Fairfax High School - Colonial Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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% THE COLONIAL 19 3 2 HOME ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT To make the students more interested in home making and household arts are the objectives of the Home Economics depart- ment. Of the 774 enrolled, there are 95 boys. First aid, clothing, foods, art of entertaining, luncheon work, and social arts are offered. On account of the large number of students who applied for admis- sion into the Social Arts class, only Senior A’s were admitted. The boys have a choice of first aid, camp cookery, and social arts. The department is headed by Miss Jean McCulloch and assisted by seven teachers. The show cases in the rotunda are constantly filled with the accomplishments of this section. At the end of each five weeks, the girls display their work in the clothing room. Fashion shows presented in assemblies have af- forded much entertainment for both boys and girls. CC... ,,r. MATHEMATIC S DEPARTMENT Advice from the University of California has reached Miss Ruth Purnell, Counsellor, and Mrs. Flora Dunn, Mathematics head, to the effect that students planning to enter the University should take three years, and if possible four years, of mathematics. The depart- ment is expecting an increase in enrollment due to this suggestion. Up to the present time only one year of Algebra and one year of Geometry are usually taken. If the suggestion from the University is followed, there will be an increase in enrollment in the eleventh and twelfth grades. The students should follow this advice before it becomes a rule. The reason this urgent suggestion is made is because it has been found that certain freshmen courses cannot be successfully taken without a working knowledge of eleventh grade Algebra. During the spring term there were 1050 students in the depart- ment; of these, 550 were in tenth grade classes. General Mathe- matics, Algebra, Geometry, Solid Geometry, and Trigonometry are taught by the instructors. [ 13 ]

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THE COLONIAL 1 9 3 2 FOREIGN LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT It was announced by Miss Henrietta Way, head of the Foreign Language department, that of the 1100 pupils enrolled in foreign language classes, fifty per cent of the students are taking Spanish. Next in line comes Latin, followed closely by French and German. These four languages will fill the requirement of any university. All of the languages, except German, can he taken lor four years. Portfolios, made by the students, were displayed at the National 3Lv'itu'u5T Educational Association meeting. Later, these portfolios were dis- played in the library. During the school year there have been other exhibits, including the showing of the bronze medal for excellence in Spanish. This medal is given by the Spanish Club for excel- lence in third and fourth year Spanish. Contestants for this prize must be “A” Spanish stu- dents, and must take an oral and written test judged by three lan- guage teachers. nj j» « ' ■Mi GIRLS’ PHYSICAL EDUCATION Corrective nutrition, archery, tap dancing, natural dancing, gym- nastic apparatus, folk dancing, and sport classes (major and minor) are the sections of the Girls’ Gym department. Mrs. Betsy Frickc heads this department of approximately 1155 girls. The sports which the girls can participate in are tennis, speedball, basketball, volleyball, baseball, soccer, field hall, archery, and hockey. The Girls' Gym department sponsors the Girls’ Tennis Club, Athletic Association, and the Play Days which were held at John Marshall, University, Roosevelt, and Fairfax High Schools. Dancing numbers in the Summer ’32 Color Day program, student tal- ent assemblies, and in the pro- gram for National Educational Week were worked out by this department. The dancing classes enables girls, who might not otherwise be afforded the time and oppor- tunity, to enjoy and acquire skill in this art. [ 12 ]

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THE COLONIAL 1 9 3 2 MECHANIC ARTS DEPARTMENT Mechanical drawing, electric, auto, print, and wood shops make up the Mechanic Arts department. Mr. Le Roy Brown, leader of this section, states that his department has a capacity enrollment of approximately eight hundred and fifty hoys. Admission to the classes was refused to many hoys because of the limited amount of room. This department hopes to make the boys more useful in that they should be able to save time, inconvenience, and money at home. Many fine pieces of the bpjs' acympiislynents ha 1 The Colonial Ga- the rotunda, zette, the Creative Writing book- let, and programs for entertain- ment are printed in the school’s print shop. During the spring semester the auto shop had as one of its projects the repainting of an automobile belonging to a mem- ber of the faculty. MUSIC DEPARTMENT Under the leadership of Miss Sallie Mason, the Music depart- ment has had an outstanding year in both enrollment and accom- plishments. In the summer term there was an enrollment of eight hundred students, the largest in its history. The major part of this department consists of three boys', two girls’, and two mixed choruses, two orchestras, and a R. O. T. C. band. The boys’ and girls’ choruses have sung in the assemblies, and the orchestras, under the direction of Mr. Thomas Rice, have furnished the music for numerous affairs and entertainments. The most outstanding work of the or- chestra was at the Christmas pro- gram when it accompanied the combined glee clubs in a musical rendition. The former School Band has changed its name to the R. O. T. C. Band. This band has played in the audito- rium and at football games on Van Cleve Field. 1 H ]