Herbert Hoover High School - Scroll Yearbook (Glendale, CA)

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THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT, today as never before in Hoover history, offers the student o great variety of courses from which to choose. Outside of the general English curriculum the student may elect such practical subjects as American Literature, contemporary world, public speaking, and radio arts. Other popu- lar classes are journalism, drama, senior com- position, and speech arts. Journalism students edit the Purple Press weekly. The English De- partment as a whole emphasizes the appreci- ation of American cultural arts. THE FOREIGN LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT, one of the most extensive in Hoover, offers three years of Latin, three years of French, and three years of Spanish. In all courses a study is made of the literature, history, life and customs of the people whose language is being learned. The methods used in teaching are designed to satisfy the student who is in- terested in speaking a language and receiving its cultural benefits as well as to fulfill the requirement of two years of a foreign lan- guage for college entrance. ENGLISH: Miss N. ScHroeder, Miss Shade, Mr. Hillegas; Miss Jones (Librarian), Miss Goodin, Mrs. Shearin (Heod), Mr. Brewster. Miss Lloyd, Mr. Adams, Miss Ruhl- mon; Miss Mains, Miss Calhoun, Mr. Prill, Miss Skoin. FOREIGN LANGUAGE: Mrs. Miller, Miss Pierce, Mr. Loumeno, Miss Coin, Mrs. Snow (Head). 19

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THE SOCIAL SCIENCE DEPARTMENT oper- ates on this theory—to be able to defend American democracy, students must first un- derstand how it was achieved. Students gain an understanding of current problems and study the democratic way of life. They come to realize that democracy was not achieved overnight, but has been extremely difficult to attain. Furthermore, students realize a study of the historical background promotes a more complete understanding of any current prob- lem. THE SCIENCE DEPARTMENT during the school year has continued its work of improv- ing in every way possible the courses offered to Hoover students. Studies from biology and botany to engineering physics have been made available to scientific-minded students. Pho- tography, a popular subject, has not only pro- vided useful instruction but has also been useful itself to many school activities. Both the Scroll and the Purple Press are indebted to this course for pictures. SOCIAL SCIENCE: Miss Rensch, Mr. Carter, Mr. Bar- ragor, Miss Hunter, Mr. McDonald (Head). Mr. How- lett, Mr. Clement; Mr. Johnson, Miss Mognuson, Miss Gunderson. SCIENCE: Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Gill; Mrs. Young, Mr. Sander- son (Head), Miss Hervey. Mr. Hooper, Mr. Thompson; Mrs. Burns, Mr. Haden, Mrs. Moir. 21