Hyde Park High School - Aitchpe Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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ENGLISH DEPARTMENT Since every pupil in the school has to take English every semester except the last one, an abundance of very good English teachers is necessary. For this reason, teachers in this department outnumber those in any other. Top How-Miss Biggs, Miss Barnard, Miss Deupree. First Row -Miss Buchanan, Mr. Darling, Miss Vallet. Miss Buchanan is the efficient head of the English Department. The main duties of each department head are making out programs for the teachers in his section and doing the neces- sary clerical Work, as Well as teaching his classes. Top Row-Mrs. Kirby, Mrs. Wiqhtman. Miss Du Bien. First Row-Miss Parker, Miss Iewell, Miss Hinkley. Every English teacher has at least six regu- lar classes, each of which demands separate nightly preparations. However, a tew English teachers have either remedial or honor classes which tutor pupils and prepare them for schol- arship examinations. Top Row-Miss Hardy, Mr. Meegan, Miss Quinlan. First Row- Miss Paine, Miss Slater, Miss Hoskins, In addition to the grammar and literature courses in this department, there are also classes in journalism, oral expression, speech correction, junior dramatics, senior dramatics, and Weekly: these offer variations to pupils and instructors. Top Row-Mrs. Priddy. First Row-Miss Marco, Miss Gal- lagher.

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MR. SMALLEY Mr. Archibald W. Smalley, Assistant Princ pal of Hyde Park High School, is notably on of the busiest men in the school. His day c work begins early in the morning, continues o into the late afternoon, and often extends int the night. Among his principal duties are a, sembling the entire school program: preparin individual programs for pupils entering fror other schools and evaluating their credits, plar ning programs for pupils entering the schoc after the first week of the semester: supervisinr prospective graduatesp adjusting the schola ship, attendance, and conduct difficulties of a the upper-classmenp and answering numerou questions of pupils and teachers. To perform these duties Mr. Smalley mu: use tact in dealing with pupils and teachers since he must guide them both wisely ani firmly. Mn. VAN I-IISE l Mr. Ira Van Hise, the principal of the Hyd Park Branch, located at Fifty-seventh Stred and Kenwood Avenue, has been its executivl for four years. Before he became the Brancl Principal, he spent many years teaching scl ence and geography. Six of these years wer spent at the Main, where he acquired sutficier knowledge of 'Hyde Park principles and tradl tions to apply them to his duties at the Branclt Among his duties are organizing his schocf each semester and keeping it operating smooth ly. Because there are no personnel directors deans at the Branch, troubles of deportmen' attendance, and scholarship must be take: over by Mr. Van Hise. About just such troublef he interviews many of the parents of the si' hundred pupils who attend the Hyde Par' Branch. Mr. Van Hise is one of the most popula principals the Hyde Park Branch has ever hao 4

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SCIENCE DEPARTMENT The General Science Course, consisting of tive or more science periods a week, requires iour years of this subject, while any other gen- eral course requires but one year. Advance subjects in science are botany, zoology, chem- istry, and physics. Top Row-Mr. Bute, Mr. McLain, Mr. Clemens. First Row- Mrs. Hawkes, Miss Baumgardner. Chemistry and physics are junior and senior courses, but botany and zoology are sopho- more studiesp the latter require extra credit work when taken by upper-classmen. Astrono- my is offered to those pupils who desire even more science than is needed. Top Row-Mr. Shideler, Mrs. Phelan, Mr, Peer, Mr. Teder. First Row-Mrs. Rosenberg, Miss Howard, Miss Peebles. ART DEPARTMENT Mrs. Lewis heads the Art Department oi Hyde Park. Art plays a sufficiently important part in school life to make up a separate course, besides the regular two-semester course, which every pupil must take. Mechan- ical drawing courses are optional. Top Howe-Mr. Isensee, Mr. Tucker. First Row--Miss Gilbert, Miss Chamberlain. MUSIC DEPARTMENT Mr. Robinson headed the Music Department until he retired in the latter part oi March. Every pupil has to take at least two semesters of music. Pupils may enroll in extra music classes such as Orchestra, Glee Club, Treble Clet, and Band it they want more music. Top Row-Mrs. Lee, Mr. Robinson. First Row-Miss Guller, Captain Fagan, Miss Finley. 22