Elgin High School - Maroon Yearbook (Elgin, IL)

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l English Department The growing importance of the English language has gone hand in hand with the widening 4 I ' influence and prestige of Link English speaking peo- MARGARET E. NEWMAN, . . IICPLIVIIIIFIII head ples In the nlneteelilth HELEN L. IOCELYN and twentieth centuries. English has superseded Spanish and French, and the world traveler today finds few no spik Inglis signs to disconcert him. As English enjoys this preeminence among languages, it certainly behooves us who are privileged to call it our mother tongue to learn ELSIE H, FLETCHER to use it correctly and ELMA C, ENGELBRECHT effectively. This is per- NORA B, STICKLING haps the principal aim of the English depart- ment. Having mastered the funda- mentals of grammar and construction, we progress to the more interesting study of literature, both English and American, and of the men and women who have produced it. Supplemental courses in dramatics, public speaking, and journalism are also available for those who prefer these specialties, The dramatics course offers the study of the theater, plays, GRACE M, KEATING players, and playwrights. CAROLEEN HALLER Students absorb a real WALTER M, w1L50N knowledge of drama and the stage by partici- pating in plays and by observing and criticizing the acting, directing, and stage managing of other students. MARION CHURCHILL Being able to express one's opinions extemporaneously in public with ease and poise is a qualification everyone desires. The course in public speaking not only assures this fact but also pro- motes the art of debating in a most interesting and educational manner. How newspapers and magazines are compiled and edited and ANNE CRAIG made up is a large sub- MARGE BIERSACH ject in itself. Students I. NEWELL VONCKX taking a course in jour- nalism not only learn all these things, but also learn how to read a newspaper and to discriminate in the choice of papers. Writing fea- tures largely in this course. ..,' I 1, A 1 .N , 1, lla. Xl, if if ! -'.m..-, ,

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Ailministration The administrative responsibilities of Elgin High School are centered in Mr. Theodore Saam, superintendent of schools, and in Mr. W. L. Goble, principal of THSODQRE SEAM' the high school. In Mr. Hpemmin mt Saam we have an educational leader whose ability is widely recognized. In addition to his local duties, he is also president of the northeastern division of the Illinois State Teachers' Associa- tion. His interest in every student's progress is shown in his frequent class- room visits. To have headed Elgin W' QOELE' High School for thirty 'milpa years is ample proof of the distinction with which Mr. Goble has served. Thousands of Elgin boys and girls gratefully acknowledge his kindly un- derstanding and help. Under the direction of these two able men our high school has main- tained the high stand- ards which have earned ,T-.A- Lf'-RSEN: for it a place among the I foremost secondary schools of the state. Ixxlrlilfzi Princlprll Perhaps one of the least advertised but certainly one of the most impor- tant positions in any school is that of adviser to the students. How would we ever manage to make out our pro- grams if we had no one to advise us? And that is only one of the many ques- tions which they settle ' i for bewildered students' NELLIE DRYSD4-LE, ' Dirffior of Pupil flrljzzstnzz-111 for many years Mrs. Nellie Drysdale and her associate, Miss Adah Pratt, have assisted the girls in arranging their curricula, ironing out scholastic difficulties, and solving the various problems that arise in the lives cf high school girls. The boys go to room 318, where Mr. T. A. Larsen gives them advice when they find themselves in a predica- ment. There they always find wise and friendly counsel. vi' I ADAH A. PRATT, .-1.c.rirn1nr Girls fldzfircr . 3533? --1-mf --- - .. l -JE. . 3i.g-mei-f vw f v - 'mini ---iv wi V N - - is -,... -. f . -el F' - if :TTT ' F5-'Ji f 6 i i nl

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Science The work of science is to substitute facts for appearances, and demonstra- tions for impressions. -Ruskin. Our science department is fulfilling this W o r k MYRON C' MYERS through the varied sub- E' C' WAGGONER, jects that it teaches. dcpfzrmzmz head When the student takes general science, he learns many interesting facts about gasoline motors, electricity, the constellations, and the digestion of food in the human body. These are just a few of the many things that are present- W. PA HUBER ed, for this subject gives one a general View of all the branches of science. G I RENNER Biology fthe word itself means life Q gives the student a glimpse into the different types of life that exist: insect, marine, germ, plant, and an- imal. Chemistry First started as an analyti- cal science, its chief purpose was to tear down mixtures and compounds in order to analyze them. Now the chief use of chemistry is in a synthetic Way fto create new substances by artificial meansj. It gives practical demonstra- tions and facts about the ninety-two different elements that can be made into indehnite numbers of mix- tures and compounds. Physics teaches the student more practical things about light, heat, sound, electricity, and mechanics. ELEANOR H. DORSETT HELEN KETTERING The study of science has been made much more interesting through the use of moving pictures. Educators today have come to believe in visual educa- tion, as the knowledge stays longer with the student if he sees it acted out before his eyes than if he gets it from a text-book alone. W. O. BECKNER C. E. ADAMS