Herbert Hoover High School - Dias Cardinales Yearbook (San Diego, CA)

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Cclle e and t cme Rita Keller Dept. Chairman Home Planning Clothing 3-4 Mrs. Audrey Hallett, above, is prepared to show a film strip to her foods classes. Visual aids were very important in instruction of proper selection and preparation of food. Right: Miss JoAnn Kverno and Miss Barbara Brant, teacher assistants, demonstrated the fine art of cooking with the aid of a demonstration table and mirror. Mrs. Doris Oatman used the tachistoscope, a machine de¬ signed to improve speed and accuracy of visual interpreta¬ tion, in her reading improvement classes. Audrey Hallett Bowling Club Foods 1-2, 3-4 Clothing 1-2 Students learned the technique of more comprehensive reading in this laboratory, equipped with separate booths to aid concentration. A ccelerated Reading is a course designed to develop reading and study skills. Mrs. Oatman and Mrs. Moe taught the nine-week course which was a valuable opportunity for all students. A new semester-long class called a Pilot Study in Reading was originated this spring to provide a deeper, more complete knowledge of these essential skills. Coats, suits, and dresses made in the Clothing classes were modeled at our first May Fashion Show. Several Foods classes entered the annual J. J. Jessops and Son Table Setting Contest, again proving the creativity of Hoover’s girls. 25

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peciali eif yeachin ptepan Weekly, Mrs. Mary Tiesen, left, and Mrs. Martha Ulve- stad came to Hoover from the Education Center. Mrs. Tiesen helped the handicapped with their studies. Mrs. Ulvestad was a visiting teacher. Both from the Education Center, Mr. Joseph Tody, left, and Mr. William Lindsay, right, visited Hoover regularly. Air. Todd assisted as a psychologist and Mr. Lindsay as a visiting teacher. (J his year we had a number of specially trained people from the Education Center who assisted the teachers and administration. Several visited Hoover each week to work with the blind and retarded students. Teachers’ as¬ sistants also had an important role in the Eng¬ lish, Social Studies, Homemaking, and Musical departments. Others worked in the Library, Audio-Visual office, or as lunch supervisors. Left; Projectors and record players were supplied to the entire school through the audio-visual room. Mr. Tim MacNeil, a teacher assistant, helped Mr. Galen Sayler with this tremendous job. Above: Serving as lunch supervisors, four teacher assistants from San Diego State College came to Hoover daily. Mr. Thomas Christensen, Miss Roberta Welty, Mr. Kermit Leonard, and Mr. Ross Brown persuaded Hooverites to keep our campus clean. 24

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Tj2 xpression and creativity were sparked by iW H(X)ver’s Art Department. Constantly seek¬ ing to discover hidden talents in their students, the Art Department provided a new course this year. Taught by Mrs. Delany, Exploration in Art teaches appreciation and history of art. This became a very popular class with Hoover students. Many classes were offered in the field of art. Crafts, Senior Art Studio, Color arid Design, Drawing and Painting, Life Drawing, Art 1-2, and Exploration in Art offered students a wide variety of courses. Students entered their best works in the all-city art show. For the second year, the Senior Art Studio produced many talented artists. Fine art work was displayed for the entire school through the many posters and bulletin boards for open house, homecoming, and the annual nominating convention. Hoover’s art work con¬ tinues to rate excellent. i ItU iea4 tc upper left: Mrs. Helen Delany, a talented artist, has ex¬ hibited numerous paintings in art shows and exhibits in¬ cluding the La Jolla Museum of Art and the Fine Arts Gallery. At Hoover, she taught Senior Art Studio, Explora¬ tions in Art, Color and Design and Life Drawing. Middle left: Mrs. Dorothy Williams and Mrs. Ruth Rowe, lower left, taught Art 1-2 and Commercial Art. Mrs. Rowe supervised the Senior Prom decorations and taught Drawing and Painting 1-2, while Mrs. Williams taught Color and Design 1-2. Chairman for the Art department was Miss Martha Murphy. She taught five classes of crafts, ranging from beginning to advanced courses.