South Division High School - Cardinal Yearbook (Milwaukee, WI)

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CARDINAL ANNUAL OFF ON A TANGENT MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT INCE 2500 B. C. the science of num- bers has been used by man. The Greeks, Romans, and Egyptians found many opportunities for the practical ap- plication of mathematics. There is an ever-increasing demand for advanced mathematics at South Di- vision. The largest enrollment in Alge- bra 3 occurred this semester. To meet this demand, South Division offers eight semesters of mathematics- four of algebra, three of geometry, and one of trigonometry. That mathematics is as practical as it is interesting, is proved by the fact that it is used in all phases of life. Prac- tically everybody, from the housewife who checks up her grocery bills to the business executive who does his calcula- tions in six figures, uses this science. Geometric designs are used in the deco- ration of articles of clothing, algebraic graphs are used extensively in the world of commerce, and trigonometry is used by surveyors, carpenters, and architects. This year, for the first time, our de- partment contributed many interesting exhibits to the convention of the Central Association of Science and Mathematics Teachers which was held at Lincoln High School. Graphs, solutions of the- orems, and methods of checking were in- cluded in these exhibits. Projects like these, that tax the ingenuity of students, lend great zest and interest to a subject that is considered difficult and dull. It is therefore no mean triumph for the Mathematics Department to increase its membership and to extend the practical application of so important a subject.

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CARDINAL ANNUAL SIEHST DU? FOREIGN LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT ROM Room 309 come the sonorous tones of Arma virumque cano, and we know that seniors are plunging into the hardships of Aeneas, the trials of Queen Dido, and the founding of Rome. In the lower regions of the first floor corridors, lovers of French are tugging away like Trojans at the complications of the subjunctive mood. During the eighth hour, the walls are all too thin to contain the vigorous intonations of Miss Sickels's Spanish class as it vocalizes the melodious murmurs of the Spanish tongue. So, through every hour of the day, South acquires its foreign accents. Im engen Kreis verengert sich der Sinn, Es wachst der Mensch mit seinen hoh'ren Zweckenf, All of which means that in a narrow circle of thought the mind becomes nar- row, and man grows by enlarging his aims and purposes. What has been said of the German language is true of every language. When a person has a know- ledge of a foreign tongue, he has the means of knowing how other people think and live. In understanding an- other language, he becomes more pene- trating, and can, by comparison, learn much about his own people and their methods of living. Nothing in the world can advance the interest of peace further, it would seem, than an understanding of our neighbors' languages, and consequently, of their views of life. Is it not fitting then that boys and girls in the high school should be urged to increase their culture by studying languages other than their own?

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CARDINAL ANNUAL LET'S EAT CAFETERIA R-R-RING! The bell! The student grabs his books, walks out of his classroom, hurries down the third, the second, and the first flight of stairs to the basement and into the cafeteria. Boy! it smells good! He waits in line for his turn to be served-and then, yum! yum! It tastes-oh gee! This is the course of action of many students when the 11:48 bell rings. Like most people, they follow their noses and are led to the cafeteria. Here they satis- fy their hunger by eating the victuals pre- pared by the cooks, those genii who pre- side over our gastronomic destinies. 'The proof of the pudding is in the eatingl' This is an old sayingf said one of the cooks, but how true it is! We enjoy cooking for the students and teach- ers, because they are such hearty eaters. That is a sign that the food which we have prepared tastes good, and this makes us happy. If I can cook a variety of foods, the other cook said, 'QI enjoy my work, but if I am confined within a certain limit, cooking loses its joy for me. We try to prepare different menus every week, be- cause we feel that the students and teach- ers like variety in their choice of tasty dishes. Two cooks and two girl students serve those who patronize the cafeteria. Unbeknown to the students and faculty members, a new steam table was in- stalled during the summer. A hot sur- prise for everyone! Today our cafeteria with its up-to-date conveniences com- pares favorably with the best equipped lunch rooms anywhere.