East High School - Speculum Yearbook (Aurora, IL)

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SOCIAL STUDIES Arthur D. Court Hubert P. Davis Rowena Galbraith O. Matasar Cecil R. May Rosobel Rasmussen Robert S. Simpson Joe Sumners . . Wd... Stressing the importance of citizenship in home, community, nation, and world, the so- cial studies classes are important in the cur- riculum ot the school. In psychology and so- cial adjustment classes, students studied hu- man behavior and the society in which we live, Civics classes studied the functions ot demo- cratic government and discovered the impor- tance of the individual in American lite. In American history, citizenship training cen- tered around the study ot the American heri- tage and the history ot the United States. Eco- nomics classes studied our system ot national economy. ln classes of world history, students were taught ot the history of other nations through the centuries down to the present day world of which we are a part. Using Psychology4Among the many groups of senior students to take the required constitution tests tor graduation credits, this psy- chology class finds that the much- teared tests are not quite so diffi- cult as they expected them to be.

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And all the king's horses- Playing records for the small tots who came to the home economics party was just part of the entertainment provided by Judy Tuma, Tony Peterson, and Marlene Knauf, members of the class. xifameia ' qmmqd www MUSIC Without a song, it has been said, the day would never end. Music has an important place in our school curriculum, too. Students interested in singing joined the choral classes, while others learned to play instruments in the band and orchestra classes. Advanced courses in music were offered to students who were planning to continue their study outside of school. HOMEMAKING Girls in the home economics department were training for futures as homemakers by learn- ing sewing, cooking, meal planning, child care, interior decorating, and other arts of the home. The classes in this department enable girls to find places in fields such as dietetics and dress- making. Girls in the food classes served and prepared meals for many banquets and ac- tivities. HOME ECONOMICS MUSIC Naomo Bmw' Vincent Langlitz Do 0'hY G'aVe5 Margaret F. Pouk Marie Liddy James V. Trotto Kathryn Schindel

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Cover GirIsfGathered around Mr. Bookworm in their book-cover skirts are the ushers for the talk by Mrs. Lillian Budd, author of April Snow, sponsored by the librarian, library sci- ence, and English classes during book week. They are Sandra Feyereisen, Charlyn Phillips, Lucinda Elder, and Peggy DeVore. Mastering the English language is considered the most difficult task in school by many stu- dents. We all learned, however, that language is the world's greatest tool of communication, and that with a better knowledge of English we could secure good jobs, prepare for college, speak, read, write, think, and listen to people with greater understanding. Through the work in English we learned to express ourselves ENGLISH Ralph E. Blackman Ruth E. Brinkmann William R. Contrall Josephine S. Dingel Lucile Jenks Myrtle Nelson clearly and creatively, The work done in the English department was also reflected in all of the other classes. Another course studied in the English department was literature. We grew to appreciate literature as one of the arts and soon learned to recognize some ofthe greatest pieces of literature written through- out the centuries. Lillian M. Richards Louis E. Schaub Caroline D. Schick Irene Stubbins Gladys Turner Dorothy Youngblood LIBRARY Alxowlee Ford Etho L. Whifenack 27