Elgin High School - Maroon Yearbook (Elgin, IL)

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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

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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 English has superseded Spanish and French, and the world traveler today finds few no spik Inglis signs to disconcert him.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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P-E-TAYLOR, son for the cooking defmrtnzelzf head C. A. LLOYD CLEORA E. IOHNSON FLORENCE FLETCHER Inclustrial Arts The way to a man's heart is through his stomach. Perhaps you have heard this quoted before. Of course this isn't the rea- classes, but it might very well be one. Have you ever paused a moment be- fore room 209 to sniff the delightful aromas that H11 the air? If you have not, there is something in store for youg for here everything from fudge to carefuly balanced meals is prepared. In the first semester the girls learn, among other things, the ELMER R' BOHNERT feeding and care of chil- P. D. HANCE . . . dren, kitchen and dining room furnishing, and appropriate foods and service for social occasions. The course of the second semester includes training in the assembling of the family food supply and luncheon and dinner preparations. . The management of the home, and the study of the child and family re- lationships are taught in the home problems classes. The best dressed girl - who wouldn't be proud to have that distinc- tion? The girl who makes her own clothes hnds it a most economical way to be well-dressed, as evidenced by the dis- play of fine garments in the sewing classes. ln the first semester of the clothing course, the girls make pajamas and cot- ton dresses, besides studying the essen- tials of personality and good grooming, the care of clothing, and family rela- tionships. Dresses, skirts, and blouses are made in the more advanced classes. The mechanical drawing courses teach the boys the value of neatness and accuracy. Tables, lamps, and footstools are among the attractive pieces of furniture constructed in the wood-shop classes.