McKinley Technical High School - Techite Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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Language E S '. 3 a S. D. F. EDGERTON . . . Spanish, Math, Committee, Class Rank, MRS. U. FITZGERALD . . . French, Junior Red When you ask for candy, cake, or sherbert are you speaking French, German, or Arabic? ln Eng- lish, we use derivatives from many languages. Most of our language has come from countless other tongues. The Foreign Language Department offers Courses in Latin, French, and Spanish, not only for a greater understanding of our own language but, through knowledge of the history, traditions, and customs of other lands, to give awider appreci- ation of other peoples and their cultures. la Swv

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W.-vu '- . f-,ff . . S' J. . , . , Z. gpg.. ,.,V.,f K Q li N! MRS. A. H. TRUESDELL ...- English, Writers Club, Dramatic Clubg MRS. E. W. SMITH . . . English. Ellgli n Words, words, words . . . Speak the speech, l pray you, as I pronounced it to you . . . He who would cast to write a living line must sweat. Some books are to be tasted, others to be swal- lowed, and some few to be chewed and digested. A football cheer or a political speechg a note to the milkman or a letter of applicationg a text- book or a novel - Every day, in almost every activity of our lives, we make use of our language. Without it we cannot easily even make our wants knowng with it we can reach the minds of our fellowmen and those that have lived before us. To be able to write and speak well and to under- stand what you read should be the aim of every person. At Tech we try to accomplish these goals with the help and instruction of the members of our fine English department. i as I , yr 3- A

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is J S Q Minh we mi WXQ' T was aw si ? is i' 53 New A W T Efi,if?915BEailEQR'i't-imB1135Q1'QfwbsfatRf a25i5 Many of our modern-day ideas in math- ematics were discovered by the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Arabs. The rules of math that we take for granted were not always known. They were developed by people in the past and we have inherited them. Here at McKinley we have a wide variety of math courses: Plane, Solid, and Analytical Geometryg Elementary, In- termediate, and College Algebrag Trigon- ometryg and Applied Math. These courses offer a solid foundation for college work, and excellent training for those who ex- pect to go into business.