Eau Claire High School - Kodak Yearbook (Eau Claire, WI)

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1 ocial cience American history is a class for public speak- ing, dramatizations, outlining, book reports, and current events as well as history. It you happened into Mr. Helleloid's class, you would see the Constitutional Convention acted out as in the above picture. Clockwise around the room are Marion Ferguson, presiding as George Washington, and Beverly Anderson, Velda Pol- hamus, Margaret Martin, Evelyn Blanchette, Marguerite Berg, Virginia Elbert, Ruth Chase, RusselCrandall, Jane Wilcan, Lorraine Mulligan, Harold Freid, Robert Taves, and Norva Brand- rupt, representing the delegates. Do you care what happened in the Eliza- bethan Era, who met his waterloo at Waterloo, or who courted Cleopatra? Evidently these world history students in Mr. I-laig's class do, and are giving it their undivided attention, In spite ot the tact that the world has now turned topsy-turvey, this history is important as a foundation tor understanding the present day problems. Lett to right are the following: Darrell Mortenson, Eugene Beguhn, Donald Biesecker, Donald Boles, second row: Gordon Gonderzik, Jane Ehle, Joyce Hazen. Where do we get our rubber, sugar, cacao and coltee? Ask any ot Mr. l.arson's geogra- phy students tor those taking this subject really should know, This class was organized only two years ago, but is already proving to be a very popular one and is now a college entrance subject. Movies are otten shown on various subiects pertaining to economic geography. l-lere, globe gazing are-lett to right: Harold Barber, James Bartig, Ruth Buckli, Joyce Jack- son, and Curtis Yule. E261

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if 41 N419 English ln the picture above, Vivian Nelson, Jerry McCurdy, Tom Colombe, Fred Hefty, and Col- leen Nelson select a novel for individual read- ing in Mr. l-lalcanson's first period junior English class. This unit offers novels by contemporary writers and pleases a variety of reading tastes. Most students enjoy this more than any other division of work during the year. Junior Eng- lish for both college and high 'school courses is a required subject. In general, the senior English classes read plays and other literature by English writers. They also write autobiographies, short stories, and themes on personal and reference subjects. This course is elective along with journalism, dramatics, debate, Kodak, and radio. In the center picture, writing in their journals seems to be the chief problem of Miss Water's senior English students. Row one: Elizabeth Arm- strong, Dorothy Brown, Frances Bartingale, Armond Beghun, Row two: Yvonne Fleming, Arlie Foss, Margaret Graves, and Marilyn Grip. Writing a T. B. essay is one of the required themes in junior English. In the picture at the bottom Velda Polhamus, and Edith Cartwright, lstandingi James Baker, Doris Bergh lseatedi and Marion Ferguson ireari are gathering re- ference material for their essays. A study of the history of American literature, grammar, composition, and oral themes comprise the course of study for juniors, all relieved from tedium by dramotization, cjuiz contests, and moclc trials. F251

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, is I f is uf 2 A 4' Ut .M 7-N Social Science Well, well, if it isn't Oscar, perched on the microphone held by James Eldridge. This social science class of Mr. B. E. Anderson's is having a make-believe broadcast, one of many plans by which the students become acquainted with one another. This year these students got a glimpse of how America lives, and studied the American government. These happy-go- lucky sophomores-to-be are-left to right: Wil- loim Ash, Ronald Branshaw, Elsie Cord, William Belden, Allen Johnson, and Romaine Berg. Helping the freshmen to find their voca- tions is one of the chief obiectives of the social science course. The framework of our govern- ment, both local and national, was also part of the work for the year in Miss Mitchell's classes. Interesting trips were planned to ac- quaint the students with various local points of industry and government. The class learned how the other half lives. At right, Lorraine Oilbertson and Orville Green are improving the bulletin board-we hope. This American problems class is buried in the American Observer. The slogan on the bulletin board might suggest the aim of this class-citizenship at its best. Local trips and surveys of defense work in Eau Claire were made by Miss Blum's classes. inquiring re- porters, quiz programs, spell-downs, and guest speakers were enioyed by these students. Left to right, they are, first row: Kathryn Hillstead, Leone Larson, Marie Steinberg, second' row: John Larson, Betty Terry, Loretta Trimbell, third row: Helen Haskins, Irene Talbot, rear: Marilyn Skeels. L27fl