New Hanover High School - Hanoverian Yearbook (Wilmington, NC)

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WE POINT WITH PRIDE F l-Ixsoxaktws are xery proud of out school Though our school IQ only twtntv Int years old we art consldered one of the best schools Ill the South A great dt tl ol thts trtdlt ts due to our present prtnctpal Mr ThomasT Hatmlton The students of New Hanoxer Hlgh haue some of the best equtpment and teachers tn IIIIS sectlon of the country Thus they lease htgh school prepared to carry on thetr studtes tn other schools IIOH are Two un1ts of sclence two umts of math two umts of hlstory four umts of English and sts umts of the student s own chotce Thts makes a total of sxxteen umts whtch are requtred of students graduatlng from our school In the field of sctence we offtr general sctence, btology ads anced btology chem lstry, physics, home econotmcs and home ltxtng General sctence touches on all phases of sctence w htle btology deals wlth the study of plant and ammal ltfe Ads anced btology IS a more thorough study of plant and ammal ltfe Chemlstry Includes the study of elements, the structure of the atom compounds and equattons Physics IS the studv of motton gravtty pressure and electrtctty Home econotmcs and home ltx mg mstruct us tn the art of ln mg together soclally In connecuon wtth these courses we haxe two clubs whtch promote tnterest tn kmttmg, crochetmg sewlng and other handl work Any one who takes home economics ts eltgtble for membershlp The Taudermy C lub has prox ed to be a great success IN e hate ont room w htch ts deslgnated for the purpose of dtsplaxlng students accompltshments ln this held Our math department offers to the students two years ofalgebra and one year of geometry It also offers semester Classes tn adx anced algebra soltd geometry, college math and trlgonometry Stu dents preparlng for college wtll find these subjects 1 great help according to reports from students now tn college L mted Qtatts htstory and Nmertcan gox ermnt nt are requlred subtects For students w ho took world htstory tn tht sophomore year and Atmertcan got ernment tn the tumor year thts year a new course econotmcs w as offered XX orld htstory touches on tht history of all foretgn countrtes whtle Lmtetl States htstory deals wtth colomzatton and wars ol our own country AIHFFICSH gowermnent 19 tht study of tht OFQZIHIZZIIOD and appltances of our form of got ernment In order to graduate from New I-I tnoxtr Hugh School a student must complete Iour years ol Fngltsh Engltsh ts a study of lttt rature and grammar In connection wtth thls course we has t thrtt outstandtng clubs The O Henry Itterarw Soctt ty has as members anyone taking Fngltsh and really tntt rested tn ltteraturt The programs con stst of readtng reyttws and reports on contemporary and classlc ltt erature The New Hanoxtr Thesplans a dratnauc club has w on equal honors w 1th tts makeup scenety and duectton Thtn progtams conststs of pantotmnts plays and games Fach year they a1d tn presentmg tht tumor and semor plays The Dramaucs each year to the boy and glrl has mg the best dramatlc performance of the year The Scrtbblers Club was begun to encourage creauxe w r1t1ng For sexeral years the club has sponsored the Slrzbhlrr 5 Zllaqa znf produced twtce a year It contatns ortgtnal stortes, essays descriptions, and poems by tht members Ihe Ii zldral our school newspaper IS edtted by the lournaltsm classes every two weeks In place of home economtcs boys are offered machtne shop mechamcal drawtng and elee trtctty These courses atd many boys tn choostng thetr ltfetlme occupatton The commerclal classes are dtytded 1nto two c K . . . . - ' 7 I a l . x x A v 2 ' x I v Y x v 1 s I xi . ' . ' , I I ' 7 I2 '., . c ' 'A I , . L 5 ' ' - The requirements for gradua- I Award is presented at the end of V 4' ' . ' I . . 1 h , , t ' A 5 , , . I I ' I , Y . ' K 7 , - 1 K-. ' I s ' I V Q , . . L I I Is ' I I ., . . I Y 7 Y r . l . I 1 t ' , 4 A - ' x ' . - - W . . B . y I 15 I

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courses one leadrng to stenographre work and the other to accountancy Shorthand tvpewrrtrng and bookeeprng are subrects taught rn thrs eourse The language de partrne nt offers I atm Isrench and Spanrsh In Iatrn elasses we study legends uf21l'1C161lI heroes The Iaun Cllub has grx eu the students of thrs language a better understandrng of rt They become farnrlrar wrth the people who first spoke the tongue and wrth therr customs XVhrle rn the French classes a French student rs elrgrble for mernbershrp rn the French Club durrng th1s first vear rf he has an A as erage All second year students are elrgrble Programs rn French or of French cultural value are planned for each meetrng Crames rn French are plaved rfter the business meeting The stuelv ofthe South AIUCFI can eountrres and the people has brought the Spanlsh language closer to us lhe Spanrsh C lub w as organrzed three vears ago to promote further rnterests rn our Iatrn Arnerrcan nerghbors All second year Spanrsh students wrth an A rxerage are elrgrble for mernbershrp All hrst year students w hose average 19 A durrng the second semester rnav become members The xocal classes under the drrectron of Mrss Sara Robrnson, are most popular wrth students who are talented and who wrsh to contlnue wrth the studv of xorce Fach year the Glee C lub and Chorr present a Chrrstrnas program long antrcr pated by all the students Therr rnost outstandrng presentatron of the year was therr operettr New lvloon Another forrrr of rrrusrc rl stuclv rs orchestra w hre lr rs eorrelueteel ry N s 'Norden he rrt ele partrrre nt rn rkes posters to adver rse elrfle rent se hool actrx rtres I he Basley Art Award rs awarded rnnuallv to the students who show the rnost orrgrn rlrty and exee llent teehnrque l he Ar ts and Crafts Club offers sple ndrd opportunrtres to those who enrov rnakrng thrngs wrth therr hands We are one of the xery few schools rn the State th rt offer 1 Brble course Those who wrsh to con trnue relrgrous work w rll find thrs an rdeal course The Brble Club w hrch rs sponsored by the Brble classes rs founded on the rde als of the Holy Brble and strrx es to forward C hrrstran leadershrp and lrvrng Yew Hanox er Hrgh School has had an R O T C urrrt for erght years We are xery proud of our R O T C because they rank hlgh rn the govern ment rnspectron IVe are one ofthe two schools rn the State and ofthe few rn the South to have this krnd of rnrlrtarv unrt The re are four companres ind the bind headed by the staff Our band, under the drreetron of I re utenant Lacock, an ex band leader, rs rery outstandtng rn the corn munrty and State The prrncrpal purposes of the R O T C are to burld character rmproxe health 16 -0- and deselop latent qualrtres of leadershrp The XX ar Department furnrshes the unrforrns and equrprnent wrth the exceptron of a few mrnor rnerdental rterns I he Rrfle Club rs a select group of the outst rndrng shooters from the Cadet Corps Its purpose rs to eornpe te rn the Clorps Area Rifle e ornpe trtron w hre h rs held each year The purpose ol the Oflrcers Club rs to promote fellowshrp rool spurt R CJ F C sprrrt patrrotrsrn ane soeral aetrxrtles rn eonneetron wrth the R O T C Our llbrary rs one of the largest rn the State It eontarns 10 100 xolumes rn addrtlon to many maga zmes and newspapers All students w ho work rn the lrbrary are requrred to belong to the Lrbrary Serence C lub At these IIILCIIDQQ all the members are requued to make a book report and grse a report on a rnagafrne artrcle durrng a se rnester C ourses rn physre rl edue rtron rre offered to both bovs and grrls rlhese elrsses are taught rn tre gsrnnasrurn Xll sorts of ealrsthenres and exercrses ne grsen the students lhev learn teamwork and hrxe real fun playrng basketball softball volley ball taklng track and other surtable actrvrtres In athlctrcs we hare football baseball basket l 1 r , 1 . . . t., I1 , 11 .1-.11 'F , 1 1 1 yv 1 . .. 1 1 1 1 1 .... 1 1 ' 1 1 1'-1 1 11 I ' ' . 1 .1 , . 1 . 1 .,'.' , x i . ..x , , , , . . . -' - ' f' '. 1 1 ' 2 'Z 7 1 . 1 '1 ' 1 ' I , ' 1 1 1 1 . , . . . .. - Q 1 ' 1 1 ' . . . 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