East High School - Speculum Yearbook (Aurora, IL)

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lVIarie Rogers, Gertrude Norman, Lucile Stoddard. Home Economics With new modern equipment to aid them, the girls in this yearls cooking classes made remarkable strides in the culinary art. The girls taking Foods l study the preparation of breakfasts and luncheons. Besides the various meals, the students make dishes appropriate to the season. In the fall they make jellies and can different foods. In Foods H the girls plan meals, estimating the cost of the foods before deciding on a definite menu. If the income is small, the meals are well-balanced as well as econom- ical. Diets for the sick and convalescent are also studied. The beginning Clothing classes study. hrst of all, the fundamental principles to be applied to each garment as it is made. Their individual wardrobes, when completed, consist of two dresses, a skirt and lingerie. In the advanced Clothing classes the main problem is the making of a coat. Next a silk dress or any other garment the girl may choose is made. The Clothing IV students study dress designing and personal beauty and charm. In the spring the girls bring a climax to their year's efforts by displaying their own fashions in the annual Style Show. In Home Course the girls first learn what a home is and what it should stand for. Then they study how to make the home a desirable and a happy place in which to live. This course teaches types of furniture, arrangement of the rooms, and the location and management of the home. +,ff'? 5'f' .mr 4 T. 'W' ' .f y , Thinking we smelled cookies, we ,fit , I - i paid a visit to the foods class, 3 - ky Q 'A K 4 L? but alas, they were only wash- ing dishes. .,,..f 'lg.awMA,,,f .ff-'WI' MW ' z K ei'r,' fl A J .-mf' Q .,.. .,- 5 ' , i ,' 1 .1 'W ,.., 5 3 , ' .. r ,... . 4 S' ' , - .mf - ... VV I W K M ' . M if A. :' , . , hi .. ..,fwvef'ffAm' V 'M ,.... H , T , V W,.W 1 ' , , 5' 'L' iiililw - ',.' . 1 , ' ,ry nl . 5? ' ? . ii ' A ..21..

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A. C. Bloodgood, H. W. Matthews, L. VV. Burgett. Industrial The Industrial Arts Department offers courses in llanual Training, llechanical Drawing, and Printing. llanual rI'raining teaches hoys how to use carpentry tools. First they learn the types of wood and the parts of furniture. Some oak tahles and other useful articles have heen made hy students in this department. lVIechanical Drawing ollers much practical experience for the desired draftsman. First lines, views, circles, and dimensions are offered for study, and then these are put into practical use when large machine drawings are made. Printing is offered to the student, not to teach it as a trade, hut to give him a more thorough understanding of the suhject. lt aims to make each student taking the course a more intelligent consumer of printed matter. However, some practical experience is offered hy the printing of the Aurorans, tickets, posters, and programs. Experience in different departments is offered every student, such as setting type, taking proofs. reading proofs, correcting johs, making reading for the presses, and finally rho actual printing. For all hoys taking this course, there is an lndustrial Cluh. lnteresting speakers and pictures are provided. C. I, liilson. .20.

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Margaret Puuk, Herbert R. Spencer. Music The East High lvlusic Department is composed of the Boysl and Girls' Glee clubs, the Qrchestra, the Music Appreciaton and Harmony classes, and the Band. All classes are held in the new music rooms which are on the fourth Floor of the new addition. lilusic Appreciation and Harmony is the repertoire of music literature, through the ear, and everything from folk songs to overtures, suites and symphonies is studied. Both are major subjects. Orchestra students study the same principles of music as in these classes, and in addition study the lives of the great composers of the world. An operetta is part of the work of the music students each year. The Boys' and Girls, Glee Clubs, the Orchestra, and the Drama Classes join together in present- ing this musical program which is enjoyed by all music lovers in the community. The liast High School Band is a remarkable one. lt has received national recog- nition and public distinction through the boys' excellent musical abilities and out- standing appearance. The East High School Band is a challenge to other well-organized bands of the country. Each year the Boys, Club gives an annual minstrel show while the Girls' Club frequently gives entertainment in the form of a variety show. The music department aids these clubs in presenting their musical programs. M. W. Rosenbarger, G. M. Maaske, li. A. Fitzgerald. ,.22,.