Elgin High School - Maroon Yearbook (Elgin, IL)

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to serve and select meals, utilize rationed 'and unrationed foods, use new products, practice short cuts, and contribute to Red Cross clothing projects. Industrial Arts offer an educational field in which pupils develop a proper under- standing of manufacturing industry and the relationship of manufacturer, Worker, and consumer. These courses serve as try- out courses to discover students Who are capable of following industrial pursuits. Throughout high school the agriculture student is supervised in farm practice. ln this the boy develops those skills and capacities for making judgments essential in farming. Vocational Agriculture tries, therefore, to evolve an integrated indi- vidual capable of carrying on farming as a whole. ln the English Department, students are aided in perfecting their ability to com- municate more effectively. Development of a better appreciation of good literature through an extensive reading program and emphasis in the junior year on speech, dramatics, journalism, and literature add variety and interest. The Foreign Language Department of- fers as electives during any year of high school French, German, Latin, and Span- ish. Class room instruction includes read- ing, Writing, and speaking the language, in the case of modern languages, as Well as background work regarding the coun- tries using the languages. The Art Department endeavors to lead the student into the appreciation of beau- ty in living and good taste in the selection of the essentials of everyday life. lt also affords a means of expression and gives experience in the handling of the mediums through which art results are obtained. The Music Department offers instruction in vocal music as Well as in Wind and string instruments. The vocal Work con- sists of students in four organizations, so registered according to class and ability. Band and orchestra are offered to further instrumental instruction, perfection, and playing technique. No school can function Without effi- cient handling of business routine. Miss Boettcher and Miss Carlson in the office and Mrs. Lundeen, attendance director, have successfully carried on this part of the school. Administrative Council 18 Physics Experiment

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Parents confer with faculty The Quiririicullunii The work of all departments this year has been geared to a year shortened, be- cause of the war, to the minimum. The Physical Education Department has an all-around program to fit the present needs. The boys gym classes include calisthenic conditioning exercises, military drill, and Navy fitness tests, as well as the usual activities. Many health meas- ures are added such as health lectures and tests. The promotion of recreation and ath- letics and the organization of special classes in health, first aid, and home care of the sick are all methods ot contributing to the health interest and knowledge of the highschool girls. This is the goal of the Girls Health and Physical Education Department. The Mathematics Department this year is stressing more than ever the vital need for advanced mathematics for those who will go into the armed forces. This train- ing is essential as a background for future academic and practical work, Because the war has shown us the sort of training necessary in carrying on such branches as Radar, Nursing, Navigation, Chemical Research, as well as that need- ed for everyday living, the Department of Science in the high school has rededicated itself to the training of boys and girls in fundamentals of science. Better than ninety-five per cent of the senior and junior students in the Business Department are employed in jobs after school. This department sponsors a dis- tributive education program, students em- ployed in downtown retail establishments, and also directs a temporary employment bureau for the school to help meet the local manepower shortage. The Home Economics Department helps students learn to use to the best advan- tage the things available in war time, and to conserve and share. The student learns

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Seniors Scan School Events Top to bottom: Daisy Mae party Senior Class Council. Snowflake Li'l Abner and Daisy Mae. T.B. Tests Preparation for Tests.