Downey High School - Volsung Yearbook (Downey, CA)

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Language is the key to understanding l,- ,. KIM i 21 0 1 , ,,f,, ,ff MRS. JUANA ACOSTA GLEN B. MARBLE Spanish ll Spanish I, II 81 IV Spanish Club Sponsor Downey High offers students a chance to learn any one ot four foreign languages, including Latin, which may be dead as a conversational communication, but is very much alive in all of the other languages studied, including English. Because of CaIitornia's large Spanish-speaking population, that language draws the most students, requiring four teachers to handle them, French and German are fairly recent additions to the cur- riculum, but have proved very popular. All ot the language classes have clubs which plan and pro- duce many projects which aid in the study ot the language and the peoples of the countries which speak it. They combined to have a Christmas party in December, the Spanish Club staged a Taco Fiesta ta scene from which is shown herelg the German Club had a festival with German food, and the Latin students staged their annual Roman Banquet. ia' RICHARD B. HODSON ARMANDO CISNEROS Spanish II 8. III Spanish I Spanish Club Sponsor World Geography MRS. VSRNABSLLE I-IOLLOWELL KARL FORSTER I-afInI,lI8.lIi German i,iia.iii I Latin Club Sponsor German Club Sponsor cf: ul. .-f MRS. RUTH BURRIS EDVVARD MAURICE French I 81 II French II, III 8. IV English XI French Club Sponsor French Club Sponsor

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rather than written worcls L. C. TURNEY CHARLES TOOHEY Industrial Arts Dept. Head Drafting ll Architectural Drawing ROBERT EGAN Special Education Another type ot art, most essential to the development of the student to prepare him for life as an adult, is that of the practical: homemaking and industrial arts. Girls in the homemaking department learn to plan family budgets, to prepare nutritious and appetizing meals, to make clothing, and to prepare for the woman's role as wife and mother. Home economists from well-known firms are guest lecturers, ministers give counsel on maintaining a happy home life. Boys get practical training in wood shop, metal shop, elec- tronics, mechanical drawing and drafting, They learn how to work safely, how to care tor tools so that they will last for a long time, and how to make many things for themselves. All ot these courses are elective for students in all three grades. Lf-of f ' . mis? 2 X I e mf' if VICTOR HUGO JOHN MATTHEWS Electricity I Si Il Wood Shop Electronics Club Sponsor CLIFFORD POWERS JAMES GRIME Graphic Arts I 8. ll Metal Shop I 8. ll I9

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Education trains the body as well as the mind Activity, attitude, achievement and attend- ance are the four principal considerations in determining a student's grade in physical edu- cation, which is required by the State of Cali- fornia tor the gaining of a high school diploma. Boys' gym classes cover football, basketball, softball ,speedball, volleyball and swimming. Classes rotate at regular intervals. For the girls, classes stress physical fitness, muscular and mental coordination and good sportsmanship. Special activities include drill teams, team sports, and an important auxiliary activity, the Girls' Athletic Association. MISS PAT SPERRY Physical Education GAA Sponsor MISS .IOANNE ZWANZIGER Physical Education WILLIAM SMITHERAN MISS NORMA OJSTEDT . Vikettes Sponsor Atheltic Director Head, G-irls' P.E, Department Head MRS. NANCY BRONSDON Physical Education MISS JACQUELINE DAVIS GEORGE CALDERWOOD Physical Education Physical Education MISS JUANITA COON Physical Education JOSEPH CUSI-IMAN AL ZIMMERMAN Physical Education Physical Education , T, Y ' Coach