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

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In ci sophomore English class, RICHARD HOWELL reads a report. Sophomore boys do colisthenics in the physical fitness class. these all-boy or all-girl classes students oriented themselves and discussed vocations, social adjustment, and etiquette, at home, in public, and on a date. Adding something new to the course, junior and senior girls, in co- operation with faculty, taught dozens of sophomore and junior boys to dance. Although they previously did not know a duodenum from a gullet, or the pelvic bones from the humerus bones, johnny and Mary became interested in their biology class. In addition to studying declensions and verb conjugations, Latin classes enjoyed mak- ing special projects such as miniature repli- cas of Roman life, compiling a scrapbook, fashioning puppets and dolls, and reading such books as Ben Hurn and The Robe. ln typing, SHIRLEY MASON, ROMAINE BOROWIAK, BEVERLY HARTMAN, ELEANOR GOUDI, DONNA BROWN, and SARAH LOIACANO are preparing 'lor speed tests. In homemaking class, SHIRLEY HUNTER, JENNIE McicMlLLEN, GLADYS CHAP- MAN, and LOIS WYNES are basting and cutting garments. 1946 Christmas cards, colored church windows, and intricately designed notebooks, are a few of the projects made by geometry stu- dents. In this course johnny and Mary learned about ratio, proportions, and scale drawings. Current events were studied with more perspective by students who obtained back- ground through the study of World History. johnny and Mary learned in geography the makeup of the earth and the distribution of the wealth, natural resources, population, and habitation of its peoples. A non-college student may select geography as a science. Typing students, most of whom were sophomores, were able to dash off fifteen words a minute while second semester groups learned the proper typing of business letters and increased their speed to twenty-five words a minute. Typing 4 students should reach a speed of forty words a minute. Boys as well as girls took advantage of the opportunity the course in homemaking offered. They learned how to choose their clothes wisely, buy economically, make and mend clothes, and practice skill in selecting, arranging, and caring for their homes. Mechanical drawing and industrial shop offered the student preparation for industries or hobbies. Sophomores found in other electives such as speech, music, journalism, art, and agricul- ture, two to six semester sequences where natural abilities and interests lead johnny and Mary into projects that may prove profitable hobbies or vocations. In art class, BARBARA JOHNSON, ANITA DABBERT, SHIRLEY STEINERT, ROSE- MARIE KRAVVCZAK, JANE SCHNELL, MARIE KASSIN, PAT TERRIAN, ONALEE TIETZ, and GLORIA DURN, try their hands at sketching. his student musicians. ln first band, MR. BURNETT pays special attention to the saxophone section of , New im 19

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In art of living class, BONNIE GOODWIN demonstrates how to serve gravy as NAN AGRICOLA places some on an imaginary plate of potatoes. In the art of living dancing class held on the auditorium stage, NATALIE GILL serves as student instructor. Svphomvrc year Last spring johnny and Mary were sitting in their junior high school classrooms, filling out their program cards for the fall term. In June, Johnny and Mary came to an assembly at Arthur Hill and wandered through the labyrinth of corridors searching for the rooms which would be their advisories the next year. Then in September, johnny be- came Johnny Hillite and Mary became Mary In ci biology classroom, examining crayfish are JOAN YANCER, SHEILA PAI- TERSON, MARK SUINO, and DAVID DELTMEN. In MISS WARD'S World History class, SALLY McLEAN, VELMA OSBORNE, DON STUBBS, BERT ROGERS, DAVID DELTMEN, MAXINE RAU, and ELAINE TURNER, discuss current events as well as ancient civilization. Hillite, for both had become sophomores of the Arthur Hill High School. At first the new school was awesome, but soon they found old friends and made new ones. Later they entered into school activities and became accustomed to the ARTHUR HILL WAY of doing things. They discovered that there are two courses of study which can be chosen at Arthur Hill: the college course and the non-college. Col- lege-bound Hillites are required to have two majors and two minors in academic fields. Three years of a subject constitute a major and two years a minor. The fields from which majors and minors may be chosen are science, language, social science, mathematics, and English. As sophomores, johnny and Mary found that no matter which course they had chosen, they were required to take Eng- lish, gymnasium, and art of living. in English the first semester, johnny and Mary wrote tall tales, character sketches, stories of their experiences, studied grammar, and passed their spelling requirements, while in the second, the emphasis was on vocabu- lary and literature. Mary, with girls' gym students, practiced skill tests intermingled with a volleyball tournament at the beginning of the term. Basketball became the main interest during the middle of the year, while the spring months found the girls playing softball, in- side the building or out, depending on the weather. With the aid of squad leaders' and coaches' commands, johnny quickly whipped himself into shape. Based on calisthenics and running, the idea of the program was to build better bodies and at the same time make gym interesting. -johnny and Mary took art of living. ln In second year Latin class, SHIRLEY ROBY points out Italy to MARY ELLEN TURNBULL and SARAI-4 HOLMES as RICHARD LYNCH, RICHARD ALSGAARD, and RAY POPE watch. In geometry, JO ANN MEI-IL, SHIRLEY HARGER, DONALD KERR, and RUTH ANN FARRELL construct geometric figures on the board. 18 LEGENDA

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In physics, JEAN CATES assists JAMES ANDERSON as he measures the intensity of sound. junizfr Zfmr Juniors, johnny and Mary Hillite, enter their second year at Arthur Hill to find that they are both still required to take English, gym, and art of living, plus American his- tory. Building their programs around these In crafts class, students find the hands may be dexterious in many ways. EVA DeROSIER, VIRGINIA CURTIS, ROBERT RODITCHER, DONNA DIETZEL, and BOB DAVIS Iearn how ta knit one, purI two. In bookkeeping class, ARDITH FLATHAU, GLORIA SCHULTZ, PAT BRANDT, second row: JOANNA INESTWOOD, BILL VLASSIS7 third row: GERALD WHITE, ED WIERDAg fourth row: ANN WEISS, MILDRED ZEHNDERg fifth row: EILEEN FISCHER, JAC- courses, they choose the rest of their electives to fulfill desired majors and minors. In order to graduate, students must have sixteen credits. If they plan to enter college, they must have maintained a high CU aver- age and acquired two majors and two minors. In junior English, Johnny and Mary delve into grammar reviews in workbooks and a study of American literature. Again this year the familiar book report a marking period kept johnny and Mary burning the midnight oil. American history disclosed to Johnny and Mary the factors which make our country great. The background of our citizens, their early struggles, the Constitution, how the government is run, plus present-day prob- lems were all brought to light. Many juniors found Spanish, college and non-college, French, and German interesting and useful languages. Producing one-act plays, attending the Mexican Baptist Church, corresponding with students of Latin Amer- ica, and listening to Spanish shortwave broadcasts as well as diction recordings were some of the class activities. ln addition to the regular reading and translating, French students found short stories especially inter- esting, while other Hillites chose German to meet their particular language require- ments. From the mathematics courses a junior may choose geometry and algebra. Physics having and advanced math base, is the usual junior science course. Simple machines and experimenting with sound, electricity, and light were the highlights of this year's study. Firsthand experience, education, and appli- cation in agriculture, provided many Hillites with a practical background for scientific farming. Ag students mapped and charted farms for soil types, conducted a program for better use of land, and measured soil which was run off for land wastes. Commercial juniors select shorthand, typ- ing, and bookkeeping, vocational or general. Art studies include general art, commercial art, costume design, and crafts. Scenery for pageants, plays, hall displays, and posters announcing events were projects of the de- partment this year. In general art, composi- tion and techniques with oils, chalks, water QUELINE FENTNER, sixth row: HELEN FURLO, and GWENOLA GATZ prepare to hand in the assignment for the day. Learning how to write shorthand are MARION HABKE, LILAH JANSEN, CLAR- RISSA KAUFMANN, ANNABELLE DUPUIS, EARLDINE ENSZER, MARY LOU FISHER, FLORENCE BECKER, BONNIE BRADY, Gnd PEARL CI-IASNIS. In agriculture class, JOHN DOYLE, MILTON SCHMIDT, FRED LEEMANN, and WILLIAM DONHAISER learn to cuII chickens. 20 LEGENDA