Walnut Hills High School - Remembrancer Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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cynclepencfenl Jiucfy iraina flue min Perhaps the most important tac- tor in independent study is our excellent library, modeled atter the library ot Columbia Univer- sity. With the guidance ot our librarians, vve use this facility to advantage in gathering material for book reports, and tor tre- auent economics and sociology assignments. Hours ot this Hdrud- gery are molding our study habits. Original research is not only important tor gaining further knowledge of a high school subiect, but also helpful tor college and career vvork. At Walnut Hills, vve encounter many opportunities tor individ- ual study. Biology and solid geometry, tvvo very inclusive courses, demand supplemen- tary experiments and reading. Debating is the usual discus- sion procedure in all the social studies courses. Here, the stu- dent vvorlqs by himself in gath- ering intormation and shaping his proiect.

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35 x 9 ROW la Left to Right: Mr. Jacob Skilkin, Mathematics and Chemistry, Miss lrene Steinau, French, Miss Anne Sutherland, Eng- lishg Mr. Carl Varrelman, Boys' Physical Edu- cation. ROW 2: Mr. A. Glenn Volz, Art, Mr. Thomas E. Welsh, Chemistry, Mrs. Bernice Wolf, English, Mrs. Marian Wright, Girls' Physical Education. ROW 3: Miss Helen Wilkinson, Librarian, Miss Evelyn Lipsky Dietitian. Many ot the leading educational tig- ures in the nation have as their alma mater Columbia Teachers College. ln- cluded in this number are teachers in Walnut Hills High. The school in Morningside Heights, New York City, is typical ot the high caliber training centers tor men who have pledged their lives to guide youth. From build- ings like those centered around West l2Oth Street will come those equipped to educate tor posterity. On the opposite page is the seal of Bowling Green University. Started in l9l4 as a normal school, Bowling Green is still a publicly controlled unit ot the state educational system. 4,

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cultural The curriculum at Walnut Hills offers a maximum of cultural advantages. One may choose to follow Latin from the suc- cessful campaigns of Caesar and the powerful orations of Cicero to the delightful poetry of Virgil, culminating work be- gun in the seventh grade. Latin history is of secondary importance compared with the knowledge of rhetoric and English derivatives. Ancient and medieval history is devoted largely to the spec- tacular wors, customs, and problems of distant lands and races, backgroun enriched ua It is significant that we grow cul- turally from a study of the English language, What senior is there who has not vicariously seen Caesar killed, visited the Shake- spearean stage, spoken with the good wife of Bath, or been daz- zled by Excalibur? Special art classes reveal arts, customs, and forgotten figures from the past.