Leamington District Secondary School - Phoebus Yearbook (Leamington, Ontario Canada)

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The Arts and Crafts Department In the Leam¬ ington District High School is one of the most modem rooms in the school. The furniture is arranged to give the room a spacious and informal appearance. Students sit on stools around work-tables. At the front of the room is a display-case, where finished articles are arranged. A kiln for firing clay models has been added to the equipment. Cupboards for supplies and art equipment line the south wall. A visitor during one of the classes might see some students working with leather, some with clay, wood, shells, plastic, or yam. and others with oil paints or water-colours. This department often gives assistance to other departments in one form or another and this is appreciated. Miss Ruby Scott, B.A., is In charge of the Art Department In our School. She graduated from the University of Western Ontario after High School education in Leamington. Before coming to the Leamington District High School she was a teacher on the Mill Street staff in this town. Miss Scott has a Specialists Certificate and very capably manages the many activities of her Department. Her hobbles are Music and Photography. —MARGARET FROESE

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In our new High School the Commercial Depart¬ ment is located in the North wing of the Upper floor. There are six rooms used by this Department. The Typing Room has been equipped with new desks and chairs. The chairs are made so that a student automatically has proper posture when he is typing. The chairs have shelves under the seats for the student ' s books. There are 36 noiseless Rem¬ ington Rand typewriters which were used in the old school. Two filing cabinets are available for the filing of completed work. The Business Machines Room is equipped with some Remington Typewriters from the old school. Additional equipment purchased in the equipping of the school are: One each of the following makes of Typewriters: Royal, Underwood, Smith Corona and I.B.M. electric: one each of the following Cal¬ culators: Remington Rand electric, Frlden, Plus and a Monroe. We have recently purchased a Tape-Fliter which will give instruction on the use of a Dictaphone. Room 213 is part of the Commercial Depart¬ ment. This room is equipped for Music and is used by the Glee Clubs in the Activity period. During the other periods of the day it is suitable for class room work. The other three classrooms of the Commercial Department have been equipped with new desks and each room has storage cupboards on one side. All Commercial rooms have filing cabinets and at the back of each room is ample bulletin board space. In the old high school there was only one Grade Ten Commercial form but this year there are two, IOC and 10F. Students of 12C qualify for a Secondary School Graduation Diploma in General Business. This school has a Special Commercial Course taught to students who have completed three years of Academic work. The Diploma for this course is the Secondary School Graduation Diploma. If a student of 12C or Special Commercial has a satisfactory examination record he is permitted to accept a position and leave school early in May. -JEAN KROPELNISKI. OLGA WAYTUK

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mm Mrs. May Anderson, B.A.. is the very capable head of the Mathematics De¬ partment. Her pupils make up all academic classes of Grades eleven, twelve, and thirteen as well as Grade ten A. She is a graduate of Kitchener Collegiate, the University of Toronto and the Ontario College of Education. Mrs. Anderson is very much interested in New Canadians, especially those who are going on to higher education. Mr. James Fleming, B.A.. is assisting in this department. He teaches in grades nine, ten, eleven, and twelve. He attended Kennedy Collegiate. As¬ sumption College, and the Ontario Col¬ lege of Education. Mr. Fleming is in¬ terested in Physical Education and has been a member of basketball teams in both High School and college. He is helping with track and field events, and should prove to be a valuable coach to the Junior Basketball Team. Miss Katherine Tilden. B.A., received her education at London Central Col¬ legiate and the University of Western Ontario and has honour degrees in Eng¬ lish and History. She teaches French to the grade nines, and history to grades twelve and thirteen. She is very interested in Political Science and International Relations. fl Mrs. Margaret Jackman. B.A.. attend¬ ed Kenora High School and the Uni¬ versity of Toronto where she obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Honour History. Mrs. Jackman teaches English, History, French, and Business Practice. Mrs. Jackman presides over a drama group named the Limelighters. Mr. G. J. Barrows, B.A., B.Paed., is from Leamington, and is a graduate of our own high school. He furthered his education at the University of Western Ontario and the University of Toronto. Mr. Barrows teaches geography to the grade nines and tens, and British His¬ tory to the grade nines. In the twelfth period, Mr. Banows is busy instructing cadets. His hobby is carpenter work. —BARBARA BASTION, ROSEMARY WOLFE