Englewood High School - Purple and White Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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Holcieii Brcirzcb Uffers Vclriecl Experience! in Clcmef cmci' Activities Englewood f Holden Branch, 31st and Loomis Blvd., offers a twofyear course, from lB to ZA, and has an enrollment of three hundred students, of whom two hundred are girls and one hundred are boys. Cf special interest this year are the art classes. Typical projects are paint' ing pictures describing Christmas celebrations in the occupied countries, and making Christmas ornaf ments without the use of pins, glue, or strings. The pupils study art one year, music the alterf nate years. Science and English classes use the small but pleasant library a great deal for ref search Work on many different topics. The library is especially proud of its efforts in bringing a fine assortment of books to the students. The Holden Branch is in the same buildf ing as the Holden Elementary school. High school classes are concentrated in one part of the building, with the high school sharf ing the lunch room and the assembly hall with the elementary school. Pep assemblies are held every year in the ENGLEWOOD-HOLDEN BRANCH attractive assembly hall, which seats 550 persons. Cheer leaders from the main building teach cheers to the students of the branch when the football season starts. Mr. Thompson frequently visits the branch, taking with him talent from the main build' ing, to present many Wellfarranged prof grams. This helps both schools to reach a better understanding of each other's work. Pupils strive for the privilege of joining the Honor Club, which is for all who have the grade of E or above in their major subjects. A monthly meeting of the club is held, with an occasional tea for the parf ents of the members. -HowARD FINKLE Englewuoci-Holden Faculty: Row 1-Miss Margaret Hunter, mathe- maticsg Mrs. Helen Spillard, bus- iness ttainingg Miss Helen Han- rahan, assistant principal, Mrs. Elizabeth Jennings, Iinglishg Miss Dorothy Wertenbcrg, physical ed- ucationg Miss Iilda Draheim, biology. Row 2-Mrs. Lettie Foster, clothingg Miss Mary Shinn, substitute teacher, Mrs. Helen Eppley, foodsg Mr. Owen Roocl, bookkeepingg Miss Lucre- tia Michels, business trainingg Miss Shirley Powell, artg Mrs. Esther Grubbe, librarian. Not in picture, Mrs. Vera XVilliams, commercial geographyg Mr. Ar- thur Fitzgerald, general science. Page 13

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Relired and Rexigned: Four Englewood faculty members have left Englewood and the Chicago school system during the year represented by this yearbook. At the top, left, is Mrs. Miriam Greg- ory, art teacher, who was retired in june, 1947. Next at the right. is Miss Eva Mitchell, teacher of English at Englewood for 27 years, who resigned in july because of poor health. Top right, Miss Clara Taylor, English and Latin teacher at Englewood for 39 years, is cutting birthday cake at faculty tea in her honor. She will retire at the end of this semester. Lower picture, Mr. Charles Espenshade, Englewood music ui, teacher for 27 years, who resigned his position last summer. He teachers, Miss Agnes Dandliker, Miss Beatrice Cannon, and is talking over old times with three other former Englewood Miss Violet Hoyle, Luncbroom Server H und red! Dolibf The lunch room caters to hundreds of satisfied students throughout their high school days. This big job is well done by seventeen assistants under the super' vision of Mrs. Maud Allman. The lunch room staff always prepares for at least one thousand and has something in reserve in case a storm keeps more indoors. Meals are planned a month ahead by managers and supervisors in the test kitchen of Wells High School to make sure the students get wellfbalanced, nourf ishing food. Each month a different group plans the meals for all the schools. Last summer the students' lunch room, teachers' lunch room, kitchen and store rooms were all painted. New glass brick windows were installed. For eighteen people to serve at least a thousand students daily is a big job. A constant campaign is carried on by the vc ,Q Y, , MRS. MAUD ALLMAN, lunchroom manager. faculty to encourage new students to cooperate in keeping the lunch room tidy. -KATHARINE Rossom Scene: al Englewood-Holden Copposite pagelz Top left, art class at work under Miss Powell's directiong top right, Mrs. Jennings counsels Shirley Hendzell. Second row-left, Mr. Fitzgeraldg right, a corner of the library. Third row-left, Patricia Ford shows her pass to Hall Guard Clara Newmang right, Lenore Berenis pins pattern on material in clothing class: Mary Vanal works at sewing machine in rear, Patricia Ganza marks the hem of apron which Rosemary Castellanos is completing, and, right, Lucille Munoz presses a seam. Lower row-left, foods class prepares jelly tarts under Mrs. Eppley's directiong right, biology class watches movie which George Blaze, rear left, projects on screen. ' Page I5