General courses. The courses include rhe siudy of grammar, rheloric and lhe ancienr and modern classics. The lireralure includes ballads, epics, romances, lyrics, lales, drama, novels, essays, and argumenis. Four new subiecls have been recenily added: Oral English for lirsl and second lerm sludenls, public speaking, dramalics, and fwo journalism classes covering a year's work. New curriculum requiremenls have been added, such as modern one-acl' plays, modern biography, and The sludy of such currenl' publicaiions as The Readers Digest The English slaff is composed of fhirleen full-lime leachers and lwo parl-lime ieachers. The lalenis and accomplishmenls of ihese Teachers range from winier sporis io making fudge. Two of lhe slaff are Phi Beia Kappas, iwo hold maslers' degrees, one is a successful wriler of prose and verse, and some have fravelled widely. I sy sk x if l . B A tc. 1 3, I . .ae A . . ,, if ' , ' xl A, ' I V