Arthur Hill High School - Legenda Yearbook (Saginaw, MI)

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THE LEGENDA Martha SUM Florence E. Wells L. Russell Johnson Ivan R, McCormack HE answer to the problem ofdevelf oping talents in the Fields of music, art, mechanical drawing, general shop, and home E,,,O,aLa,,gh1,,, economics is found in the fine and industrial arts department. Three organizations are sponsored by the music department, in which a student may be taught how to play an instrument, to develop his talent, and to cooperate with other members of the group in order to make a harmonious organization. These organizations are the band, orchestra, and brass quartet under the supervision of Mr, l.. Russell johnson. For those students who are interested in vocal work, the A Cappella choir and the girls' glee club offer an opportunity, with Mr. I. R. Mc- Cormack as instrucf tor, The a r t depart- ment offers two courses. A three year Fineflndustrial Arts l T141 program is given in the general and one year in the commerf cial held. Miss Elnora Laughlin teaches both courses. Experience in draw- Rohm -f,,,,,,,,O,, ing plans and reading blue prints is gained by the students enrolled in the mechanical drawing department, while the general shop offers the pupils an opportunity to make themselves familiar with the handling of tools. Mr. Robert Thornton directs this work. The home economics department, un- der the supervision of Miss Florence E. Wells, includes classes in two semesters cooking, four ofsew- ing, and a semester course in home man- agement. Miss Marf tha Scott, instructor in foods and home management, is assist- ant in the departf ment. Miss Wells teaches the classes in sewing and millif nery.

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THE LEGENDA Dorothy Howe Mary Lewis Marguerite Bechtold Coila L. Start Foreign Languages TUDENTS are not expected to master any foreign language in the three years or less of high school training. The main objective in teaching a language in the high school is to endow the student with a readf ing ability and speaking knowledge of it. The four languages taught in Arthur Hill are: French, German, Latin, and Spanish. Latin, a dead language, is considered the basis upon which most foreign tongues were formed. Beginning Latin is only taught in the junior high schools. The second year of Latin, as taught in Arthur Hill, consists of reading easy stories and selections from Caesar's Gallic wars, supple, mented by grammar and composition. The third year is devoted to the reading of selec- tions from Cicero's orations and from other authors, and the fourth year to the reading of the first six books of Virgil's Aeneid. French, German, a n d Spanish a r e classified as the rof mance languages. The work of the 13 first year of these subjects aims to create an interest in the language and to learn the essentials of grammar. Composition, oral and written, and dictation are stressed. The second year merely intensifies and furthers the work of the first year, and includes the reading of a novel. By the end ofthe second year, the stu- dent should be able to read and understand the language with a moderate degree of accuracy. French is the only one of the three languages which offers three years of study. French readers, plays, newspaper work, oral compositions, and advanced grammar are taken up in this last year of high school French. The teachers in the language depart- ment include Miss Mary Lewis, chair- man and French inf structor, Miss Mar- guerite Bechtold, Spanish, Miss Dor- othy Howe, Latin, and MissCoila Start, German. Mr. Haddock gives part of his time to the teaching of Latin, I

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NDA Mattie G, Crump Dorothy H. Fox Ethel A. Peterson George Haddock Grace North,-lmLam1, Q Ss -Z . l dvr r- ' . V ' A ' I ' x -f Q Composition and Literature NGLISH may be called a one hundred per cent subject because it is the most practical course taught in school. No mat- ter what a person does in life, the ready command of his mother tongue acquired through the study of grammar, composif tion, and literature, is a distinct asset, For this reason English holds an important place in every student's program. The department includes a study of Eng' lish and its allied subject of dramatics, jourf nalism, and public speaking. During the past year several special features were spon- sored, The dramatics classes presented short plays weekly for guest groups and enter- tained at ParentfTeachers' meetings. Three teachers submitted literary work of their classes to the annual National Awards contest. The public speaking d e p a r t - ment assisted in pref p a r i n g assembly programs and in the spring sponsored a departmental b a ii' quet, The journal' i s m department, through the Arthur Hill News, collect- ed and printed short stories, poems, and essays written by the various English groups. Miss Ethel Peter- son is the chairman of the English de- partment. Two teachers helping in the de- partment, but not shown above are Miss Marguerite Bechtold and Miss Burnice Gibbs. Stanley Schubert 15 Irma Stockdale Ella W. Woodman