Riverside High School - Mercury Yearbook (Milwaukee, WI)

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3 INSTRUCTION

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has made no difference whether we have won or lost as long as we have attained what we have set up as our goal, hard mus- cles, honor, sportsmanship, and good fel- lowship. Glorious as our athletic tradi- tions are, our traditions of scholastic achievement are of greater significance. While the former show that we have suc- ceeded in the extra curricular activities, the latter indicate that we are justified in our verv existence as a school. Thus Riverside, by its own splendid ex- ample, has laid the foundation in our hearts for an ideal organization of human relationship, which, after all, is the purpose of education. Let us hope that we will prove worthy of the training and care which Riverside has given us.

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ECCLRy English WIWKIIIN HI n-lNttll In order to equip himself properly tor delving into the field of literature, the stu- dent like the me- chanic must have the proper tools. When he enters the first year ' s work, t h e fundamentals, grammar and composition are presented. Poetry offers a new phase of interest. One Hundred Narrative Poems, awakens an appreciation of poetical expression. This new companion leads the student on to new heights in Scott ' s Lady of the Lake. Another offering with which the student battles, presents itself in the form of Ameri- can poetry. In succession the student wres- tles with Chaucer ' s interesting Canterbury Tales, Wordsworth ' s deep appreciation of nature, Keat ' s charming contributions and finally the thrilling tales of Tennyson. Our impression of the outstanding les- sons in prose are made by the Odyssey in which Homer gives a vivid description of life in the ancient world : by the human ' Aep i-C Tagt I igblcen