Grand Blanc High School - Echo Yearbook (Grand Blanc, MI)

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ea 1. Margaret Gainey, Sixth Grade. SECOND ROXV: Lorraine Parker, Secretaryg Beatrice Goretski, Second Glade: Norine Alden, Fifth Grade: Lucile Michelson, Fourth Grade: iaith Tweed, First Grade. TFIIRD ROXV: Ruth Dunkel, Secretary: Jean Barden, Music: Lucile Rieman, Second Grade, Inez Oberweiser, First Grade: Blythe N01-ron Tiird Grade. FOURTH ROW: Mayme Anderson, Fifth Grade: Gertrude Robertson, Third Grade: Anna Toftner, Fifth Grade: Vera Russell, Grade P,-in- Ciml: Grace Loomis, Third Grade. A Nina Moore, Fourth Grade. SIXTH ROW: Mary Harvey, Second Grade: Leola Stevens, Fifth Grade: Evelyn Brendel, Kindergarten. TOP ROW: Mildred Olsen, First Grade: Dorothy Taylor, Second Grade: Cecil Kyser, Fifth and Sixth Grades, Nona Porter, Kindergarten, FTFTH ROXV: Marjorie Taylor, Sixth Grade: Marion Snowball, Third Grade: Mary Cavanaugh, Third Grade: Mildred Grose, First Grade:

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Top Row Harriet Smocke, English Joseph J ewett, Agriculture Bernice Berdan, English Donald Batchelor, Science, Coaching Vertical Patricia McClear, English John Busch, Music Ethel Pepper, Mathematics Bottom Row Fay Rempel, Mathematics Hugo Lahti, Science Edith Johnston, English 'Leo Flory, Shop 11

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ENGLISH-The ultimate aim of the department of English is the understanding and appreciation of litera- ture and the ability to express one's self clearly and concisely. The history of English Literature, from way back when the Venerable Bede, Caedmon, and Cynewulf were heroes of the day, has been covered in the classes of Miss Webster. Stories, poetry, essays, etc., written by Amer- icans, with the early heritage of our English ancestors and theme writing were also taught to Juniors by Miss Webster. The Sophomores went bravely on under Miss Smocke, studying grammar, Ivanhoe, The Merchant of Venice, memorizing and giving a declamation in class, As You Like lt, and more grammar. Freshmen had grammar, Treasure Island, grammar, Silas Mar- ner, and more grammar. Business English is an elective course which gives a thorough review of fundamentals, as well as the basic forms for letters and reports. Speech is a second semester elective open to upper classmen. MATHEMATICS-l'Goolgols and GoogolpleXes wore on the minds of the trigonometry and solid geom- etry students, until they began to carry numbers of three digits to enormous powers--result: much wasted time, paper, and energy with invariably incorrect answers. Moral-use logarithms and a slide rule. Basic principles of plane geometry-such as the if and then theory have been a task of the geometry class --if they would do assignments before class, then they would learn something. Elementary Algebra is and always will be a riddle to the unwary who fail to keep up to date on that elusive X and its partners y and UZ . There will be many a problem in unsuspected places, Kids, and it really pays to know. SOCIAL SCIENCES-A liberal education is based on an understanding of modern institutions and the forces that make up society. This knowledge cannot be built up unless we know how our institutions were evolved. The Global War in which we have been engaged during much of our high school years put a new stress on a knowledge of history. Names of far-away places and important people are prominent in the headlines. The classes in Social Studies, World History, Amer- ican History, Civics, and Economics open up a wealth of interests and information to the students. To those taking World History and who revel in the ancient ruins of Greece and Rome terms like ancient, medieval, and modern periods and the Fertile Crescent no longer remain Greek to them. American History classes follow the development of our country and trace the trends to the present decade with the political, industrial, and racial problems within our borders and the international rami- iications. Civics acquaints us with the wheels of govern- ment and indicates our responsibility as citizens-to-be. The science of the conditions and laws which affect the production, distribution, and consumption of wealth in the forms of food, clothing, automobiles, and so on, is taught in Economics. If the lessons learned here are car- ried out, the problems crippling our return to normalcy may be speeded up and maintained. .13