Menlo Atherton High School - Yearbook (Atherton, CA)

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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

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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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SHIRLEY SYLVIA FRANCES DONNA MARIORIE BABB CONDON HOFFMAN KETTENRING 'D Girls' P. E. Whether you go in for the outdoor sports or for the indoor sports, you're sure to find almost all of them offered here at MenlofAtherton. For those fresh air addicts there is hockey, baseball, basketball, swimming, volleyball, and tennis. These classes provide a chance for girls to compete in sports, to learn good sportsmanship, and to learn the importance of teamwork. For those who prefer the more subdued type of P. E., Body Mechanics, badminton, modern dance, and tumblf ing are offered. Mrs. Condon's Body Mechanics class helps girls to straighten round shoulders and sway backs through exercise. This year for the first time two advanced sports classes were taught. The girls in these classes learned not only the skills of playing, but also the techniques of oiliciating. Not pictured is Rosalie Davies, department head. Boys, P. E. The traditional white shorts of the frosh, red shorts of the sophs, and blue shorts of the upperfclassmen can be seen at all periods of the day out on the basketball courts, on the football turf, or on the volleyball courts. Besides these sports, swimming, track, boxing, baseball, trampoline, and speedball were also offered. The classes participated in these sports and increased their knowledge of that particular sport, their feeling of good sportsmanship, and their spirit of cofoperation. Passing, running, catching, and block- ing skills were improved in football, Catching, batting, and fielding skills were im' proved in baseball. Guarding, passing, and shooting skills were improved in basketball. ln all sports that the various classes participated in, skills were improved. During the year two physical fitness tests were given to each boy. These included barfdips, rope climbing, swimming, running, and push-ups. On rainy days the classes have a chance to relax in the apparatus room while watching movies on the different sports. Mr. Ayers is the department head. MARY MOORE SCHOLLMEYER Nba-v AYRES FRANK BETTENCOURT -as BIONDI COSTELLO DORFMEIER LOFTUS SHIPNUCK 2 7