Downers Grove North High School - Cauldron Yearbook (Downers Grove, IL)

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Mr. H»rb«rl Adjms Mitt Mildred Bjlet Mr. Richard Cartlent Mitt Corinna Fronk Mr. Jamet Hemenway Mr. Glenn Olney Mitt Katherine Reuther Mr. Olney drops in for his usual afternoon chat SOCIAL SCIENCE “People! Think of what t'm saying!” Yes, history at D.G.H.S. is not the dry subject it often is elsewhere, besides learning background which provides understanding of today’s government, we learned interesting facts such as that LaFayette had red hair and Washington’s false teeth were made by Paid Revere. Sometimes the Huns vied with the Sox in World History Classes, or taxes with the text in Economics. Sociology, too, provided many interesting fields for side-tracking while we learned how society functions — often using Ottumwa as a Sociological example. Our thanks go to these teachers from whom we have learned the background which will make us useful citizens. 20

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CQo' TV' fi. . . . to develop in us the power to reason accurately Our Mathematics Department has consistently turned out mathematicians of the highest caliber. Mr. Edward Paine has headed this course for the past fourteen years. Under his competent supervision, the other teachers of the department help struggling students through elementary algebra as well as ad- vanced mathematics. These courses have been a main factor in the high rating of Downers Grove’s scholastic standings. Why? Miss Mildred Clark Mr. Ralph Cressey Mr. Warren Holbrook Mr. Irvan Jackson Mr. Lee Miller Mr. Edward Paint Mr. Julian Tayh 19

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...to teach us appreciation of our cultural heritage To product well-educated graduates, a school should offer art and music courses, and Downers Grove has exceptionally fine departments for these subjects. In art classes. Miss Dickson's students study basic principles of sketching and painting, as well as more advanced silk screen and poster work. They put their knowledge to work in service for the school in various ways, such as making scenery for the plays. In the three music departments, besides stimula- tion of interest in instrumental and vocal music, students are taught to work together in productions. Both local and tournament concerts highlight the year for Band and Orchestra, while the choruses perform for community affairs, and produce a Christmas pro- gram. In the Spring, the vocal music department pre- sented the operetta, 'The Vagabond King”.