Kewanee High School - Kewanite Yearbook (Kewanee, IL)

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Physical And Social Science Gains ln Populari'ry ln This war year, science is playing a viTal parT in our sTruggle To preserve our democraTic way oT liTe. Because oT The mechanical naTure oT modern warTare, men enTering The arm- ed Torces should have aT leasT a basic un- dersTanding oT scienTiTic principles. WiTh The increased demand Tor nurses, many girls are preparing Them- selves Tor ThaT proTession Through The sTudy oT biology and chemisTry. General science, which is The basis Tor The more advanced courses, is TaughT by Miss Florence Rusch, a new member oT The TaculTy, and by Mr. John Denning. who also Teaches chemisTry and physics. Classes in biology are TaughT by Miss Louise Ewan. The sTudy oT The social science is es- senTial To The Torming oT inTelligenT ciTi- zens and The building oT The TuTure lead- ers oT This counTry. Through The sTudy OT hisTory, The sTudenTs learn The prob- lems ThaT have Taced The world in The pasT and how They were meTy in such subiecTs as civics, economics and mod- ern problems, Today's problems are considered. Mr. Leo Graham and Miss lrma STewarT insTrucT classes in U. S. hisTory. Miss STewarT also Teaches world his- Tory, and classes in civics, economics, and modern problems are TaughT by Mr. STanley Sosnouslci.

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lVI tl l achers: lVllss Elsie Kimmel, IVllss Harriet McCar 1 . tly Freshman Algebra Class Armed Forces Encourage S+udy of Malh The sludy of malhemalics is being especially slressed This year for in 'rhis modern age of machines, malhemalrics lorms a basic perl ol our everyday life. Our young men, whelher llying a bomber, lighlring The enemy on lhe land, or serving aboard a ballleship in lhe Pacific, will leslily lo lhe irnporlance ol malhemalics in lhe war ellorl. ll is nol only a reguisile lor service in any branch ol The armed lorces ol our counrry bul is also needed lor personal uses and lor college enlrance reguiremenls. The malhemalics course includes classes in algebra, advanced algebra, lrigonomelry, and solid geomelry, which are laughl by Miss l-larriel Mc- Carlhy, and classes in algebra, plane geomelry, and business mirhmelic laughl by Miss Elsie Kimmel. Wherever we go and wharever we do, in one way or anolher, we will find lhe need ol being able lo deal wilh numbers.

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Offer Business Training The commercial deparTmenT Trains sTudenTs Tor generaI oTTuce work Mr W J STronks, head oT The deparTmenT, is InsTrucTor oT The bookkeeping and gunlor business Training classes Miss Inez Remmers Teaches shorThand I, and Typing I Miss Eva Berg Teaches shorThand II, Typing II, and commerciaI geography The business arnThmeTuc cIass is TaughT by Miss EIsne KummeII These courses emphasize speed accu racy eTT1clency and undersTand1ng oT oTTnce work STarT New P E Training As Th sTudenTs know The sTaTe passed a bfII making physlcaI educaTlon a re quired course In hugh schools Gymnas Tics and physical and menfal coordlna Tron which is needed IH our da1Iy IuTe The physcaI educaT1on deparTmenT is headed by Mr I-IeImuT Brockman Brock and Mr STanIey Sosnouskn sTrucT boTh hugh school and lunuor hugh boys gym Mass Marlon I-IazeIIeaT 1nsTrucTs high school and funuor hugh gurls gym and ad ynses TheC5 A A lnTramura sporTs have become very popuIar wiTh boTh boys and gnrIs rn The pasT Tew years y T Y Y C Gy C. c. , ' I . I O l C Q W I .I I. . . . IH- . . . . , I I . T p to B nom CommerciaI Teachers: Miss Eva B g M Inez Remrners Mr, Stronks E kke p g CIass: Ed enchers: Coach Sosnouski, Conch k Miss Hazelleaf G Class xlnss