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

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In history study, MILDRED WEBER, OWEN REINERT, RUTH LITTLEJOHN, MARY In gymnasium class, DONNA BADOUR and GEORGIANNA CHISHOLM fight ELLEN BLUNT, and BRUCE BECKERT lead their class in an OBSERVER discussion. to bring their relay team the honors. colors, and crayon were developed. Posters and advertising are done in the commercial art classes while good design was stressed in the costume design class through a study of personal costume problems. Crafts classes give students a chance to express their initiative by doing individual planning on their work with whatever ma- terial they wish. The crafts students aided campaigns with Red Cross exhibits this year. johnny and Mary took public speaking in their first semester and radio the next. They wrote, gave speeches, and created programs for many community clubs and organiza- tions. In journalism, students learned the tech- nique of putting their schools activities into print. Every class project is a school service which helps the student discover his journal- istic abilities. During the second, third, and fourth semester credit courses, journalism students use their knowledge and get practi- cal experience in writing and publishing the Arthur Hill NEWS and the LEGENDA. In music, johnny and Mary may study band, orchestra, or choir with an eye to qualifying for these organizations. Working out algebra problems under the direction of MRS. JACOBSON are PHYLLIS FEDDER, GARY DUNHAM, BERTIE SWARTHOUT, RUTH LARSON, JIM HARRIS, and JIM SMITH. In public speaking, GINGER ELLIS is caught in the midst of her ten minute speezh. In journalism class, these students assist editors to bring the Arthur Hill NEWS to Hillites every two weeks. KATHLEEN BUEKER, MARY DAVIS, MARIE VLASSIS, PAT MCLEAN, NONA DAMMANN, LARRY ANGELL, ELAINE SEEHASE, SALLY SEDER, MARIAN YARMUTH, ARLENE SIEGGREEN. Standing: JEAN GRIESE, PAT HINES, BILL COLLVER, JANET SQUIRE, EDWARD GREER, MARY BUCKINGHAM, BILL CAMPBELL, BETTY DONAHUE, and DOROTHY STEFFE. In French class, reading an edition ot the French paper, Le Petit JOURNAL, are BEVERLEE WILKINSON, DUANE NUECHTERLEIN, MARILYN MCLURG, ANNABELLE DUPUIS, NANCY TOFT, ROSEMARY HEINEMAN, BONNIE RICHIR, and DOROTHY RUPP, JUNE, 1946 21

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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

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'Y Librory periods provide s'ucIen7s with on opportunity for study and reference reading. Senior year As Seniors, johnny and Mary Hillite com- pleted their selected schedules. They met graduation requirements, and had a chance to turn minors into majors or to experiment in elective subjects that interested them. All seniors taking the college preparatory course are required to take English. If they are not planning to attend college they may take either non-college English or refresher mathematics. Every senior has a semester of American government and a semester of In the cornmercitil low class, court is in session with ROBERT WILSON, iudge, SCOTT PERKINS, witness, ond SHELDON BLOOMFIELD, prosecuting attorney. In costume design, MARY BRADY and DOROTHY OSMOND dress o model. economics. Senior boys must take physical fitness, while senior girls may take gym as an elective. ln English, johnny and Mary spent the first semester in grammar, drill, theme writ- ing, and passing the senior spelling require- ment. They read a number of plays, both old and new. The second semester, for the most part, was spent studying English litera- ture. A thousand-word theme, which pro- vided them practice in research and lengthy writing, was the main requirement in com- position. Non-college seniors taking English also studied grammar and theme writing. ln addition, they practiced letter-writing and read modern newspapers and magazines. T bought five thousand shares of Inter- national Nickel at 58 I, S, This statement was not heard on Wztll Street, but in 1945- 46 economics classes. Each of the students maintained an imaginary brokerage account, buying and selling stock. This was one of the many ways in which they applied their knowledge of money, banking, savings, in- vestments, insurance, and cost of living. ln American government class, Tolinny and Mary studied all departments of govern- ment. The management of villages, cities, the national government, the Constitution, Congress, and problems that might arise concerning certain legislation, were features of the course. To apply their knowledge of government management, seniors of govern- ment and economics classes held a munici- pal election to set up a duplicate of Sagi- naw's city government. The thirty-six selected students participated in annual stu- dent day at the City Hall. Seniors taking chemistry this year did research on accidents in daily life, city water problems, and iron and steel products. This work accompanied the daily classwork with formulas and chemicals. Solid geometry helped clarify for advanced math students the mysteries of three-dimen- MRS. LORNA ZIEGLER demonstrates to C1 boys' homemoking closs the proper use of silverware. The ottentive students include HARRY ARMSTRONG, KENNETH GULLIVER, CHRISTIAN MEYER, DAN IVICCAULEY, GALE BREU, JOE WALDERZAK, BEN DONAGHY, JOHN BAUM, ALBERT MOORE, ond DICK VERMURLEN. A girls' gym closs practices colisthenics before the girls begin tests or group gomes. 22 I ' LEGENDA