Raleigh High School - Rattler Yearbook (Raleigh, NC)

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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

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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 TWENTY-ONE Mus. J. S. KIXSBEIEGIER, BS. The great increase of interest and results in the Domestic Science Depart- ment speaks for Mrs. Kasbcrgeifs popu- larity and ability. She has, with the help of Mrs. Schooley, made this de- partment one of the most popular and profitable courses offered. umestin Scienre apartment HE Home Economies Department includes courses i11 all the various phases of home-making: cooking, sewing, millinery, and interior decora- tion. Heine project work, which gives the student an opportunity to put theory into practice in her home, has been introduced as part of the course. The classes meet two periods daily. The Domestic Science classes maintain a cafeteria, where tempting dishes, prepared by the girls, are consumed by the High School pupils. f'The courses aim 11ot to make a girl proud of herself but to make others proud of herf' Millinery has been a very popular course this spring term, aml the pupils have completed very attractive hats. Instruction is given ill frame-making, covering, and trimming. Sewing is offered to the girls that they might learn the fundamentals of dressmaking. They learn to sew not o11ly for themselves, but for other mem- bers of the family. VVith each problem tl1e student studies design. color, and finish. Also a course in Interior Decoration is offered, in which the home is com- pletely furnished. Thirteen