Downey High School - Shield Yearbook (Modesto, CA)

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AGRICULTURE The Agriculture Department is de- signed to train boys to be farmers or to work at farm occupations. To do this, regular class study is supplemented by the activities of the Future Farmers of America and home-supervised farming pro- grams. Harold Stanley—Department Head, Wal- ter Hanson, Stanley Diekman. ART All art classes try to give broad, varied experiences using as many media as possible, so they may provide opportunities for creative expression and discover and en- courage the development of talent. This is true of all art, applied art, and commercial art classes. Leslie Larson, Ida Gross—Department Head. Carlington Kuglin, Graphic Arts. BUSINESS The Business Educa- tion Department pro- vides opportunities for students to major in the fields of mer- chandising, book- keeping, secretarial, and clerical occupa- tions. Front row: Harold Hub- bard, Dorothy Brown, Adelaide Chu bbuck— Department Head, Zala Clark, Leone Moseley, Helen Monteith, Henry Hovanasian. 12

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SOCIAL STUDIES Requirements for gradua- tion include one year of American History and a course in Local and State Government. Some of the other courses offered are Geography In The News. World History, Current Affairs. Senior Problems, and Government In Ac- tion. Front row: Elizabeth Angelinoff, Gladys Johnson, Kenneth Baldridge. Back row: Ed Maurice, Dick Ralph, Eugene Kraft, Dorothy Cummins. Above: Pauline Woodward, School Nurse, looks after the health problems of the students. SCIENCE One year of General Science. Biol- ogy, Chemistry. Applied Science, or Physics is required for gradu- ation from Downey. Advanced Biology is open to senior students. Left: Harry Talbert, Rudy Serrano, Mar- ion Quessenberry, Richard Carpenter.

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MUSIC The instrumental music depart- ment offers beginning and ad- vanced courses in hand and or- chestra as well as theory and mus- ic appreciation. The advanced or- chestra plays in concert, for d r a in a presentations, and for choral groups. The advanced hand performs during all home football games and many away games. The choral department presents classes in Chorus, Beginning Girls’ Glee, and Men’s Glee. Right: Kenneth Farrell—Department Head, Gladys Crane, Leigh Kimball. MATHEMATICS Some of the courses offered in this de- partment are Alge- bra I, II; Trigonome- try; Plane and Solid Geometry; and Prac- tical Mathematics. Front row: Dorwin Lueth —Department Head, Mel- born Simmons, Stella Gio- vanetti. Second row: Henry Proctor, Richard DeWolf, Leila Prothero. 13 AUTO BODY AND PRINTING Courses in Auto Body and Print- ing are offered at MJC. C. C. At- wood teaches Auto Body and Sam Price teaches Printing. HOME TEACHER If a student is physically unable to attend school, hut is able to study, he may have a home teach- er. Florence Holden (right) works with students at home so that when they return to school they are up to date with their class work.