Crane High School - Science and Craft Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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ss Rl I'lI t'URltlG.XN rzirtnu-nt llcad A js rs t mm imma iunwu, uhh? milf' W' vt! N V 'W ll Xil ENGLISH DEPARTMENT Seated: Mrs. Metta Cullen, Miss Renee Weir, Mrs. Marion Crane, Miss Ianet Knudsen, Miss Karina Bjorklund. Standing: Mrs. Hallie Linder, Miss Beatrice Connelley, Miss Not Pictured: Miss Ann Kelly, Miss Hedwiqe Scelonqe, Miss Ruth Corrigan, Miss Louise Harries, Miss Mae Schrum, Miss Mary Denvir, Miss Marqart Quune, Miss Susan O'Donnell. Mil Nelda Heeqard, Miss Cecelia Hauser, Miss Mary Garrity, Miss Emma Hanson, Mrs. Mae Dempsey, Mrs. Pearl Maurer, Miss Margaret Mills, Miss Eunice Fraser. will O Iohnny's work in English has taken on a new slant. Of course lohnny is still being trained in vocabulary, composition and litera- ture but these English units have gone to war. The new course in English, as suggested by the United States Office of Education, aims to help Crcme's 3,808 English students under- stand the war. Formerly, vocabulary drills used material from textbooks, but now the latest war terms and expressions form the groundwork of vocabulary drill. Oral and writ- ten composition has been converted from the meaningless work in books to topics dealing with the war and of current interest. The stu- dent's outside reading has also been switched to present day problems. Six semesters of English are required ot all students. Cne may also have as an elective choice an additional semester of English, Iour- nalism, Public Speaking, or College English. GIS.

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3. Hr . if --4 tw' fail i N. XXXSTASIA Sl'RlNlil'1R H. ,qs . 0 The land, sea and air forces need mathe- matically-trained men. With college sources almost exhausted, the government is calling on high school graduates to do what college men tormally did. Determined not to fail in their ei-fort to provide Crane's 3,580 math stu- dents with proper mathematical training, the school's twenty-four math instructors are teach- ing mathematics on a rigorous pass or flunk d. basis. No half-way measures are accepte All Craneites are required to take either two semesters of Elementary Alegebra and two semesters of Plane Geometry, or else a four semester course in Essential Mathematics. Af- ' ' h ter learning these basic fundamentals, t ey may continue their math education by taking ' e in a third semester of Alegebra, a cours MATHEMATI Seated: Miss Henrietta Heinen, Mrs. lean Barileaux, Mrs. Anas- tasia Springer, Mr. Harrington. Standing: Mr. Cramer, Mrs Dorothy Littleton, Miss Helen Augus- tiny, Miss Regina Devine, Miss Ruth Barney, Miss Eileen CS Solid Geometry, a semester of Trigonometry, and finally a College Survey course which in- troduces them to college mathematics. PRE-FLIGHT A special feature introduced into the mathe- matics curriculum this semester was the Pre- Flight course. This war course was designed . . . vi- to teach the principles of aero-dynamics, na tion and meteorology. In addition to these ga subjects, civilian rules and regulations are also taught. Approximately 130 students are en- rolled. Miss Regina Devine who holds the dis- . . . . . . h d tinction of being a civilian pilot and t e prou sor of a license, is the qualified instruc- posses tor of this course. DEPARTMENT Curry, Mr. Cocayne, Mr. Zm Baldry, Mr. Esposito. ra Peer ne, Mr. Dave Singer, Miss Min rhal, Mr. Connelly, Miss Helen Not Pictured: Miss Co nie Slaughter. PQKLC 5.49 A . FAX'- .. . FRY' .- ti-1 l' . no ll t ti'9l'lT X .YXQK SPAN ruwsg

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O By continuing in their former manner, the Science Department is contributing its bit to the war effort. With every new weapon on the firing, production, and home front there stands an invisible army of men and women of science. The modern world is wholly depend- ent upon it. At Crane, a complete four year science course which includes general science, biology, physics, and chemistry is offered. Graduation requirements call for a minimum of two science units. Most Craneites, in view of the excellent opportunities, follow the complete four year course. Enrollment in each course numbers 1,319 in general science, 1,183 in biology, 812 in physics, and 297 in chemistry. Thirty instructors com- prise the teaching staff. In his initial year at Crane, general science introduces the student to all the sciences of modern life and lays the foundation for ad- vanced courses. Biology, which is reserved for second year students, involves the study of living organ- isms and the phenomena of life. Its field is the whole breadth of the organic world, and it seeks to define the boundaries that separate living from organic matter, to discover the principles that unify it, the processes by which living things have developed, and the nature of life itself. The study of the every day physical and chemical occurrences that are so closely asso- ciated with our every day experiences, is taken up in physics and chemistry. in 4- 1- , in mr, r,n.uis no my . ig . .u..ux--- tu:-s 09-V iw mutt. U V w MPE11 H0 Y ! Q Ni,-Hi.-1-iv iaifmsizlt on BUST!