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

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our hands and build our bodies This year Miss Heller and Miss Krajewski directed the girl's physical education program. Its purpose is to give the girls a chance for active partici- pation and good posture through team sports, stunts and dancing. PHYSICAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT Junior girls are required to pass the Standard Course in American Red Cross First Aid. while Senior girls take the Red Cross Home Nursing Course. On the other hand those crimson-faced, panting boys whom we find completing a weary lap around the track are probably the losers of a gym class compe- tition. Under the direction of Mr. Guy Wellman, and Mr. Jim Stahl, the lx vs physical education classes cause the gym to resound with the cadence of calcs- thenics or the grunts of wrestling. Warm weather brings softball, soccer, and the sound of lusty cheers, all of which help to develop team spirit. p Mi» Leigh Heller Mi» Irene Krajowiki 23 Mr. Jeme Slahl Mr. Guy Wellman

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FACULTY Mrs.Ethelyn M Ph»ot«rs Mr. J. Frank RiddUsburger Min Vivian Vifquain INDUSTRIAL ARTS DEPARTMENT To train Craftsmen in the making Downers lias a fine Industrial Arts program which includes sewing and cooking for the girls, and shop and printing for the boys. Their aim is to prepare those who show aptitude for the manual arts. Under Miss Vivian Vifquain, besides dexterity with the needle, girls learn the wisdom of the sages, and know that Emerson said, “When you throw mud at somelxnly else, you’re the one who’s losing ground. Homemaking, under Mrs. Ethelyn McPheeters, prepares girls for the responsibility of running a house- hold, and includes cooking, furnishing, and even budgeting. We often marvel at the beautiful woodworking done by the students of Mr. Kenneth I-age, who turn out polished cedar chests, and tables, and chairs. They often start with tie-racks, corner shelves, and lamp bases, which shows the extent of training. Training for future draftsmen is provided by Mechanical Drawing under the supervision of Mr. William Cleveland. Printing, under Mr. Donovan Ingles, is a class which puts their skill to service for the school. Those little blue tardy slips are products of room 115. as are the programs for all school productions, and tickets for the dances. Besides the training they receive, both girls and boys find the Industrial Arts interesting and fun, a credit to these fine teachers.

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FACULTY Mr. Merlin Schultz Mr. Charles Britten Mr. Everett Holt Mitt Louise Killie Muscle-bound Oscar and friends NATURAL SCIENCE Providing a well-rounded science program D.G.H.S. offers a variety of courses in that field. The underclassmen learn the elements of science and observe nature at work. Biology provides a closer look at the structure of “those little cells” and an oppor- tunity to become acquainted with George, the biology working dummy. Upperclassmen advance to bigger things literally, for a trip to 318 will bring to light a twelve-foot slide rule which physics students use. A look around would seem to disprove the motto that the basic laws of science are learned with no fuss, no muss, no lx ther”, for pulleys and cables, electrical apparatus and gravity set-ups dominate the scene. The Chemistry room also has a distinctive air about it — until one becomes accustomed to it. Here students perform experiments and gain valuable practical experience. Science is an ever-widening field and D.G.H.S. is preparing scientists for the future. 24 Mr. Eugene Regal