East High School - Angelus Yearbook (Denver, CO)

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H4llflfN1.'XN Hl'N'r1-:ix IRXYIN B. jonrsisorv R. bloiixsox jonias ji'i.siu'n Kumi Kooiik Koriuf FACULTY History and Social Science UPILS in the history classes of today find themselves taking an entirely new step toward good citi:enship and democracy. No longer is the predominant idea that of teaching the pupils dates and the various campaigns of all the wars through the ages. Keeping up with the current events the world around, and doing away with provincialism are two of the main ohiectives. Vv'ork is presented to the class, not in the form of dry facts, hut as a prohlem that needs solution. Enough is presented to the students to increase their desire to learn. thus getting them so involved that they hecome interested themselves. Research is the result. The pupil olwtains the knowledge himself under the direction and help of the teacher. The aims of the social science course are to train the pupil to hecome an intelligent citizen ol' the school. city, and the world as a whole, and to develop a deep interest and a sense of responsihility that will remain with him throughout life. Ivlarks do not mean everything to the individual as in former years. Praise and hrihes are not needed to hring forth the hest from the students. History courses today call for interest and the ahility to attack new prohlems with ease and open mindedness. An experimental study of progressive education has heen started in the Denver Puhlic High Schools. Many colleges and universities have agreed to admit' to college memhership graduates from these classes who may not have fulfilled all of the usual college entrance requirements. This plan works on the theory that the type of educational program which will hest serve the pupil should he used, regardless of whether or not they go to college. College entrance requirements are therefore almost forf gotten and the pupils think more ahout getting an education and less ahout getting credits. The teachers and pupils are given the opportunity to have discussions ahout the meaning of education. Several teachers work together in planning the program of a group of pupils so that the work of each will he related to that of the others. The pupils included in these classes in Denver are as a rule selected hy the junior high schools. The memhership is not limited to the hrightest pupils. hut to those who have a willingness to work for themselves without constant supervision of a teacher. Studying tlie liistory of tlie glohe.

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FACULTY English N THE early days, an English course wasn't considered important enough to have a definite period for its study, for it was com' hined with history. The two courses were taught alternately in the same hour. Now, English has such a wide field that the course is divided into separate studies so that proper emphasis can he placed on each. The drama course has heen shifted to follow the trend in modern education, from the historical approach to one which recognizes the personal and social values of play production under student direction. The literatui'e courses try to give a picture of social situations through extensive reading. To acquire a knowledge of haliits, customs, aspirations, and the culture of a people at a given time in a natural, interesting way of learning is the main ohiective. English, American, and contemporary literature are three separate courses which help to give ideas of definite periods. Newswriting is a comparatively new course. The pupils are taught to he intelligent readers and to learn the ethics of the newspaper profession. l'uhlic s ieaking was found necessar ' for the iu wil in order to , I i . X . I 1 help him speak informally and express himself accurately. To do this, a knowledge ot the fundamentals of speech is necessary. Une of the newest studies which has lieen found of wide intei'est in the English curriculum is the creative writing class. The writings and various patterns of successful authors arc studied with the idea that the pupil is thus ahle to find a means of expressing his own personality. Activities closely allied to the curriculum of the English department include: participation in essay contests: the pulilication of the Spotlight, East's liisweelily newspaper: and the Script Book, our literary maga:ine. English courses in East High offer opportunity for every type of study, from that directed toward a college entrance examination to that of an artistic interpretation and creation of the hest literature. Student drtmztitists practice in nmkefup class. l Far i' lfrxx Gmail Goizsrixi, tlitaxr Gai i N Giui i IN H.-xxsi N Haiuus Hars

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FACU LTY Home Economics and Industrial Arts KUME cconomics and thc industriztl atrts xtrc among thc most rcccntly csttthlishcd courses in East, Evcn in thc short timc rltttr thcy'vc hccn taught, grmtt chztngcs hatvc comc zthout. A fcw ycgtrs atgo, cooking wats tztught to producc skill in thc cooking itloncz rcccntly, it hats hccn comhincd with thcory. Lc.u'ning nutrition, thc study of thc scpitrattc foods, plttnning mcgtls. ztnd hccoming priccfconscious strc thc csscntiatl fcatturcs in thc foods clttsscs. To hc athlc to cttrc for the sick is aut csscntigtl training which most girls will lind uscful. The coursc is tatught hy at tiutincd nursc who tc.tchcs thc corrcct wzty ol hztndlmg thc sick, using the most scicntific mcthods. Tvlillincry is thc ncwcst homc economics coursc, its it hits hc-tn cstithlishcd only two ycitrs. It is ani outgrowth ol thc nccd for thc gthility to rcmodcl hztts. During rcccnt ycatrs grcgtt ztdvatnccmcnt hits comc athout in woodwork. The pcriod of folding pztpcrs, sgtwing, atnd pl.tning is gonc. Today, undcr the dircction atnd hclp of thc tcrtchcr. pupils maty choosc to work cithcr with lcztthcr or wood. xtnd to mztk-3 anything within rcztson thatt thcy dcsirc. Anothcr old the ncwcr clitsscs is thc atutofmcchgtnics coursc which h.ts hccn att Ertst tcn ycttrs. Tlic ohicct of this course is to :tcquatmt hoys with gtutomohilcs :uid itll thcii' pgtrts. :tnd to inform lhcm what m.ty hc wrong so that tht-y cam tix it or hc .thlc to -liatgnosc thc trouhlc sattisfgtctorily. Fan' from thc lcatst important patrt ol thc mdustriatl rtrts dc' pitrtmcnt is thc st.tgc crztft work. The hoys in this clatss h.tndlc cycry phrtsc of thc stitgc work. All typcs of sccncry, from log cathins to imitattion trccs strc mztdc hy thcsc workers. Thc statgc crcw tgtkcs cgtrc of ztll lighting and sound clfccts amd proyidcs thc ncccssttry cquipmcnt for Qtll atsscmhly progrgtms and school cntcrf tttinmcnts. Thcy atlso do much work for :tlfatirs held in thc Eatst ztuditorium that atrc unconncctcd with the school, ztnd lgthor mztny hours outsidc of school timc to finish their tasks. Hu cltixelctl some designs. Kktimt-.R Tvlf:GlaTiuc:tt Lrxsn Mr:LiiAN Liflfan MQNI-.n. Loxo X1t:T.art1MANY Lowt fvlxtur: