North High School - Viking Yearbook (Denver, CO)

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,M ,A is i Kg-Unix' VVILLLAM FLANIKEN NIARKA liATHAWAY E. W. SMITH KATHLEEN DAWSON AXIARY WHEELER LAWRENCE JORDAN IIELAEN LYTLE Commerce HE commercial courses offered in senior high schools are planned not only to prepare the pupil for an occupation but also to give him a general understanding of business as it is today. These courses are arranged in three groups: the steno- graphic specializationg the accounting specializationg and the clerical and selling spe- cialization. At the beginning of his high school course a pupil should decide which specializa- tion he wishes to follow and should plan his program so that he will be able to com- plete it before graduation. Upon choosing his specialization, the pupil should under- stand that, after a definite vocational sequence is started, there should be no break in the training. A combined college and stenographic sequence can be planned which will enable a pupil to complete the stenographic specialization at the same time that he is prepar- ing for college. Similar combined sequences can be planned for college and accounting or for college and clerical and selling. A certificate will be awarded upon the satisfactory completion of a given voca- tional sequence. This means that certain definite standards of achievement determined by the demands of the business World and measured by thorough examinations must be attained. This special certificate will be awarded in addition to the regular high school diploma. It should prove valuable to the pupil seeking a position, for it will serve as a record not only of his achievement in high school but also of his qualifications for the position. I1 QW

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EMMA Ecxuz LANVRIZNCE lXIARsu.xI.i, Fcokisncrc HARPER WILLIAM SPEARS VTIIOKXTON Tnoxms Lois Dmvsov Gizokcziz XVHEAILY MARY Cmusrv Social Science i ISTORY no longer contents itself with a mere recital of campaigns, military and political, it aims to give to the student a view of the various aspects of human life that go to make up the story of mankind. The destinies of the whole world are inextricably intertwined and will remain so. VVhether we like it or not makes no difference with the situation. lt behooves us, therefrom, to inform ourselves as thoroughly as we can concerning the forces that are active in the world today. 'iHistory , said Napoleon, is the torch of truth . lt is the duty of every teacher to aid in this process of enlightenment. Pupils must be prepared to meet and solve, with wisdom and with judgment, the great and vital questions of national and international concern. The study of history is a pressing, urgent, and most practical requirement of the age. It is essential to the proper edu- cation of the American democracy. That democracy which is best educated, not that which is merely the richest or the most populous, is destined to leadership in the mod- ern world. The aim of the department, therefore, is to teach pupils to become intelligent and eflicient citizens, to recognize and appreciate the heritage that has come down to us through the agesg to carry on the ideals that have been fought, lived, and died for, to realize that every individual not only has rights, but responsibilities and duties which must be met if he would leave this world a little better than he found it. I0

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JFAN Ixocksou. Tiriziulzsa Durkuu Mrkrir CARIPRFLL Foreign Languages NIYKNA LANGLICY BELLE WILLIAMS HE Latin department believes in 'fThe Creed of a Classicistn, recently published which says: ul believe in the classics as an invaluable contribution to exactness in every realm of life, as an important aid to the appreciation of beauty, as a wonderful means of adding joy to life, and as an important aid in the building of a finer civilization. The efforts of the classroom are directed along these lines. Words are turned into living things by an exact knowledge of their real meanings. Transla- tion, be it ever so halting, eventually begets the power to express thoughts with ac- curacy and beauty, and the appreciation of noble literature. The bulletin board and lantern slides bring familiarity with famous works of art and historical scenes and an understanding of current allusions and cartoons. The reading of fiction depicting an- cient Rome makes Latin more real. Latin phrases found in current literature become familiar by constant appearance on the blackboard. The Latin Club coordinates with the classroom in the effort to prove Latin a living, not a dead language. The general aim in studying the Romance languages is the acquiring of a medium through which to interpret the life and civilization of the people whose language we study. Increased comprehension, together with a power to interpret and to use some of the facts of the history, life, institutions, art, religion, and politics of the people whose language is being studied leads to a better understanding and appreciation of the tra- ditions, literature, arts, and social institutions of these people. Simple conversation, the power to read ordinary prose and the ability to write are immediate aims of the course. I2