Bakersfield High School - Oracle Yearbook (Bakersfield, CA)

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The Qoal of the ART DEPARTMENT AT PIANO: Ann Vaida, M. Mus.: STANDING: Don Lora, B S.: Wesley Moore: Raymond Van Diest, M. Mus. Music appreciation and Darficipation keynoted the Music Department. FRONT ROW, left' to right: Cornelia Alford, BA.: Victor Bracke, M.A.g Louise McPheeters, 8.F.A.g Chester Amyx, B.A. NOT PICTURED: Patricia Patterson, A.B. Raymond Van Diest, Chairman Victor Bracke, Chairman Music Department Art Department The aim of the MUSIC DEPARTMENT Was to give students knowledge and appreciation ot music and its function in the community. Courses offered included study ot cull types of music and participa- tion in performing organizations, Cultural cou A A Was to help students develop their cre- ative abilities. Students taking a course in sketching, which was introduced as a regular art course this year, worked out- side sketching landscapes. The Art De- partment also ottered courses in painting and ceramics. Steve Baca? receives advice and assistance in mosaic tiling during arf class.

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requi ed concen t ated effort. The DRAWING DEPARTMENT offered students interested in this field, shop and pre-engineering courses designed to pro- vide the knowledge and skills necessary to complete mechanical and architec- tural drawing majors. Because of the great demand for skilled draitsmen many courses were open to girls. The MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT conducted several types of math pro- grams to help all BHS students, placing special emphasis on students with recog- nized ability in mathematics. Courses offered ranged from those tor everyday use to those which prepared math ma- jors for advanced courses in college. i Ray Buckle, Chairman Edith McLean, Chairman Drawing Department Mathematics Department FRONT ROW left to rlght J W Nielsen MS James Keese M S Glenna Scheer A B Pat Barndollar A Edith McLean, A.B.. Dept. Chmn., Margaret Meyer, A.B.: Mary Waggener, A.B. SECOND ROW: Bernard Lustig, A.B.: Kenneth Hermsmeier,M.A,: Norman Nystrom, M.A.: Robert Parsons, M.A.: George Osborn, A.B.g Ellery Littereil, M.S. Edward Well, M.A,: Lowell Nelson, B.A.g Peter Gilli, A.B.: William Goodban, M.A., Raymond Buckle, B.S.p Bruce Lenmark, M.A. Students found math courses an important facet of the academic lite ot BHS:

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i , Lucille Burk, Chairman Foreign Language Department Fourth year students of French asked questions of the grammatical structure of the foreign language. laeneecf to widen in te e tA. Courses offered in the FOREIGN LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT included three years of German and Latin, and four years of Spanish and French. Larger en- rollments in this department resulted from the increased entrance requirements of colleges and interest in world affairs. The aim of the department was to give the students a foundation in the basic tools: grammar, vocabulary, reading, and conversation. By teaching students the ideals and customs of other counries through foreign literature, the Foreign Language Department furthered inter- national understanding. SEATED, lefl' to right: Josephine Wiley, M.A.g Maybelle Menher, M.A.p Emma Sandrini, A.B.g Pauline Chenoweth, Mary Bello, M.A. NOT PICTURED: Pat Adams, A.B.g Hazel MA. STANDING: Lucille Burk, A.B.g Julie Gemmell, A.B.: Miller, B.A.g Marion Schmitt, B.S. l l J?