Belleville Township High School - Bellevinois Yearbook (Belleville, IL)

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I P A HI M t N IS PHYSICAL SCIENCE DEPARTMENT JOHN A. KARCH (Head of Department) The purpose of this department is to intro¬ duce the students to the workings of the natural forces so that they may better appre¬ ciate the world in which they live. Physiography is offered during the second year. A well equipped laboratory makes it possible to study the materials of the earth ' s crust, and the changes wrought by the forces of nature in forming the natural features of the surface of the earth. A study is also made of weather conditions, records being kept of temperature, barometric pressures, etc., in¬ cluding the conditions that lead to rainfall and even those that favor hurricanes. Chemistry may be taken during the Junior year. One year of algebra is a prerequisite. The science is taught so as to give a knowl¬ edge of the teachnical language, the formulas, and the laboratory techniques of chemistry; thus giving a thorough preparation for those who may continue the study of chemistry in college. But for those who may not continue the study of chemistry, frequent reference is made to the services of chemistry to society through its contribution to health, agriculture and industry. Physics is given during the Senior year. Algebra and plane geometry are required. A thorough and practical knowledge of the prin¬ ciples of simple machines, of optics, and of electricity is taught. The application of these principles so commonly used in the homes to¬ day is stressed. With so much electrical apparatus in use, it would be quite an ad¬ vantage for the home-maker to have a better understanding of the machines she is using. SOCIAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT ALVIN NEBELSICK (Head of Department) The Social Studies, involving Economic, Social and Political relationships, are so alive and growing, that it is hard to see how any¬ one can think of them as dead and dry. They are, in reality, a little more than a study of the present, explained in the terms of the past. They look forward, not backward; they are dynamic, not static. Out of the world of yesterday the world of today has grown; out of the world of today will come the world of tomorrow. It is impossible to understand our times without a knowledge of the conditions which brought them about; it is equally im¬ possible to make intelligent decisions for the future if we have only a meager understand¬ ing of the age in which we live. At least for a democracy, they are the most practical of all subjects, for in them the students learn the need for loyalty to the ideal that govern¬ ment of the people, for the people, and by the people shall not perish from the earth. One overstates but little to say that any democracy will function smoothly only in proportion as these subjects are well-taught and well-under¬ stood. The airplane ' s camera catches a view of our favorite school. Page 14

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D E F A R T M E N MUSIC DEPARTMENT EDWIN H. PETERS—HOPE BAER (Heads of Department) Edwin H. Peters directs the band, orchestra, and instrumental quartets. The various quar¬ tets have brought State and National honors to our school by winning contests in their re¬ spective groups. The band plays at all of the home football games, parades, picnics, and various civic functions. In addition to this the band com¬ petes in the class A division of Illinois School Band Contest, in assembly programs, and presents concerts; the concert this year being on January 28. The band also spon¬ sored a Military Ball on April 24. The orchestra presents several programs during the year including the operetta score. Several members are selected each year to play in the Illinois.All-State Orchestra. Musical courses taught by Mr. Peters are: Music Appreciation, Harmony, Theory, and History of Music. Miss Baer teaches Voice and Piano, directs the A Capella Choir and the Glee Clubs, and trains the girls ' sextet and boys ' quartet. The A Cappela Choir has sung in various churches, and for numerous clubs throughout the city. This year ' s engagements included a program at the U. S. O. and for the Easter Sunrise Services at Valhalla Cemetery. The glee clubs have been very active this year. Eight members of the glee clubs and A Cappella Choir were selected to sing in the All-State Chorus which met at the University of Illinois. The sextet and quartet have filled many singing engagements throughout Belleville during the entire school year, having sung for churches, clubs, and civic affairs. This department presented on December 5 the operetta, Hollywood Bound. The com¬ bined glee clubs and choir formed the singing chorus for this production. ART DEPARTMENT MARJORIE MURRAY (Head of Department) The study of art is intended primarily to raise the standard of taste in the average pu¬ pil and to discover and develop talent in the gifted student. Design—the basis of any art —is taught through a variety of media: met¬ als, wood, watercolor, pencil, charcoal, clay, plaster, leather, tempera. The art department offers courses as fol¬ lows: Introduction to Art I, Commercial De¬ sign II, Art in Everyday Life III, Crafts IV, Advanced Art V and VI. Introduction to Art is a prerequisite to the other courses. A stu¬ dent should follow courses in sequence if possible. Besides the regular class work, students design and paint scenery for some of the plays, make cuts for the school paper, and posters and program covers for school functions. Cld Man Winter covers the Main Building with a blanket of snow. Page 13

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F A C11T Y RUTH MILLER, A. B. Washington University University of Colorado Gregg College University of Chicago (Stenography) LILY MADDUX, Ph. B., M. A. Teachers ' College, Columbia Uni¬ versity, New York University of Chicago, School of Business Southern Illinois State Normal Gregg College Palmer School of Penmanship (Commercial) HALLIE EUBANKS Southern Illinois State Normal University of Wisconsin Washington University ' (Commercial) MARGUERITE SKAAR, A. B. University of Wisconsin University of California McGill University Sorbonne, France University of Mexico (French and Spanish) A. A. BOHANNON, B. S. Kansas State Teachers ' College Colorado State College (Machine Shops) L. F. LENTZ, B. S. University of Illinois Colorado State College (Agriculture) JESSELYN GRIEVE, A. B., B. S. University of Illinois McKendree College Washington University (Librarian) RUTH KINDRED, Ph. D., A. M. University of Chicago Washington University Columbia University (English) Page 1 5