Mount Carmel High School - Sibylline Yearbook (Mount Carmel, IL)

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RALPH S. CONDREY Superintendent Mr. Conclrey has been a member of our faculty for some time. He has been superinf tendent for three years. ALFRED B. SCALES Principal Mr. Scales has been our principal for three years and has proved himself a capable administrator.

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12 School History-Continued From that time the enrollment and the number of graduates increased until a new school building was needed. This need was met in September, 1914, when the present high school was formally opened. The faculty consisted of six teachers and a principal. There were sixteen members in the first class to graduate from the new school. In December, 1930, the new Junior High School and gymnasium was dedicated. This building has nine modern school rooms, a soundfproof music room, and a well equipped manual training shop. The gymnasium is one of the best. It has a hne stage, a good basketball court, and a large seating capacity. The course of study has been planned to meet the various needs of the stu' dents attending the school. In early times the only curriculum offered was academic, with the following subjects: grammar, English literature, rhetoric, Latin, algebra, plane geometry, ancient and medieval history, physiology, and Zoology. The present academic curriculum is practically the same as that first offered. This course is to prepare students for advanced work in college. The commercial curriculum now available prepares students for work in the business world. This course includes shorthand, typing, bookkeeping, commercial law, office practice, commercial arithmetic, and salesmanship. In addition to these, vocational courses are offered to both boys and girls. The girls may take cooking and sewing. Boys' courses are manual training, animal husf bandry, soils and crops, and farm mechanics. To keep up with the trend in modern education, extrafcurricular activities have been planned to give pupils a chance to gain training and experience not offered in the classroom. These include a number of clubs dealing with various interests, clraf matic and music presentations, and a publication staff. The school has a well rounded music department with a band, an orchestra, both boys' and girls' glee clubs and quartets, a mixed chorus, and various instruf mental ensembles. Mt. Carmel is also noted for its clean athletics and good sportsmanship. The regular teams in football, basketball, track, and baseball offer training for many boys. Those not on varsity teams may compete in intramural sports. During the recent years the enrollment in the school has steadily increased. This year it set a record with more than 530 students in attendance. ' The liftieth graduating class composed of 136 members will leave Mt. Carmel High School this year. This class is the largest in the history of the school. It will go forth equipped to meet the world as no other class has ever gone because with the increase in enrollment has come an improved system with improved facilities. Today Mt. Carmel High School, overlooking the Wabash and White rivers, stands as one of the best schools in the vicinity.

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lf :rs 14 BYRON ARRICK, B. A. Converse, Indiana Indiana University Chemistry Physics GEORGE BARNDS. B. S. Orangeville, Illinois University of Wisconsin Salesmanship Commercial Law Bookkeeping ETHEL CASE West Liberty, Iowa Cedar Rapids Business College Gregg Normal University of Iowa Shorthand Tyrlewritink ELIZABETH CHEESMAN, A. IX. Princeville, Illinois Illinois University University of Colorado History MIGNONNE CHEESMAN, A. B., M. A. Princeville. Illinois Illinois University Blackburn College Latin LEO DEERWESTER, B. S. Butler, Missouri Central Missouri State Tea.cher's Colle:-lc Illinois University University of Missouri History Geometry Business Arithmetic .IEWELL DIXON, B. E. Mt. Vernon. Illinois Illinois State Normal University Georgetown College English RUSSELL GARRETT, B. S. Mt. Carmel, Illinois Evansville College Illinois University Indiana University Histoiy Vocations Civics Physical Education BERNICE GILTNER, A. B. Indianapolis, Indiana Butler College French English ETHEL GLECKLER, B. S. Paris. Illinois Illinois University Eastern Illinois State Tcacher's College Foods Clothing'