Senn High School - Forum Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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.Inilian Arrnmhraim. At the doorway of his wigwam Sat the ancient arrow-maker, In the land of the Dacotahs, Making arrow-'heads of jasper, Arrow-heads of chalcedony. -Longfellow. , f ha is that a pruni- ' 'e race s h o u have produced with too s ot' the rudest kind, an object of such delicate work- manship as the pres- ent generation, with all its tools, cannot reproduce. I refer to the Indian arrow- head. X 1 i .V 'I' seems odd, per- , ' 1, L ' 11- , tix t ld X 1 1 l KLA ' When the whites came to I yi, America, the Redskins had f even then almost entirely lost ,mill the art of producing arrow- iltpfil' heads from Hint and rock true iii 'k!!,' ' 1 ryhl 1, enough and fine enough to do , . it the work reqniredg they de- - pended largely for their supply upon the past product. Arrow-heads can be picked up almost anywhere in the United States, but probably they were made only in a few places and became scat- tered through the extensive traveling of the Indian. In Ohio, are as thin as paper, and are made of Chalcedony and lava. Indian arrow-heads are of many sizes and shapes and were used for two pur- poses, hunting and lighting, The hunt- ing arrow-heads, easily distinguished by the two little notches on the sides, were fastened securely to the shaft, so that when they entered the body of the animal they could easily be pulled out and used till? ilu f.'l'nYF M... -. , Q75 1, , Ili 7' 'B H4 is again. The war arrow-heads, however, are triangular. and were fastened loosely to the shaft so that, when it was pulled out of the wound, the head remained. Several methods were used in making the arrow-heads. The most common was that of chipping one piece of Hint with another until a rough head was shaped. This, however. was not very satisfactory. Another method brought better results. A rough piece of flint or stone was heated red hot and water was the larger heads are fl dripped upon it from a found, gray and blue in 'll , straw, each drop flakiug color and made of llint xwfil 'otfa tiny piece of stone. anddtlrantnc. d'lhe-booner Mg! Ui.l,:W umhhlntr Tlns method was used gl'11'9- 01111 rn tm WU I M HJ MmtWtI',,dl!1,li' mostly for the large. region of Georgia, are jillpsf - 'lp' Hill Wlmyfitlpullt heavy arrow-heads. The of a white substance -11 tg ' Jil.-'llilt l,.5r'l Z,ti5lft,' perfect little ones for much like quartz. and ' 'l fi'. l, i iiidli,t.lEi'lfili. hunting birds were con- are rough and uneven, ,,.i!M5'.Itv structed by means of a The black, evenly cut ' small implement usually heads are found in Kentucky and are medium-sizedg the smaller ones come from our own Illinois-most of them from in and about Lake county. They are made of obsidian and agate. The tiniest, most perfect of all, however, come from the Modoc tribe in Oregon, made of an anin1al's tooth or a piece of sharpened ivory. The tool was held in thc hand and then the process of flake ing began. It was through collecting them, that my interest was first awakened in the his- tory of Indian arrow-heads. Dorothy Squire, 306. Q - X A J ? ,iv .sl-f 20

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.1 l 17-SHMQ5. . 'Ea llc arrnrair, luritr: in rcnmnlxcr. kuriir: 1 - tn know llginr num minh. mritr. Editor ...... Assistants ...... . ........ Ruth Andre - V A . A g Francesca Bate Alfred Englehard Frcshman Committee. Joe Humble Fred Burkart Frances Grinker Dorothy Rose Abe Brown Herbert Alexander Florence Cohen Gus Ahrens Faculty Adviser ............. Miss Lesem RULES OF THE FRESHMAN DEPART- MENT. 1. All material must be neatly copied in ink on one side of theme paper. 2. Name and room number of author must appear at close of article. 3. Articles must be labeled For the Freshmen Department and sent to the Dean's oiiice. 4. The number of words must be placed at close of article. 5. Articles must be accurate in regard to English, spelling, and punctuation. There's a difference in the air these days: don't you feel it? Don't you notice the ex- quisite freshness of the springtime, the beauty of the bursting buds, the music of the robin's song? Doesn't it all inspire you with a great desire to read poetry? lf so, we are sure you will find the little poems we have printed this month a real joy. It must be confessed that we are heartily proud of the poetry the freshmen have con- ll tributed. It is also a satisfaction to us to note the interest they have taken in our pagesg for once, it can be said that we really have more good material than we can use. Do you wonder we are proud, Freshmen? We were so well pleased with the interest taken in our Collectors' Comer that in this issue we have expanded it to a full page, all of which is required for the ad- mirably worked out article, entitled Indian Arrowheads. Surely collections that lead to information of this kind, are worth while. The response to the appeal for stories was gratifying, but it was extremely difli- cult to decide which were the best. Some of the stories were excellent as to lot, but the grammar and manner of handling plot were at fault. In others, the grammar and style were goody but the plots were not original. ln the selection of stories, gram- mar, punctuation, spelling, style, and plot all have to be consideredg and too much stress cannot be laid on these essential points if students are anxious tu see their work in print. The successful stories have been written by: John Goessele, Abe Brown, Aileone Colby. Because of lack of space we are withholding Aileene Colby's story until next month. Now, a word in explanation of the puzzle pictures. The ideas belong to Herbert Alexander, but the reproduced drawings are the work of students in Miss Beem's draw- ing classes. R. A. Sf ' x A i 27 , in .M 9 gil ruin him I p

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THE FORUM Twenty-uae YOUR SYSTEM of solving algebra problems DECIDES YOUR GRADE in lVlathematics. l The railroad that reduces the number of unnecessary curves in its track, IIICTCHSCS IIS Cllfnlilg PONVCT. The boy who reduces the number of false trials in solving a problem, in- creases his scholarship and his grades, But the railroad needs the surveyor to lay out the new and shorter line. And the boy needs the advice of experts in mapping out an efficient system. From the Maflzcmaticr Department. Because word problems in algebra really apply the reasoning of arithmetic problems to the unknown quantity, fol- low this advice from Mr. Wilson :- In 'word' problems be certain you understand the meaning of each word and the problem as a whole, before at- tempting its solution. Think of similar problems in arithmetic in forming alge- braic equations. After you have solved the equation, remember what you have heard Mr. Crofts say about proofs 1- First get the idea clearly that a proof is to enable you to find out whether your solution is correct. Second, acquire the habit of making a rapid mental proof, particularly in all work with equations. To quote Mr. Jenkins :- Aim, in factoring, to acquire the ability to recognize the various groups and to handle them in a rapid manner. Do you know a factor when you see one? Mr. Xvitcraft says:- In reducing fractions, we cancel fuc- tors, not tvrnix. XVhy? When you come to quadratic equa- tions, be sure to gain a thorough knowl- edge of the subjectg for Miss Moser says:- More trouble arises in 2A geometry from a lack of knowledge of IA algebra than of 2B geometry. Learn quadratics and radicals thoroughly in IA if you wish success in Zlid year mathematics. L. E. Christman. for iauws From Sem: Sluarlu Who Have Pre- ceded You. Let system open the door of elficiency in your work. Jeanette and I had really thought of giving up algebra. Everything seemed so dismal for the future. Now every- thing is clear and it's all due to the plans we worked out. -lust a little care- fulness here and there and tlte whole problem became clear. You, too, can possess this clear mind, if you follow these helpful and practical suggestions for algebra problems. In order to solve an algebra problem, you must do several things: I. Read through the problem. 2. See what the unknown quantity is. 3. See what relations exist between it and other numbers. 4. Let X equal the Ist unknown. 5. Find an equation to suit the problem. No matter what kind of an algebra problem you want to solve, there is al- ways some unknown quantityg whereas, in arithmetic, you deal with all known facts, To overcome this difficulty, if it is one, First read through the problem as stated in the book, seeing what the unknown quantity is and what relations exist between it and other numbers. Since there is always some unknown quantity, let it be represented by X. Then. proceed to find an equation that will suit your problem. If you do this I am sure you will have no ditheulty in solving algebraic equations. - z 1 2-22-I I-I - ff . 5- - A 4: 4' 421.3