Van Nuys High School - Crimson and Gray Yearbook (Van Nuys, CA)

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of thers . . . . I .-ibm LANGUAGE IJEPAR'I'MEN'I' Until this year German has not been taught at Van Nuys. Now, under the able direction of Mrs. Alice Fuerst and Mrs. Mary Gagne, it is being offered. Mr. Jack Mc- Clintock headed the Language Department which also oH'ered Spanish, French and Latin. Members ol the Language Faculty also sponsored sev- eral clubs. Mrs. Berna Romero sponsored the Spanish Club, Los Campanerosg Mrs. Henrietta Holubar, teacher of French, sponsored Les Elites. In addition to the language clubs, Mrs. Gagne started a French Song Club. A German Song Club, sponsored by Mrs. Fuerst, has also just com- pleted its first year. With the recent increase in this country of interest in other lands and their languages, there has been a great amount of participation in the language Held. My I K-W LANGUAGE FACULTY SEATED-Mrs. Brown, Miss Romero, Mr. McClintock, Mrs. Holubar, Mrs. Gagne. STANDING-Mr. DeLeon, Mrs. Shonk, Mrs. Milich, Mr. Loci. KEN TRANSLATES HIS SENTENCES IN SPANISH For: MIKE AND BONNY

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or sun STYDYING THE BILLS BEFORE THE LEGISLATURE ARE GARY FAMILIAN AND LILIKE MCNEILL. To INCREASE THEIR KNOXVLEDGE OF CIVICS, BARBARA. STEVE AND .ALICE LOOK ON ...T Stud SOCIAL STUDIES FACULTY FIRST ROW-Mrs. Schwartz, Mrs. Roffetto, Mrs. Ward, Mrs. Thompson, Mr. Elmcn, Mrs. Hegge, Mrs. Smythe. SECOND ROW-Mr. Lund, M'- Wollmcn, Mr. Mayo, Mrs. Moser, Mr. Gunn, Mr. Robinson, Mr. Clemens, Mrs. Stewart, Mr. Lyons, Mr. Friedman, Mr. Lundquist, Mr. Hymcmson. Page Fourteen SOCIAL STUDIES ITEPARTMENT Mr. Sichivy Elmzm, touching BII History, was thc head of thc Social Studios Faculty this your. Two sciiicstvrs of .XITTCYICLHT History wort' taught hy part oI' thv faculty. and AIU History was oifcrcd for those' IITLl'I't'SLt'CI. .Xnotlicr rcqriircd siilwjcct was United Stntcs Gov- vriiiiiviit whicli was taught hy IXUS. Erma I'7citIIOr, XII: Trovic Lyons. Mrs. Fmiirvs RgiII'I'tlo. Mr. Lyh' Robinson. Blrs. Hclcu Smythc. Mrs. IQLILIIVIAYIT Stcwgirt, Mrs. Urn YIIITUIIIPSOII .IIICI XII: Victor XVOIIIIILIIT. Iwo 1-Ivcliw Coursvs in this CIt'LJLll'lIl1L'IlI wort' ECOIIOIIIICS. taught hy Mr. Curl I7I'ivcIIIi1III. and IIllt'l'ITLlLI0llLlI Rclntiolis. by hirs. Stvwurt .Intl Mr. XVQIIIIIIIIII. Iivrziilsv ol' thi' Izirgm' ITIllllIHl'l' of scniors this ycnr. practically all :II thi- Iliviilly taught clzissvs in Svnior PI'0ITIL'l11S. The objectives of this voursm- gm- Ivziriiiiig' to know OITPIS sI'II'. gvttiiigf along with others, :md Ilnving Iill-'S prohlviiis,

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MUSIC FACULTY Mr Weinstein Mr Alfheuser, Mr. Sayre. Harmon . . . MUSIC AND ART DEPARTMENTS Mr. Seymour Weinstein. leader of the Orchestra. Dance Band, and Band, was the head of the llusic Department. Mr. Robert Altheuser, who came to Yan Nuys this year. successfully directed the Vocal Production groups. the A Cappella Choirs, and the Girls' Glee Club. Rlusic Appre- ciation, Piano. and Organ were taught by B111 John Sayre. and Harmony and Blusic History were subjects instructed by Mr. Wleinstein. Subjects offered in the tield of Art were numerous and varied. Heading the active department was Bfrs. Gladys Roberts. teaching Advertising Art and Art Composition. Art Crafts and Illustration were under the supervision of Mr. Eugene l.aVancil. The classes of Costume Design and liife Drawing were taught by Blrs. -lean Henning. B111 -Iatnes DeMarclii joined the department at mid-term and taught Stage Design, lnterior Decorating, and Art History and Analrsis. 6.1: 'X , ,,e ' X I Wwuu,, it N ..