Elgin High School - Maroon Yearbook (Elgin, IL)

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Foreign Language The foreign language courses provide In a means for students to learn to appre- vdfl-f' ciate the culture and beauty of the Old World HAZEL F, LINKFIELD, countries and to culti- vate a real interest in MABEL A- ENGELBRECHT them, this, in turn, will lead to increasing understanding be- tween nations. Latin, while it is' important as a foundation for many professions, also aids students in English sentence con- struction and word meaning and gives them an insight into the civilization of the ancient Romans. Students of French and German attain a knowledge of these languages and also become acquainted with the history, literature, and cus- toms of the countries. That Elgin High School students recognize the importance of foreign languages is evidenced by the increas- ing number of students who take ad- vantage of the language courses. zlfparrnzcnz head ANNE CRAIG CAROLEEN HALLER Fine Arts The extensive music department of the Elgin High School includes bands, orchestras, and choral groups. flt is an prgzlni- Farms 'L lmuiqua .ac W' ELMA c. ENGELBRECHT ity, ot in t e instru- U. K' REESE mental and the vocal groups, as evidenced by the many con- certs and programs given during the course of the year. Here the students are taught to appreciate good music, in addition to receiving valuable training for a musical profession. The art classes develop the student's creative power, lead to a finer appre- ciation of beauty, and offer valuable training in the fundamentals of line and color. Posters and scenery for school projects are also made by the art classes. CLAUDIA V. ABELL

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' Q' N -4' Ni ,v L ,w',,1 .ai K, ..,f:r - ,,. ,.. Wikia? fo , 1 ,gm -- .+-4 7 flif. nfl Q 1 - i l wzgfig has r- ii m 1 in 'Rss if.- t ut , , ,ge-z i a 1 me , l Yi -5 .R rigiggifas Q. . as tem 4 ' may 11 NORMA ENUERN ERGER ositions in the business DOROTHY MURRAY P GEORGE W. PECK Business It is the desire of a large per cent of the students of high school to prepare for positions in the busi- GLENNIE E' MORROW, ness world. We have, 1lepm'frm'11t lmzd to meet that demand, an unusually good business depart- ment. The courses offered are arith- metic, junior business training, book- keeping, typewriting, stenography, salesmanship, commercial law, and of- Hce training. lt is the aim of the de- partment to train students so that they B may step directly into World. Because of this, it is probably one of the most practical departments in the school. Typing is one of the most popular courses. In addition to the large group of people taking business courses, many college preparatory students consider it an essential part of their program as typing has become almost a necessity in college. The two typing rooms with nearly one hundred typewriters are kept in almost constant use. In bookkeeping, students are taught how to keep the different kinds of books used in ofhces. Business arith- metic and commercial HAROLD M. PERRY L V ROBINSON law teach facts that ' ' prove valuable in the business world. In stenography the stu- dents learn how to take dictation and then transcribe their notes into mailable letters. Students in salesmanship work out individual projects. Each member in the class demonstrates the art of selling by showing how he would create a desire for an article and then make the sale. Office training, as its KRAFFT name implies, gives gen- eral experience 1n office work. The students are allowed to practice on several different types of office machines. Throughout all the courses much effort is made to develop such qualities as accuracy, speed, dependability, and initiative.

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1 it l ,N , i , 'Tail 7 Sw , ' rt .. I ,. ' was - .m'- WI 1'-' i aw-t WE? '7'-I ui gf-rf 1 . w - lNllijQSI - fu'. X V J. iff w ' tt. . -3 gg1.,1Q.i.QjQ.i 1. xx' ADAH dcflrzzrnzclfr head ADELA THOM HORTENSE E. WILSON Mathematics What science can there be more noble, more excellent, more useful for men, more admirably 1 right and demonstrative than this of mathema- tics?', This quotation from Benjamin Franklin sums up very well the benehts derived from a study of mathematics. Mathematics is becoming more and more useful to students every year. Most colleges demand that every stu- dent have it before en- tering. Algebra, besides furnishing the founda- tion for geometry and trigonometry, is useful to the person interested in in- surance and investment. Future archi- tects and surveyors must study geome- try. Trigonometry is used in aviation and navigation. All these branches of mathematics develop the power of logi- cal reasoning. A. PRATT Everyone acknowledges that the accurate clear-thinking MARY A. PETERS ' HELEN students of today are those who will become the successful citizens of tomorrow. Health Have you ever been impressed by the great contrast between the unhealthy looking individual and the wide-awake, robust person who radiates the glow of perfect health? If you have, you know the purpose of our health depart- ment, which does everything in its power to promote good health among the students. Our nurses stress the prevention of disease before it occurs' rather than the curing of it afterwards. They treat minor ailments, and when they are in doubt, they refer the student to the doctor. The pupil who is handicapped by L. REVETT poor eyesight cannot do his best workg our nurses try to meet this situation by the sight- saving class for those pupils so handi- capped. This year every student was also given a hearing test.