Dekalb High School - Kalibre Yearbook (Dekalb, IL)

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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

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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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LIBRARY That Ireasure horde of Leomlrous teeulfh XX herem tee ee round the needed uni fo help us pluef a betler qume Books ure keys to wzsdom s treasure Books are qates to lands of pleasure Bolh are pulhs that upteurd lead Books ure lrlends Come let us feud I-lll hlgh school IS fortunate ln havlng a llbrary which for the SIZE of the school IS both extenslve and well chosen Mlss Irma Wlttke the llbrarlan states that the pur pose and alm of the llbrary IS to guxde and direct the lelsure readmg of the students 1n school to fmd through books a knowledge of the world tn IIS d1verse forms to help them dlscover thelr own creatlve ab1l1t1es and aptl tudes and to tram them ln the use of books and llbrarles The students are afforded a wealth of maternal for research work and reports The fictton sectlon of the hbrary IS well equlpped and qulte modern havxng many of the most recent works by leadlng authors lts popu larlty IS attested to by the large number of books whxch are drawn from nt every day In the words of Addlson Readlng IS to the mmd what exerclse ns to the body As by the one health IS preserved strengthened and nnvxgo rated by the other VIFIUC fwhlch IS the health of the m1ndJ IS kept ahve cherlshed and confirmed To many of he students the hbrary IS a gateway through Whlch they are able to escape from the routlne of everyday llfe xnto a land of enchantment and romance where through the meclrum of books they are enabled to enjoy the adventures MISS XVII llxl denled them 1n reallty Too much xmportmce c1nnot be placed on the part good books plty IH our llves Nothlng can supply the place of book.. They are cheermg or soothmg compamons rn solltude lllness and Iffllctlon The wealth of both contments would not eompensute for the good they 1mp1rt let every mm lf possnble gather some good books under hls roof md obtun access tor hlmself and famnly to some socnl llbrary Almost any lufcury should be sicrlflced to thls Wxlllamm l yon Phelps A tlste for books 19 the plelsure 1nd glory of my llfe l would not exchange rt for the rlehes of the lndles Glbbon Tteenly one if-,, . -1 1. 1.1 1.- 1 1 ' - - v1 ,' ' 1,'1 ' 1 1 1 1 w - 1 . ' 1 1 11 1 l 1 I , - 1 1 ' 1 1 4 . . . , . 1 1 1 . . . , , 1. , , l x keg. .: - 4 - 1 1 1 . H. . , . . . . , 1 , 1 1 ' ' ' 1 . . . . . . , , 5 - 1 . 4 - 9 1 L 1 11 - . . 11 1 ,., I x . . 1 1 , ' ' - - 1 .1 e . 1, 1 1 1 A 1 1 1 1 . . . A, 1 1 1 1 I , . . 1 1 1 1 1 c - 4 4 1 .. '1 1 1 1 . , e . . , , y . . r 1 1. , 1 1 1 . . . , e e ' . ' g ' 1 1 1 1 - - 4 . . 1 ' . H . . . I I , 11 . . ' ' .4 ' .. t , ' U - 1 H . . ' . ' . ' '1 ' 1 1 1 1 1. . 4 1, 1 1 1 1 1 - ' 1 1 ' '. , 1 . , ' ' Q . . . . ,, . ' 1 T 1 1 . . 1