Decatur High School - Decanois Yearbook (Decatur, IL)

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THE DECANOIS J-.EQ '-0 Bose Kennedy is not the only girl studying trigonornetry but she was brave enough to have her picture made with some of the boys from her class. They posed with their transit which they used to make the measurements required in practical problems. The boys in the group are Billy Kennedy, lack Kuhns, Bay- mond Pinkley, Ted Allsup, Bobert Haan, Mar- ion Foley, and Vernon Hott. Miss Martin sends her trigonometry students out ot doors during some of their class hours so that they can learn to use a transit. The lower picture shows a group of Algebra 3 students. They are some ot the best students from Miss Fischers advanced classes. The graph shown in the background is from a set ot simultaneous quadratic equations and was mapped by these students. Burnham Wal- raven and Hal Montague are seated at the desk. Vxfilliam Britton, Ieanne Hanson, Bex- tord Elliott, William Stauder, Elzy Kirby, Guy Centner, Arden Gaddis, and Barbara Wood- cock are Watching Burnham and Hal Work. 1938 FACULTY lMIiith+em.autiiics Miss Ora Latham. A. B. from the University of Illinois, M. A. from the University of illinois. Miss Latham teaches geometry. Miss Margery Prestley, A. B. from lames Mil- likin University, M. A. from Teachers College, Columbia University. Miss Prestley teaches geometry. She is editorial adviser of the Dec- anois and an adviser of the senior class. Miss Lois M. Roberts. A. B. from the Univer- sity ot lllinois, graduate of l. S. N. U. For many years Miss Roberts has taught all ot the solid geometry classes. She also has classes in plane geometry. Miss Lida C. Martin, B. S. from the Univer- sity of Michigan, graduate ot N. l. S, T. C. Miss Martin is head of the mathematics department. She teaches trigonometry and has charge ot recording the eligibility of the school athletes. Miss Georgia H. Fischer, A. B. and B. Ed. from Ohio State University, M. A. from Teach- ers College, Columbia University. Miss Fischer teaches advanced algebra. She is in charge of Honors Day. QQ.

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THE DECANOIS FACULTY English Miss Eleanor Wyne. A. B. from the Univer- sity of illinois, M. A. from the University of llli- nois. Miss Wyne teaches junior English. Some semesters she teaches one or two French classes. She is adviser to the editorial staff of the Observer. Miss Elizabeth Connard, B. S. from North- western University. Miss Connard has done two terms of graduate work in dramatics. She teaches all of the classes in speech. She has been particularly successful as coach of the mid year class plays. This year she revived Mask and Wig, dramatic society, which has been inactive for several semesters. The so- ciety is open to the sophomore students too, under her advisership, in place of the upper classmen only, as it was formerly. Miss Dorothy Hcrmbright, B. S. from the Uni- sity of illinois, M. A. from Teachers College, Columbia University. Miss l-lambright teaches junior English. She is adviser of the Observer staff. The paper is published each week un- der her supervision. 1938 Betty Lou Casey does not have a headache, she is just buying a new spring hat from Emily Boney. Virginia Moyer, who has accompanied Betty Lou to advise her, is absorbed in a selec- tion of her own. The girls belong to one of Miss Connard's speech classes and the subject of pantomimes is being studied. These scenes are prepared for class presentation to teach the students to be natural before an audience. Facial expression and action have to portray the idea of each scene since no properties are used. Miss Hambright is shown seated at the edi- tor's desk in the Observer office. Madelon Bartlett, feature editor of the paper is behind her. lrene Nottingham, news editor, stands be- tween Madelon and Lilie Bernson, the editor. Under Miss l-lambright's advisership the Ob- server has become a weekly paper. The staff receives valuable training not only in collect- ing news, editing it, and in proof reading the copy but also in building an attractive publi- cation. The Observer is delivered every Fri- day during home room period.

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THE DECANOIS TF A C lU lL T Y lluainguaigie Miss Lucy I. Durfee, A. B. from the Univer- sity of Michigan, M. A. from Columbia Univer- sity. Miss Durfee teaches Cicero and Caesar. The second semester of this year she has had two Spanish classes. 1938 Miss Mary M. Mclntire, A. B. from the Uni- versity of Illinois, M. A. from the University of Illinois. Miss Mclntire teaches the beginning Latin classes and two Caesar classes. Miss Mary Carroll. A. B. from larnes Millikin University, M. A. from the University of Illinois. Miss Carroll teaches Spanish. She has studied in Spain and in Mexico. Miss Carroll is the head adviser of the senior class. Miss Revcrrose Wallins, A. B. from fames Mil- likin University, M. A. from the University of Illinois. Miss Wallins left Decatur High School at the end of the first semester. She taught Spanish and English. Miss May D. Lcrrimore. A. B. from McMurray College, graduate work at Galloway College, Western Beserve, DeSauze Maison Francaise, University of l-lawaii, Sorbonne in Paris. Miss Larimore teaches French and advises LeCer- cle Francais. Cabinet Making classes served the French classes when they framed the large map of Paris to hang on the wall in Miss Larimore's class room. The picture of the map is shown with the complete little French library and the two librarians, fewell Snyder with her back to the map and Norma Ehman who is reading. These good looking boys and girls are the A students from one of Miss Durfee's Caesar classes. From all reports, it is very unusual to find so many students doing superior work in such a difficult subject. Those seated in the front row are Marjorie Hill, Barbara Neustadt, Bobert Webb, fean Iohns, and Isola Nelson. Behind them stand Merwyn Smith, lay Thomas, Barbara Gauger, and fed Tucker.