Liverpool High School - Hiawathan Yearbook (Liverpool, NY)

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Library Helen Frank Margaret Klutz HE SCHOOL year 1938-39 marks the most successful year for the school library since Miss Helen Frank became supervisor of this de- partment in February, 1937. The number of books circulated from the senior library this year was 4,683 titles, an in- crease of 167 books over last year's total, while 3,106 were circulated from the junior library. The attendance numbered 14,897 an increase of 1,402 over that of the preceding year. Approximately 389 titles were added to the book collection since September, 1938. This nunber includes books for the elementary grades and for the junior and senior high school. The library is a member of the junior Literary Guild, a book club issuing each month the best four books for juveniles. Among the new books in the senior high school library are Three Sisters the life of Madame Kai-Shek and her two sisters by Cornelia Spen- cer, UThe Romance of American Transporta- tion by Franklin Reck, f'The Golden Plover and Other Birds by Arthur Allen, Sky Cruiser by Howard Brier, Secret of Silver Peak by Sara Schmidt, The Pygmy's Ar- row by Olive Flemming, and Natalie by Eden johnson. The staff for the senior library consists of Hazel Clay, Katherine Hosey, Jean Weller, Helen Milliken, Mildred Yehle, Ruth Seeley, and Louise Albro, while Merle Pratt, Eugene Gardner and Mildred Yehle issue books from the junior library under the direction of Margaret Klotz. HM Hoivie EooNoM1os Diana Weedon E STUDY Foods to learn to develop standards and judgment with regard to nutrition, costs, marketing, preparation, and care of foods on the meal basis, to emphasize the proper organization and plan of work to save time and labor, to inculcate right health, food and work habits, to become a better member of the family and to develop an appreciation of the responsibilities of a homemaker. We study House Furnishing and Manage- ment to instill genuine desire for and admira- tion of the finest type of American homes, to em- ulate in every way a love for the fine things of home life and to create the determination to be a helpful, harmonious member of the home and community, to develop managerial ability in a girl in the use of time, energy and money, to de- velop a wholesome attitudz in the girl through the appreciation of the problems involved in household management, to teach underlying principles of house constraction, decoration and furnishings so that st.1dents may acquire an appreciation of the factors that contribute to health, comfort and beauty of our home and community. Family Relationship and Child Care and Training is planned for the girl who wishes to assist in the physical and mental care of children in her own home and in her community and also to develop a wholesome attitude on the part of the girl through appreciation of the problems involved in family relationships. The children studied in the class were secured from the homes of the girls or friends. Clothing for the high school girl deals with: Comparative study of textiles based on the knowledge required to become a wise consumer, essential knowledge concerning the cost of clothing, good taste in the choice of clothing, personal attractiveness dependent on body and clothing cleanliness, standards for judging garments usually purchased ready-to-wear, em- phasis in the construction of clothing should be based on choice of design, choice of material, practical technique, general appearance, cost in effort, time and money. Page Eleven

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1918 and the Christmas Assembly which con- sisted of a one act play, a group of readings and a series of musical tableaux depicting the nativity. Betty Glahn gave a football reacling'l'Scuse Me Please at the A.C.H.S.A.A. Banquet held at Liverpool in November. In February the junior High School presented a joint Lincoln and Washington Assembly. In March the American Legion l'Americanism Prize Speaking Contest was held and from among the following contestants Paulette Crane, Alice VVright, Robert Dingman, Bruce Warnerg jack Pease was chosen to represent the school at the County Contest. ln March, also, the Annual Senior Play was held and was a great success-The cast of Meet The Duchess a story of Hollywood and the movies included Alice Wright, Betty Glahn, Eleanor Gettman, Betty Barrett, Hazel Clay, Paulette Crane, Helen Tooley, Piers Wiezel, jack Pease, Willard Lowe and Francis Clarey. In May the Dramatic Club sponsored the May Festival and Revue of 1939. Helen Tooley was elected Queen of Festival by L. H. S. student body. The program consisted of a one-act play 'lThe King's English and a series of skits, readings, a tap dance and a musical number. The finale in which 150 school children sang God Bless America will not quickly be forgotten by the audience. Bruce Warner represented the school when he read poem 'lWhere But Here! A patriotic reading at the Memorial Day exercises in John- son Park. As this goes to print, work is being started on the Commencement Program which we hope will be the biggest and best ever and a fitting climax to a busy year. - - journalism Club Editor-i1i- Chief .......... ..,.. M arjorie Goudy Grade News Editor ..,. ..... M ildred Newton llflariagirtg Editor .,... .... H elen Kingsley News Editor ....... ..... E thel Yehle Sports Editor ..... .......... -I ack Pease Social Editor ..... .... I eanette Burdick Typing Manager .... .... P aulette Crane Faculty Adviser ...... ........ H elen Frank OVEMBER 18, 1938 was an important day for journalistically inclined students of Liverpool High School because it was the day on which our first Journalism Club meeting was held. At 8:30 A. M. thirty students from the junior and senior classes all of whom were interested met in room 309 for their first journalism club meeting. Miss Frank spoke on The Writing of Articles for School Newspapers. From that time until now the journalism club has been and probably will be for many years to come the favorite school activity for many of the students of L. H. S. As the Journalism club went onward it was elaborated on greatly. It was decided that at every other meeting there was to be a speaker on some subject connected with Journalism. This proved to be a very great help to the members in Page Ten writing up their assignments, later a system of dues was decided upon for the purposes of buying club pins for the members who had earned them. All these and many more changes made the journalism club what it is today, a group of 27 students each of whom have an assignment that they write up each week. The success of the Journalism club for the past year was due largely to the excellent cooperation of the following members: Paulette Crane, Ruth Seeley, Frances Scanlon, Alta Evans, Betty Glahn, Marjory Cvoudy, Mildred Newton, Jeanne Stier, Helen Tooley, Ethel Yehle, Helen Kings- ley, Caroline Beebe, Alice Wright, Florence Mc Ardell, Peggy Bittle, Ruth Fath, jean Stockham, Alice Richardson, Mary jane Hiller, Georgiana Michaud, William Cory, jack Pease, Evelyn Nichols, Betty Barrette, David Henes, Robert Dingman, Jeanette Burdick, and also to our faculty adviser, Miss Frank.

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LANGUAGES Mary Heid Elizabeth Axtmann Latin RACTICALLY everyone in high school who is studying Latin is asked, Why do you study it? It's a dead language, isn't it? These are foolish questions at the outset and although in moments of dark despair they won- der themselves, they are very well based, logical reasons for ploughing through Gallic wars with Caesar and tearing down defenseless Cataline with Cicero. A professor of Latin in the University of Michi- gan worked up such an enthusisam for the sub- ject that he went as far as to set down fifteen good reasons for studying Latin. To list them all would take space, but a few more obvious ones are: because a command of vocabulary contributes to success in lifeg because more than half of our English vocabulary Qand that the intellectual halfj is of Latin origing because the study of Latin is practical because Latin aids in spelling words of Latin origing because Latin, like any other worth-while study, requires effort and application, resulting in the growth of such valuable habits as concentration of mental ener- gy, perserverance in overcoming obstacles, thoroughness, accuracy, clear thinking and sus- pended judgment. Who can gainsay him? The only means of communication humans have is by the use of words so it would seem only natural that to be well understood and to create a good impression it is necessary to have at your command an ample number and variety of words. Where do these words come from? They went through a process of evolution from from the grunts and gestures of prehistoric man until the earliest organized civilization, namely the Romans, developed the Latin language and set down in it such masterpieces of literature as the Odessey and Illiad. Civilization advanced and we find newer civil- izations. These blended and intermingled, creating variations of Latin which we now know as German, French, Spanish, English and many others. It would be unwise and difficult for the aver- age person to attempt to master these langu- ages, but by understanding the basic one he can more easily comprehend the others,'and his own, which is derived from them all. l,i..l....l.ll- French II HE PETITE Journal is a bi-monthly French newspaper. The French II students have been reading this publication in order that they might improve their translation and vocabu- lary. However it does more than this, for in it are interesting articles concerning such things as French holidays which adds to their knowledge of the country. All this not only leads the student toward passing his regents but also adds interest to the class as it draws the attention from the everyday routine that there is bound to be in language, to something entirely different but still helpful in the study of French.. Kiki Page Twelve