Raleigh High School - Rattler Yearbook (Raleigh, NC)

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THE RATTLER NINETEEN TW13NTY.oN12 llliss lC1u'1'1I lil'SSEI.l., All. Miss llussull is thc- Sonitn' Ulass' itlva of an itleal t0a0l1c'i'. Sho Ibl'C'SC'l1lfS llis- tory with a limatliivss of cmivc-ptioii antl a lqvviiiivss of pc-wciptioii that innnv- cliatcly singlvs out tho inipurtant antl really vital things. Heli' pupils lvarn. She has taken a learling part in all tho scliool activities anml has Wim a warin place in the hearts of all hm' pupils. ilaistnrp apartment HE stumly of History is unqucstitmnalily one nf thc nmst vital stuclivs in tho 0u1'i'i0ulun1 of a high svliuol. rllll1'Ollg'll it, it is possilmlt- for thv stutlc-nt to l:0I'll1lll2ll0 his imloas of c-itizonsliip, ot' his l'US1NlllSlllllll'Y to his cs-mnniuiiity. ancl, in these flays of internationalisni, to thu wnrltl. lt has liaen the aiin of the mlepartlnvnt cluring thv past yvai' to wvatc i11 thv inincls of the stumlcints 1-lf-vting the subject this sensv of wspoiisilmility of wurlml cfitizcnsliip. lt has boon our purposo to prc-sont tlw facts of liistury as e-vents in a l'011fllllltbl1S stmjv, thv open- ing Cl12l1Jt91'S of which lwgan thuusantls of ycars ago, and tlul vlosing cfliaptvrs of which are yvt to be written. ln this way wc havei viiclclzxvoiwl tu link QV01lfS antl conmlitions of the aiiciviit worlfl so clusvly tu the vvouts antl coiulitions of thel present that the lattci' niight appvai' in thciii' propvi' rvlatiuns as an outgrowth of the foriner. lve havo also i1it1'o4l1ui'ecl, vspt-cially in tlu- study uf gh1ll0l'lC'2l11 History, a nwtliocl that aiins to prvsvnt a prolmluin anil to tlisvuss tho Various pus- sible solutions. To this enal W0 havv f1'0lllll'11ll'V c-iiiployml upon tlisvussiun ancl clebato. ln connection with the stumly of tvxt-lmmmlis, QVOIQV class rc-cites wwlqly froni thc Cui'i'c1nt issue of thv f1if:'1l'fIl'.lj D1'gw.wl. This stumly of tln- ll1'ffw.wf tviuls greatly to sfwializci thv stutly of Histoijv, antl to prvsviit all llistm-.V as thv liar-lv grounml against whivh wv are to Vivw the pagvaiit of this prvsoiit tlay. Eleven

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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

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T H E R AT T L E R 4 NINETEEN TWENTY-ONE A. F. Rt'7I,I.ER, HA. Mr. Roller for the last two years has striven to raise the standards of the sehool and lift the level of high school work nearer the eollege ideal. In his department, at least. he has done this, and in so doing has engendered i11 his pupils deep respect and unbounded adniiration. buena: apartment lllfl eourses offered in this departinent are: General Seienee for the first year, taught hy Mrs. Hoot, lliology, for the seeond year, taught by Mrs. YW-llsg Vheniistry for the third year, and Physies for the fourth year, taught hy A. lf. Holler, who is also head of the departnient. 'l'he Seienee llepartnient, while not the largest in the High School, has grown in the last t'ew years front a few pupils until now there are 3111 pupils enrolled in the Seienee elasses. 'l'he department is now as well equipped as are the Seieuee departments in the hest high sehools in the State. liast year the school eoluluittee made very generous appropriations for this departnient, about 331.500, for the purehase ot' apparatus and furniture. The department is equipped with eoinpound mieroseopes for individual work in Biology elasses, and individual lahoratory work is done in all the seienees exeept General Seienee, where ainple material is at hand for demonstration work. The reeitation room for Physics and f'llK'llllSll V is fitted with a stereoptieon, and the best furniture and other apparatus ohtainalmle. Most. ot' the pupils eleetiug these eourses have shown an unusual interest. in their work. lfield trips to various points ot' interest in and around Raleigh are unade hy the elasses in all the eourses. lu order that the students may have la-tter l2.1,.,t-.tim faeilities it is hoped that more rooin for laboratories will be lllIllil'. Twelve