Forest Avenue High School - Forester Yearbook (Dallas, TX)

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s MARY SMITH CLARK. SARA DAVIDSON, Spanish Journalism and English U. of Texas' BA., MAA. S- M- U.. B.A. Pan American STudenT Forum, Echo and ForesTer. PublicaTions Co-Sponsor Di'ecTor RICHARD L. COLEMAN. EMMALINE D. DONAHUE, M'liTary Library DOROTHY GERLACI-I, HisTory D. T. GRIFFITH. U . OT Texas, B.A.q Mechanical Drawing FCre5+ Forum' Sponsor NorTh Texas STaTe Teachers I College, B.S. C. V. GOODMAN, HisTory SEARCY H. HARDI, STudy Hall E sT Texas STaTe Teachers College, Baylor U-. B-'AM , A B. .1 U. of Missouri, M.A. F f ST ndard DebaTing SocieTy, -' Co-Sponsor MAY I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT? Hello, inTormaTion please. Oh, any kind oT inTormaTion will do, buT I'rn parTicularly inTeresTed To know if P'residenT RoosevelT or General MacArThur is going To visiT here any Time soon. This conversaTion is similar To many which were carried on by Telephone by members of The Journalism 2 class. The sTudenTs were Trying To geT appoinTmenTs wiTh imporTanT people in order To have an inTerview-a require- menT every semesTer Tor pupils Taking iournalism. Sighs oT relieT were many aTTer The reporTs oT The inTerviews were Turned in. The greaTesT diTTiculTy Tor The pupils aTTer They had Tound a person To inTerview was To seT a Time suiTabIe Tor boTh. 0 Fingers were invenTed beTore Torks, so The saying goes, buT who could Tell iT wiTh all The Torks oT so many sizes and shapes one uses aT a Tormal dinner? AT any raTe, Emily PosT doesn'T have anyThing on Miss Helen Fern Black's Public Speaking Class. They sTepped aside Trom Their regular course oT sTudy This Term To learn The arT oT eaTing. A demonsTraTion was given on The correcT way of seTTing The Table and The correcT manner while aT The Table. GROVER J. DOUGLAS, I-IisTory U. oT Chicago, Ph.B.g S. M. U.. M.A. I Am An American Club, Sponsor MARY DRAKE, HisTory U. oT Nebraska, B.S. 3B Class, Sponsor 1 1 s 5 .f f- f 2 , K ,F 457 ALICE HARRINGTON, Home Economics U. oT Arkansas, B.S.: Columbia U., M.S. VesTonians, Sponsor A. C. HOPPE, R,O.T.C. Band Leipzig ConservaTory ggFocuHy 'T-fa. x it T LOULA ELDER, MaThemaTics U. oT Oklahoma, B.A., M.A. ANNIE GEM FELDER, English U. oT' Texas, B.A., M.A. IA Class, Sponsor . ,. ine, iii' ELIZABETH HUGHES, English U. ol: Texas, B.A. AudiTores Caesaris, Co-Sponsor VIRGINIA I-IURST, Typing and ShorThand U. oT CaliTornia, B.A. IT'S NOT SO SIMPLE AS THAT The Texas HisTory class made a sTudy oT whaT early Texas seTTlers used Tor Tood and medicine. From The looks oT Things This knowledge may be very useTuI. 0 The Social STudies classes oT all iunior and senior high schools sTudied a special uniT, Our World Neighbors, This session. The sub-Topics sTudied were China, India, Russia. Mexico, Brazil and The PosTwar World. MaTerials were gaThered in The library Tor use in This sTudy. 0 When Miss DoroThy Ger- lach's subsTiTuTe Teacher Told one ol: The boys in her sixTh period class To close The door so iT would sTop The draTT, Leon RubinsTein prampTIy inTormed her ThaT iT would Take more Than closing The door To sTop The draTT. 0 An un- expecTed deaTh is beTTer and easier Than an expecTed one, said Julius Caesar when warned ThaT his enemies were aTTer him. Richard Allison Told his I-lisTory I class To Take ouT a sheeT oT paper and geT ready Tor a TesT. When The class complained, Mr. Allison said, lf Julius Caesar said an un- expecTed deaTh is beTTer Than an expecTed deaTh, Then an unexpecTed TesT musT be easier Than an expecTed one. The class Took The TesT. Page FiTTeen

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Foculty , , . - N 1-was . .-' H .J , ,1.A. k ZULEIKA ADAM, French U. oT Texas, B.A., M.A. Le Cercle Francais, Sponsor RICHARD ALLISON, I-IisTOry Texas ChrisTian U., B. Ed. BaskeTball, Head Coach GUY ALLEN, Science Howard Payne College, B.A. NANNIE D. ANDREWS, MaThemaTics U. oT Texas, B.A. Banking, Sponsor 3. 1? V4 V. PM I IB HELEN FERN BLACK. Public Speaking U. ol: Illinois, B.A. Girls Public Speaking Club, Sponsor JENNIE WOLFE BLUMENTHAL, J. ALAN BOULTON, Physics CenTral Missouri STaTe Teachers Tennis Coach MARGARET BREWER, MaThemaTics STudy Hall .xlbf if F I Texas Women's College, B.A.: ' + ' ' ,lf S. M. U., M.A. ,A,1f..f-ffyfill fl 'TM 2A Class, Sponsor . 'Y T I uf., il if f EARLY BIRDS REVIEW MATH As a resulT oT The simple maThemaTics TesT given The 4-A boys by order oT The War DeparTmenT, a class in ariThmeTic was oTTered To The boys by Miss MargareT Brewer, Teacher of maThemaTics. The class was held beTore school every morning and was noT compulsory. 0 No, class, This is one case where you can'T smell The onions, said J. B. WhiTe, biology insTrucTor, To his sTudenTs. During The sTudy oT cells The class used slabs oT diTTerenT subsTances, one being onions, so They could see in magniTied Torm The diTTerenT cells and Their parTs. 0 STudenTs in The ground aeronauTics classes sTudied The TundamenTals oT Tlying, such as The basic insTrumenTs used in banking The plane, skidding, Taxiing. slipping, landing and Taking oTT. WeaTher and pressure insTrumenTs also were sTudied closely as well as radio and navigaTion. This ground aeronauTics course is only one OT many which were oTTered aT ForesT in line wiTh The VicTory program. 0 A visiT To The boiler room was made by J. Alan BoulTon's Physics 2 classes aTTer sTudying sTeam en- gines and boilers. Sam English, cusTodian, explained iTs mechanism. Page FourTeen ELIZABETH BAGLEY, English U. oT Texas, B.A. RUTI-I BARHAM, English U. oT Texas, B.A. EMMA H. BROWN, MaThemaTics W. H. BUTLER, Social STudies U. OT Arkansas, B.A.: College, B.A., U. oT Missouri, M.A. MINNIE BROWN, HisTory George Peabody College, B,S.g Columbia U., M.A. Dallas HisTorical SocieTy, Sponsor Freshman Class, Sponsor -ww-U FRANCES BEILHARZ, Home Economics Texas STaTe College Tor' 1, Women, B,S. WILLIE MAY BERRY, Home Economics U. oT Texas, B.S. U. oT Texas, B.A., M.A. Hi-Y, Sponsor S. M. U., M.A. AssisTanT Senior Counselor RUTH CHRISTOPHER, Social STudies U. of Texas, B.A., M.A. THEY'RE COOKING WITH GAS Cooking wiTh gas -ThaT's whaT The boy's H. E. class learned To do. These model TuTure husbands sTarTed ouT wiTh an easy soup and gradually sneaked up on The more diTTicuIT problems oT The culinary arT. 0 A sTyle show was given by The CloThing 3 class, under The direcTion of Miss Pearle MaTThews, aTTer The girls compleTed Their dresses and suiTs. They modeled Their dresses and suiTs Tor The iournalism classes, The oFlice and oTher H. E. classes. Con- sTrucTive criTicism was given To help The girls deTermine To whaT exTenT They had used Their knowledge in making a garmenT boTh suiTable and durable. Before making The dresses and suiTs, The classes sTudied sTyle and design in relaTion To each individual girl. 0 For The TirsT Time in The hisTory oT ForesT a course in home nursing was oTTered To The girls. The course, which was based on The regular Red Cross Home Nursing program, was TaughT in The I-I. E. 8 classes. IT consisTed oT TwenTy demonsTraTions, ouTside OT reading maTerials. These demonsTraTions were given by Mrs. Lucille T-IursT, The school nurse. ATTer The course was com- plefed The girls received an oTTicial Red Cross Nursing card.

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Fciculty SELDON S. HUTCHINSON, Physical EducaTion NorTh EasT Missouri Teachers C lege, B.S,g U. oT Missouri, M.A. STudenT Council, Sponsor SARAH HYMAN, Srudy Hall ETHEL MASTERS, MaThemaTics U. OT Texas, B.A., S. M. U., M.A AudiTores Caesarig, Co-Sponsor PEARLE MATTHEWS. Home Economics College oT IndusTries and ArTs, B.A.g U. oT Colorado, M.A. ol- BERTHA JACKSON, English U. oT Texas, B.A., M.A. PAUL C. LA BORNE, English NorTh Texas STaTe Teachers Col- Girl Reserves, Sponsor lege, B.A.q Colorado College oT W. H. KEELIN6, MaThemaTics College oT ArTs and IndusTries, B.S,g FooTball, Head Coach: Track. Head Coach EducaTion, M,A. ANNIE LAWSON, SecreTary VIRGIL I-I. MATTINGLY, MaThemaTics EasT Texas Teachers College, B.S. EooTbaII, Track, AssisTanT Coach JUNIA McALISTER, Science NorTh Texas Teachers College, B.S.: U. oT Chicago, M.S. Junior Red Cross, Sponsor: 4A Class, Sponsor C. T. MCCORMACK, AccounTing Draughon's Business College: CvraduaTe Work aT S. M. U. ADDIE MELSON, English Texas STaTe College Tor Women, B.A. MABEL B. LORENZ, PianisT E. E. LYONS, MaThemaTics U. oT VermonT, B.S. GolT, Coach , , Sk 4, ...J - ,,.. . W. , izfgfa M T I 2' LOURANIA MILLER, LaTin U, oT Texas, B.A.g U. oT Chicago M,A.: AudiTores Caesaris, Sponsor JACK A. MITCHELL, Typing and ShorThand NorTh Texas STaTe Teachers Col lege, B.S.3 U. oT Texas, M.Ed. 4-B Class, Sponsor TAKE A LETTER, MISS FORESTER You may begin work Tomorrow, The man said To a girl who had iusT Tinished her OTTice PracTice course. This is The sTory one mighT hear abouT a girl who has compIeTed The new course, OTTice PracTice, oTTered This year Tor The TirsT Time aT ForesT, To be eligible Tor This course, one musT be in her second year oT shorThand and Typing. 9 Book- keeping is easy, said C. T. McCormack To his bookkeeping class. Learning To keep books can be done in Tive minuTes iT you are working Tor a salary, buT if you are working Tor a high school crediT, iT Takes -you nine monThs. 0 Ap- proximaTely sixTy school calendars, similar To Those previ- ou ly disTribuTed by The Board oT EducaTion, were made by The DraTTing DeparTmenT. The calendars are blueprinTs and all non-school days are clearly indicaTed. The calendars were pronounced a success by D. T. GriTTTTh, direcTor oT The proiecT, 0 CourT proceedings Took place in Miss RuTh ChrisTopher's commercial law class during The spring Term. BeTore The class began The Trial They secured a TranscripT oT a Typical Trial. They also inlrerviewed several lawyers. EveryThing was sTricTIy legal To The IasT degree. Page SixTeen THIS YEAR IT'S DIFFERENT This Term Physical EducaTion will be diTTerenT, said S. S. HuTchinson To his P. E. classes aT The beginning oT The session. And diTTerenT iT was. The subiecT was a combina- Tion oT naval exercises, miIiTary Training, commando TacTics and aThleTics. 0 I can'T move a muscle! I iusT know l'II die iT I do! Such moans and groans were Ti'eguenTly heard in The girls gym classes since The new physical TiTness pro- oram goT under way. Miss Locille SegrisT and Miss Frieda Thoene began giving The gym classes in The spring sem- esTer exercises To improve The TeeT and posTure deTecTs OT Th girls. 9 A surprise package in The Torm oT 85 wooden riTIes was delivered To The ForesT Avenue High School CadeT Corps aT The TirsT oT The Tall Term. The riTIes are a dupIicaTe oT The SpringTieId riTIes ThaT were used IasT year and weigh approximaTeIy Tour pounds, announced Colonel Richard L. Coleman, commandanT. 0 HaIT, one, Two! shouTed an oTTicer To a group oT girls. BUT iT wasn'T The WAAC's. IT was The girls ol: ForesT who have gym aT The TiTTh period. The girls drilled and sTudied miIiTary Tac- Tics. They were divided inTo groups or companies wiTh an R.O.T,C. oTTTcer To Train Them.