East High School - Trojan Yearbook (Waterloo, IA)

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Reports and discussions constitute an im- portant phase of world history classes. tflnrlxsxille students visit our school to discuss racial prohlems with some of our mcmlrcrs. ifff , til: Mi' C ,, , v in M s X olorcd students and studcnl council Toward ooial Progres 'llhat the future ol' the world depends upon us high school students of today is obvious. 'l'o prepare ourselves for the overwhelming taslx of handling world affairs we need the hackground provided in the social science courses. From the record of the past wc arc ahlc to chart our future course more intelli- gently. Then we try to apply in our own school community those principles of citizen- ship and good government which these courses have pointed out for us. All ol' us receive a hackground for appre- ciation of the world in which we are directed 19' to take a significant part under the leader- ship of the Nlisses ltllva 'llucker and Marjorie Lauhschcr in the world history department and Misses Viola linoehe and lieola Stropc Ylarlx Flanders and Leonard Hallenspcrger in the AlIlPl'lt'ilIl history department. World history is the tenth grade required social studies course with AlIlPl'll'1lll history the eleventh grade imperative. Alllt'l'll'illl trends. an clective. offers an understanding of sociology, economics and civics with Leon- ard Ralfenspergcr and Nliss Knoche as direc- tors.

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Communicative Channel With emphasis plaved on world cooperation and understanding. language assumes greater illllNll'lilIlt't? than ever hefore. Because so many of our students desired it. a Frenvh vlass was started this year in addition to the regular Caesar and Spanish classes. W e have tried to include in our Plll'l'lClllllItl-. English vlasses to meet the needs of each stu- dent whether he intends to he a doctor. de- lrator or diplomat. We have a regular re- quired English in tenth grade and also in eleventh grade. where Alll0l'lt'illl literature is studied. College Prep. a vourse intended for students interested in entering college, is dc- signed to hridge the gap hvtween high school and college. l,iterature and lifv is a senior English course also, and takes up the study of how the life of a people is refleetcd in its literature. Discussion. oral English and ere- ative dramativs are eleetive suhjevts created to help the Students gain poise and to appear at their hest hefore audiences. S0 that We might make hetter use ol' our study time. lihrarians have heen plaved in the newly decorated English conference room and the research material made availahle. Delving into the mysteries of the Spanish language are the members of the second period Spanihh class. The ereative dramatirs class works out itll emotional thought pattern. 43.

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May the best lcam win. For Brawn and Beaut Boys' gym classes this year have been focused around the many changing and ever popular seasonal sports. Football and soccer hcld the limelight during the fall term while basketball. volley- ball. boxing. wrestling and swimming were attractions this winter. Track and baseball complete our cycle for the school year and come forward with a bang as the fellows let out all that extra vigor which has been piling up during the zero months. Aside from keeping the boys up to par on all the rules and regulations of the various games on the sports calendar. Wlr. Stavcn- hagen. boys' physical training director. does a line job in promoting an appreciation of the value of clean play and good sportsmanship in all of his classes. I'nder the rigorous but excellent training of Nliss Anna Mae Wack. we had a girls' foot- ball lcanl. well. sort of: yes. soccer ball is quite a game. Along with soccer. in the fall, we had plenty of muscle-straining exercises. Then old man winter chased the girls inside for four months of hibernation. During the winter season. basketball played an important part in the girls' gym classes. While repairs were being completed on the gym floor. archery was the center of attention. Spring is here at last. Now for a good soft ball game. But that isn't all we had for ex- citement. Other activities offered were volley- ball. tennis. track and golf. No school would be complete without its champion swimmers. Along with the regular swimming classes, as an added attraction. two swimming meets were held. Taking part in these meets was our own school and for com- petitors West High girls participated. Twelve of our girls took the life saving course thc past year under the supervision of Nliss Wack. Sometimes the basketball games in tht boys' gym classes develop into l'k'Q1lllAll free-for-alls. .20.