Delano High School - Del Ano Yearbook (Delano, CA)

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Sane Citizenship At Delano High School all freshmen and sopho- mores are required to take English. Vocational stu- dents are not required to take further instruction. Academic students, in their junior and senior years, may take English III, English IV, journalism, public speaking, or dramatics. Business education majors are required to take a course in Business English. Mrs. Elizabeth Hamilton heads the English de- partment. Eight teachers teach English classes of some kind, six of them full-time. Small classes in remedial reading are offered freshmen and sophomores with special reading de- ficiencies. Mrs. Ida Kaiser teaches all remedial reading. English I and English II are general courses in grammar, composition, reading, and oral work. American literature is taught in English III in addi- tion to grammar, composition, and oral English. All college prep seniors are urged to take English IV. Emphasis the first semester is on English liter- ature. The second semester is given over to a re- view of grammar and composition in preparation for college entrance examinations. Two sections of English IV were taught this year. Top photo above shows English IV seniors brushing up on their grar mar. Below, sophomores add to their libraries by ordering bool . fi fiiawsawwwwa mmmiamwf-sm1m in Full-time English teachers, left, are, back row, Mime Aflm Hfzyzzwnel. English I, drama: Mr. Fred Robin- mn, English I, English llg Mr. George femefz, English III, English IV. In the front, M'r.r. Mu Kt1i,rc'r. remedial reading, speech: Midi. Iifizabeflv Humillou. English ll.

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Classes Prepare for Liferaf Since all students are required to take four years of social studies, that department is the largest in the school. Mr. Don Hickok serves as chairman of the de- partment. Eight instructors teach social studies classes, six of them full-time in the department. The social studies curriculum saw little change this year. Because of the shortage of classroom space, the use of visual education aids had to be curtailed this year. In the freshman Introduction to High School course a general. orientation program is presented, in addition to quarter units on health and driver education. Fresh- men are preparing a school handbook. In one of Mr. Hickey's United States History classes, juniors examine a graphic chart on the successes of past presidents. At the left are members of the soci: studies department. In the back ai Mr. Gmnt Ball, English I, Intro, M Dallay Morgan, Intro, Mr, lame Hickey, U. S. History, Senior Prol lems. Front, Mr. Bill Harriman: Intro, U. S. History, Mr. Do Hickole, World Culture, Senic Problems, Mr. Bob Avzmmd, Senic Problems. Sophomore World Culture classes study worl history from the viewpoint of what peoples of othc nations and other times have given to American civil zation. United States History is taken by all juniors. Mo. emphasis this year has been placed upon history sine civics is now emphasized during the senior year. In the Senior Problems course federal, state, ar local government is studied for one semester. Durir the rest of the year the emphasis is on a study 1 marital and family relations, alcohol and narcotics, v cational and college guidance. As part of the driver education program in freshman Inti students are required to learn about cars, including tire chang I . ...........,,. . t. M,,,,,,s5 H I

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WideVarie1 Science and math teachers, left, are Mr. Nizzlmzz jobmmz, general scienceg Mr. Al Root, geometry, general math, Mr. Ea! DeFmg:z, algebrag Mr. Frank Dyer. chemistry, physicsg Mr, Ed. Bzzftr. biology, zoologyg Mr. lim Raymr, math, geometry. 3 S E The teachers pictured above are Mm, Mamm Btzrmau librarian, Mr. Anthony L0Re, Spanish II, Spanish Ill French Ig and Wir. Fnmk Armemlrzriz, Spanish Wcmrlcl Culture. l 2 5' a Advanced biology students, top photo above, find fascination in a study of the heart, even though the frogs smell. Below that, Mr. Dyer gives help to his chemists in a lab session. Y Q At the right, general math freshmen get a practical application of math procedures. WWW, I 26