Menlo Atherton High School - Yearbook (Atherton, CA)

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Music Department Strike up the band! and all of Q Building is hlled with music. Menl0fAtherf ton's marching and concert band, orchestra, and dance band under the direc- tion of Mr. Brown, and the Menlo.-Atherton Choral groups under the direc- tion of Mr. Ireland are key notes in the school's activities. Any and all types of music from symphonies to swing to 'lohn Philip Souza's marches can be heard echoing from the portals of this building. Over 300 M-Aites belong to the performing music groups at school including the bands, orchestra, Boys' and Girls' Choruses, A Cappella Choir, and Choraliers, An additional num- ber of students learn how to play instruments in beginning and intermediate band. Later they may join the advanced instrumental groups, Without these two men, the melodious strains we hear resounding from Q Building could not be. Mr. Brown is the department head. 'ROBERT BARBARA RICHARD CORNING DANFORD ARNESON DORFMEIER 1-iB1Ds1Eic MCKENNEE UMBERGER Art Department The smell of fresh paint on canvas is noticed as one walks down M-wing. Here in the art department students are learning lettering, fashion designing, landscape sketching, and perspective drawing. Students- may be taking it only for the enjoyment, however many are preparing for their future vocations. General Art, Figure Drawing, Applied Art, Freehand Drawing, Fine Art, and Commercial Art are offered. Mr. Umberger is the department head. Indusgrial Arts Department a , 324 ' cc A A ,, . K X 'VIZ' 7 ff? XOVV The Industrial Arts students gain a general un- derstanding of the many industrial processes, gf ff techniques, and materials by working with the same material that is actually found in industry. Although the Industrial Arts Department has only three major subject areas, Woodworking, General Shop, and Mechanical Drawing, many areas are within a given subject. These include machine and hand woodworking, electricity, metal forming, welding machining, machine and architectural drawing. Not pictured is Robert Harris. Mr. LaLanne is the department head. 45,45 EDWARD WARREN BROWN IRELAND STUART JEAN COREY LaLANNE 25

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Z X 5 Ps 5, ARTHUR ELLA MORRIS ALBERT MAE LAURA BOETTCHER COOLEY DURHAM FAGGETTI HAYES HENRY Gtr PHILIP DONALD CLARENCE ROBERT LOWELL EDWARD JOHNSON McCLEAN O'DONNELL SCHMOLZE THOMAS TOMASZEWSKI v 'W'a ,fan PAUL CASTORO Math Department ROBERT MALVIN CONDON DOLMATZ Pro6ciency experts are words that well describe MenlofAtherton's Math Department. From general and refresher math on up through algebra and geometry and into Math III and IV many students work their way. Although the advance math courses are not restricted to college prep students, they seem to be composed almost entirely of these students. Often the remark Oh, that Math IV test was murder! has been heard around the school. Solving problems of every type and matter from the simplest addif tion, subtraction, multiplication, and division on up through finding the unknown , and into the logarithms is no trick for any of the math teachers. Miss Henry is the department head. Science Department General science, biology, physiology, chemistry, and physics are the science courses oiIered to students here at Menlo-Atherton. If by chance you happen to walk down Bfwing on the day that lessons on sulfur are being taught to the chemistry classes, an unpleasant odor might greet you Of course students in the chemistry classes are warned not to take a strong whiff of the substance. but woe betidc the passerby! Meanwhile in biology students are learning the difference between photosynthesis and respiration and students in physiology are learning which bone is connected to which bone. Throughout the day, Bfwing and Cfwing classes are filled with students eager to learn about the wonders of nature. And the teachers of these departments are just as eager to teach us, for science is an interest ing realm. Not pictured are Philip johnson, Murray Shipnuck, and Harry Wong. Mrs. McLanathan is the department head. avg 1' :A X vs. L EDWARD LEWIS MALCOLM MARY IULIAN EARL GRAY KARCHER MAXWELL McLANATHAN POLON SCHMITT 24 XP tru-Wk! fra QVV 'J 5 Mix

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MILDRED MARGARET CHARLOTTE LIONEL WARREN BRIGGS GEORS GIBSON GOULARTE JENSEN ALBERTA DONALD MARTIN SAYLE 1? '-QQ JAMES WALKER 26 ,ommereial Department In N-wing the clickfclack of the typewriters is an omnipresent sound. College Prep students, business majors, and students taking typing solely for their own enjoyment may be found here, The hunt and peck system is frowned upon and students gradually increase both their speed and accuracy. As they progress in their typing skills, students learn the correct form for business letters, applications, and invitations, In Nfwing also can be located tomorrow's stenographers. Taking dictation at any rate from 40 to 120 words per minute are these shorthand students. Although some students take shorthand to be able to take notes on college lectures, most of the students in these classes plan on becoming secretaries. Business English is also a class offered in N-wing. Here students learn where and when to use a dollar sign in business letters among many other things. The Commercial Department also prints programs and other mimeographed data for other departments. Mrs. Briggs is the department head. Homemaking Department As you walk down Kfwing the buzzing of machines, the snipping of scissors, and the chatter from mouths full of pins greets your ears. Under experienced guidance, many students learned the basic fundamentals of domestic science. Tricks of the trade were taught in Clothing and Foods. While the students in the cooking classes were learning to boil, broil, fry, and steam, the students in the sewing classes were learning to cut, pin, sew, and baste. Much time went into beautiful garments made by our future seamstresses. While not so much time went into the making of those culinary delicasies made by the foods classes, the meals they prepared were delicious! The preparation of meals, salads, meats, and desserts was good experience for tomorrow's cooks. These advisors and teachers have helped to build the homemakers of tomorrow. Miss Forbes is the department head. 21L,..1f:xL, 'ls f S JANET LUCY JANET VERA JANE FORBES GARDNER SWEENEY THEISEN TURNER