Ithaca High School - Annual Yearbook (Ithaca, NY)

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Above: The English Department consisting of Cseatedh Mr. Holgate, Miss Brown, Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. Ocvirk fdirectorl, Mrs. Rasmussen, Mrs. Gage and Cstandingl Mrs. Adams, Mr. Bennett, Mrs. Ward, Miss Elliott fdepartment headj, and Mr. Schroeder, demonstrate some of the tools of the trade. Four years of English are required for all students, but in the senior year, half-year elec- tives may be chosen by the students. These include American Literature, Journalism, Creative Writing, Speech, World Literature, Contemporary Dramatic Literature, Our Language, Practical English, and Senior Composition. Left: IHS foreign language teachers: Mr. Teeter fGermanJ, Mrs. Ernstein fGerman and Frenchl, Department Head Mr. Catalfano fFrenchD, Miss Miller CFrenchJ, Mrs. Cor- mier QSpanishJ, and Miss Williamson CLatinJ. Three years of each of the above-mentioned languages are offered at IHS. P Right: Mrs. Bennett, Mrs. York, and Miss Stocking, fschool librarianb supervise the 250 students who use the 1ibrary's 10,000 books and 85 different maga- zines each day of the school year. Library Club girls ' aid the librarians by putting books away and stamp- ing cards for take-home books. Miss Stocking also catalogs and issues all text books. I2

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THINK Right: Mrs. Seager, Mrs. Ethel Pierce, Miss Firra, Mr. York fheadj, and Miss Honcharik examine an adding machine in the business department. The business teachers train students to be sec- retaries, office workers and accountants. Above: Industrial Arts instructors Mr. Mahoney, Mr. Dixon fheadj, Mr. Henry, Mr. Woodams, Mr. Gor- man, and Agriculture teacher Mr. Preston contem- plate the operation of an electric saw. Metal, wood and print shop courses are offered as well as me- chanical drawing. l l Left: Miss Sinniger, Mrs. Ethelwyn Cornelius fheadl, and Mrs. Snyder discuss kitchen arrangement fol- lowing the standard-where do I use it? there shall I find it. The Homemaking program is made up of sewing, cooking, family foods, care of the sick, and home decora- tion, at different levels of learn- ing. Below: Mr. Myer of the Art De- partment demonstrates proper technique in doing a water color painting. As well as teaching drawing and painting, advertising design, interior decorating, basic art, general art and ceramics, Mr. Myer aids school organizations who need artistic guidance.

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Left: Miss DePew, Miss Claflin E RW Q Right: Mr. Culligan, Mr. Jones fheadl, and Mr. Bedworth review the material on psychology that is in the health library, in room 24 of the high school building. All sophomores are required to take one semester of health. Psychol- ogy for Living is offered to students who have completed the sophomore health course. Mr. Jones works with the grade schools and instructs pupils in health and safety. Right: Miss Marsh forchestra directorl, Mr. Mason fvocal music teacherj, and Mr. Battisti fband leaderj, gather in Mr. Ma- son's office. The instrumental music teachers give private lessons weekly to about one hundred and fifty students. Mr. Mason leads the junior and senior choirs for upper classmen and chorus for all freshmen. 13 fheadj, Mr. Elmore, Mr. Mor- esco, and Miss Neighbour ex- amine the slide rule used for demonstrations in the math classes. Elementary, intermedi- ate, and advanced algebra, plane and solid geometry, and trigo- nometry are offered. Also Math XI and XII is given to some juniors and seniors. It consists of trigonometry and intermedi- ate algebra the first year fol- lowed by calculus, solid ge- ometry, and advanced algebra the second year. Left: Mrs. Beck, Mr. Ming, Mr. Zien, Mrs. Weeks, Mr. Lewin, and Mr. Bach fheadl of the Science Department experi- ment with a Geiger counter. General science and earth science are taught the freshmen. Upper classmen take biology, botany, chemistry, and physics.