Deering High School - Amethyst Yearbook (Portland, ME)

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As O ered By Deering High THE COMMERCIAL AND GENERAL COURSES The Commercial Course olters to its students practical training In Bookkeeping Shorthand and Typewrltmg into business The General Course emphasizes Industrial arts and general business tralmng This course provides its graduates with a good background for skilled or semi skilled lobs In lndustry and business Among the sublects offered by these two courses are Commercial Course Languages English French Spanish Commercial and General Course History Problems of Democracy Civics World History United States History Commercial and General Course Science General Science General Biology General Physics General Chemistry Commercial Business Courses Bookkeeping Stenog raphy Typewrltmg Business Machines The General Course also offers Industrial Arts Nutr: tion Commercial Law Family Relationship Wt?-'x Wiki wr. fit' ,ra dive 4' WK? as 3' was was Ra e re-vs' Auf 3- HOME ECONOMICS COURSE The purpose of the Home Economics Course IS to pro vide the girls with classes that emphasize general Home Economics This course prepares girls with the necessary basic training which is needed in home makmg The sublects which make up this course are many and varied. Among them are: Mathematics Arithmetic, Algebra, Geometry Science General Science, General Biology, Pre Nursing, General Physics, General Chemistry Languages English, French, Spanish History History of Nations, World History, United States History, Problems m Democracy Home Economics Courses Foods, Clothing, Nutrition, Interior Decorating, Advanced Sewing, Family Relations Many girls who are interested in maloring in Home Economics In college arrange a course of study in which they combine these courses with the college course subjects. O I l O I f ' fx, Q- ' K my I er!-,Q ftfflirfflwi' 'll 'If' av L . . . , L..Q,. ,135 I I - if-'icejd 5: m This course prepares its graduate to enter immediately ,F maj -LW' L31 Nm - s 'ffl 7 - ii, MN- . , X ' ' ll ' f E 4 N : 4- Ag A ' '34 . . 2 I q f' i f' ', ' 1 I , N . . 1 ' 91 E ,L .1 . G ff ,. 2 ' sat. 'M exl' 'ii ' ' - A ' -N of I . . I . I . . I . I ' I -ul I I - I . . I . . I - . I . I . . . u . I

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THIS ls The Producers' Script . . THE COLLEGE AND SCIENTIFIC COURSES The aim of the College and Scientific Courses is to provide the prospective college student with a basic and well rounded background in the sublects required for college entrance so that he may be able to con tinue his education in the academic field which is best for him Among the required and elective sublects are Languages English Latin French Spanish Mathematics Algebra I and II Geometry Mathematics D History History of Nations United States History Modern European History Problems of Democracy Science Biology Physics Chemistry All of these courses offer the student a varied cur riculum With the help of the courses and the guidance of teachers most college preparatory students find a place for themselves in a college suited to their needs and abilities THE PRACTICAL ART COURSE The Practical Art Course is arranged for the students who are interested in continuing to develop their skills, understandings, and appreciation in art. Since there are many new fields of art in the business world today students who have definite skill in art are urged to further their education along that line Some of the courses an art student may take are Languages English French Spanish Mathematics Algebra Geometry Arithmetic Gen eral Mathematics B Science General Science General Biology General Physics History World History Consumer Living United States History Problems in Democracy and of course the most important sublect of all Art This course is also planned to develop the students knowledge and consciousness of how art is used today throughout community living

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MOTHERS CLUB nw 52? 'X 1, John E Ham Presudent me 'Wh- Mrs Mrlton B Pratt Presudent 9' Mrs Vernon F Waterhouse Presudent PATHFINDERS P T A Any effort us noteworthy that results un brungung the home and the school together for the purpose of producung more understandung For a number of years un a persustent and commendable manner Pathtinders PT A of Deerung Hugh School and Luncoln Junuor Hugh School has organuzed and met regularly By so doung parents and teachers have been guven an opportunuty to exchange vuews and unformatuon whuch accrue to the benefit of theur mutual charges the students The officers for the 1957 1958 school year Mr John E Ham Jr Presudent Dr Sargent Jealous Furst Vuce Presudent Mrs Melvun Hamblett Second Vuce Presudent Mrs LewusH Mussman Recordung Secretary Muss Madelune Ulmer Correspondung Secretary Mrs Edwun B Clough Treasurer The Band Mother s Club of Deerung Hugh School actuvely and financually supports the band un all uts actuvutues Prouects whuch were used to rause sufflcuent funds were a rummage sale a food sale and a school banner sale The Fathers Concert was held Sunday January 19 un the Deerung Hugh School Audutoruum and the Annual Band Concert was held un Aprul un the Cuty Hall Audutoruum The Band was host to the Western Maune Musuc Festuval whuch was held un Port land They also went to the New England Musuc Festuval and many football games The ofticers for the year 1957 58 Mrs Vernon F Waterhouse Presudent Mrs EdwardC Jordan Vuce Presudent Mrs Lloyd E Norton Secretary Mrs NelsonT Gammage Treasurer ORCHESTRA MOTHERS CLUB lt us the purpose of the Deerung Hugh School Orchestra Mothers Club to provude unuforms musuc and unstruments when needed and to finance trups to the Maune and New England Musuc Festuvals Our Annual Vesper Concert was held December l5 wuth the Glee Club and Chorus lt us hoped that another recuprocal concert can be held thus year wuth another hugh school such as was done last year wuth Marblehead Hugh School of Marblehead Mass The officers of the Mothers Club for the current year are Mrs Multon B Pratt Presudent Mrs Earl P Blackwell Vuce Presudent Mrs SamueIB Swett Secretary Mrs Vuctor B Gery Treasurer