Raleigh High School - Rattler Yearbook (Raleigh, NC)

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THE RATTLER l NINETEEN TwENTY.oNE J. E. Cason, AB. Mr. flason, through his willingness to sacrifice, his constant friendship and ready cooperation in all the activities of our high school life, has done niuch to make this, our last year at R. H. S., thc niost successful and enjoyable of all. 1 nglish apartment AM seriously doubtful if the study of English has yet been given its propor- tional consideration in our schools. lve have beeoine accustomed to its being said that English is our niost iinportant study. Yet, we do not lind one high school in ten that has as adequate equipinent for the English ltepartnient asiit has for certain other departments. lt is yet true that soine of our leading colleges require three and four units of Latin for certain courses, while they allow only three units for English. And we tind, at least in niany of our high schools, an atmosphere of inditterenee towards English, and an attitude of ques- tioning its importance. One of the two purposes of education, nainely, better to enable one to enjoy life, is more dependent. upon the knowledge and the use of good English than it is upon that of any other branch of learning. The ability to speak good English, and conversance with English classical literature goes far towards giving one admittance into the niost cultured circles of society. lt is also true that a knowl- edge and the use of good English is a big factor in deterinining one's success in practical atlairs. The department in the R. H. S. aspires to a fuller aeconiplishinent of an ideal course for its students, and the positive graduate requircnicnt that a student shall be able to speak and Write reasonably good English. Nine

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THE RATTLER NINETEEN TW1-INTY-ONE L B. L. nEil5'31u'YNE, A.l3. ff Mr. tlel3ruyne's lirst year at Raleigh r High School has won for him many ki F friends. He has an irresistible enthu- if siasm that overcomes all obstacles. His be interest in every phase of school life, his wonderful energy, his cleverness and charming personality, are qualities we shall not soon forget. it-Blatbematics apartment H E ili.x1.1c1oI1 Hion Senooi. offers three parallel courses of study, namely, the General, the lntlnstrial, ancl the Commercial. These celitler, with respect to certain subjects, in their requirements for gramluation. Par- ticularly is this true in regarml to the recpiirements in Mathematics. All stutlents in the eighth gratle, or freshman year, are requirecl to take Mathematics rcgarmlless of the course of stutly pursued. At the heginning of the sophomore year Matheniaties becomes an elective subject in the Industrial antl t'ommereial courses, hut remains a requirement in the General Vourse until the lreginning of the senior year. Stone-'s Junior High School Mathematics, Book ll ancl Slaught ancl Letnnes' Vomplete Algebra, are taught in the tirst year. The same algebra is pursuecel aml tinisheal in the seeonfl year. lioth semesters of the third year are clevotecl To the stucly ot' Plane Geometry, much emphasis lmeing placecl upon originals anal eonstrnetion work. Senior Mathematics is entirely elective, but is recom- mentletl tor all stnrlents who plan to enter college. At present, courses are given in .Xtlvaneetl .Xlgelvra antl Solicl Geonietry. lieginning' with next year Plane antl Spherieal Trigononietry will he otierecl as an amlclitional elective for seniors. ln planning the 'Klatheinaties Vourse it has lieen our purpose to provicle for the masses antl at the same time to make ample provision for the stumlent who Wishes to tollou' the eollege eurrielllnnl. Ten