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

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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

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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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LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT I The Language Department has in it French, German, Latin, and Spanish. These languages each have separate departments which are managed independently of each other. In the General Language Course, at least three years of one language and one year of another is needed. Top RowwMiss Bond, Miss Curtiss. First Row!-Mrs. Flores Miss Gillogly, Miss M, Iohnson. - In these sectional departments, teachers have extra labors such as helping students publish foreign newspapers, magazines, and other periodicals. These instructors also train pupils to present plays or other forms of enter- tainment for the amusement of clubs. Top Row-Miss Peede, Mrs. Rivers. First Row-Mrs. Randall, Miss Griffin. Most pupils taking the General Language Course take four years of one language. One reason for this is that two years of two differ- ent languages do not give enough credit for a language course, although they may be used as electives in any other course. Top Row-Miss McAllister, Miss Leins, Miss Slaught. First Row -Miss Mix, Mrs. Iensen, Mrs. Maloy. OFFICE FORCE Mrs. Vursell, Mr. Gonnelly's secretary, takes care of the business and clerical work which principal. The women in the South Office take care of the business and clerical work which is referred to Mr. Smalley. They also do all general reference work of the school. Top Rowe-Miss Cranby, Miss Hurney. First Row'-Mrs. Vurseii Miss Buckley. 23