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

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Forums Several fo r u m s have been presented by the students thisi year on various top-1 ics. They are consi-' dered an aid toward developing cle a r e r s p e e c h, straighter thinking, and poise of manner. Any stu- dent who expressed a desire to be a mem- ber of a panel would certainly be permit- ted to do so. The varied curriculum is somewhat illustrated below. The commercial de- partment consists of typing, shorthand, salesmanship, commercial arithmetic, and so on. Its students often find employment through the department. The music department consists of Boys' and Girls' Glee Clubs, A Cappella Choir, and Orchestra. Students in all divisions of the department have done superior

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.5845 ,,,...4-0- i,,.4,...,...-A , ,.,.-4. A-I '- The office and its force are the nucleus around which the varied school lives and programs of the student body revolve. It plans and controls the activities of the numerous departments and is the connecting link between some of the widely separated ones. lt is here that the various social functions, which make it possible for the teachers and students to meet and become friends without the teacher-pupil angle predominating, are organized. It is from here that the various inter-school activities are directed--the foot- ball games, basketball, the various art contests which are entered by the art department, the music contests-vocal and instrumental--and the contests entered by the journalism department. The office messenger is among the most popular of the always welcome class room interruptions. There is no knowing what his tidings may be. At any odd moment one may catch a glimpse of him flying by on winged feet with a sheet of yellow paper in his hand.

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Dmmatics Semi-annually the ramatics department resents a play of heir own choice ith student actors, student directors. and students in lcharge of costumes -and stage design. This semester Al- lmost Eighteen was the choice and was given in such a man- ner that a much more experienced c a s t could have received credit from it. york. In the auto mechanics shop boys work with ordinary cars and may be- bme quite skilled as the course progresses. In the library students have more vpportunity for reference work and reading for pure pleasure than is ever esed. Chemistry lab is the delight of many a student's heart, and many enjoy- .ble hours are spent there. A greater number of departments are not illustrated.