Montebello High School - Golden Key Yearbook (Montebello, CA)

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In these days when history is being made, this department is most important. Miss McElfresh, teaching world and modern history, makes her subjects living and vivid by the splendid accounts of her trip to Europe. The sociology classes are motivated by individual trips to public institutions relating to the subject. Some of the places visited this year included the night court, the Whittier State School and the Insane asylum at Norwalk. Mr. Rough, who teaches United States history and civics, does so in a most thorough and interesting manner, adequately preparing the students for future study. The languages taught are as yet only Spanish and Latin, but these are both very thoroughly treated by Mrs. Richardson and Mrs. Barker, the latter teaching only first year Spanish. This year first aid and hygiene were made requirements for girls for graduation. Miss Seanor, school nurse, trains the girls in these subjects and also gives practical training in home nursing. The physical training groups include all boys and girls who are physically able to take the work. Mrs. Fisher, girls director, leads the girls in all athletic events: Coach Oliver gives the boys excellent training in their many and varied sports. This year Mr. Rough trained a fine track team which won many of the inter-scholastic meets and which placed third in the League track meet. Mr. Cain, the new tennis coach, has worked with his teams. Next door to the gymnasium is the shop where both woodwork and mechanics are studied. Boats and articles of furniture which are constructed each year represent the woodwork: the cars which are repainted and over- hauled make up the mechanical phase of this study. The boys also help in carpenter work and odd jobs about the school. When new furniture, such as tables, is needed, they respond gladly to the requests. Special work is accomplished when steel tools are made by these students. Excellent training for future activity is given by Mr. Benton who presides there, Page Twenty-four

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works hand in hand with the mathematics department in preparing the pupils to meet the affairs of the world. Here shorthand, typing and bookkeeping are thoroughly studied, and although speed in such work is important, accu- racy is never sacrificed. lt is in this department that form letters, statements, and other clerical work of the office is done. Here stencils are cut and run off on the mimeograph, thus giving further practice in the activities of the course. Here also copy for the School News is typed, Mrs. Aldrich directs the home economics department and trains the girls to be real housewives, The cooking girls put their training to practical use in the preparation and serving of meals. They prepare and serve the banquet for the Pro Merito society and also a luncheon for the trustees and their wives. At the Mother-Daughter banquet the girls served the meal in true professional style. ln the sewing classes the girls learn the principles of making clothes. The practical results of this training are evidenced in the dresses and suits and other garments on display at the end of the year. The art department, under the inspiring direction of Miss Kern, fills an important place in the activity of the school. The art students meet the demands made upon them by providing posters and hand lettered material for whatever activity may request it. They also lend able hands in the decoration of stage sets and banquet rooms as well as helping with costumes from time to time. Perhaps their greatest project is the planning and execution of the art work of the Golden Key . In addition to all this, the routine work of acquiring technique and accuracy both in mechanical drawing and art is carried on effectively. Music represents the other fine art in the curriculum of our school. Here Miss Rye develops two girls glee clubs, a boys glee club and a splendid orchestra, besides other musical groups such as the marimba orchestra, har- mony class and boys trio and quartet. Page Twenty-three

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