James Whitcomb Riley High School - Hoosier Poet Yearbook (South Bend, IN)

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, ff '1 5. .,. is ,gg if ,'N ,., , -'rr A 'LS' If al ' 1 t'NY'D1CT1'1 f'Q1 1I1'11.QCTOq In the eyes of the students perhaps the most out- standing characteristic of the faculty is the congenial and helpful attitude maintained by all of them, rather than a severe, extremely business-like manner which, considering the great multitude of tasks they must perform, might well be expected. From our principal, Mr. Kropf, who is noted for his pleasant and kindly mien, down to the least important of school cleaner-upers,', this characteristic is in evi- dence. The Foreign Language Department stands as an example of this helpful, yet capable attitude. Small, but compact, by working together, the members manage to accomplish more than their share of work to contribute to the Hnal goal-the culture of our students. This year, in addition to the regular courses in French, Latin, and German, a special course in Spanish was offered which is rapidly he- coming one of the best liked language courses in school.

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ealth Department . Health was given little thought when your grand- parents went to school, but today it contributes to the training for good citizenship in so far as physical well-being and development is concerned. At Riley we are proud of the men and women in charge of Physical Education and the program they have in effect. In addition to the regular gym classes, the Health Department plans intramural sports for all grades, as well as holding classes in Health Educa- tion, which are designed to emphasize habits of per- sonal hygiene and individual health problems. One of the busiest of this group is Mrs. Conant, our school nurse. True to her profession, she does an amazing number of things well, without anyone noticing it. In addition to supervising the health of seventeen hundred people daily, and holding classes in Health Education, she also supervises the Mantoux testing programs for Seniors each semester. To her and each of the other members of this vital department, we owe our thanlcs for a job well done.

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.nolisli lvmwarfmanf . . . Recognized as fundamental in every held of edu- cation, the English Department is not only arranged to adequately meet the three years required hy the state, hut to aiford as manv as ten elective courses in the twelfth grade. In its well balanced, complete curriculum, it tends to show the desirability of the knowledge of the principles of education, and goes as far as to give the student an understanding of these elements. The largest department in school. the faculty of the English Department instructs the students in every branch of high school English, speech. and literature. Their aims are to develop the power to think and to exprsss thought clearly, correctlv, and effectively, as well as to enahle the student to acquire standards as to what constitutes good literature. As a student's success or failure in all academic suhjects is determined largely hv his ahility to read the printed page, English is considered as the hasic suhject for all courses in our high schoal curriculum.