Dekalb High School - Kalibre Yearbook (Dekalb, IL)

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PHYSICAL EDUCATION Txs our mm to develop not the mmd alone But the body whrch IS to serve rt The old stczmmtn hole s counterpart Llolds a cherrshed place m youth s Irght heart Boys' Physical Educatlon N ADDITION to hrs posltlon as coach M Drew acts as dlrector of phys1cal edu catlon Four years are requxred ln thxs course unless the student partxcxpatmg ln a major sport Three hours a week are devoted to the xmprovement of the health of the mdxvndual MR DREW both mentally and phys1cally one hour beung used for swlmmxng and the other for gymnaslum work wlth one free hour for enther gymnasxum or swxmmmg In phys1cal educatlon we a1m to provxde an opportumty for the mdxvldual to act xn sltu at1ons that are physically wholesome mentally stlmulatmg and S3IlSfYlI'lg and soclally sound Auto Mechamcs Auto mechanlcs comparatlvely new part of the currlculum s under the supervlsxon of Mr Trees who also acts m the capacxty of coach In thxs course the stu dents learn by actual practlce the c o r r e ct methods of care and re palr of automoblles It l MR TREES IS the object of he course not only to de velop a techmcal knowl edge of an automobxle s functlons but to stlmu late mterest and appre cxatlon of values motor cars Girls' Physical Ed t uca lon MRS COLVINI ThlS lmportant part of the currxculum has been under the able super vlsxon of Mrs Yolande Colvm and Mlss Doro thy Bordwell and has played an lmportant part nn the educatlon of every g1rl rn school Four years of phys1cal educatlon are requlred of very one the course consxstmg of an hour of swlm mmg and an hour of gym every week The objectxves of th1s course are to develop not only the phys1cal Well belng but a love of Whole some exerc1se and a sp1r1t of cooperatxon and sportsmanshlp T h 1 s type of actxvxty also brlngs out the qualltles of leadershlp and a self control and DOISQ thu add greatly to one s pcrsonallty 'Ihc gym nislum work lFlLll1ClLS not only rcgulir excr cxses but also 1 var1ety of games and stunts MISS BORDWELL N zneteen I 1 I I ' 1 . . , I I , . . t y , - - , . . . , - , . f. . . . . . m IS y . I . L , 1 ' - , . V . . , . . . a . , 1 . . X. - x ' ' T 4 Ln., V A A ,ll L - L

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VOCATIONS Theirs Indeed lht' freedom of lhe' pre'ss--W The kr'1ole'Ie't1ge of its !L'l'h77lL'tIIIlli'S. Sklllei u. rhers H7 the lleld of eetle el Their url to them IS pleasure Printing l-IREI: YEARS of lndustrlal arts are offered Manual trllnlng glwen h first prlntlng the sec ond and auto mech AHICS the thlrd The prlntlng class taught by Mr Paul Wlnters alms to ac quaint the student wlth the prlnclples of ty pography to improve the cltlzenshlp of a student to teach hlm the art of MR XVIIN1lRb through the press and sentlals of b a l a n c e There IS one capaclty class which prlnts the forms f1CkQIS and post ers for school and office use Vocational Agrlculture The ultimate objec tlves for vocational agrl MR ILRR culture are to prepare students for efficient production and disposal of agricultural products to traln prospectlwe farm ers for conservative production of marketable products at mlnlmum cost to develop ln each student prlde of skllled labor ln hls occupation to create and nurture a love of country llfe to encourage recreatlonal and educational actlvltles Eighteen IU vocational agrlcul ture to encourage co operative effort lmong agricultural students Mr P Nl Furr teaches three years of agrleul ture The freshm n study solls and crops the sophomor s inlmal husbandry d the lunlors and senlors lt d d pou ry an alrxlng MR WILSON Manual Training lndustrlal arts teaches character bulldlng and self reliance through lndlvldual work If glVLS the students the experience of success through contacts with fellow students under llfe condl tlons Mechanical drafting teaches the lmportance of thls phase of the work as the language of lndustry lts value as an occupation IS stressed lf serves to g1VC actual experience ln the us of drafting tools lnstruments and materials lt provldes delinlte experlence ln the proper hand llng of Wood working tools machlnery and materials used ln the lndustry lt h lps develop an appreclatlon of the processes and products of the varlous woodworking trades Each year an exhlblt IS made of the best work done by the boys ln thls department Onlv very practical work IS done and the degree of dllliculty ID thls work lncreases as the qulllty of the work of the student lmpfOVQS lVlr Ralph Wilson and Mr James H fl rees offer two years of manual tralnlng 'e 'lm ' K' V ' r . e , .' ' is ' 'D t e ' A ' e ' , . I J L ' , . . , an 1 , ' ' , V Y ' A , x . e ' ', ' , ' 1 , 3. . . . A , , 3 l , B 3 ' ' I X COITIPOSIUS and the 09' a visible accomplishments: it makes possible social 1 - I - 3 'A . 7 .- ' l - I 7 1 Y 3 Y 7 - . . ' I I 'D ' 3 . , I 4 I , 2 . . 1 - . l , J - 1 1 V3 - ' I D I I

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MUSIC Our musrcrans tutored chrldren or the muse Hate potter Io steuy us as fue others can HE musxc depart ment of our school IS composed of several dlvrsrons These are the band and or chestra whtch are dx rec ed by Chenette the mixed chorus under the dtrec tron of Mrs Wrnlfred Stem art and musrc hrs tory and harmony clas e x hlch are a so taught bv Mrs Stewart MUSIC students dexelop muscular coordlna tron Through thexr own efforts they are sub MRS STEXX ART conscrously attarnrng a mental porse whxch IS an asset to thexr hearth and an ard 1n any other act1v1ty At the same time the 1nd1v1du1l 1S ART The fundamental objectxve of the study of art IS the acqursrtlon of an appreclatlon of the finest of those thlngs by vshrch the student IS surrounded The art mstructron arms to teach the student to evaluate the several kmds of paxntmgs etchmgs and block prmts lt devel ops m an lI1dlX xdual the ab1l1ty to mak mtelh glble objects rn lme value and color Through ths course the student becomes famlhar with styles of hand letterlng and IS thereby able to choose them approprlately The correctness and balance of actuahtles IS emphastzed as well as the apprecratron of works of great pamters and the ab1l1ty to recognrze and value o1l palntrngs water colors penc1l and crayon sketches block prmts and etchmgs The student IS also instructed ln the proper Twenty developmg a reallzatlon of the tmportance f good taste ln muslcal art he IS learnrng t appreclate the composx trons of masters 'lhe development of cooperatlon through group partxcrpatlon another asset of a muslc course These classes proxlde a foundatron for broader culture by lkdli CHENIETTE makmg a parallellsm between musical and hnstorrcal events Through the study of the blographles of great muslclans the student IS developmg an mstght xnto human character Through the muslc course offered the partxcrpant may learn to use hrs leisure time ln a worthy manner elther through hstenmg or by part1c1pat1ng rn a muslcale selectxon and grouprng of home furnrshmgs FI he greatest project of the art students IS the plannxng of the year book The Kalzbre The orrglnal plan organrza tron mountrng car toomng and art theme work are wholly ln the hands of the art depart ment Mrss Gladys Mark has charge of the art classes and 1n the past two years she has 1n troduced many modern rmprovements 1nto the school art mstructlon MISS MARK 1 7 x 2 O 1 x , y ' - 4 1 I- x . . - M lid ' T I' f. - H , , , 3 3 . K - , . ,Q V I A I 1 Y ' - - . . . . , , , - . . . Y s's v 1 l - 1 7 DY - 3 3 . 1 I . x 1 1 . . , 3 1 3 5 I ' D I 3 I . a y I m x ' y - Y v ' - Y 1 - V D , 1 , , . , , - , , , v 7 - - V 1 v v Q T T