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

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Driunatics Department Jiiss Verna Greeley, P. E. instructor Ln charge of the local school's dra- :tics work which consists. of' an nual play sponsored by the Senior iss and scores of short one-act plays skits presented for school as- blies and local club and lodge iups. lllost of the work is accomplished rough the medium of a one semester nrse in drarnatics in which Senior idents are permitted to enroll. ln ' course they are taught the funda- ntals of stage craft, character por- yal 'and production of simple one- t comedies. fl'he annual play is en to all students on the basis oi V-outs. ' Miss Greeley holds both her hach- ors and masters degrees from Mills allege where she majored in physi- l education and dramatics. Although eatly handicapped by lack of stage, operties and equipment, the depart- ent has performed most ciiditably. In the Grass Valley High School a splendid example of a self made in the person of Harold J. Mr. George has practically up with music. Although he not receive a formal education in usic at college, his practical exper- ence in leading prize winning bands nd directing numerous vocal groups as 'brought him' the acclaim of all usicians who know his excellent ork. ' . - Since becoming a teacher in. the ocal schools he spent every moment 1 his spare time ingpuiidmg upihif department afithezschool. The 1-Ioincnjfalcing I girls study tliii problexnsfoil-time consanmer- and do simple designing while the Honia- l making II class make more complex-g clothing and write reportson sorts ing and related subjects.. . ,According to Miss Dillinger an tin-- usual amount of Red Cross work has been done and the renovation ppc--I jects she has found most inter'-rating. Among the outstanding problirzzz are: .chic jaclaelfi, gor-ed skirts :ini dresses made from old-fasltozieil coats and dresses. With the finishing of the n:-xi' building, there will be an-compl-tc reorganization of the-home economic.: division. In addition to sewing it will no doubt nzcan ilzzit the subject Homemaking will be broadened with the teaching of foods, honn: nursing, home management, nn: child care. - r Miss Dillinger was graduated from lhe lo-cal high school with the class of 1911 and later from the Santa Dm-- lv:ira's State Teacher's. C:-Pi--ge. MechaniEal'Trainirsg-Dept. ' c. A. Rush is in .charge of'.the-ae- partment which is housed in a large- cement structure at the southwest corner of the high school grounds. Mr. Rush, a graduate of the Upiversityf of Indiana, has 'taught in the local schools for 18 years. The fundamental 'course is Man-. ual Training 1 which takes up thel making of different type .of furni- ture from soft and hard woods. The class at present is making end tables and cedar chests while the advanced class makes whatever is to the in- dividual student's liking. ' ' There are three classes of mech- anical drawing: two beginning groups and one advanced. The beginners take up the fundamentals of drawing, while the advanced students work on architectural and machinery drawings. In the afternoon classes, auto mech- anics is studied. This explains to the student' auto 'iengineering and the repair of his own- car. - -:an Commercial Department V , The' teachers who are in this de- partment are Dorothy Robertson and P. D.,Man1-oss. Miss Robertson in-K structs the students in salesmanshipg typing I, and business training. She -is also the hi-gh school treasurer. Miss :Robertson -:graduated from Berkeley High Sclicol and then attended the University of California. She. ma- jored in history -and economics. She then taught in high schools for sev- feral years after which she attended Q nta Cruz Business College. While t California she obtained her Circle 'C award and also Big C sweater. She has 'attended summer school at Uni- versity of Southern california 'and University of Washington. From her classes .in typing,.bookkeeping, many students have gone into jobs and are doing very well. Her subjects are ones which can be used very extens- ively after leaving high school. , Mr. Manross, our other commercial teacher, teaches bookkeeping II, typ- ing II and salesmanship. He has taught school for 32 years after at- tending the Farris Institute in which he majored in commerce. He has taught in five high schools in Wis- consin, Montana and California. Mr: Manross is a good supporter of our school activities and also town social affairs. He is a member -of the Methodist fellowship. He has a sou attending the University of Califor- ma. Mathematics Department Mrs. Ida, Huffer is head of the mathematics department of the Grass Valley High School. She teaches al- gebra, the science of equation and geometry which serves to develop the idea of space relation. 0 Mrs. Huffer, who has taught for 13 years, was reared in Iowa but was graduated from -the University of California. Before coming to Grass Valley she taught in Northfolk and in a private school in Berkeley. In addition to the teaching of aca- demic mathematics, she teaches short hand, and is considered one of the most .capable instructors- of-this subjest.

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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

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