East High School - Quill Yearbook (Des Moines, IA)

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Enrolled 1n the 12 Home Economxcs classes are 390 glrls eager to learn the essentlals for a successful homemaker These glrls under the capable and helpful 1nstruct1on of Mxss Wetz V9 bm--1... muse-if N ..f', i' stem MISS Weldnlan and MISS Slefke are dally gammg knowledqe whlch vslll not be forgotten tomorrow but xx 111 be put mto practnce each day of their lxves The Home Economxcs department has four dxvxslons MISS Weldman has supervlslon of the Clothmg and Home Admmxstratlon dlvxsxon Miss Wetzstem and Mlss Sxefke of the Foods dlvxsnon and M1 s Wetzstexn of the Personal Llvmg and Famxly Llfe d1v1s1on l , '. Spin- ? X It sf' . Z! I . 1 M , V 5 I ome conomccs - Qc r . . I 1 H Q f. ' 1 f X fx . . . ' . A . .

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I Q' ocial gfudies ln an earnest endeavor to make better citi- zens of the growing generation, American history, government, and economics have been made re- quired subjects in Des Moines high schools. Miss Hargis, Miss Schmidt, Miss Mitchell, Miss Alderson, Mr. Williams and Mr. Wilson instruct classes in the story of Americas brief meteoric existance. Mr. Seevers and Mr. Wil- son teach government, Miss Alderson and Mr. Gabrielson, economics. The other branches of social studies are world history taught by Miss Wickware, Miss Schmidt, and Mr. McCay, and bible history taught by Miss Helmreich. Obedience is what makes gov- ernment and not the names by which it is called. -B. FRANKLIN

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ang H5925 Three East High teachers. Miss Patterson, Miss Balliet, and Miss Iordan instruct pupils in Latin. Spanish. and French. Students learn Latin by reading short stories about the ancient Romans. A good understanding of Latin grammar helps immeasurably with English. French One learns Spanish by reading and studying short stories about the Spanish people. In the French classes pupils read French stories. use French textbooks and read novels about France. Learning languages this way helps students ac- quire a cultural interest of the old world.