Muskegon Heights High School - Oaks Yearbook (Muskegon Heights, MI)

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96 THE OAKS LATIN Earl Schwass Gallia est oinnis divisalu How those words ring in the mind! They are the opening words of Julius Cae- sar's hCOIl'1l'l1CIl1121l'iCS.H The reading of Caesars Commentaries climaxes two years of intensive grammatical study of the Latin language. It is then that the knowledge acquired during this period is applied by the pupil in his reading of this beautiful piece of Latin literature. And, for those students whose talent lies in language, this reading gives real enjoyment, a sense of real accomplishment. The student of the Commentaries has a feeling of satisfaction as he reads and under- stands what to most people is but a page of hieroglyphics. Sum, eras, erat . . . it all comes back to one when he sees a Latin de- Frnnt Row. Left to Right: Schouten, Eva Reelman. Gallia est omnis divisa . rivative in English, and then he rea- lizes that his study of a so-called dead language has not been in vain. How is it possible that such a lan- guage, known to Julius Caesar, can be of great value today? VVhy? Because all the Romance languages-French, Spanish, Roumanian, and Italian are outgrowths of the Latin. A large per- centage of English is derived from the Latin, so much that almost every other word can be traced to Latin roots A student of Latin does not need to run to a dictionary every time he sees an umni or an oruni in English. In addition, the study of a foreign language broadens the outlook, re- fines. and stimulates the rnind. Mr. H. A. Kruizenga is the able instructor. Second Row, Left- to Right: Jack Harvey, R. Sherburne, Westover, Fike. W. Turner, Knopf, Longtin. Standing: Mr. Kruizenga, instructor. Third Row, Left to Right: B. Ustling Chiddenl, Bement, Lillie, Ruiter, Boucher, Carey, Oualek, Vanderlaan. Back Row, Left to Right: F. Musk thiddenh, E. Ochs, Barreft Qhiddenh, Hradsky, Carlson, A. Dewitte, Thornberry. I .i,.,se'i is 4 I

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THE o A K s 95 HISTORY Looking backward is prerequisite to looking forward. .The subject of history has many branches, four of which are taught in this high school. They are: general history, American history, civics. and economics. Of these, general history and American history are what might be called history proper. They con- form more nearly to the delinition of history than do civics and economics. History is the written record of facts and events, while all other social stud- ies deal more or less with phases of these events, such as political, eco- nomic, religious, social, literary, and so on. General history, taught by Mr. D. R. McKenzie and Mr. H. A. Kruizenga, is a general history of Europe from the time when the Saxons broke the heads of the Gauls with stone axes, to the time when the French and Germans almost exterminated each other with Left Hand Side, Back Row, Front to Back: Kanitz, S Left Hand Side, Front Row, Front to Back: Barr, L. Larsen, Evans. Earl Schwass gas and shells in the last XYorld XYar. tXYe called it the last XYorld XYar because that's what Americans want it to help As the history of Europe has been hectic since the beginning of things, the subject is interesting. A more specialized study is Ameri- can history, taught by Miss M. M. Kinnaird, Mr. Blclienzie, and Mr. Cl. E. johnson. American history is a study of our country's growth. Be- ginning with the events in Europe which led to the discovery of America, the student is taken on through the Revolutionary, Civil, Spanish-Amert can, and XYorld NYars to the New Deal of our times. Economics, taught by Miss M. M liinnaird and Mr. Henry Holverson, treats of the world's wealth and com- merce. kok. Wildfong. E, Peterson, Vezina. L. Korstanje, B. Wachsmuth Right Hand Side, First Row, Front to Back: Doctor, Gustafson, Leech, Klett, Hopkinson, J. Pedler, R. Cooper. Right Hand Side, Second Row, Front to Back: B1 Williams, Kelly, Landgraf. Jahlonicky, Trosko, Hradsky, D. Wilson. Right Hand Side, Third Row, Front to Back: Visscher. Oldt, Luders. Taulhee, K. Johnson. Back Row, Left to Right: McEntee. Lehan. Vanderveen, Jackson, Lawton, Stockli, Smith, LeRoux, E. Wagner, Aue, Prus, Ruiter, Wood, Roth, Bendus. Leitters At piano: Hoekenga. Front Row, Left to Right: Mogdis, Lehan, Jozsa, Moore, Arnold, Harvey, Hislon, McGregor, Jones, Mauch Filinow, Wood, J. Finger, Vezina, Powers. Posv tpartly hiddenj, Ansnach thiddenj, J. Hile. Nienhuis. istak. i if h I

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THE OAKS 97 X l tu? First Row on Left, Left to Right: Cavanaugh. Cierlak, Cincush. Galant Second Row on Left, Left to Right: Garber. Hopkinson, Howell, H. Johnson Third Row on Left, Left to Right: Leisman tstandingl, Lloyd, Lundoen, Maynard Last Row Back on Left, Left to Right: B. Smith. Strand, Wood. Posvistak traising handl, Miss Macdonald, instructor First Row on Right, Left to Right: Ross, Schie. Schwass Second Row on Right, Loft to Right: McGregor. Phelps Levez-vous, mademoiselle. Commencez French has often been called the 'fmost beautiful of the languages, the language of romance. Derived from the Latin, French has been modeled and melloxved into a beautiful, living tongue, employed by a great Euro- pean people. It is these characteristics of the French language, and the fascination the study of a foreign language holds for a student, that has drawn many into the French course in our high school. Miss Kathleen Macdonald is the instructor. The study of French is fascinating because one realizes that it is a living language, employed by a great people, and the mastering of it will be an asset forever to him who acquires it. French acquaints a student more closely with the French people them- selves, and with France.. One learns about the beauty of France, with its century-old cathedrals, its ancient cit- FRENCH a lire. ies, its wonderful fertility, its magnifi- cent chateaux. And in learning this, the student grows to love France and the French people. All this makes French interesting and profitable. The study of French is divided into the study of grammar and vocabulary, reading and translation. Qf these, per- haps the reading and translation are the most enjoyable. A great deal of fun is had trying to roll a French r and to twist the mouth just so, to get the correct u sound. Then, too, the beaux and the belles flames can converse freely in the language of the French because it is the language of love and romance! French has many uses, practical and otherwise. Its cultural value is not to be denied. One may hear many stu- dents around the halls, passing on the query: Parlez-vous francais? And then the merry answer: Oni, oui, mon- sieur, followed by a happy chatter.