Elgin High School - Maroon Yearbook (Elgin, IL)

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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.

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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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Social Scicncc The social science department has been one of the most vital and popular courses in all schools in recent years. The study R' S' CARTWRIGHT, z1'c'pm'I1rw11t head of the courses offered directly affects the life of each and every individual. Included in the de- partment are several courses in history, economics, citizenship, and social prob- lems. In the history classes, courses are of- fered which acquaint us with the ac- tivities of mankind from the beginning of recorded time to the KATHERINE H. DAVERY present day. Classes in MARY L- SMITH United States history study the development of our nation and discuss current events. This year in the social problems classes the study of our government and citizenship has constituted the greater part of the program. A study of the constitution forms an important part of this work. lt is the purpose of the instructors in this subject to teach an appreciation of the constitution and all that it means to us MIKE A. FARROH in preserving our 1nd1- K. A. MONTGOMERY vidual and collective freedom and liberties, and in securing for our citizens the many benefits which accrue from our form of gov- ernment. At no time in the history of man- kind has the subject of economics been so interesting and so vital as during the past few years. New theories and economic plans are being evolved which test the entire KENNETH REHAGE CCOUOITIIC SYSYCHI Zllld NELLIE E. PURKISS dehnitely affects each and every one of us in the problem of making a living. ff