Elgin High School - Maroon Yearbook (Elgin, IL)

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E. C. WAGGONER CLIFTON E. ADAMS Head of Department l B. S. Lombard College University of Illinois Superior Normal Northwestern University B. S. University of Indiana Universities of Indiana and Michigan Northwestern University ELEANOR H. DORSETT B. A. University of Illinois M. A. University of Illinois University of Chicago W. O. BECKNER B. A. McPherson College M. A. University of Chicago University of Chicago HELEN C. KETTERING B. S. Monmouth College University of Wisconsin Illinois Columbia University W. H. P. HUBER B. S. Ohio Northern College Universities of Chicago and Northwestern University M. C. MYERS GILBERT I. RENNER B. S, University of Minnesota B-A S5 Eureka College A . Illinois State Normal University University of Illinois SCIENCE One of the First aims of the science department is to teach the students to take more interest in the common things in their surroundings. The subjects offered include geography, biology, chemistry, physics, and general science. In biology the students study the origin and life-history of plants and animals. They learn to realize the power of nature, which changes a little seed into a towering tree and an ugly worm into a gorgeous moth. Chemistry is the science which treats of the composition of substances and the laws which govern their relations. The young chemists learn how to change poisonous gases and other ele- ments into useful compounds. Recent- ly many educational films have been used to make the work more interest- ing and more easily understood. Because science covers a wide range of information, this department oliers courses which interest everyone and aim to make the student better fitted to take his place in the world.

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MARGARET E. NEWMAN MARGE BIERSACH Head of Department B. A. Carroll College B. A. Lombard College M. A. University of Wisconsin M. A. University of Chicago University of Michigan Harvard and Northwestern Universities ELSIE H. FLETCHER HELEN L, JOCELYN B- Qbeflin College B. S. School of Speech, North- Universmes of Chicago and Western University Wisconsin Northwestern University GRACE M. KEATING NORA B. STICKLING B. A. University of Wisconsin Ph. B. University of Chicago Northwestern University University of Chicago J. NEWELL VONCKX WALTER M. WILSON B. A. University of Illinois B. A. Grinnell College M. A. University of Chicago University of Chicago ENGLISH Nothing is more valuable than the mastery of Englishg for after leaving high school, we are judged in the social and business world by the way we speak. Thus one of the foremost aims of the English department is to help pupils to think clearly and logically and to communicate their thoughts in clear, simple, effective English. In reading and literature the students are encouraged to enrich their experience through a wide range of reading in recognized Fields of human interest which appeal to their tastes and abilities. To build up the standards of literary appreciation and to kindle the imagination that pupils may achieve those outlooks upon life which make for good citizenship is another aim of this department. To give opportunity for development of individual tastes and preferences, a choice is given in the junior year of journalism, dramatics, public speaking, or the types of literature. .

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P. E. TAYLOR Head of Department University of Chicago Northwestern University University of Illinois FLORENCE H. FLETCHER Bradley Polytechnic Institute University of Chicago CLEORA E. JOHNSON B. S. University of Illinois M. A. University of Missouri INDUSTRIAL ARTS ELMER R. BOHNERT B. S. Stout Institute Iowa State College Universities of Wisconsin Michigan P. D. HANCE University of Chicago C. A. LLOYD University of Illinois Northwestern University In the industrial arts department courses are offered which develop the natural abilities of the students. It teaches a profitable and enjoyable use of leisure time as well as training the pupils in handicrafts that may lead to a vocation. In the cooking classes Miss Iohnson instructs the girls how to cook wholesome, delicious foods and also how to plan and prepare well-balanced meals. Recently many boys have learned the culinary art in these classes. In the sewing classes the students learn how to make attractive garments that are becoming to them in style and color, and they are taught the value of being well-dressed. Another important aim of these classes is to teach the art of making a home beautiful and comfortable. Thus one can readily see that these courses in do- mestic science are useful and practical. Courses for the boys, including wood-shop and mechanical drawing, are olfered too. The manual training classes sharpen oneis powers of obser- vation and teach valuable lessons in accuracy, order, and patience. In wood- shop the boys learn how to construct useful and attractive pieces of furniture for the home. Mechanical drawing, a subject necessary in an engineering course, teaches neatness and accuracy. an