Danville High School - Medley Yearbook (Danville, IL)

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Miss Robertson led a discussion on Napoleon's conquests for her World History class. ocial tudies Department The social studies department offered a wide variety of courses to help the high school student better understand the world in which he lived. liach entering freshman was required to lake Social Science to acquaint him with the high school and to give him a chance to map out a four-year schedule of courses. American History was the other required subject in this department. Both Modern and World History were broad studies planned to give the students a wide knowledge of the past and its influence, and the present. and future. Government., Modern Problems, Psychology, and Soci- ology were one-semester courses designed to aid the student in adjusting himself to his environment. These American History students Social Science classes worked on vocational projects. studied diligently. 'H-.t Page Twenty-four

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English Department Simw' lhrvv years of lingflish we-rv re- quirvd for Q.fl'E1dlIiiliUIl frmn Danville' High School. our Iinglish de-parlnwnl was one uf lhv largest and Iiuvsl dvparllrlf-nts in Lhv svlmul. linglish une. lwu. lhrn-P. and fm1l'lu-lperl lhv slurlvnl. develop lhv he-sl possible Cum- mand of oral and wrillvn vxpwssiull. ling:- lish fuur 1-specially prmnulvd skill in plal- furm speaking. I lfnglish and .Kills-1'ican l.ilPl'i:lllll'P intro- duced uns' to thc' bf-sl, authors and the trends of our language-. Sf-nim' llrannnar provided an inlvnsifiecl :wwe-ivvv ul' the lllm-lmllics of linglish and an opportunity lo extend our-'s vm'almla1'y. Mrs. COlb61'Q,'yS English 2 classes learned about newspapers. These Ameucan Llt students studled the camela .Aiken