Zeeland High School - Stepping Stone Yearbook (Zeeland, MI)

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THE STEPPING STONE I 9 3 2 lfred P. Kieft 1'l'i'usieel : .lohn A. Donia 1Seeretaryh 3 William D. Va.n Loo 4Presidentu 3 William Van Eenenaarn 1Trustt-el 3 A. Van Koevering iYFl E2Slll'9I'l, Board of Educafion A thorough knowledge of present-tiny business policies ns well as considerable execu- tive ability are the requisites fulhlled by our Board of Education. We wish to extend to them our sincere appreciation ns a student body, not only for all they have done for our welfare, but also for their cooperation with us in publishing this volume of the STI-1vPiNcQ STONE. , . The S+uclen+s Council For the Welfiire of the Student Body. W'ith this as in goal, the Students' Council for the hrst time in the history of the school took over the proieet of sponsoring the STBPPING Sioiwie. The Council was responsible for the High School operetta, Miss Cherry Blossom. They also pushed other proiects, such as furnishing ti reception room and sponsoring Clean-up Week. First Row: L. Faber: L. Kaslander: L. De Koster lTreasui'ei'b 1 M. Baehr lPi'esidentl 3 B.Bou wvns: H. Weersing. Second Row: T. Dewey lSponsoi'I g J. Van Peursem : L. Wolterinkg M. Houma D. Van lriere: E. De Bruyn lViee-lwesidenti 3 Third Row: L. Post: J. Wiersma : L. Berghorst. Page Twenty

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THE STEPPING STONE Mus. FAIRBANKS She holds undisputed sway in the realm of books. Plump and jolly, with a cheerful smile, she is ever ready to assist those who have any trouble in finding anything in the library- Her favorite recreation is playing bridge and it is at this game that she spends many of her spare mo- ments. Mk. Krms A newcomer whom we all have adopted as our friend. Mr. Kleis is a com- pact individual with a cheerful smile and an af- fable personality than makes him an ideal chap. His comb hasn't a lot to romp through, but there's plenty below the surface. He teaches mathematics and business training and is a great lover of athle- tics. MR. DICKMAN Calm and jovial, he pleasantly helps all those in need. He likes to asso- ciate in many of the activ- ities in the school with both the students and the faculty. He very efficiently conducts his manual arts class. His chief pride is in his little son, who is a picture of his daddy. Mlss TELGENHOF Efficiency is the watch- word oi' the High Scho0l's secretary. She is always willing to help someone and she has many requests for aid because she holds the keys of the school. Day after day finds her busily typing or poring over ponderous files, but no matter what interruption, she looks up with an ever- ready smile. Precision and methodic accuracy are well personified. Page N incteen wif Miss KATTE .Though she is known in Hlgh.School for her ability as girls' basketball coach and as leader of the Girl Scouts, she is well known in Junior High for her fine classes in social science. Why rolling her eyes i5 one of her characteristics we d0n't know but perhaps 1t's an accompaniment to her habit of ever chewing Hum. She, too, has a walk that is typically and only hers. MR. PINO With a history that tells of many busy years and a heart alive to all the beau- ties of nature, Mr. Pino's countenance expresses a deep interest in all ggod thinks. He flows over with pep and ambition and is our 1deal -farmer, instructing the biology and ag,-icul. ture -classes in practical farming. We will long re- member his monthly re- ports on rainfall. Miss AIABLONSKI .Jolly Hood nature mixed with a keen and under- standing personality, she strikes a responsive chord in the hearts of all with whom she comes in contact. Her name is almost synon- Ymous to us with the type- writing she teaches. She also' instructs the. book- keeping classes and is the Literary Critic of this Step. ping Stone. ' Miss Fnosi' Tho' quiet and reserved and difficult to become ac- quainted with, she has in reality the best of person- alities. Judging by her sta- ture you might take her for a school girl, but in her case size is no measure of efficiency. She can usually be found deep among kit- chen utensils or buried in a book on interior decora- tion and current fashions in preparation for teaching her classes in home econo- mics.

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THE STEPPING STONE I 9 3 -2 Co urses of Study Zeeland High School offers two courses to its studentsg namely, the College Entrance and Vocational courses. The College Entrance Course includes subjects of a general and cultural nature. It gives the student a background for further study rather than preparing him for imme- diate entry into the world of affairs. In this course the student must take the subjects which colleges require for entrance, that is, one unit of science, two units of mathema- tics, three units of English, one unit of U. S. History and two units of foreign language. The second course, as the name implies, deals with vocations. It is taken by stu- dents not planning to study further after graduation from high school. It gives them a general knowledge of the practical subjects and helps them in choosing their life's work. In both courses, sixteen units are required for graduation. ENGLISH AND LITERATURE DEPARTMENT The ability to write and speak good English is essential in all walks of life. This is the reason why three years of English are required and a fourth is elective. In the first year rhetoric is stressed. The Freshmen also make a study of some clas- sics, such as Scott's lvanhoe. In the Sophomore year, besides studying rhetoric, several books and dramas are studied. English Literature is taught to juniors. A study is made of'all the prominent English poets and authors, giving the student a good idea of each author, the times in which he lived, and his works. All juniors are given a rhetoric ICSI. Those failing the test are required to take rhetoric during the fourth year, and the others may study American Literature, in which all prominent writers, their lives, and their works are studied. The study includes poems, dramas, short 'stories and essays. Our school is one of the very few schools which offer a course in Biblical Literature. The aim of the course is to study Biblical history, literature and composition. This course does not seek to teach doctrine or interpretation. The aim of the English courses is to give the student a command of the art of com- munication in speech and writing, to teach him to read thoughtfully and with apprecia- tion, to form a taste for good reading and to stir his imagination. MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT The purpose of mathematics in high school is to broaden the reasoning powers of the student. It is one of the complicated studies which is taught to keep pace with the growing mind. Besides being useful as a mental discipline, mathematics is very essential in many professions. The engineer, machinist, carpenter, physicist, chemist, aviator, astronomer, and navigator have each found mathematics necessary in his work. The artist and designer use geometric principles constantly. Zeeland offers three years of mathematics, the first two of which are required while a third is elective. The underlying purpose of a course in elementary algebra is to develop the power to represent quantitative relationships by formulas and equationsg the power to interpret such expressions of relationshipg and also to develop the skill needed in the computation which is required in using formulas and equations. Plane geometry is a study of figures and areas and is taught to Sophomores. The third year of mathematics may be taken by either juniors or Seniors, the first semester being de- voted to advanced algebra and the second semester to solid geometry. FOREIGN LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT Although Latin as a spoken language is now dead, it lives in and through many other languages. More than two-thirds of our words are Latin or of Latin derivation. Many phrases and words have been carried directly into English and are still preserved in their original forms, such as habeas corpus, ex post facto, post mortem, exit, stadium, radio, data, and quorum. Page Twenty-one