Greeley Central High School - Spud Yearbook (Greeley, CO)

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i -. 1 e , , 4' rx . - , posntxon posltlon semester FNGLISH the Engllsh department there are three d1v1s1ons Sophomore com and literature are 1n the flrst course Durmg the flrst nme Weeks com IS taken up and llterature occupnes the next nme weeks The second IS requrred publrc speakmg Junlors also study composmon wnth an arm to brmg up thexr standard of wrxtmg Englxsh Llterature 15 a part of the thxrd year of Engllsh Durmg this course the pupxls learn to appreclate the better works of the masters of the ages All Engllsh Llterature from Chaucer to Klplmg IS studled durlng the last semester Fourth year Engllsh rs not compulsory but a popular subject with most senlor students Drama IS the fxrst subject studied then essays and descrlp tlons of all kmds Contrastmg old essays wuth the more modern work and a detalled study of the short story and poetry concludes the Englxsh Courses Pnqr' fnrnty 1110 4 I ? l N . AO

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4 Y 4 4 4 4 1 1 COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT The last two years the Commercial students have entered the Colorado State Teachers College Contests We were high point school 1n the District meet held at Cmreeley High last year In the finals we won second and third place in Beginning Bookkeeping and third place in advanced Typewritmg Having had one year s experience and with extra work we hope to take a first place this year In the Contest this year we are entering Ethel Hipps Mary Hunter 'Vlildred Barnard Edna New 'Vlabel Lofgren Louise Strohauer Oscar New Helen Kirby Louphena Davis Otho Northway Evelyn Seal Don Melvin Reva Spaulding Ethel Roberts Freda Schmedt Bertha Berg Lauren Mac Donnell Howell Culbertson Alice Badger Evelyn Looney and Dean Royer This year our department has tried to co operate with the other depart ments by doing Typewriting for them This not only includes stencil cutting and running of the mimeograph and carbon work but we have sent our second year shorthand people to different tea hers to take dictation lf the students can get the practical value from this work then they will be better fitted to do office work lt will not only make them feel dependable will prepare them so they will be able to earn some money while attending eollege I1 enfu 4 1 1 I I i Y . . . V! 'I I l 1 C A . D l i 3 . D ' l O l I I I l , , I X upon themselves but will assist them with note work and for some possibly ll ' I V 1 . ll ' 4 Pin' nr' --mu' lb-TA' N' '--'W 'A'f'-Y- ' ' ' TAM' 1 . e ie e . . .. - - M.

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,Q i Q . ' ,J '- - -.fm e. HIST ORY DEPARTMENT The I-llstory department of Greeley Hrgh School ns offerlng Umted States Hlstory to both sen1ors and jumors in order that history hereafter may be requlred 1n the Junlor year As a result there IS an enrollment of three hun dred and flfty ln the Unlted States h1story classes The plan of the department beglnmng ln the fall of 26 IS to offer a course in European hlstory to the sophomores Unlted States hlstory to the junlors and courses 1n soclal sclence to the senxors These courses are to be electlve and w1ll be offered on the basls of a semester course The hope of the department IS to gradually increase the soclal sclence courses and offer courses rn busmess geography elementary economxcs soclology psychology and ln gov ernmental development Offermg as many choxces as these to the semors we One defmlte type of work done ln the hlstory classes has been the projects on colonlal history vxhlch are lllustrated above One day a Week IS taken up m the study of current hlstory The paper used thls year IS the weekly News Rev 1ew a paper that more than 20 000 hxgh school students study Monthly tests are sent out by the company and the senxor class of Greeley Hugh School has the dlstmctron of ranklng flrst ln the natlonal contest of classes wlth more than 100 enrollment The chlef purpose of the current hxstorx study IS to au aken an mterest on the part of the student nn the affalrs of today vxhxch wall prepare hlm to read the daily newspaper and the monthly maga7me wnth a better understandmg than he would other wlse have Page tuenty three r l l ll feel it will give a wide range of selection to fit all needs. . . V . , . . , . V V 1 V- , e .S S S Q1 e ' f:...-...a-.-,.--- F-. X