West Division High School - Comet Yearbook (Milwaukee, WI)

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Vivian Mowry Helen Owen Mildred Abbetmeyer Jane Cloud FRED G. Fox Speech work, which may be selected in either the third or fourth year, is very ab- sorbing. During the first semester the stu- dent gains poise, self-reliance, and better command of speech by speaking to a group of people. The semester's work consists chiefly in speech-making and parliamentary law practice. Debating and dramatics are studied during the second semester. Not only the study but also the production of plays is included. The library connected with the school is helpful to the teachers and students because it contains every type of book or magazine that they can use in their studies. One ad- vantage is that no one but the students and teachers is allowed to use the library. Activities that are sponsored by the teachers of the English department are Athena and Hesperia, the two debating so- cieties of the school, where one's talent in logical argument can be showng the publi- cations, the Comet Newspaper and the Comet Annual, where creative ability along journalistic lines is encouragedg and Sock and Buskin, the dramatic club, to which those talented along dramatic lines may belong. Florence Pulver Silvia Stoeckle Bertha Goes Page Thirteen

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ggi ' Page Twelve E Maurice Moe Barinka Neuhaus Kathryn johnson Hazel Thomas Adele Lange English Departmenl' HE English department is the larg- est in school. The eight semesters of English work and two semesters of public speaking cover a wide range of ma- terial. Grammar and sentence structure are fundamental. Useful and necessary drill is carried on from semester to semes- ter. The course in both literature and com- position followed is outlined by the super- intendentis office, but each teacher has an opportunity to vary the lessons. Themes and oral reports help the stu- dent to use his own language correctly. Some teachers carry on contract work, in which a student must complete a given job in an allotted time. He may do extra work for a higher grade, if he wishes. Other classes have club meetings or open forum discussions in order to learn parliamentary law and current events. As a part of their English work, students produce interesting booklets on subjects such as mythology, modern poetry, and essays. In some junior classes the pupils plan and write magazines. Many of these excellent books are later ex- hibited in the school library. Marguerite Svanoe Florence Whitaker l Opal Stevenson

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Page F o urlren joseph Riha Lucie Harmon Clarence Shutes Edna VVeber Ernest Ehlman Science Department URTHERING the understanding of the modern scientific world and fur- nishing an insight into everyday prob- lems are the aims of the science department. To carry out these aims West Division of- fers to its students a four-year course. The study of general science can be taken by first year students, although a new one-se- mester course in advanced science is now open to upper classmen. Biology, a study of plant and animal life, is offered as the second year study in this course. During the last two years the physical sciences, chemistry and physics, are studied. These latter subjects are open to the entire stu- dent body. A knowledge of science is essential to bacteriologists, biologists, geologists, astron- omers, chemists, pharmacists, doctors, nurses, and engineers. The Science Club, which is sponsored by some of the science department teachers, is growing every year, showing the interest many of our students take in science. Its purpose is to stimulate scientific interest among the student body. This is accom- plished by varied programs, consisting of lectures, demonstrations, motion pictures, and discussions. Ernest Kurath Isabel Henkel Howard Aker Adele Spitzner x .'L :.i T 1 - 3-,.,J'4xi' ' .- M- il . . 1. , , , 1, A ,Fw -'L V . p., - -,W . - . . it 3,-em--l.'gJ.1l .1141 el if li' ' T al b V