Danville High School - Medley Yearbook (Danville, IL)

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Foreign Language Department The Foreign Language Department, which was headed by Miss Goldia Roach, ineluded among its subjeets, Latin, French, German, and Spanish. Although teaching the students to speak a foreign language was the most im- portant aim of this department, other important aehievements were helping the students to better understand our own linglish language and the promotion of a greater interest in voeabulary building. Alice and Dave worked in Miss Shutts' French class both at the desk, and the board. Latin 6 class mourned Ceasar's death on the All were eager to participate in Mrs. Sturm's Ides of March. Spanish class. .AH 1'ugr 7'nu-nty-n1'ue

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:sig p,.v' W. The Art class worked with paints. Music and Art Department The music department was divided into two main areas of interestg vocal and in- strumental. Wlhile Miss Pansy Legg. assisted by Miss Helen Wolll at the piano, guided the A Cappella Choir and several chorus groups. Mr. W. B. Holl eondueted the senior and junior bands and senior orches- tra. Eaeh year this department presented Fall Concert and Moments Musieial. a gay spring extraganza. The project. for which the Art Depart- ment. was better known than anything else was that of decorating the north hall at Christmas time. lnstead of the traditional tree. students in this department made a nativity sc-ene with life-sized papier-maehe figures. Miss Betty Sullenberger. who headed the department, also guided pupils in a study of modern, Hue, and commercial art in her Classes. Mr. Holl conducted a band class. Page Twenty-eight

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Roberta learned how to cook in Foods class. Working' in a clothing class. Home Economics Department Tho basic aim of this de-parlmr-nl was lo hvlp tho girls in it lwvorm' comps-l.f-nl homomakors by lc-avhing thom to cook. sow. and manager a homo. Although an excvllc-nl. lKll,l'llPIl has bf-on provided to aid in the proparation of var- ious foods in lhP cooking classvs, markvl- ing. nutrition. lable sorvico and marmors were also strc-ssc-d. The sowing class lf-arm-d not only how lo ops-rate' a sowing machinf-, but also how lo inte-rprot commvrcial pallerns and how lo build a wardrobo. Tho home-living Classes stressed lhoso avlivilios which proparvd the girls for man- aging thvir fuluro homes and Caring for their fuluro childrvn. A homemaking class in progress. I mfr T11 irty