Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-12-09
HIGH SCHOOL NEWS
English Department

Tho English Department of the
high School is quite as busy as usual
trying to naster the English angu-
age and the literature Of the English
speaking world
A Better Speech campaign has
been very interesting to the members
of the ninth grade.
Both sections of this class have
been divided into equal teams, each
led by captain. The teams of the
ninth B. section. were designated as
the Reds and Blues while those of
the A Section were known as the
Purple and Gold teams. having adop-
ted the IFitz-Hi colors. The '4team
reporting the greatest numbers of err
rors of speech was declared victorious
and were entertained by the losing
team,
Two parties and hike have been
enjoyed so far. Recently this class
has been studying the outline. They
have outlined lessons and magazine
articles and Sunday. Dec. 4th they
were required to outline a sermon
heard in our city on that day. Some
excellent outlines Aere brought to
class on Monday, showing a clear I'M
derstanding of the sermon.
The tenth grade has been delving
deep into English literature and while
studying the lives and characteristics
of our English men of letters. have
read some of the choicest selections
from each The students have been
interested in watching the effect of
literature upon the civilization of the
world and have sanctioned the lines,
"Let me write the songs of a Nation
and he who will may make its laws"
Since literature is such strong fac
tor i'll national life, an effort should
be made to put celan literature into
the hands of our bows and girls.
History Glasses
The Seniors have nearly. complet-
ed a History of American Literature.
and have watched the progress made
from the earliest days when our lit
erary productions were merely, diaries
or chronicles of the lives of handful
of colonists, to the present time. when
our great American press turns out
countless books each day and our Ii
braries are teeming with American
Class books and magazines. The Sen
ior class has read and studied selec-
tons from our greatest American
statesmen and authors.
The lives and writings of some of
Georgia's Literature has been studied
and special attention will be given to
Southern and Georgia authors soon.
All the High School classes are to
study technical Grammar before the
year comes to a close, Each class will
study a Shakesperean drama and Sc
fected essays, Grafton. words and po-
ems during the Spring term.
The History Department with its
l85 pupils and an average attendance
of l841a is making excellent progress
The gentle art of warfare is being
studied just now in all its stages; the
Seniors have just finished the Amer
lean Revolution; the Juniors have had
Hundred Years of Strife; the So
phemores have gone thru the French
Revolution and the Reign of Terror;
while the Freshmen have seen the
Ereeksrcome thru the Persian War tri-
and Imperial Athens has
been beautified and made glorious
forever by Phidia's and Pericles.
We are now ready for material pro-
gress and reconstruction and expect
to pass the mid-winter exams with
flying colors. -.s.
Latin Glasses
Almost half of the present eighth
grade has recognized the necessity of
tie classical course and has taken
up the study of Latin with enthusiasm
AID zeal Farts of the ninth and the
tenth grades, also the eleventh are
studying Caesars Gallo War. the or
atoms of Cicero and Virgils Aenid
respectively
Some people say that latin is not
necessary to them when they get out
iii the world, ard that even profession
al men can get along without it.
However it is easier for the man
who has studied Latin to grasp his
subject than for the man who has not.
He has if not conscious, subcons-
cious alb lily to understand his words.
He has not only Mr.. Webster's defi-
milton but an understanding of the
root word. OF course this does not
apply to the whole English language
but it does apply to a very large per
centage. which is derived from Latin.
Then again, and certainly not the
least important reason of studying
Latin, is the fact that it is required
in a classical education. 1t is alright
to be practical. but all mankind is
seeking for the greatest happiness in
life and in order 10 appreciate its
deepest phases there must be imbued
culture. The word culture typfies
the ideal man or woman developed in
all of his finer natures and the founda-
ton upon which culture is built is a
classical education.
Studies in French
The French Department offers to
the students of the High School a
course that is we'll planned and COM
plete, consisting of two years of fun
damentals in Grammar with parallel
reading conversation, better writing
and other methods that make the stu
dy of French intensely interesting as
well as useful and practical 1t is no
longer true that foreign language
must be dry and uninteresting. and it
is being recognized now more than
ever before that the French language
especially since our world war is fast
getting its grip upon our country in
commercial and professional way as
we'll as classical.
to send out boys and girls who are
competent to speak fluently and cor
rectly and to understand easily the