Spingarn High School - L Esprit Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. Their chief use for delight is in priV2t6HCSS and retiring, for ornament, is in discourse, and for ability, is in the judgment and disposition of business. Sir Francis Bacon, OfSmdz'eJ The Library ......,.... .. .. Pages 36 The English Department ...... .. Pages 59 The Language Department ...... .... P ages 45 The Social Studies Department ...... .... P ages 48 The Science Department .......... .... P ages 52 The Mathematics Department ........... .... P ages 55 The Business Education Department ...... ..... P ages 58 The Music Department .......... ..... P ages 62 The Homemaking Department .... ..... P ages 65 The Art Department ................... ..... P ages 67 The Driver Education Department .... ..... P ages 70 The Vocational Department ...... ..... P ages 72 The Military Department .................................. ..... P ages 75 The Health and Physical Education Department .... Pages 91 Varsity Sports ................................ .. . ..... Pages 94- 1 15 Chartered Clubs and Organizations .... ....... P ages 116-124 Reflections on Today's Youth These years in school are our best years, for now our mental comprehension is at its height and our concentration upon subjects willnever againbe as free from distractions as it is now. The challenge then to each of us is to get our education established upon a firm foundation so that we can face the future, secure in the knowledge that we have already acquired and in the self-confidence it has brought to us. Every department of our curricula contributes a share of knowledge, a part of our grasp of life, and a factor in our ability to learn as long as we live. As youthful Americans, we are setting out on a road to new frontiers where each of us can play an important role in lessening world tension and in bringing about understanding, harmony, and accord among all peoples, for without these peace cannot be attained. L'Esp. fit, '62

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' t The scene above represents an early library check-up of assignments not quite completed the night before a deadline. Maurice Daniels, John Craig, and Fredrick Murphy are but a few of the pupils who rush tlo take advantage of the library that opens as early as 8: 15. Books Inspire Us to Greater Heights Where can I find a quiet place to study? is a question that is never heard in Spingarn, for our library is the place to go for peace and quiet as well as professional guidance from the librarians and arapidly growing collection of books on all subjects for all levels of learning. The library is staffed with two full-time librarians and numerous student assistants. It houses 8,600 books, 65 magazines, and 4 newspapers, including the New York Tzmer. It serves a well-equipped and thoroughly trained staff in the care and use of visual aids. In our study area we take great pride and find much joy, for in its capacity and in its services rendered, it ranks as one of the finest high school libraries in the city. 36