Northeast Junior High School - Buccaneer Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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I live if ug r Xu: X4 W ayaizayrafmfi a I Girls' Physiology EDNA MAE SUMMERS ' h The study of Girls' Physiology has proved successful inasmuch as lt is beneficial as a practical, ever useful subject. It has been found that the student feels that she has more freedom to ask questions which pertain strictly to her own sex. I The work. that has been done in these classes consists of many interesting things, such as the following: Virtues, manners, hygiene, anatomy, sanitation, and physiology. i We have learned many things this term. The study of the twelve yirtues has been very irnpressive. It has caused us to have higher l ideals of life and to try to be more nearly perfect and fair in our relationships to others. VVe feel that we want to have the virtues one hundred per cent perfect. The study of manners has also improved us. In order to fully appreciate what it really means today to be a beautiful girl, we need to have some knowledge of physiology and anatomy. In times past the beautiful girl was judged by her facial features. That is not true today, howeverg now we think of a beautiful girl as one who has a strong character, a lovely disposition, and a healthy body. l In order to learn to be beautiful in this way, we have studied ' the health rules. Many of these were on beauty. We learned to paint our cheeks from the inside instead of the outside, by eating nourishing food and by getting plenty of fresh air, exercise, and regular sleep. We have also performed some experiments to show the effects of bacteria, and classes signed one hundred percent to neither a borrower nor lender be of one's per- sonal belongings, as our experiment showed that bacteria was spread by powder puffs, combs, etc. If We keep this wonderful body that was given us by our Creator, healthy, we are certainly doing something that is worth while. Boys' Physiology RALPH ELL1s When a boy takes up the subject of physiology and hygiene, he is taking an im- portant step in his training and education. He may expect to learn the general plan and work of the body along with the care of the body. This is one of the most im- portant studies offered, for, after all, what good would our education do us if we were broken in health? In physiology, a boy learns the location and functions of the different organs, and also methods oflprevention of disease in the body. By a study of microscopic life, he learns the direct cause of disease and how to combat it. He also learns as an ounce of prevention the value of proper food, proper clothing, proper ventilation, personal and community sanitation, proper treatment of small wounds to prevent infection, and the evil effects of drinking, smoking, and the use of narcotics. The physician is now relying more and more upon the education of the people in their every-day habits for prevention of disease, rather than upon the use of drugs as a cure. Keeping good health at all times in the life of the average person today re- quires a clear understanding of the normal activities of the body. It is for this en- lightenment of the boys and girls that physiology is taught. During the World War the draft showed that less than twenty percent of our young men reached draft age without a serious physical defect. Hence the American people are awakening to the necessity of a greater knowledge of the care of the hu- man body. In a recent article by Herbert Hoover in the New York Herald Tribune, he says a Bill of Rights should be written for children, and advocates, among other things, the following: The ideal to which we should strive is that there shall be no child in America that does not receive primary instruction in the elements of hygiene and good health. .rp ' 0 o DF 0 0 O Seventy

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vo' Value of Mathematics The value of mathematics is often underestimated but seldom overestimated. The people of today are becoming more and more interested in this subject. Some good reasons for studying mathematics are given below: 1. lt makes one think. 2. It broadens the mind. 3. It forces one to be accurate. 4. lt teaches one to be systematic. 5. It teaches one to reason on a sound basis. 6. It is necessary for a well rounded education. 7. lt is needed in various occupations, especially engineering. 8. It is used in every-day life as well as in schools and laboratories. 9. It gives students information about investments, taxes, insurance. etc. It teaches an appreciation of geometrical forms in art and architecture. It is good training for the student who likes to work things out for himself. 12. It is necessary for students wishing to pursue other studies in high school, such as chemistry, physics, commerce, and music. Perhaps these are not all the reasons why boys and girls should study mathematics. However, these reasons are in themselves sufficient to prove that mathematics is val- uable and should be studied by every boy and girl. 10. 11. General Business There are three aims in teaching General Business in junior High. The first, is to give some insight into the fundamentals oi business, such as banking, investments, filing, business records, business law, and types of business organizations. This knowl- edge is practical, for everyone should have a knowedge of business fundamentals. The second, is to develop some skill and a proper attitude towards various jobs. The study of the job analysis in this course includes a study of the services rendered by mes- sengers, mail, file, time, stock, and payroll clerks, cashiers, and those employed at other jobs which are open to students who are forced to leave school before complet- ing high school. The third, is to act as a guide both in high school and business, aid- ing the pupil in selecting his courses of study or his business career. It is hoped that this exploratory commercial course will give the pupil some knowledge of the functions and duties of junior clerical positions, insight into the qualifications required, and op- portunities for advancement. This course in General Business differs greatly from a course in Business Arith- metic, in that it deals with the general problems and activities of business rather than the solving of any particular problem. The business forms which are used in connec- tion with the textbooks are duplicates of regular business records. School Savings The School Savings has been given an important place in the life of the school. One Home Room period of each week has been given to the matter of deposits. Throughout the week lectures on banking are often given. The first day the school banked tSept. 21, 19261 only 40.3W of the pupils banked. During the first semester as the pupils became better informed, they became more interested, until by the end of the first semester our percent was boosted up to 84.970, During the second semester Northeast Junior's percents varied from 90 to 97 and for te11 consecutive weeks no other school crossed her goal. ' The pupils have worked in their Home Rooms for cooperation and formed clubs to get 100'k. The idea of saving has gained support throughout the year. The stu- dents know, that if they save regularly, they can fill a bank book in 30 weeks and re- ceive compound interest on their new book. The students receive interest for a frac- tion of a dollar and a fraction of a month. Many of the students have paid for their school books, subscriptions to the school paper, the year book, panel pictures, and various other things with their school savings. Za Aafvpxivw :Sw 55-9? ,6x,p-aug ' Seventy two