Grass Valley High School - Stray Leaves Yearbook (Grass Valley, CA)

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English Dept. Staff English I as taught by Miss Dor- othy Hooper is a fundamental course in grammar, spelling, punctuation and simple prose reading. English II is taught by Miss Emma White. It takes up in a little more detail the structure of sentences, the use of the paragraph and every day grammar. English III, fattght by Elmer Stev- ens, takes up a more advanced man- ner grammar, speaking and writing English through composition and oral work, American literature and ap- preciation of American life is taught this year. English IV is Senior, English and in is . an elective coprse in our school. Miss White teaches.English 'literature and in it the shidents be- come thoroughly acquainted with the great English: writers such as Shakes- peare, Brownings etc. Oral English goes with detail in- to the different types and public speaking. It gives the student prac- tical practice in giving talks before any kind of a group on any occasion. Teachers that make up the teach- ing staff of the department are: Miss Emma White born in Utah, graduated from the University of California iwith the C135-S of 29 and who came to Grass Valley in the fall of 1930. Miss-Dorothy Hooper, a local girl, is a graduate of the Grass Valley High School. She taught' several member of the high school faculty. t years in -the grammar schools of: 5:5- gutsy 'IS' 'sos 1-'Z' 'lf- o - 0 I! 0 0 0 - o 0 i Grass Valley and later became at 0 1 ' t Science Dept. 1-'rotessor Underwood heads the science department. He has taught. at the high school for eleven years.. being principal for three of those years. He has taught at otherlschools for fifteen years, making fwrnty-six years in all that he hasbeen an in- structor. Professor Underwood is a .graduate of the Kansas State Uni- versity of Agriculture. After teach- ing a number of years at the Lincoln, 'Kansas Hi School he came to sh , -California. He did work at the Univer- sity of California in physics toward a master's degree. He teaches phy- sics, chemistry, advanced mathema- tics, and one class in biology at the Grass Valley High School. Mr. Marks teaches general science, which is for the most part a study of light, heat and problems in simple chemistry. Mr: Hooper is the biology instruc- tor. Biology is a study of animal life, dealing more with the organic phas- es of existence than does zoology, phy: siology and -allied sciences. Union- tunately, the crowded conditions of the classrooms makelaboratory work in biology too limited for the stu- dents to make the necessary experi- ments. The languages -taught in this de partment are.Spanish I and II, Latin I 'andg II, and French I. In the Latin course the student re- ceives an understanding of the Latin grammar, and the correlation of Eng-. lish and Latin words. In the Spanish course the- student gains a knowledge of the principles of grammar, conversation, and dic-1 tion, The French course aids the stu- 'dent in developing an ability to read and write the language -correctly, and gives him an acquaintance with the life and customs of the people of France. Miss Josephine Ochoa has complete 'charge of this department. She was born in Alva, Spain, but attended grammar and high school in British Columbia, Canada. sity of California, Miss Ochoa has been an instructor' at the high school. for eight years. Language Department Since graduating from the Univerw Social Studies Social Science, l,,a freshman cour serves as an introduction to eve dw problems of living-getting alo with others, orienting oneself to hi school work. It gives him a fun mental .understanding of Amerie life and the importance of cle. thinking. Mr. Bill George, a local STB uate' and a product of the Univ sity of California, is in charge this course. This is Bill's second -ye of teaching. World history represents a ge eral survey of man's progress throlt the ages and under the direction Wi1liam.Wi1son receives special str on.modern. day world problems t affect us. Coach has already be presented in this column. Incidentag he' teaches several courses besig ponductinga full program of coa ng. . United States history and civlcs a required course taken the jun year. ,The growth and developmc of our country, training in votil :and a comprehesive study of c city, stateand national governmei are carried on this third year school. Miss Dorothy Dyke, teacher of h tory and civics, isja graduate of 1' University - of- California and ho both and A. B. and an M. A. degr from that institution in history While only three years are reqlg ,ed for graduation, many stud elect to take a fourthyear subject ' this department. For seniors, school offers social problems a economics. Social problems is a semes course in contemporary problems American life with reference to v ing, poverty and dependency, lab housing and good government. Economics as taught in high. seg i' a consumer education course, is the subject is-handled purely fr the standpoint ofthe consumer. W buying guides are studied' togetl with government reports on consu ier education. l These two senior 'courses are tau. by Dennis Christin who is also University of California gradu He also attended Loyola and .S ford Universities as a law studen