Chaffey College - Argus Yearbook (Rancho Cucamonga, CA)

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ready in the army service at the beginning of the year and Mrs. Frederick Olausen (B.S., University Oklahoma) transferred to the Chaffey high school English depart- ment at mid term. Rosa- ( above) physical education instruct- ors off duty, (left to right) Harriet Reeder, Louise Kellogg, and Orra Mabon (chairman); (below) Flower arrangement studied by the Home Economics group (left to right) Mrs. C. J. Frank, Miss Lillian Graves, Miss Lois Kent (chairman), Miss Adda Middleton. (below) Students in- specting two suits made in the clothing classes. mond Norman (M. A. Stanford univeri- ity and Frank F. Palmer (B.A. Pomona college) instructed in English composi- tion and literature. Miss Mabel A. Stanford (M.A. Stanford University) taught journalism and was director of public relations. Speech classes and dramatics were carried on with Mrs. W. B. Kegley (B. O. Coe College) in charge of the Little Theatre and classes in speech offered bv Director Charles J. Booth (M.S. Uni- versity of California) and W. W. Math- er, chairman of the political science department. Watson O ' Dell Pierce, psychology instructor, left during the winter for civil service work. His place was filled by Miss S. Helen Brown (M.A. Colum- bia University), Chaffey district psy- chologist, ns a war measure. Lt. Col. Herschel Griffin has been on military leave from this department since the beginning of the war. -fl tf a A--

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Pomology as George P. Weldon, re- covering from an illness, this year managed the Chaffey experimental peach orchard. Mr. Moody left dur- ing the spring to enter industry in seed propagation. Clarence Calhoun (M.S. from University of California) taught classes in floriculture and gardening. Members of the other science de- partment likewise made changes during the year. W. W. Cushing, chairman of the department, (M.S. from Drury College) continued his schedule throughout the year. Jack White (M.A. from Stanford University) continued his instruction in physics classes and coached football during the fall semester. In the spring, he left for the United States Naval Reserve for officer ' s work. His classes were continued by Paul L. Moses, formerly teaching in Chaffey high school (B.S. from North Carolina State College). Language classes had some shift in faculty personnel as Miss Gilberte Gatignol came up from Chaffey high school to teach the French classes. (M.A. from the University of California) Miss Dorothy Webter (M.A. from Stan- ford University) instructed in Spanish classes and assisted Miss Kellogg at the campus casualty station. L. J. Horsch (M.A. from Pomona College) taught German. English department personnel re- mained fairly constant. Horner Davi public speaking instructor, was (above) Science department members watching the head of the department demonstrate a point, (left to right) Russell Dysart, W. W. Cushing (chairman). Jack White, Harold Merchant; (below) science stu- dents at work in the laboratory; (below — left) Com- merce department members having a round table, (left to right) Mrs. Dewey Luebbers, Mrs. Fredic Olau- sen, Melvin Shimmin (chairman), Alex Mendosa.

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Miss Orra Mabon (B.A. Pomona Col- lege) was chairman of the Women ' s Phys- ical Education department. Miss Harriet Reeder enlisted in the WAVES during the winter and left the department on military leave. Miss Mabon retires from teaching at the end of the present term. She is a graduate of the Ontario High School and came to Chaffey union high school to teach in 1917. Miss Louise Kellogg, R. N. (B.A. Mt. Holyoke) is in charge of the health center in the women ' s gymnasium. She is also in charge of the civil defense casualty station. Mrs. Geoffrey Fleming, R. N. (P.H.N. Cook County Hospital) teaches college home nursing and adult education work. S. Earle Blakeslee, (B.A. Pomona college) continued with the Chaffey Svmphonic Choir, formerly the Chaffey a cappella choir, and his voice classes. Ralph Streano (Coombs Conservatory) was in charge of the Chaffey Sym- phonic orchestra as formerly and the Chaffey band, former- ly directed by Murray Owen who resigned to enter defense industry. Charles Jones join- ed the enlisted reserve. Miss Helen Hendrickson was secre- tary to the department. Miss Lela McClelland (spe- cial credential from Pomona Col- lege) increased the number of classes in arts and crafts as the need for trained therapists grew. A new class in painting was offer- ed by Rex Brandt (Chinouard Art Institute) director of the Riverside art center and head of the art de- partment at Riverside junior col- lege. (top) Three language instructors keeping up to date: Miss Gilberte Gatignol (left) L J. Horsch, Miss Dorothy Webster, (center) W. W. Mather, making his point to the members of the luris Novicius club in his political science room; (be- low — left to right) W. W. Mather, W. O ' D. Pierce. Dr. Pearl E. Clark, L. J. Horsch, Miss Hettie Withey (seated).