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

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Page Sixteen H O M E ECONOMICS-Fsflany boys learn to be helpful around the house, but the girls study the art of sewing, cooking, and keeping a home attractive, that they may be better home makers. New last year were the home art and design, and house- hold science classes, in which departments girls experiment with foods, examine tex- tiles, and study chemical properties. Under this department may also be included the management of the cafeteria. . SOCIAL SCIENCE-In world history the story of this universe from the time of Neanderthal man up to the present is un- folded. This history lives through the study of the lives of famous people from the pages of civilization's progress. United States history and civics give students a clearer conception of our government and generally broaden their knowledge of the political world, Modern history is the study of modern events and their effects on all nations of the world, while social problems emphasizes .suchimportant topics as the sweating sys- tem, child labor, prison reforms, unemploy- ment and immigration, .bringing out their causes and results. Practical application of material was made through trips, lectures and projects. FINE ARTS-In the art department Hrst year students sketch pictures, paint posters, and combine colors artistically. ln the second year the Daubers busy them- selves designing stage-sets and pictures- que costumes, painting posters, and illustrat- ing the school annual. b N In the music room one may hear the boys and girls glee clubs and the various quartets and trios, while from 'the audit- orium can be heard the junior or senior orchestras, which are kept busy preparing for school programs. The band has added -pep' and spice to our school spirit and has given the teams new incentive. This year music appreciation is required of members of the glee clubs. h

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SCIENCE-The first coursein this de- partment is general science, which covers va- rious subjects and offers a general prepara- tion for the more advanced sciences to fol- low, In the biology room, one sees such things as spirogyra, sand dollars, and snails, and if screams are heard issuing from the class- room, one need not worryg it is only some girl startled because a grasshopper hopped on her dress. Chemistry students experi- ment with gases, liquids, ,and solids, and pray that they won't break a thistle tube or a graduate cylinder. Funny-looking equa- tions cause even the best physics students a great deal of worry trying to figure them out in a quiz. IVIECHANICAL ARTS-Buzzing saws and humming machines attract our attention to the shop, where boys are busy making furniture and toys for children, and repair- ing or painting cars. Here too are fashion- ed outboard motor boats and graceful canoes, which will later appear on bodies of water from lakes in Lassen county to our own Pacific harbor. Different from the shop work, but equally important, is mechanical drawing, where boys draw plans and blueprints, stopping every few minutes to run and sharpen a pencil, to be sure the lines will be drawn with precision. C O M M E R C E-Future stenographers spend most of their time practicing typing or making queer-looking figures which are called shorthand notes and operating a type- writer. Iunior business training and book- keeping are also important to complete the education of the business man or woman. PHYSICAL TRAINING-This depart- ment fills a very necessary need of our school life. It keeps boys and girls physic- ally fit and gives them a welcome relief from their studies. In addition to the usual physical education there are competitive sports which include basketball ,volleyball, speedball, tennis, track, and baseballf for girls and football, basketball, baseball, track, cross country, and tennis for boys. Page Fifteen

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F . 31:13 . 0 .31-il rf' 1 4 T HE COUNCIL x'N g' ,s, ,, f V -, l cola. ' ,Back row: Virgil De Lapp, yell leader: lack Hunt, president of Iunior class: Iack Martin, yell leader: Robert Sin 'Clair, secretary-treasurer of Boys Progressive Club: Margaret Kay, secretary of Girls League: Chester Druliner, business manager: Bob Elliott, assistant business manager: Frank Nemethy, vice-president of Merit Society. Second row: Helen Butler. vice-president of Student Body: Elizabeth Sproule, president of Iunior class first semester: Thelma Perkins, secretary of Senior class: Iohn L. Love, vice-principal: Mark R. Iacobs, principal: Lorene Barber, secretary of Student Body: lean Sibbald, president of G. A. A.: Dorothy Riggin, secretary of Iunior class. Third row: Bill Richards, president of the Freshman class: Stuart Rough, secretary of Freshman class: Nobu Bessho, secretary of Iunior class: Thelma Hope, president of Sophomore class: lane Waters, vice-president of Sophomore class: Loraine Mast, girls sports manager: Constance Park, secretary of Sophomore class: Phyllis Druliner, secretary of Merit Society. Front row: DeVota Iones, president of Merit Society first semester: Dixie Strayhorn, president of Merit Society second semester: Bill Christopher, president of Boys Progressive Club: Gail Forsyth, president of Student Body first semester: Robert Latshaw, president of Student Body second semester: Elizabeth Keithley, president of Girls League: Russell Stuewe, president of Senior class second semester. Page Seventeen