Blue Island Community High School - Chips Yearbook (Blue Island, IL)

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SGIE AND MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENTS The Science and Mathematics UUMMERUIAL The objectives of the commercial depart- ment are two fold: first, it provides contribu- tion to training for citizenship, intelligent consumption, and general economic intelli- gence and understanding with special em- phasis on the social organization known as business. Second, it makes a contribution to voca- tional business skills and activities for which there is a definite need of vocational training. Although in reality two departments in NUE departments have a definite mis- sion to fulfill in the educational scheme of any school. They strive to develop reflective think- ing rather than to encourage idle reverie. The art of clear thinking is not essential to living, but it is extremely essential to enioy- able and complete human living. The mathematician, engineer, doctor, and professional person need it developed to the highest degree. But everyone lives more satisfactorily according to the de- gree to which he has developed this art within himself. DEPARTMENT Community High's administrative set-up common objectives and a single chairman serving both groups brings faculty members into a single meetingi lleft to rightl Mr Akey, Miss Protsman, Miss Wilhoit, Mr. Ames, Mr. Price, Miss White, and Mr. Ewing, Chairman. Mr. Frobish, Chairman of the commercial department, outlines the departmental objec- tives for lleft to rightl Miss Kohls, Mr, johnson, Mis: Thompson,and Miss McQuistan. Page Elcu i

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, ,, il l lli 4 I English teachers hold meeting to discuss common problems in teaching: lleft to rightl Miss Olson, Mr, Castle, Miss Latham, Mr. Miklas, Miss McHenry lchairmanl Mr. Prather and Miss Moore. Social Studies teachers hold frequent meetings to further re- vision of the course of studies: lleft to rightl Mr. Driver, Miss Krantz, Miss Dewey, Mr. Dinnis, Mr. Blunk, Mr. Poolc' lchair- manl. il li i 'ii i ' ' l i The English department, consisting of thir- teen full or part time teachers holds regular meetings at which problems connected with the teaching of English are discussed. New methods are adopted when they are found to be of value to the pupils. An effort is made to increase the pupils' ability to express them- selves both in oral and in written discourse. The chairman of the department is Ruth 1. McHenry. Puge Tm , x ' I ill, l lllg The Social Studies department has planned a well balanced study of the history of human relationships. It endeavors to give the student an individual experience in the practice of democracy.

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Servjng the more practjcal needs of the students the rapldly expanding djvlsjons ot the Fjne and Applred Arts Department strive not only to develop the varnous skulls asso cnated wrth the work of each subject but the more Important functlons of developlng char acter through self expressnon and the social adjustments found In a work expernence sutuatjon lvlechanjcal drawung provides the fundamentals an draftsmanshup homemakmg an home consumptnon and nncreased effucjency rn home arts woodshop In practlcal mannpu Iatuon of tools and band develops not only the technique of solo and group jnstrumental work but provjdes a more lntellngent basls for musjcal apprecnatjon Each djvjsuon functnons Independently of the others and has its own chairman Mr Wallace as chanrman of the music department Mr Schoenoff jnclustrjal arts and Mjss Rousch homemakjng The teachers an the duvnsjon of Flne and Applued llll TEAC Mass l-laebjch js serving her fourth year as full tame lnbraruan Under her competent supervlsnon the students are given an Oppor tunjty of using thejr study perjods for refer ence work an the ljbrary Sunce the organjza tjon of the lnbrary an the present quarters facnlntnes and books have been greatly ex panded to provjde the student vvjth the ma terlals for a richer readung background Mr Coodson besjdes teachung a class In blology has spent most of has tame vvorkrng vvjth the teachers on a program to revuse cur rrculum and change It where the condjtlons warrant from the traclntjonal emphasns upon subject content to larger areas where the expenences of the students may be of greater value Mr Yates has concentrated upon the prob lem of helpung students who fund It dnffjcult to make adjustment between grade school and hugh school AVTS mee? l0fWS GVWOUSF1 YO DOSe fOr a picture fleft to The speclal teachers are lleft to nghtl Mr Good rjghtl Mr l-lullegonds Mr Wallace Muss Rousch Mass gon Mr Yates and M55 j-jaebmh Hudson Mr Schcenoff Mr Haag and Mr Kohler 'Ng Pzgc' Tutlw