Bloom High School - Bloom Yearbook (Chicago Heights, IL)

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me Y. . 'Y I Yxxi 'V , :tj l .K I Florence V. Whllace iheadj, Ethel Mellinger, lda H. Way Q-lournalismj, Frances Haessler Marjorie Switzer, Grace Simmonds. Pauline Drinkwater, Miriam Brewer English Department Twelve teachers cooperate in the English department, each contributing her best efforts in the developing of habits of correct expression and good reading. To Miss Ash, Miss Bisson, Miss Brewer, Miss Haessler, Miss Mernitz, Miss Drinkwater, Miss Simmonds, and Miss Theobald is given the enjoyable task of helping the freshmen find their own ideas through Adventures in Literature, and the most difficult task of teaching them to speak and write grammatically. The sophomores, also under their direction, continue the study of effective sentence structure and the organization of thought into literary units, with delightful excursions into medieval romance and American literature. In the junior year, with Miss Wallace, Miss Mellinger, Miss Switzer, and Miss Way to direct, students are again drilled in facility of expression, in diction, in the study of poetry, essay, short-story, drama, and argument. Here they read and write, and write and read, developing original literary units of each type studied, and working toward the recognition of their best work in the two student publications, The Broadcaster and The Bloom. Journalism and staff courses are offered by Miss Way, where students learn newspaper writing and the makeup of a paper. English IV, senior English, is electiveg but to those who enroll there comes the joy of experiencing mental growth through the study of the whole range of English literature. The library shares in this joy of interpretation, it is the storehouse of books, where The printed page has seized the torch of knowledge and truth out of the hands of a few and carried it to all the world. Page 1 8

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Hildur J 1 The Oiiice Force The office is the center of all activity at Bloom, and Miss Soderman is the central figure, whose capable guidance keeps the wheels of the school moving smoothly. Her duties are manifold. As Mr. Bover's secretar she takes care of his corres ond- : . 1 y - u enceg she compiles the honor lists and keeps records of all students' I'at1ngS. She is present at the Board meetings, keeping stenographic records. No matter how numerous her duties, she is alwa s willin to ive heed to re uests with a smile and a kind word. Y S S fl Stella Leach, who for three years has been one of the oiiice assistants, is Mr. Wil- son's right hand girl. Her major work is keeping the accounts of the various . . organizations of Bloom - - 1 well balanced. She also checks on daily attendance with student assistance. The third member of the office force is one of last year's graduates, Har- riet Kruse, who was ap- pointed to fill the vacancy left by DeVere Bixler. Harriet's duties consist of making mimeographed tests, sending out daily announcements, and as- sisting in the general of- Stella Leach lice work. Harriet Kruse Page I 7

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is . if Adeline M. Smith Qheadj, Miner Coburn, Margaret Norman, Evamay Futcher Isobel Mathews, li. Pearl Hess Clibrarianj, Helen Marshall Casgistantj, Ora . Theobald Cdean of girlsj Social Science Department The Social Science courses cover four years, some required, others elective. Com- munity civics, a requirement for all freshmen, is divided into two parts. The first, training for citizenship, includes the study of our national, state, and local govern- ments. The second makes a careful study of vocations under the direction of Mr. Coburn and Miss Mathews. The students prepare special notebooks on some particular vocation that they select. The sophomores are offered an elective, Early European history. Each year, in this course, Miss Futcher works out interesting projects. This year the class, in groups, made a study of different phases of Greek life, by preparing an original magazine they were able to get a clearer picture of these interesting people. In Miss Norman's Modern History classes the juniors study the conditions, events, and characters of European countries since 1600. The international relations of these countries are studied, and the effect of the World War and the present work of the League of Nations is reviewed. This has given opportunity for careful study and essay work. The course in American history under Miss Smith has been a survey of American progress with special emphasis on social, economic, and political conditions, stressing the U. S. as a world power. This is carried on through dehnite assignments in reference reading and in current publications, class discussion, and reports-methods that vitalize the recitation periods. Closely cooperating with all work is the library, which furnishes available material of interest to the student beyond the text book. It is a workshop- the heart of the school, directed by Miss Hess and her assistant, Miss Marshall. Miss Ora Theobald, dean of girls, writes admittances to classes of absentees, and directs the activities of the Girls Club. Page I 9