Cubberley High School - Totem Yearbook (Palo Alto, CA)

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i 5 I i 3 Pete the Potter. Mrs. johnson, Mr. Carlson, and student inspecting the Totem mosaic. H., Art Our art teachers, Mrs. Margaret johnson, Mr. Del Carlson, and Mr. Robert Gronend ke, shared the teachinf of art classes, each contrihutin to courses in 4 4 y , . E . . . painting and sketching, HIOSIHCS, crafts, ceramics, color and design, art history, and commercial art, The Totem mosaic, showing the evolution of the junior and senior high schools of Palo Alto, was completed this spring and mounted on a lwrick column at the far end of the amphitheater, A husload of students journeyed to art shows in San Francisco. A new ceramics course was tau rht h the ,rizewinf 3 Y P - N nin 1 scul dtor, Mr. bronend ke. E I Y C ' l The secretarial, selling, and legal aspects of lwusiness are presented to students hy the Commercial Arts department. Students of clerical practice are introduced Mft Gf011CndYkC Cffllfilltl H to ofhce machines for adding, calculating, transcription, and duplication. Prospecf metal Stulptufc' tive secretaries can study shorthand, typing, and hookkeeping. General Business courses introduce the hasic principles of the world of commerce. Mr. Edwin Medeiros, Miss Frances Abhott, Mr. Jerome Hathaway, Mr. Phillip Collins. Mastering machines.

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sw Sewing students cut out a pattern under the scrutinizing eye of Mrs, LaMetre. Mmm! Fresh cookies! Home and Famil In foods, girls gain experience in cooking, menufplanning, and serving meals and teas. In sewing classes, girls learned to make clothes using patterns and laasic stitches. Tailoring this year was offered to advanced seamstresses and clothiers, and some of their creations were modeled in a fashion show. Home furnishing and child care courses were also offered to prospective homemakers. .-f .. Mrs. Frances Birkenheul and Mrs. Marian I.aMetre. ' Industrial Arts In metal shop, lwoys learned how to machine a piece of raw metal, using lathes, grinders, milling machines, and shapers. The graphic arts class printed the Catamount, admit cards, and programs with the new lithographic press. Drafting classes studied mechanical drawing, the language of industry. Auto shop students learned what comprises a car and gained experience in repairing automohiles. In wood shop, hoys made headhoards, chests of drawers, exquisite trays, and salad utensils under Mr. Merkeley's tutelage. Mr. Clarence Markeley, Mr. ,lames Smartt, Mr. Harold Meinl Manuevers Riddle, Mr. William Burnes.

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,.r Mr. Pete Ida, Mrs. Carol Graham, Miss Shirley Ann Currie, Miss Emily Girault, Mrs, Mary Paulsen, Mr, joseph Cronin. Testing reflexes and reaction time. ocial tudies The ranks of the history department swelled this year, and some old courses were revitalized. Miss Girault, five years a teacher in Germany, Mr. Roherts, and Mrs. Paulsen, oneftime researcher for Time magazine, joined the department. Ten dozen sophomores took a comhination European History and Sophomore Goals course in a unique seven period schedule -- in six hours. An advanced standing American History was offered to some sophomores. Senior problems classes studied contemporary American his- tory, psychology and family relations, communism, and sociology. Among the teachers for this course were European travelers Miss Currie and Miss Scholtz. Speaker Peter Grothe, Russian traveler, and the excellent Twentieth Century film series on current U.S. and World history enlivened the curriculum. Meanwhile, tenth graders explored the mysteries of the rnotorcar through films and visits to the auto shop. As spring wore on, students worried about the Democratic aspirants for the july nomination and debated the merits of their favorite candidates. Mr. john Lewis, Miss Gretchen Scholtz, Mr. Hamlin Smith, Mr. Harold Roberts.