Soldan High School Guide Book (1926)

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This high school has songs and cheers at the end which are similar to a couple of bawdy ditties and cheers.

A Guide Book of
Citizenship in
SOLDAN HIGH SCHOOL
Saint Louis
Prevised Edition Prepared
by the Torchbearers of
the Class of June, 1926
This Book Belongs to
Name___..... ....................______________________
Address _..............................____________________
Date __.......______________
Finder will please return to owner or to Office.

A Kniglit there was, and that a worthy man,
That fro the tyme that he first higan
To ryden out he loved chivalrye,
Trouthe and honour, fredorn and curtcisye.
—Chaucer.

PREFACE
This little Guide Book to Soldan citizenship
is planned especially to meet the needs of new
students at Soldan. Whether they come with
"troops of friends" from our Blewett Junior
High School, or singly from other cities, the
Guide Book is a greeting and a welcome to the
fellowship of Soldan.
To become good citizens we must know the
laws under which we work and play, and we
must live according to those laws. We must
also understand the spirit which gives life to
law, and take our part in forming that spirit of
freedom and justice which makes us worthy of
ruling ourselves.
The Guide Book is accordingly a summary
of information about Soldan High School, and
to some extent an interpretation of the spirit
of the School as reflected by the students and
the faculty.
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CALENDAR
Fall Term
Opening—Tuesday after Labor Day.
Close—Friday of the twentieth school week.
Graduation. Day—Thursday of the twentieth
school week.
Holidays and Vacations — Armistice Day
(November 11); .Thanksgiving. Day; Christ-
mas Week; New Year's Day.
Spring Term
Opening-..........Monday of the twenty-first school
week.
Close—.....Friday of the twentieth week of the
new term.
Graduation Day—Thursday of the twentieth
week of the new term.
Holidays—Washington's Birthday; Memorial
Day.
(Note: Christmas Week is not counted as
one of the forty school weeks of the year.)
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PRINCIPALIS GREETING
Dear Soidan Students (Old and New):
The school welcomes you into its fellowship
and into the privileges of its citizenship. It is
a great thing to belong to a great school such
as Soidan, which, though young, is rich in its
record of lofty traditions and high achieve-
ments. You are here because you believe in
higher education as the avenue to greater op-
portunity and larger service. Your future will
depend largely upon the character of your
achievement in high school.
What you get out of your High School course
will depend upon what you put into it of effort
• and enthusiasm and lofty purpose. Make per-
sonal accomplishment In character and In stud-
ies your foremost aim In school. Form the-
habit of succeeding in everything you under-
take. Learn to work with others. Teamwork
Is as necessary as individual work, and there is
need of It In the class-room, In the volunteer
organizations, in athletics, and in the general
administration of the school.
Make the four great words of our school
motto real Influences In your personal school
life. With strict adherence to Truth, with high
regard for Honor, with unfailing Courtesy in all
situations, may you guard the spirit of Free-
dom in our school and transmit it inviolate to
those who come after you, .Say to yourself:
"I will endeavor to live up to the highest ideals
of the school, and I will leave it a better place
than I found it."
JOHN RUSH POWELL.

SCHOOL GOVERNMENT AND STUDENT
CO-OPERATION.
(From the Principal's point of view)
School government has come to have a deep-
er meaning than the mere exercise of authority
on, the part of principal and teachers in carry-
ing out disciplinary measures and enforcing
rules. Rules and regulations are necessary
only to make more possible the ultimate pur-
poses for which we come together—the devel-
opment of boys and girls to assume responsi-
bility in a civic community. It should be borne
in mind that school is a community and that
nearly every situation one meets in life has its
approximate parallel in school life.
"Men are only boys grown tall;
Hearts don't change much after all."
The best sort of school government involves
the natural personal relations of teachers with
students, and of students with each other, in
the large community life of the school as a
whole and in the smaller communities, the
class-rooms. If these relations are cordial and
helpful, conditions are favorable for the best
kind of growth and progress. The happiest
school spirit is possible only when students
look upon their teachers as helpers, counselors,
and friends rather than as personifications of
constituted authority*
Student co-operation, which should include
student self ■•■government, neither ignores nor
sets aside the teacher's authoritative control.
But this control is in evidence only when cir-
cumstances demand, its use. Student govern-
ment should" stand for a fine blending of lib-
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erty, restraint, and good-will. We must first
develop the inclination toward individual self-
control and group co-operation under leader-
ship. Not the form but the spirit must receive
the first consideration, else the result will be
no better than the old relation of "the master
and the mastered".
"Liberty exists in proportion to wholesome
restraint."
Such self-control and group co-operation un-
der the guidance of the teachers and the lead-
ership of worthy fellow-students, chosen as
class-room chairmen or representatives, Is the
.ideal of school government toward which Sol-
dan has been and is striving. The Principal
and the teachers have been watching with sym-
pathetic interest all steps and experiments
toward this end, some of which have been
decidedly successful Student co-operation in
all phases of school administration will con-
tinue to be approved to the full extent of the
capacity developed in students to take respon-
sibility. Granting to students the privileges of
participation in school government increases
the teacher's responsibility. It affords the
students unlimited opportunity to become inti-
mately acquainted with the form and spirit of
democratic procedure through elections and
through the principle of representation^
The Principal, hopes that by.means of effect-
ive class-room organization and through force-
ful student officers the spirit of democracy will
permeate the school to all good ends. There Is
no reason why junior democracy cannot be
made to succeed in school government even
better than the corresponding form in the
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larger adult civic life, for our teachers, through
the guidance and direction of helpful criticism,
are in a position to correct the ills likely to
arise before a condition becomes hopeless or
intolerable.
"The stability of our democratic form of gov-
ernment depends upon education for democ-
racy,"
THE SOLDAN HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT
Do you know whether or not you are in the
Sold an district?
The boundaries of the Soldan district are
as follows: From Clayton Road on the City
Limits to Natural Bridge Avenue to Kingshigh-
way Boulevard to Easton Avenue to Newstead
Avenue to Clayton Road to Kingshighway
Boulevard i;o Oakland Avenue to Clayton Road
to the City Limits, the point of starting.
These boundaries apply to all students attend-
ing Soldan High School, Upper term students
who have moved out of the district and wish
to finish, their courses at Soldan may do so by
securing a special permit.
THE BUILDING
The Soldan High School building is a beau-
tiful large stnid.ure facing Union Avenue on
the west,
The offices of the school are on the first floor
to the right as one enters the building. On
the first, second, and third floors, class-rooms
open on a wide rectangular corridor. The rooms
on the first floor are numbered from 100 up-
ward, the odd numbers at the north and the
even numbers at the south. In a similar way

the rooms on the second and third floors are
numbered upward from 200 and 300, respective-           I
ly. On the ground floor the spaces without           ;
the corridors are occupied chiefly by locker           ;
rooms and the boys' and girls' gymnasiums.
The boys' lockers are at the north and the           <
girls' at the south.
The auditorium occupies the principal part
of the area within the corridor rectangle. The
auditorium balcony is entered from the second
floor.
The science laboratories are on the first floor.             j
The library is on the second floor, room 200.             !
The art rooms are on the third floor.
The music room is on the third floor, room
300.                                                                                    I
The lunchrooms are on the ground floor.
The manual training shops are in an exten-
sion of the ground floor to the east.
The boys' gymnasiums are at the north and
east on the ground floor; the girls' gymnasiums
are at the south and east.
REGISTRATION
Pupils are regularly registered at the begin-
ning of each term.                                                           J
Those who have already enrolled but are             |
being listed for a new term, meet in their             !
advisory rooms and register under the direc-
tion of their advisers.                                                     I
Those who have not formerly attended the             i
school assemble in the auditorium and receive             I
instructions from the Principal.
ADVISORY GROUPS
Every student entering Soldan is assigned to
a teacher who is called his "adviser". This             |
adviser keeps the record of the student's work             j
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and arranges the details of his program from
term to term, according to the provisions of
the course of study. The adviser also may be
consulted on all questions relating to the choice
of subjects and high school preparation for
college and for life.
The adviser should be regarded by the stu-
dent as his source of authoritative information
in all matters pertaining to his relation to the
school.
Each student should consider his advisory
group the most important unit in the school
organization. Through his success in his group,
through his relations with his adviser and his
fellow members, his ability and personality are
first measured. His adviser is the first one
who gets the reports of success or failure in
the classroom and is also the first one of whom
teachers make inquiries. Special instructions
and general school information are given to
pupils through advisory groups, and campaigns
for loyalty and the support of school activities
are carried on in the groups, so the attitude
of the individual toward his work and his
school soon becomes clearly revealed. It is
well for the new student to realize the import-
ance of his advisory group relations in the
beginning of his school career.
Each group has a group number and each
student is also given an individual number
which completes his program number. Thus
"G 12" names a group and "G 12 —15" desig-
nates an individual student in a definite advis
ory group. It is important that every student
remember his program number, as many rec-
ords are made by program numbers instead of
by names,
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CITIZENSHIP
Soldan is among the growing number of
schools in which the students share in the
school government. The teachers have final
authority, but they assert it only when circum-
stances demand its use.
Like all stable governments, Soldan has her
set of rules which are provided to assure equal
freedom for all her sons and daughters. Free-
dom does not consist of the throwing off of
all restraint; the privileges gained by one,
through the throwing off of restraint, are
gained at the expense of another. No true
citizen of Soldan wants to obtain his ends at
the expense of another student, so he observes
all the rules which secure the general welfare
of the student body, and, by this co-operation,
helps to make Soldan a better place in which
to live and work,
Every advisory group and every class chooses
its chairman and other necessary officers at
the beginning of the term. These elections
should be taken seriously by the students, and
only the most capable pupils of the group
should fill the positions, for, through the chair-
man thus elected the voice of the student is
heard.
The Agora Club
The group chairmen who should be consid-
ered as leaders, make up the Agora Club. The
club was formed in the spring term of 1926
under the leadership of Mr. Dake, for the pur-
pose of managing the business side of the
Scripj bringing various school problems before
the groups, managing all campaigns, and pro-
moting better citizenship in the respective
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groups. The club meets daily during the eighth
period and discusses school problems, such as
absences, tardinesses, etc., and sometimes im-
portant decisions are made by the group. The
members, who are group chairmen, bring the
desires and problems before the club and return
the club's decisions to the groups.
Whenever it is necessary, school offenders
are brought before a judicial committee of the
Agora Club to face trial at the hands of their
peers. Mr. Hold en carefully considers the de-
cisions in each ease and alters the punishment
recommended by the group as he sees fit. The
club is ntiw and therefore can constantly im-
prove, and its improvement is up to the student
body.
The "C. Q."
There are two charts in the first floor cor-
ridor, the purpose of which is to make a com-
parative showing of the attendance and schol-
arship of Holdan by Advisory Groups. In the
first, each advisory group is given a red square
for each day of perfect, attendance. At the
end of the term the group with the highest
column is given special recognition. The sec-
ond chart, which was proposed by the Torch-
bearers to stimulate group rivalry, shows a
comparison of the citizenship of the groups for
each five-week period. The C. Q. (citizenship
quotient) is found as follows: Each "E" in the
group is multiplied by 400, each "G-" by 200,
each "M" by 100. These results are added,
and from this sum is subtracted the number
of "F's" multiplied by 200, the number of ab-
sences multiplied by 20, and the number of
tardinesses multiplied by 40. The result ob-
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tained is divided by the number of pupils in
the group and this quotient is called the
"C. Q." of the group. Other factors will be
. added gradually to reflect the group's response
in all matters of importance. There is nothing
that you can do that will make your school
life more successful or help make Soldan a
better school than to boost your own and your
group's C. Q.
. The Service CSub
Soldan has also a Service Club made up of
chosen upper classmen who have volunteered
to give one period of service each day to make
the school run more smoothly. Those whose
previous scholarship indicates that they can
afford to give their time and whose school rec-
ord warrants their appointment are assigned
definite positions, such as office messengers,
rest-room overseers, and stairway or lunch-
line guards. Let it be the aspiration of every
Soldanite to belong to the club some day, but,
in the meantime, let him show his good citizen-
ship by offering his services whenever called
upon and by heeding the requests of those who
have been appointed to service work.
Thus we see how the student has his share
in the school government, and is given the
chance to learn rudiments of good citizenship
which are bound to be helpful to him in later
life. The Principal and his staff of teachers
are doing all they can to make our Soldan a
better school; the rest depends upon the whole-
hearted response of every one of her citizens.
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CONDUCT
Soldan Is a public place and, though its
walks, halls, and lunch rooms afford opportunity
for social pleasure, students should never for-
get that a public place demands not only the
refinement and courtesy of the home, but also
that restraint which befits one in the presence
of strangers. Let your conduct as a lady or a
gentleman reflect, a high sense of your responsi-
bility for the honor of the school.
Observe the traffic rules for the stairways
and do not. loiter in the corridors.
If it is necessary to come to the office or
reception room at any time, remember that
the business of the office is carried on in these
rooms and that becoming order is expected.
Visitors often gain their first impression of the
school in these two rooms, and consequently,
students should conduct themselves in a man-
ner that will speak well for the school.
Conduct in the auditorium should be especial-
ly good because it is there that we meet the
visitors who come to entertain us, and there
impressions of our school are frequently ac-
quired. When you reach the auditorium occupy
your assigned seat immediately and remain
quiet so that the speaker can begin. If you
cannot hear the speaker, kindly consider others
and refrain from talking. You are requested
to use only your hands in applauding and to
remember that any other kind of applause is
out of place. "Concert deportment" is always
the rule in assembly. When the Principal dis-
misses the school, go quietly and promptly to
the next assignment, of your program.
In the library, absolute silence is required.
It will benefit you as well as others if the
rule is observed.
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In the lunchroom good deportment should
also be maintained. Remember that you need
only one knife, fork, and spoon, and that the
silverware must remain in the lunchroom. Also,
when you are choosing your food, remember
the line-up, your place in it, and be considerate
of those behind you. When you have finished
eating, leave your table in a neat condition and
place your stool under the table before you go.
Courtesy and evidence of refinement are espec-
ially necessary in the lunch room.
OFFICE RULES
The High School Day
The school day begins technically at 8:45
a. m., but every student is expected to be in
his advisory room by 8:40 a. m.
The school day consists of the advisory meet-
ing in the morning and eight forty-five minute
periods with intervals for passing from class
to class. The day closes at 2:45 p.m.
The fourth, fifth, and sixth hours are lunch
periods and approximately one-third of the stu-
dents are accommodated in each.
At any time a pupil may be required, for con-
sultation with his adviser or a teacher, or for
disciplinary purposes, to remain for a ninth
period.
Absences and Excuses
According to the rules of the Board of Edu-
cation, "illness of the pupil, or some member of
the family, or some similarly urgent necessity
shall be regarded as the only urgent excuse
for absence."
Part day absence must be reported to the
office by the pupil immediately upon his arrival
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at school. The pupil should bring a written
excuse with him.
In case of an absence of one or two days,
a written excuse "must be brought to the pupil's
adviser at the time of the pupil's return. In
case of an absence of three days or more, the
written excuse must be taken directly to the
office where a re-admission slip will be issued.
This slip must be shown to each of the pupil's
teachers for reinstatement to class.
The excuse,, which should be dated and ad-
dressed to the adviser, must be signed by
parent or guardian. It must contain the dates
of the absences and the reasons therefor*
An absence may be explained to the satis-
faction of the office though it is not excusable
under the above rule. Such explained absences,
however, do not entitle one to the privileges
of "makeup" work.
Be fair with the Office. Never fail to be
frank and honest in the statement of the cause
of absence, for the school officials are fair in
their interpretation of what constitutes, an
urgent necessity. A plain, honest statement is
better than a false representation, which is
sure to mean trouble sooner or later, through
discovery.
If you desire to have your record suffer as
little as possible, after your absence has been
excused, you should take the initiative and
arrange with your teachers to make up the
work.
All notes should be of unquestionable genu-
ineness. It is the business of the Office to in-
quire into any note about which there is the
least doubt. We are going to play fair. Let us
see that our note is a genuine excuse, with a
genuine signature.
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Tardiness
Tardiness is defined as not being in place
ready for work at the ringing of the tardy bell,
and no additional interpretation is necessary..
if the pupil arrives during the advisory meet-
ing he obtains from his adviser a special report
blank which he returns to his adviser the next
morning after having it signed by his parent
or guardian.
If the pupil arrives after the first period has
begun he obtains the blank in the office imme-
diately upon his arrival* If tardiness is a mat-
ter -of his own knowledge before leaving home,
he should bring a note with Mm explaining the
cause.
Tardiness to a classroom during the day is
a room-discipline matter, and will be handled
by the teacher as he sees fit. If delayed by a
teacher or by the Office, the presentation of a
signed detained-slip will excuse one from being
considered tardy to the class.
Of all the interferences with school business,
petty tardiness, or the habit of being late just
by a fraction of a minute, is the worst, the
most annoying, and the least excusable* It is
impossible to estimate the loss to a class caused
by the interruption of a student or students
arriving after the work has begun* The habit
of promptness, and promptness with a safe
margin, is one of the most valuable business
assets. Make this habit serve you to broaden
the road to success.
Attendance and Dismissal
Regular, prompt attendance is expected of
every student in the school. Good attendance
and good grades are always found together.
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A student should never miss a day of school
unless it is absolutely necessary; for every day
he is absent his grades are automatically low-
ered. Constant and habitual absence will re-
sult in failure, if not something worse.
A student may be dismissed before the close
of school by the Office because of illness or
some urgent necessity. Emergencies of this
sort ought not to be repeated occurrences with
the same pupil Upon his return to school the
pupil should show the dismissal slip, signed
by the parent or guardian, to the teachers con-
cerned, and then give it to his adviser.
Written requests from the parent or guardian
for early dismissal will be taken care of in
the office before the morning advisory meet-
ings. (Jiris should consult Miss Rasmusson,
and boys, Mr. llolden. Telephone requests for
dismissal will not be granted.
Leaving the Building
Leaving school without the permission of the
Office is a. very serious offense and will be
treated accordingly. It is the same as truancy,
punishable by suspension from school.
In order to obtain a special permit to go home
to lunch, a student must live within three or
four blocks of school. He must present a re-
quest from his parent or guardian that he be
permitted to go home for lunch. This request
must be approved by bis adviser and counter-
signed by the Assistant Principal, who will
issue the permit. Do not attempt to go until you
have a lunch permit, for without an excuse you
will not be able to pass the worthy members of
our janitor force, who keep watch at the doors.
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You must not leave the building at any time,
even on account of illness or accident, unless
you have been excused by the Office.
Traffic Regulations
Stairways are at the four corners of the
building. During intervals for passing, students
are required to use the west, or front, stairways
for going up, and the east, or back, stairways
for going down. Any stairway may be used
before 8:40 a.m. or after 2:45 p.m. Move
rapidly to lessen the congestion in the corridors
and on the stairways; but, because of the
danger of accidents, pushing or running at any
time is strictly forbidden.
Sickness or Accident at School
A student taken sick in the classroom may
secure permission from the teacher to leave the
room and go to the office, where, after consult-
ing Mr. Holden or Miss Rasmusson (or, in their
absence, any clerk), a. dismissal slip wrill be
issued to him. This slip must be signed by
his parent or guardian, shown to the teachers
in charge of the periods during which he was
absent, and given to his adviser. A pupil must
not leave the building during the day without
a dismissal slip.
There are first-aid cabinets in the manual
training shops and in the girls' rest room. In
serious cases a doctor may be summoned by
the' Office on short notice.
Telephones
The desk telephones in the office are there
for .school business and not for personal con-
versation. However, the pay telephone is
open by permission to the students if they have
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ascertained, from one of the clerks, that the
line is not in use. Students will not be called
to the telephone nor will, messages "be delivered
except when the case is exceedingly urgent.
Lost and Found
Lost articles may be inquired for in the
office each day at the close of school. Pupils
should report, any valuable losses to someone
in the office in order that all possible assistance
may be given in locating them. All lost articles
and books should be brought to the office im-
mediately when found by pupils.
Lost books will be placed on the shelf near
the clock in the office, and students may come
there to look for them.
Visitors
Visitors, parents, and friends are welcome in
Soldan at all times. For the mutual benefit of
the school and the visitor, he is required to
register in the "Guest Book" at the office. If
the visitor is a stranger to the school a guide
will be provided and the visitor will be shown
the points of interest throughout the building
and the department he wishes to see.
GRADES
Terms and Quarters
The year is divided into two terms of twenty
weeks each. The term is divided into four five*
week periods, or quarters of a term. During
the fourth and fifth weeks of each quarter the
five-week tests are given.
Examinations
The rules of the Board of Education provide
for examinations for each five-week period and
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for final examinations at the close of the term.
These examinations each count one-fifth in esti-
mating the work of the quarter or of the term.
Special final examinations may be taken only
by arrangement with the Principal. Special
quarter examinations, or five-week tests, may
be taken only in a ninth hour by arrangement
with the teacher,
Teachers often supplement the regular exam-
ination by others more or less formal. Always
be ready.
Pupils who have an average of 80 or above
for the term are excused from the final exam."
ination.
Grades
E    means           Excellent,         90-100 per cent.
G    means           Goodf                 SO- 89 per cent.
M   means '         Medium,            70- 79 per cent.
P   means           Poor?                  65- 69 per cent.
.F   means           Failure,             below 65 per cent.
"F" means a term's work-time gone and no
credit in the subject.
"P" is only a little better—barely passing.
In speaking of the other letters, President
William De Witt Hyde once said to the fresh.
men of Bowdoin College:
"Make up your minds then to take a rank
of *E' in some subject, at least 'Gf in pretty
nearly everything, and nothing lower than 'M'
in anything. If you ask why I place so much
stress upon these letters, let me tell you what
they mean.
" *E' means that you have grasped, the sub
ject; thought about it, reacted upon it; made

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it your own; so that you can give it out again
with the stamp of your individual insight upon
it.
" 'G? means that you have taken it in, and
can give it out again in the same form in
which it came to you. In details, what you
say and write sounds like what the 'E' man
says and writes; but the words come from the
book or the teacher, not from you. No 'G'
man can ever make a scholar; he will be a
receiver rather than a giver, a creature rather
than a creator to the end of his days.
" *M* .means that your secondhand informa-
tion is partial and fragmentary, rather than
complete."
Failures and Temporary "F's"
A student receives an "F" on his report card
if his average for the five weeks is less than
65 per cent.
A student receives a "temporary F" if he fails
for some reason to take a five-week examina-
tion. A permanent grade will be given if the
examination is taken within the following five
weeks. If the examination Is not taken within
the prescribed time, the "F" becomes perma-
nent.
A student fails in the subject if he makes a
grade of less than 50 per cent in the final
examination.
To pass a subject, the final examination
grade must be 50 or above, and the average of
the final examination (counted as one-fifth)
together with the preceding work of the term
must be 65 or above.
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Report Cards
The progress of the student is indicated once
every five weeks by report cards which are
issued by the adviser on Thursday of the sixth
week and at five-week intervals on Thursdays
thereafter. These cards, each signed by a par-
ent or a guardian, must be returned to the ad-
viser the day after they are issued or a satis-
factory explanation of the delay, with a definite
date set for the return, must be given to the
adviser.
Credits
A subject requiring outside preparation and
reciting five times a week for the school year
entitles the student to one unit of credit to-
ward graduation.
A subject requiring no outside preparation
receives the same credit for a year's work, pro-
vided ten periods a week are given to it.
For example, English, reciting five periods
a week, gives the student one unit of credit
for a year's work. Art, reciting ten periods a
week, gives the student one unit for a year's
work. Mechanical Drawing, reciting five peri-
ods a week, gives the student one-half unit of
credit for a year's work.
For greater convenience, credits are often
reckoned by half-units instead of full units, the
period of time considered being then one
term instead of one year.
Term Rating
The term rating of a student is determined
by the number of units of credit he has com-
pleted. To be rated as a Two, the student
must have completed four half-units of credit;
to be rated as a Three, he must have com-
pleted eight half-units of credit; and so on.
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How To Study
a. Conditions for Successful Study
1.    Study in some place where you will be
free from interruptions.
2.    Have a definite study program and follow
it faithfully. Give to each subject its just
share of your study time.
3.    Study your lesson as soon as possible
after the assignment is made.
4.    Concentrate your mind so that outside
interests will not frequently disturb your study.
5.    Use a dictionary and reference books to
promote good work.
b. Attacking the Lesson
1.    Make sure that you clearly understand
the subject of the lesson, or the particular
problem to be solved.
2.    Find the important facts in the new les-
son and connect them with the facts previously
learned.
3.    Group the minor points of the lesson
about the leading topics, thus making an out-
line of the work in hand.
4.    Do not try to commit exact words until
you understand the content of the sentence or
paragraph. Mechanical memorizing is never
advisable.
5.    Make comparisons and contrasts when
possible.
6.    Review frequently. Reviewing aids in
the assimilation of knowledge. Reflective think-
ing is eminently worth while.
7.    Make up your mind that you can learn.
A strong will can accomplish wonders. Diffi-
culties fade away for the person with an
unflinching determination.
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|                     THE COURSE OF STUDY
I The course of study is constantly undergoing
I some revision, to meet the growing needs of
| high school pupils and to keep pace with cur-
|j rent educational practices. The following state-
| ments are taken from the 1926 pamphlet issued
J by the Board of Education, and will be followed
fe until the Board authorizes changes now under
I consideration.
f Nine courses of study are provided for pupils
I who expect to complete four years of work in
P the high school. One of these courses is to
be selected by each pupil. Under the respect-
ive titles of the various courses of study offered
; are named the subjects which are required or
are to be chosen from a list of electives.
Majors and Minors
Whichever course is selected two majors
must be taken, each consisting of three years
of work in the same subject or in related sub-
jects taken in sequence, and two minors, each
consisting of two years of work in the same
subject or in related subjects taken in se-
quence. Including these majors and minors,
4 each course must comprise three years of Eng-
1 lish, one half year of Civics, one half year of
I Vocations, two years of History, one year of
[Science, and, if a foreign language is chosen,
at least two years of work in the language se~
I lected must be satisfactorily completed in order
to receive credit in it toward graduation.
The two majors and two minors may be
taken in English, History, Mathematics, Sci-
ence, Foreign Languages, Art Drawing, Music,
Manual Training and Mechanical Drawing,
Household Arts, and Commercial Branches.
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Admission to the St, Louis Teachers Colleges
The conditions of admission to the Teachers
Colleges are subject to such changes as the
Superintendent of Instruction may deem desir-
able. It is recommended that candidates for
these colleges include in their work three years
of English, two years of History, two years of
Latin or two years of a Modern Foreign Lan-
guage, three years of Science (one year of Gen-
eral Science or one year of Physics, one year of
Chemistry, and one year of Physiography), two
years of Mathematics, and one year of Art
Drawing.
Pupils whose scholarship record does not en-
title them to be admitted to the Teachers Col-
leges may gain admission by satisfactorily pass-
ing the entrance examinations given semi-
annually by the Board of Education at each
of these colleges.
All applicants will be required to take a
physical examination given by the physician
designated by the Board of Education, and only
such applicants as have good eyesight, good
hearing, and good general health will be ad-
mitted.
Preparation for College or University
A pupil who intends to go to college should
confer with the principal of the high school he
expects to attend, at the time of entrance, or
as soon as a decision is reached as to the col-
lege to be entered, for certain subjects may be
required for admission to the college chosen
and all colleges do not have the same entrance
requirements.
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Selection of Subjects for College
The high schools offer to those who wish
to go to college the required amount of work
in the subjects specified by any one of the vari-
ous colleges, and this work will be assigned by
the principal in proper sequence if he is notified
in time of the college for which preparation
is to be made. Some of the courses, the Gen-
eral, the Scientific, and the Classical, through
a right choice of electives may be made to meet
the requirements of any college designated.
Other courses give too much time to technical
or vocational subjects to include all the sub-
jects required for college entrance, for ex-
ample, four years of Latin. On request, col-
leges will send catalogs or give definite informa-
tion concerning entrance requirements.
Methods of Admission to Colleges
Entrance to college may be gained in two
ways, (1) by certificates without examination,
and (2) by examination. The colleges of the
North Central Association of Colleges and
Secondary Schools and some others admit
without examination graduates of accredited
high schools who are recommended by their
principals, but only those graduates who rank
in the upper two-thirds of their class and
whose subjects meet specified entrance require-
ments may be so recommended.
In general, the entrance requirements for
courses leading to the degree of Bachelor of*
Arts are fifteen or sixteen units of work
comprising two majors in subjects pursued
three years and two minors in subjects pur-
sued two years, and distributed otherwise as
follows: at least three years of English, one
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year of Laboratory Science, one year of History,
two years of a Foreign Language (ancient or
modern), two years of Mathematics (Algebra
and Geometry), three or four years for Engi-
neering Courses, with additional electives to
meet graduation requirements of the high
schools, but not more than two years of Voca-
tional subjects (Commercial subjects, Drawing,
Household Arts, Manual Training) unless by
special arrangement four years of such work
is permitted.
Requirements of Eastern Colleges
Among colleges which do not admit on cer-
tificate are Princeton and Yale for men, and
Smith, Vassar, Wellesley, and Bryn Mawr for
women. The entrance requirements for candi-
dates for the Bachelor of Arts degree for these
colleges are practically the same—fifteen units
distributed as follows: Three years of English,
four years of Latin, two years of a Modern Lan-
guage (Princeton and Vassar three years), two
years of Algebra, one year of Geometry, one
year of History (preferably Medieval and Mod-
ern), one year of Laboratory Science, one year
of an elective subject.
Latin is not required for the Bachelor of
Science course, which is not given in the col-
leges for women, but a third year of a Modern
Language and a fourth year of Mathematics are
required.
Information as to College Entrance Examina-
tions may be obtained from the College En-
trance Board, 431 West 117th Street, New York,
N. Y. These examinations are given in St.
Louis in June of each year, but application for
the examination must be made before May 1,
by the one who wishes to take them.
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Courses of Study
The choice of a course and of elective studies
is subject to the approval of the principal, who
will be guided by the pupil's elementary school
record and other evidences of ability. The fol-
lowing courses have been provided:
1. General Course
Four years of English, two years of History,
one-half year of Civics, one-half year of Voca-
tions, one or more years of Science, one to four
years of Mathematics if elected, two to four
years of Foreign Languages if elected, and two
years of Manual Training or Household Arts
or Commercial subjects or Art Drawing or
Music if elected.
2.    Scientific Course
Three or four years of English, two years of
History, one-half year of Civics, one-half year of
Vocations, four years of Science, three or four
years of Mathematics, two years of a Foreign
Language.
3.    Classical Course
Three or four years of English, two years of
History, one-half year of Civics, one-half year
of Vocations, four years of Latin, one or more
years of Science, two or three years of Mathe-
matics if elected, two or three years of a second
Foreign Language if elected.
4. Manual Training Course
Three or four years of English, two years of
History, one-half year of Civics, one-half year of
Vocations, one or more years of Mathematics,
one or more yearsi of Science, three or four
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years of Manual Training, three or four years
of Mechanical Drawing, two years of a Foreign
Language if elected.
5. Home Economics Course
Three or four years of English, two years of
History, one-half year of Civics, one-half year
of Vocations, two or more years of Science, one
to three years of Mathematics if elected, two
or three years of a Foreign Language if elected,
four years of Household Arts and Drawing.
6.    Business Course (Accounting)
Three or four years of English, two years of
History, one-half year of Civics, one-half year
of Vocations, one year of Geography, one or
more years of Science, one to three years of
Mathematics if elected, two or three years'-of
a Foreign Language if elected, four years of
Commercial branches (Arithmetic, Penmanship,
Spelling, Office Practice, Bookkeeping, Type-
writing, Accounting, Salesmanship, Advertising,
Business Administration, Commercial Law,
Economics).
7.    Business Course (Stenographic)
Three or four years of English, two years of
History, one-half year of Civics, one-half year
of Vocations, one year of Geography, one or
more years of Science, one to three years of
Mathematics if elected, two or three years of a
Foreign Language If elected, three years- of
Commercial branches (Arithmetic, Penmanship,
Spelling, Office Practice, Bookkeeping^ Stenog-
raphy, Typewriting, Commercial Law, and
Economics if elected).
S, Fine Arts Course (Drawing)
Three or four years of English, two years of
History, one-half year of Civics, one-half year
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of Vocations, one or more years of Science,
one to four years of Mathematics if elected,
two or more years of Foreign Language if elect-
ed, four years of Art Drawing,
9» Floe Arts Courts (Music)
Three or four years of English, two years of
History, one-half year of Civics, one-half year
of Vocations, one or more years of Science, one
to four years of Mathematics if elected, two
or more years of Foreign Language if elected,,
four years of Music, theoretical or applied.
REGULATIONS GOVERNING CREDITS AND
PROMOTIONS IN THE HIGH SCHOOLS
1.  - A minimum of twenty periods a week of
subjects requiring outside preparation or an
equivalent amount of subjects that do not re-
quire such preparation must be taken in each
course. The school time spent on subjects that
do not require outside preparation will be twice
that allotted to subjects that do require such
preparation. ■                                    ' ■
2.    Ordinarily a pupil will be expected to take
only four subjects requiring outside preparation
or their equivalent in subjects that do not re-
quire outside preparation, which will be given
Jialf credit, but pupils whose previous records
show that they have the .ability to maintain a
grade of 80 per cent in all subjects taken by
them, on request may be given by the principal
the privilege of taking more subjects, such
additional work to be continued so long as a
grade of 80 per cent is maintained in all the
subjects taken.-
3.    Sixteen units.of credit for work satisfac-
torily completed will be required for graduation
in any four-year course,
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4.    A year's work in one subject requiring
outside preparation or an equivalent amount of
work in a subject that does not require outside
preparation will constitute one unit if satisfac-
torily completed.
5.    In studies that require one or more years
of time for their completion no credit will be
given for less than a full year's work satisfac-
torily completed, and in foreign languages no
credit will be given for less than two years'
work in the same language satisfactorily com-
pleted.
6.    Half credits will be allowed in subjects
which require only half a year for their com-
pletion.
7.    Pupils who make in any subject an aver-
age of 80 per cent for the four periods of live
weeks including the five weeks' written tests
will not be required to pass a term examination
in that subject. Their record will be considered
sufficient evidence of their readiness to ad-
vance.
8.    Pupils whose record in any subject does
not afford evidence of readiness to advance,
with the approval of the principal, may have
the privilege of an examination in that subject
covering the term's work, in order to show that
they are ready to advance. If 75 per cent is
made in this term examination, it will be re-
garded as sufficient evidence in itself of readi-
ness to advance.
9.    if less than 75 per cent is „ made in this.
term examination, the average of the recita-
tion work of four periods of five weeks and,
the terra examination must be at least 85 per
cent, and at least 50 per cent must be made
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in the term examination, for the pupil to bt
allowed to take the next term's work in that
subject.
10.   ■ Throughout the entire course every pupil
will be required to take two periods of work'
in Physical Training each week.
11.    For the first two years every pupil is
required to take two periods each week in
Chorus Music. These two years of Chorus Mu-
sic satisfact®rily pursued entitle to the privilege
of taking two more years of such work, for
which a half unit of credfit -may be allowed
if at the end of four years the pupil has only
fifteen and. a half of the sixteen units which
are required for graduation,
12.    Pupils regularly enrolled in any of the
recognized volunteer musical organizations of
the high school, may be excused from Chorus
Music if, in the judgment of the principal* the
voluntary work is of equivalent value.
13.' In addition to the work in Music Theory
given in the schools there are offered courses
in Applied Music, including voice, piano, organ
and orchestral instruments, to be studied under
private instruction, for which from 'one to four
units of- credit are allowed, depending on the
number of years of work successfully pursued.
These courses are offered to enable pupils to
give the time necessary for a serious study of
music. Applied Music may' be offered as one
of four studies regularly required in each half
year of the Music Course, but not more than
ou.e-.haif of a unit of credit may be obtained in
a given half year for the-study of music during
that half year, and three other subjects must
be carried at the same time by the pupil who
elects to offer music as one of the four subjects..

SOLDAN HONORS
The Honor Roll
The Honor "Roll is a list of all students with
all "E" and "G" grades.
Letters and Seals
The Academic "S" is awarded for an average
scholarship grade of 90 or above for two years,
for an average scholarship grade of 90 or above*
for four years, or for meritorious work or dis-
tinguished service to the school in the student
activities, and is evidenced by the presentation
of the Soldan Seal.
The Roldan Athletic "S" is awarded for:
Football Flaying in any ten quarters of the
league games of a season.
Basketball.......-Playing in any ten halves of the
league games of a season.
Baseball Playing in any forty-five innings of
the league games of a season.
Track Winning one point in the annual
league meet.
Tennis Winning one match or playing in
four matches of" ihe league tournament.
The Athletic 4'S" may also be awarded to any
Soldan athlete, by the Athletic Council, subject
to the approval of the Principal.
The Obis' Athletic "SJ1 is awarded for
yehievemeu! in some branch of athletics spons
ored b> the G. \. A., or by nomination of the
Athletic Ifycuily approved by ihe same method
Kovovning the award to the boys. Girls* athlet-
ics are limited to activities within the school.

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Trophies
Girls' Debate—Wellesley Cup.
Boys' Debate—Princeton. Cup.
Football—Yale Bowl.
. Basketball—Michigan Cup.
Baseball—Harvard Cup.
Track—Cornell Cup.
Tennis—High School League Trophy.
Scholarships for Graduates
The Washington University Honor Scholar-
ship is awarded each term, on the basis of
scholarship, character, leadership, and service,
to a member of the graduating class whose
scholarship ranks him among several of the
highest in the class. Washington University
-also offers the Western Sanitary Commission
■Scholarships to. descendents of Union soldiers.
Missouri University offers the scholarship for
honor graduates and also the Gregory Fresh-
man Scholarship given as a result of competi-
tive examinations.
The College Club of St. Louis offers scholar-
ships to girls in various colleges and universi-
ties.
Harris Teachers College offers scholarship
aids.
Several Eastern colleges, such as Yale, Har-
vard, and Bryn. Mawr offer scholarships.
Several local organizations in the city offer
scholarships.
The Swopo Scholarship is gruuted through
a fund placed at Nip disposal of the Board of
Kd ii cat ion.
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All of the scholarships are granted only when
special requirements are met. (For farther in-
formation consult Miss Rasmusson.) .
The Agora Club
' Only chairmen of advisory groups are eligible
for membership in the Agora Club, It is a
distinct honor to be a member'of this Club.
The Service Club        ' »
Only the upper classmen, whose previous rec-
ord in Soldan justifies their appointment are
assigned positions for service.
The Torchbearers
The Soldan chapter of The National Honor
Society is called The Torchbearers.- The na-
tional constitution requires that membership In
this organization be limited to one-fifteenth of
the number in the graduating class and that
the pupils must be chosen on the basis of their
records in "Character, Scholarship, Leadership,
and Service", It further requires that' no pupil
Is eligible unless Ms scholarship ranks him in
the upper one-fourth of his class. Members are
entitled to wear the national emblem of the
organization, a pin or charm bearing the design
of a lighted torch and the four letters,
"C 3 Xj S".
By a ballot system, of merit and demerit
checks upon lists of eligible students among
the Sevens and. Eights, the Soldan faculty elect
the members of this society and, In so 'doing,
confer upon them the highest honor a pupil can
receive from the Soldan faculty.
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PUBLICATIONS
The Scrip
The Scrip is a semi-annual book published
by the Sevens in honor of the Graduating Class.
It is compiled by an editorial staff elected, by
the Sevens from nominees approved by the
faculty. General supervision is vested in a
committee of teachers representing the Art
department, the Business department and the
English department. These teachers are ap-
pointed by the Principal. Besides individual
pictures of the Seniors, there are always many
group pictures representing the varied activi-
ties of school life. The literary part of the
Scrip contains fiction, poetry, humor, editorials
and club articles, all contributed by the staff
and students throughout the school. The car-
toons, headers, and decorative designs, includ-
ing the cover, are contributed by students in
the Art department.
Scrippage
Scrippage is a weekly publication giving the
students up-to-the-minute information on school:
life. It is published by a staff chosen from the
classes in advanced composition work, and it
contains Soldan wit and humor as well as en-
tertaining reports on what .the school is doing.
Scrippage is a real newspaper, and is the me-
dium, for report of authorized school news,

STUDENT ACTIVITIES
No school can make great progress unless its
students are willing to give as well as to re-
ceive. No pupil is in a position' such that he
can partake of the richest gifts offered by a
school until he has become a contributor to
its development. Join the constructive forces
of the school and build up something that will
in return be able to offer you the best possible.
Raise the work, of the class, room to a higher
level by giving a better recitation than the
average pupil in the class gives. Support the
publications, Scrip and Scrippage, by contrib-
uting your subscription and your talent. Inter-
est yourself in the school activities; do not
join several clubs and be worthless to all, but
enlist in one or two activities and be of value
wherever you enroll.
Clubs are formed whenever they'will fill.a
need. At present Soldan has a long- and varied
list from which pupils may choose those of
greatest individual personal interest and value.
Read the list and consult the sponsors for fur-
ther information on requirements of admission,
dues, duties of members, programs, etc,
Music Clubs
i
t
Glee Club—Mr. Hall
Room 124s Wednesday and Friday,. 8:00 a. m.. t \\
Boys eligible.                                         ....           . %!p
The Chaminade—Miss Finn           ■.'''.-.
Room 800, Thursday, 3:00 p.m. ..•"■'.-
Girls' Glee Club.                               "'
The Orchestra—Miss Finn               * ,. _ •■
Auditorium, Tuesday, .8:00 a. m. and 3:00 p. m.
Boys and girls eligible,

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The Band—Mr. Olson
Band Room, daily, 8:00 a. m.. and Thursday,
3:00 p.m.
The Mandolin Club—Mr. Pitcher
Auditorium, Friday, 3:00 p. m.
Literary CSubs
m The Round Table—Miss Beck
f          Room 215, Friday, 3:00 p.m.
1           Girls' Literary Society.
Eligible from Terms 3 to 7, with "E" or "O"
in English.
. The Rostrum—Mr. Gummersheimer
Room. 124, Friday, 3:00 p.m.
Boys' Debate Club.
The Athenaeum—Miss Ueberle and Miss Lucas
Room 317, Wednesday, 3:00 p. m.
Girls' Debate Club.
The Dramatic Guild—Miss Adams
Room 126, Friday, 3:00 p.m.
Students eligible from Terms 5 to 8.
The Reading Club—Miss Racy
Room 305, Wednesday, 3:00 p.m.
The Writers' Club—Miss Yoffie
Room 316, Tuesday, 3 p. m.
I                                   Language CSubs
$ La Cortesilla—Miss Symington
Room 312, Tuesday, 2:50 p.m.
yj Students of Spanish 3 or above.
Der Goethe Verein—Miss Willemsen
Room 330, Wednesday, 3:00 p.m.
■ Students of German,
' Science Clubs
Botany Club—Miss Glatfelter
Room 226? Wednesday, 3:00 p.m.,
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Pickering Club—Mr. Davis
Room 309, Thursday, 3:00 p.m.
Astronomy Club.
Chemistry Club—Miss "Voit
Room 111, Tuesday, 3:00 p. m.
Boys' Camera Club—Mr. Lyon
Room 123, Wednesday, 2:50 p.m.
Girls' Camera Club—Mr. Lyon
Room 123, Tuesday, 3:00 p.m.
Athletic Clubs
Gymnastic Club—Dr. Koenig
Boys' Gymnasium, Friday, 3:00 p.m.
All boys.
G. A. A.—Miss Higgins
Girls' • Gymnasium, time irregular
Girls' Athletic Association.
Dancing Club—Miss Poertner
Girls' Gymnasium, a school period.
Golf Club -Mr. MacQueary
Room 201, Thursday, 2:50 p.m..
Tennis and Handball Club—Mr. McClellan
Room 105, Wednesday, 3:00 p.m.
Wrestling Club—Mr. McEachron
Boys' Gymnasium, Thursday, 2:50 p. m.
Miscellaneous Clubs
The Civic League—Miss Mills
Room 329, Thursday, 3:00 'p.m.
The Boosters' Club—Mr. Patrick
Room 130, meetings on call.
The Chess Club—Mr. Patrick
Room 220, Thursday, 3:00 p.m.
The Agora Club......-Mr. Dake
Auditorium, daily, period 8
Advisory group chairmen.
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The Service Club—Miss JEtasmusson
■ Appointed volunteers among the Sevens and
Eights.
The Torchbearers—Miss Rasmusson
Elected Sevens and Eights
National Honor* Society.
Interscholastic Athletics
Football—Soldan has always had an outstand-
ing football team. • Come out for it and help
keep up this reputation. Mr. Cook is always
looking for new material.
Basketball—Mr. White coaches Soldan's bas-
ketball teams. Anyone with ability for the
game should see him.
Baseball—The baseball team is also coached
by Mr. White. New players are always wel-
come.
Track—Soldan 'has set a high standard in
track which must be upheld. See Mr. Flag
concerning membership. Seniors, Juniors, and
Midgets are always in demand.
Tennis-—Anyone interested in tennis should
see Mr. Flag at the opening of the fall term,
Soldan's tennis teams usually come out on top.
GENERAL INFORMATION
College Entrance
Students are admitted to college from Soldan
in two ways: (1) by recommendation of the
Principal at graduation of the student to col-
leges ,admitting on certificate; and (2) by
examination.
a." Entrance to Colleges by Recommendation
Colleges of the North Central College Asso-
ciation admit students upon recommendation
of the Principal. Numbered among these are
the Universities of Missouri, Ohio, Iowa, Illi-
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nois, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Kansas,
Chicago, and Ames University and Washington
University* Besides the colleges of the North
Central Association any college admitting on
certificate will admit a Soldan graduate upon
recommendation of the Principal.
Mere graduation from high school does not
assure entrance even to the most liberal insti-
tutions, Students should early become ac-
quainted with the requirements of the college
they wish to enter by consulting the catalogs
and should plan their courses accordingly.
When the subject requirements are met, the
Principal usually has no hesitancy in recom-
mending graduates ranking in the upper two-
thirds of their class.
b. Colleges Requiring Entrance Examinations
Among the women's colleges which require-
examinations are Bryn Mawr (Bryn Mawr, Pa.),
Mr. Holyoke (Mt Holyoke, Mass.), ,Smith
(Northampton, Mass,), Vassar (Poughkeepsie.
N. Y.), Wellesley (Wellesley, Mass.), ..
Men's colleges requiring examinations are
Harvard (Cambridge, Mass.), Massachusetts
Institute of Technology (Boston, . Mass.),
Princeton (Princeton, N. J.), and Yale (New
Haven, Conn.).
c. Entrance Examinations
College entrance examinations may be..taken
at the college or under the direction of the
College Entrance Board in St. Louis nf June
of each year.
Inquiries may be directed to the Registrar of
the • particular college or to the Secretary' of
the College Entrance Board, 431 West .U7th,
Street, New York City.
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Soldan Liberty Scholarship Fund
Soldan has a fund 'known as the Soldan Lib-
erty Scholarship. During the school year of
1917-'18 the faculty and students purchased
Liberty Bonds and gave them to the school
for a scholarship fund. The purpose of the
fund was to give financial aid to worthy stu-
dents at Soldan and to memorialize the spirit
of the Liberty Bond issues.
The fund has continued to grow in size and
usefulness by'gifts from classes, patrons, alum-
ni, by bequests, and by the return of gifts made
to students who became able to pay.
An organization has been established to ad-
minister the fund. The Board of Trustees
consists of the Principal, the Assistant Princi-
pal, the Dean of Girls, ex-officio, and two men
and two women elected from the faculty for a
term of four years each.
Awards are made where needed in recogni-
tion of qualities in citizenship, character, and
scholarship. At any time during the term
applications for help will be received by any
member of the committee-
Aids to Students
Soldan has no employment bureau, but men
and women who wish reliable student help for
a few hours a day or a week often consult
Mr. Holden or Miss Rasmusson. Boys who are
interested may inquire of the former, and girls
of the latter.
Supplies
The school furnishes books for the students
free of charge. Therefore they should be used
with care.
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When a book is received, the student's name,
the date, the condition of the book, and the
teacher's name should be neatly written in ink
on the inside of the cover. The first person
using the book should write the name "SOL-
DAN" above his name.
In case of lost or damaged books, fines are
assessed to the amount of damage done or
to the value of the book. Fine slips are issued
by the teacher and the payment is made in
the office. When the receipted fine slip is
given to the teacher a new book may be issued.
The place for lost or unclaimed books is on
the shelf beside the clock in the office.
Laboratory equipment should be handled
carefully; it costs money.
Music books, paper, ink, pens, erasers, chalk,
etc., are furnished by the school and should
be used conservatively.
Class Organizations
The Senior Class forms the only active class
organization in the school. The Sevens meet
in the latter part of the term to elect officers
and sponsors and begin the work of selecting
committees to prepare for the many activities
of the senior term. Through their organization
they are enabled to handle the business con-
tracts necessary for pictures, rings, announce-
ments, etc., and to make successful arrange-
ments for class day, stunt day, and other affairs
such as parties and banquets.
Entertainments
Entertainments planned by any of the organi-
zations should be scheduled in advance to
avoid conflicts. Chairmen of committees cpn-
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cerned should secure application blanks from.
Miss RasmussoiL If the interest of the school
at large is concerned in any planned event, Mr,
Powell must be consulted.
Lockers
Lockers are assigned to boys by Mr. Flag,
through the advisers, and to girls by their gym-
nasium teachers at the beginning of each term.
Each student is expected to equip his locker
with a reliable lock and to keep it locked,
Wraps and school supplies may be kept in the
locker at the student's convenience. Money and
valuables should not be kept in lockers.
Lockers are accessible to students' only at
the intervals of passing. The locker rooms are
closed for the day at 4 p.m.
The Lunchroom
Lunchroom checks may be purchased from
the sellers stationed just within the doors.
Each check costs five cents and is good for one
portion of food.
The menu is posted on bulletin boards in the
corridor and in the lunchroom. The food listed
will be found at the three counters, distributed
approximately in the order in which the items
appear on the bulletin board.
Silverware and paper napkins will be found
in trays near the entrance to the lunchroom.
Students entering the room and obtaining
food at the counters form in line and take
their turn. Teachers, through the courtesy of
students, are accorded the privilege of entering
the line upon arrival.
Students bringing lunch from home eat in
the lunchroom, and supplement their home
lunch if they care to do so.
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A number of student helpers, boys and girls,
are employed in both lunchrooms. Students
desiring to help should see Miss Bouton, the
lunchroom, manager, at the beginning of each
term.
The Soldan lunchroom has an enviable repu-
tation for its efficient service and its liberal
allowance of wholesome food. The Board of
Education furnished the initial equipment, but
it expects all repairs and all renewal of equip-
ment to be met from the receipts of the lunch-
room.
No profit is made on the investment, and
students benefit directly by all economies in
expenditures for food, service, repairs, and re-
newal of equipment. Students share in the
financial success of the lunchroom, and through
judicious co-operation increase the purchasing
value of their lunch checks.
"AUD." SESSIONS
The Lunch Period "Aud."
The Lunch "Auds" have proven not only suc-
cessful and educational but very entertaining
as well. A few terms ago one of Soldan's prob-
lems was "What could a pupil do after finish-.
ing his lunch, when waiting for his next period,
without annoying the part of the school still
in session?"
Now all the pupils assemble in the auditorium
after lunch and hear nearly every day a very
enjoyable program by school talent or some
prominent outsider. Each session is presided
over by a capable representative of the senior
class. Usually Mr. Powell gives a short talk
before dismissal for the next period.
It is our sincere hope that all "newcomers"
will join in the spirit of willingness to give
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to the school what talent they are fortunate
enough to possess, and to co-operate in every
way in these assemblies.
Regular "Auds."
Formal auditorium sessions are held as the
occasion requires, for lectures, concerts and
i educational entertainments. The Odd and Even
advisory groups alternate in attendance at
these sessions. Prompt and quiet seating, an
immediate coming to order, and "concert de-
portment," are the invariable rules of assembly.
Using the Library ■
If you wish to do library work during your
study period, get a library slip from the teacher
who assigned the work.
Fill out the stub. In writing your name,
remember to write your last name first. This
stub is to be left on the study-room teacher's
desk before you go to the library.
On the remaining part of the slip do not fail
to write the study-room teacher's name, the
date, and your name, and make a check mark
over the period in which you are to be at the
library. All this information is necessary to
check with the stub you leave in the study
room. On the back of the slip, at the end
from w^hich the stub was torn, write your name,
last name first, and below it the title of the
book you want and the author's name.
Give this slip to the teacher in charge of the
library, and -you will receive your book* As to
further action while in the library, there is a
notice over the- mantel, on the right hand side
af the room. Follow the directions found there
and you will have no trouble,
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If you wish to take a book home at night,
get a charge slip in the library. On- the re-
verse side, at the left end of the slip, write
your name, the title of the book, and the
author's name. It is best, if possible, to give
a second and third choice, in case the book
you desire is out. Do not write anything on
the face of the slip until you have received a
book. Some time before the eighth period,
leave the slip in the library, in the box pro-
vided for that purpose.
Immediately after the eighth period report to
the library and get your book. Fill out the
face of the slip and give it to the teacher in
charge. If you have turned In a charge slip,
you must not fail to report immediately after
the eighth period.
The book must be returned the next morn-
ing, before 8:40 a.m. In case of absence the
next day, the book must be returned the day
of your return, and your pass slip shown to
the teacher at the library.
If you lose a book, you receive a fine slip .
from the library, and proceed in the same man-
ner as in the case of a lost text book. Repeated
disobedience, or carelessness In the use of the
library, is punishable by the withdrawal of
library privileges.
The Patrons' Alliance
The Patrons' Alliance is composed of fathers
of students In Solda.11. The organization exists
for the purpose of bringing home and school
into closer relationship and for the purpose of
contributing to the success of school enterprises
undertaken by the students and teachers. Tfee
Alliance has given distinguished help In ath-
letics and in the issue of the Victory Scrip.
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It is a live wire. Every Soldan father should
belong. Tell your parents about the Alliance
and ask them to join.
The Mothers' Club
The Mothers' Club meets in the auditorium.
or some assigned room, at 3:00 p.m., on the
first Monday of every school month. It is com-
posed of mothers of students who are attend-
ing Soldan. The programs offer opportunity for
discussion of modern educational problems, and
are planned to secure a more intelligent co-
operation of the home and the school. Tell
your mothers of the meetings and ask them
to attend.
A division of the club, known as the Senior
Mothers' Club, is composed of those mothers
who have sons and daughters in the Graduating
Class. It is their purpose to learn the needs of
seniors and to assist them by their chaperon-
age at social affairs. They have made possible
the Senior Boat-ride in the spring of the year,
and they have contributed sums to the Soldan
Scholarship Fund as an "appreciation offering".
The Personnel of The Office
There are several members of the Office force
—the Principal, the Assistant Principal, the
Dean of Girls, the Record Clerk, the Attend-
ance Clerk, and the Office Clerk. A committee
of students from the Service Club assist
throughout the day in various ways.
Mr. John Rush Powell, Principal, is the
special adviser of the Seniors in addition to his
general administrative duties. He endeavors
to be available to students from Terms 1 to 8
on matters which cannot be settled as routine
by their advisers. Parents are always welcome
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in Mr. Powell's office, He Is the final Soldan
authority on all matters within the school.
Mr. R. F.' Holden, Assistant Principal, has
charge of the routine of the outer office, includ-
ing supplies and equipment, fines, discipline,
special requests of boys, lunch passes and early
dismissals. He is available early and late to
pupils and parents in every way supplementing
the duties of the Principal
Miss Allie N. Rasmusson, Dean of Girls, wel-
comes the girls of the school who need her
general advice and counsel. Matters of dis-
cipline pertaining to the girls naturally come
to her desk. She is sponsor of the Service Club
and of the Torchbearers, the Soldan Chapter
of the National. Honor Society. The Dean of
Girls is in a position to be a representative of
the Office in many ways, supplementing the
executive work of the Principal and Assistant
Principal, and is available to parents for con-
sultation and advice. She represents the Office
in the Mothers' Club.
Miss Dorothy Caplan, secretary of the Prin-
cipal and Record Clerk, is the clerk to be con-
sulted about credits.
Miss Rose Bremerman is the clerk who
checks up your absence and tardiness, and any
program irregularity.
Miss Caroline Anderson, the clerk of the
outer office, assists Mr. Holden in many differ-
ent ways, and students who need her help can
be directed to the proper person or place in
case she is unable to close the matter brought
to her.
The school physician is available on certain
days in the office, or in Room 101, for individ-
ual consultation in relation to excuses from the
assigned gymnasium work, and other matters.

SCHOOL SONGS, PEPPY SONG HITS, AND
SCHOOL YELLS
Soldan, Alma Mater
"Conquer, Soldan, conquer,"
Faithful voices shout,
"Sweep aside resistance,
Put the foe to rout."
Loyal hearts inspiring,
Soldan cannot fail;
'Gainst our valiant spirit,
None can e'er prevail.
Chorus
Soldan, cheer for Soldan,
Alma Mater, loud and clear;
Strong and steady,
Every ready
For defeat or victory.
Soldan, cheer for Soldan,
For we're sure to win renown;
So well raise our voice to Soldan,
For the pride of the Gold and Brown.
Conquer, Soldan, conquer,
Triumph over all,
As the sons of Soldan
Hasten to your call; ,
Naught can stay our progress,
Onward moves the throng;
Pledge we faith to Soldan,
Both In deed and song.
Chorus
Soldan, here's to Soldan,
May her name be always bright;
Conquer ever,
Falter never,
In her struggle for the right.
Soldan, dream of Soldan,
When we've drifted far apart,
And in life as in our school days
Hold her motto In our heart.
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The Gold and Brown
Our bright emblem of loyalty
Drives away all adversity.
Steady and true
Well be to you,
Loyal sons of Sold an High,
(Spoken) Rah—Rah—Rah
Raise on high our banner bold,
Colors of Brown and Gold,
(Spoken) OH! GOLD-AND-BROWN!
Pride of the Town. Hurrah! for Soldan High.
(Repeat)
We'll Pull for Old Soldan
Well pull for old Soldan,
The girls are the prettiest,
The fellows the wittiest,
Of any school we know.
Well pull for old Soldan,
The place where the best people go.
Well fight—well work-
Well all pull together,
For S-O-LrD-A-N High.
.March, March on Down the Field
March, march on down the field,
Fighting for Soldan.
Break through the (Cleveland) line,
Their strength to defy.
Well give a long cheer for Gold and Brown;
We're here to win renown.
(Cleveland's) team may fight to the- end,
But we will win.
Rah! Rah! Rah! (Repeat)
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As the Backs Go Tearing By
As the backs go tearing by,
On their way to do or die,
Many sighs and many tears
Mingle with old (Beaumont's) cheers,
As the backs go tearing by;
Making gain on steady gain,
Echo swells the sweet refrain.
Soldan's going to win today,
Soldan sure must win today,
As the backs go tearing by.
We've Just Arrived
We've just arrived for the big game,
To roll up a great big score;
We're going to make old (Roosevelt) tame,
So they can't play the game any more.
We'll run that score so big and high,
That it will make them cry;
Boo-hoo, Boo-hoo, Boo-hoo, Boo-hoo,
As they bid the game good-bye,
Soldan, Soldan High,
You're the best school in the world,
And .when we beat up poor old (Roosevelt).
Then our flag will be unfurled.
Soldan, Soldan High,
Sing her praises to the sky,
Always fight for dear old Soldan,
Soldan High.
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iM^Eoom^,
For the Glory of Soldan High
See our football team in battle line,
Greet them with, a rah! rah! rah!
Every one a fighter brave and fine,
They are Sold an's boys that's why.
Cheer their valiant spirit all the time,
Give another hurrah! rah! rah!
Put the enemy's feet in a rapid retreat
For the glory of Soldan High.
See the winners wave the Brown and Gold,
Flag of Soldan—-rah! rah! rah!
It's the emblem of the Brown and Gold,
Our bright flag that floats on high.
Sign of Victory and power untold!
It's our banner—hurrah! rah! rah!
They uphold it with might
And like heroes they fight
For the glory of Soldan High.
Three Cheers, Three Cheers for Soldan
Three cheers, three cheers for Soldan!
Gold and Brown raise high!
We'll beat old Cleveland
As in days gone by;
With our strong eleven
They can't get by,
Three, cheers for Soldan,
For, Soldan High!
Three Cheers for Soldan
Three cheers for Soldan!
Soldan must win!
Fight to a finish,
Never give in!
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Rah! rail! rah!
We are the stuff, boys,
Central's a bluff, boys!
Three cheers for Soldan High!
What Are You Going To Do?
What are you going to do to help old Soldan;
What are you going to do to help the team?
Every winning of a game
Will add to Soldan's fame:
The least that you can do
Is buy a season ticket or two.
Are you going to be a stingy old slacker,
The kind that only makes a lot of steam?
Then you are really worse than the other team's
backer;
So what are you going to do to help the team?
Soldan Rah! Rah I Rah!
Soldan, forward march to victory,
Soldan, lead the way;
Soldan, forward march to victory,
For this is Soldan's day;
Soldan, forward march to victory,
Fight with brain and brawn.
Well leave old (Beaumont) trailing in the dust,
As we go marching on.
Rah! Rah! Rah! (Repeat)
The Baby Elephant
The baby elephant is sad,
His life is dull and gray;
The baby elephant is sad,
Mis life is dull and gray,
He cannot suck his thumb,
Me cannot suck his thumb,
Because, because his nose is in the way.
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Watch Your Step
The absent-minded New Jay-
Is with us once again;
He's here in all his glory,
And awkward, sure, as sin.
He brightens up the classroom
As soon as he conies in
And tries with tireless energy
His teacher's love to win.
We laugh when he makes errors,
Though we, perhaps, erred too;
He'll learn by observation,
And hell observe of you,
So watch your step, new Seven,
And somber Senior, too;
The way the New Jay acts this term
Depends a lot on you.
How to Pass Exams
Never study when you feel well,
Or have something else to do:
Never study when you are happy,
Or that will make you blue;
Never study in the daytime,
Or study in the night:
But work and study at all times
With all your main and might.
Canning and Preserving
A canner exceedingly canny
One morning remarked to his granny,
• "A canner can can anything that he can,
But a canner can't can a can, can he?"
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Fellow Named Green
There was a young fellow named Green
Who became alarmingly lean,
Got so flat and compressed
That his back touched his chest,
And sideways he could not be seen.
The Donkey and the Zebra
When the donkey saw the zebra
He began to switch his tail.
"Well, I never!" was his comment,
''There's a mule that's been in jail!"
They Keep on Coming
They keep on coming,
Those trusty, green New Jays;
They keep on coming,
From all around our ways.
Younger they are coming,
Younger every year;
They keep on coming,
The green won't disappear,
To work and not to play;
Scholarships their day dreams rule.
We see them from afar,
As they ride a kiddie car,
But still keep on coming to school.
Any Little Mark
Any little mark that's a good little mark
-Is the right little mark for me.
It doesn't have to be an "E" or "G"
If an "F plus" it will be.
It doesn't have to bring me a scholarship
To Yale or old Pennsy;
Any little mark that's a good little mark
Js the right little mark for me,
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Just Smile
The thing that goes the farthest
Towards making life worth while,
That costs the least and does the most,
[s just a pleasant smile.
A smile conies mighty easy;
You can wrinkle up with cheer
Before you can so much as squeeze
A dry and soggy tear.
So, smile away, good people,
And a real smile is what's meant;
It's worth a million dollars
And it doesn't cost a cent.
It's worth a million dollars,
But it doesn't cost a cent;
So, smile away, good people,
Just smile, just smile.
A Hundred Years Ago
A hundred years ago today
A wilderness was here;
A man with powder in his gun
Went forth to hunt a deer:
But now the times have changed somewhat
Along a different plan;
A girl with powder on her nose
(3-oes forth to hunt a man!
Easy En®ygli
It is easy enough to be pleasant
When Fate's on your side of the deal;
But the guy worth while
Is the guy who can smile
When a new sfao€» is rubbing Ms heel,

I'd Like to Be a Senior
I'd like to be a senior,
And with the seniors stand,
With a fountain pen behind my ear ' "\\
And a notebook in -my hand.; ,...■•.
I wouldn't be an emperor,
I wouldn't be a king;
I'd rather be a senior ■
And never do a thing. ■.-..■-.
You Can Always Tell the Irish              '
,s You can always tell the Irish, -
1 You can always tell the Dutch;
You can always tell the Irish,
You can always tell the Dutch.
You can always tell a senior            -....-
When he wants to make a touch; '_;'
You can always tell a senior,
But you cannot tell Mm much.
A Bow-Legged Man             :
A bow-legged man was heard to say,
Was heard t® say,.
"Come, ladies;' come, ladies;
Come, ladies; just walk this way/'
SCHOOL YELLS
Old; Yell
S-S-S-o-1!
D-D-D-a-n!
S-0-IrI>A-N! '
Soldan! Soldan! Soldan! ■■
'': :               ' Team: Yell
Rah! Rahi Rah!
Rah! Rah! Rah!
Rah! Rah! Rah!
Team! Team! Team!
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>«3r"3
Nine Rah's
Rah! Rah! Rah!
Rah! Rah! Rah!
Rah! Rah! Rah!
(Name) Cook! Cook! Cook!
Fifteen Rah's
Rah! Rah! Rah-rah-rah!
Rah! Rah! Rah-rah-rah!
Rah! Rah! Rah-rah-rah!
Yea, Soldan! (or name)
Skyrocket
S-O-L-D-A-N!
Shrill whistle
A-a-a-h!
B-o-m!
Soldan!
Steam Roller Yell
g-O-L-D-A-N!
S-O-L-D-A-N! (Increase speed.)
S-O-L-D-A-N! (Increase speed.)
Soldan! Soldan! Soldan!
Locomotive Yeii
Rah
Rah
Rah
Rah! Rah
High (slow)
Rah! Rah'
High (increasing
Rah! Eah
High!
Yea, Soldan!
Rah
Rah
Rah
Soldan  High
Soldan  High
speed)
Soldan  High
Soldan
Soldan
Soldan
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Eat 'Em Up Yell
Eat 'em up, Soldan!
Eat 'em up, Soldan!
Eat 'em up, Soldan!
Team, team/team! Team, team, team! Team,
team, team!
Eat 'em up, Soldan!
SoIdanrs Fight Yell
Soldan High!
Soldan High!
Soldan High!
Fight 'em! Fight 'em! Fight 'em!
Growl Yell
Sol——dan
Sol—dan
Hold! Hold! Hold!
Touchdown Yell
Hur reh! Hur oh!
Sol dao' So.' va'i\
Hur ^ 3! Ii, j j c 11
So- vJnii! S r. »;!
R'dhl "Rao I V < Li*h!
Toutar'jwi.: o^» 5 a»»d Brown!
Soldaol Knb'
Fight JEm
Fight 'em! Bust 'em!
That's our custom.
Yea, Soldan!
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■ Victory Yell ■
V-I-C-T-O-R-Y!
Victory! Victory!
Soldan High!
Touchdown Count
One—Two—Three—
Four—Five—Six—
Seven™-—
Yea Soldan!
Oh Me, Oh My
Oh Me! Oh My!
Won't we black old (Cleveland's) eye?
Won't they cry, won't they wail,
When we twist old (Grrover's) tail?
Who For?
One—Two—Three-—Four—-
Three—Two—One—Four—
Who for?
What for?
Who are you going to yell for?
S-S~Sol!
D-D-Dan!
S-O-L-D-A-N!
Soldan! Soldan! Soldan!
Who?s AH Right?
What's the matter with (Cook)?
He's all right!
Who's all right?
(Cook)
Who says so?
We all say so,
Who are we?
(Old Yell)
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CREDITS
Course

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for graduation and college entrance.
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CRED!TS
Course

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INDEX
Absences...............................................'________15-16
Accidents..................................................................-19
Activities...............................................................38-41
Advisory Groups..—...........-.........—.........——'........9-10
Agora Club——......—...........—...——..11-12, 36
Aids to Students.—..—.............................................43
Alma Mater Song................................................—.51
Athletics............................................................34, 41
Books, Library-—...........................................—....47-48
Books, Texts........................................................43-44
Boundaries ..—......................................................—.8
Building....................................................................8-9
Calendar........................................................................4
Citizenship............................................................11-13
Citizenship Quotient........................—..—...12-13
Class Organizations........................—._...—44
Clubs......................................................................38-41
College Admissions.................................26-28, 41-42
Conduct.................................................................14-15
Course of Study...................................................25-33
Courses in High School..........-...............—......29-31
Credits.....................................................„.„..„....23
Credits and Promotions....................................31-33
Day, High School......................................................15
Detained Slips...................—...................................17
District........................—...................—......................8
Dismissals .............—......—............................18-19
Entertainments —..............................................44-45
Examinations......................................................20-21
Excuses ................................................................15,19
Failures ....................................—...............................22
General Information——....——..—...—..—.......41-50
Government..........................——..—.—.—.....6, 8
Grades..................................................................20-24
Graduation Requirements ..........—..—..........29-33
Honor Roll—.....—........................................—.......34
Honors ........_......................................._.............34-36
Honor Society............................................................36
Leaving Building..................................................1849
Letters and Seals...............................—..............34-35
Library ....._..-........-................—........................47-48
Lockers ......................................................................45
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INDEX
Lost and Found........................................................20
Lunch Periods............................................................46
Lunchroom..........................................................45-46
Majors and Minors...--...-....-....—..................•...........25
Mothers' Club.............................................................49
Motto............................................................................2
Office Personnel..........„...•:..................................49-50
Office Rules..........................................................15-20
Patrons1 Alliance...................................................4849
Peppy Hits..............................................................55-59
Preface..........................................................................3
Principal's Greeting..................................................5
Program Number......................................................10
Promotions..........................................................31-34
Publications..............................................................37
Quarters ....................................................................20
Registration................................................................9
Report Cards..............................................................23
Requirements for Graduation..........................29-83
Room Locations......................................................8-9
Scrip............................................................................37
Scrippage..................................................................37
Scholarship Fund......................................................43
Scholarships—..-.................................................35-38
Seals....................................................................2, 34-35
Service Club........................................................13, 36
Sickness.....................................................................19
Songs.....................................................................51-59
Stairways..................................................................19
Studying....................................................................24
Supplies ................................................................43-45
Tardiness..................................................................17
Telephones ..........................................................19-20
Temporary "F's"......................................................22
Term Rating..............................................................23
Terms and Quarters................................................20
Tests......................................................................20-21
Torchbearers............................................................36
Traffic Rules..............................................................19
Trophies.....................................................................35
Units and Half-units................................................23
Visitors.................................-.....................................20
Yells......................................................................59-62
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