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MARGARET DAVENPORT MARION STEPHENSON LIBRARY AND ART ITH the aid of student assistants, Miss Davenport has indeed made our library one in which any high school could take pride. The library of Free- port High School was first organized in 1918 at which time it was comprised of tvvo thousand volumes. At present it contains over twelve thousand books and sub- scribes to about twenty-live good magazines. The students have done more than any other factor in building up the library to its present state of excellency. This has been accomplished through the annual book drives. Smashing all previous records, the total number of books and magazines acquired this year through the drive was over eleven thousand. The Senior class vvon the drive for the fourth time since it entered school, setting a record never equalled. Over five hundred novels of this number were suitable for retention in the stacks , and the rest were sold, the money being used to purchase reference books. No fiction books are added to the library except those acquired through the book drive. The library annex is another useful feature, for instructors wishing to supervise reference work bring English, history, and domestic science classes to this room. To anyone who appreciates the beautiful, the art course has been a source of fascination and real enjoyment with its wide scope of activities. Free-hand drawing, designing of all-over patterns suitable for materials and rugs, life sketching from quick ten and thirty-minute poses, out-of-door sketching-all these have been but a fevv of the assignments. Color theory with work on combinations of colors for different uses, the study of perspective, and still-life sketching have been part of the instruction in this department. Leather tooling and clay modeling have also caught the fancy of many of the students. Pottery, incense burners, busts of Lind- bergh, and brains for use in the biology department have been among the articles modeled and C2lSt in plaster of Paris. The course has purposely been planned to include as many types of art Work as possible so that anyone considering some phase of aft as a profession may be ac- quainted with the various branches. Even though a person does not use art in his career, he has learned the principles of color and design and knows the pleasure to be derived from the realization of true beauty. The value of this course has indeed been augmented under the efficient direction of Miss Stephenson, who has been responsible for the innovation of these many interesting features. E Page Tzuengf-one
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KARL Kvurrz MARGARET WEYER Music DEPARTMENT REEPORT HIGH SCHOOL offers a very complete music course to students , interested in this field. The vocal department, under the direction of Miss Weyer, now has an enrollment of three hundred. Musical ability and an unusual voice are not necessary in all music classes. By starting at the bottom in the sixth- hour chorus and working up, it is possible to become a member of either Treble Clef A or the Boys' Glee Club. On entering Treble Clef A, the new members are expected to sing a solo and work hard on through the year. This willingness to work hard and co-operation are the qualities that make a good glee club. Starting at the bottom does not need to discourage one for this sixth-hour chorus has a charm all its own. From a small group of nineteen just two years ago, it has now grown to an interesting ambitious class of over one hundred. The next two classes are Treble Clef B, similar to Treble Clef A, and music appreciation, which is a study of famous composers. After a year of either of these classes, girls are eligible to Treble Clef A. A tryout is the only requirement for the Boys' Glee Club. Elective classes for music students are Harmony and Voice Class. From the latter all soloists, quartets, and the National Chorus winners have been taken. This year the vocal department has given the following entertainments: Thanks- giving concert and Christmas Cantata, boys' minstrel,'Treble Clef costume recital for the Woman's Club and the King's Daughters, The Firefly, May Festival, vocal recitals, and Baccalaureate. From this long list of activities it can easily be seen that this has been a most successful music year. With the close of the 1931-1932. year our band and orchestra have proved their worth more than ever before. Our school owes much to them for their excellent playing at many of the school's activities including dramatic and musical produc- tions and football and basketball games. It is through the untiring efforts and un- derstanding direction of Mr. Kubitz that these organizations are credited with such a high rating. There are a number of divisions to this part of the music department. Baton classes and private lessons are included. In this department, students with unusual talent or perseverance are given an opportunity for solo work. Mr. Kubitz is responsible for the success of manyapromising young musician in Freeport High. Not only have the band and orchestra proved their ability at home, but they have also gained recognition throughout the state, and hope to be able to attend the National Band Contest next year in Chicago. Page Twemjf
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HELEN LOUISE NELSON ROY ANDERSON PHYSICAL EDUCATION OOTBALL, basketball, baseball, track, calisthenics, and various new indoor games were in vogue during the past year during thefboys' physical education classes. Each One of these conditioning athletics was directed by Mr. Anderson in its season. Football, of course, came first during the fall and continued until cold weather forced the classes indoors. Classes were held on the practice field on the west campus, and instruction was given in passing and kicking the ball. The form shown in these arts determined the six-weeks' period grade. Many games of pass-ball were also played. When Winter arrived, the boys were brought inside where basketball, inter- spersed by sessions in calisthenics and other indoor activities, was played. Near the end of the season, the students were divided into teams for the purpose of playing a basketball tournament. Representing every boy in the physical education depart- ment, nearly fifty teams competed. In the championship game, the team captained by John Harmon defeated that led by Robert Mohr, io-8, in a thrilling overtime game witnessed by more than a hundred spectators. The members of the winning team were Wilbur Brubaker, Charles France, Donald Opel, and Robert Keyes, Sopho- mores, and Merrill Miller andjohn Harmon, Seniors. They played under the name of Shamrocks. With the end of the basketball tournament, baseball, which had been played occasionally in the fall, was revived in the gymnasium, and the return of warm weather found the boys out-of-doors on the track again. At this writing, plans are under way for a gym class track meet and a horseshoe tournament to conclude the most diversified and extensive program the physical education department has had since its inauguration. Physical education for girls of Freeport High School is an important unit. It transforms slow minds and bodies into alert and active ones, and creates a more intense interest in sports. Every girl is required to attend gym classes two times a week for her four years in high school. They have a very modern gym with all of the necessary equipment, and they also have the advantage of using the football stadium and the track. The baseball field is very popular in autumn and spring. There are three well-kept courts, and during the warmer months tennis is ex- ceedingly popular. Hockey is played both indoors and outdoors, and during its hey-day, huge bumps appear on the shins of the participants in this sport. Ping pong has recently been taken up by the girls, though not to such a great extent as horseback riding, and after a siege of the latter, the feminine Paul Reveres are spread about on sofas in agonized attitudes. Interesting tournaments are held in the various sports every year. Read's Park swimming pool is little more than a block away, and the Park Board gives us permission to use it for swimming classes in the spring. The girls' athletic department owes much to its supervisor, Miss Helen Louise Nelson, who has played the part of both teacher and companion in these years she has been with us. Page Twemjf-two
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