Mount Diablo High School - Diablo Yearbook (Concord, CA)

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HOME ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT LETT TO RIGHT: Mrs. Opal Schrock; Miss Joyce Waud; Mrs. Brilta Callamaras; Miss Mary Hawk. School Nurse; Mrs. Elvera Curless, Cafeteria. HOMEMAKING DEPARTMENT The Homemaking Department emphasizes family living re- lationship. dovoting a certain amount of time to personal appearance, consumer living, clothing, construction, child care, homo nursing, food preparation, nutrition, home decoration, and community interests. This preparation is also a basis for a career before marriage. ART AND MUSIC DEPARTMENT LEFT TO RIGHT: Mr. Eldo Bianchi, Art. Mechanical Drawing; Miss Marjorie Silva. Art, Dept. Head; Miss Vera Boyd. Vocal Music. Mr. James Arnold. Instrumental Music, Dept. Hoad NOT PICTURED: Miss Myrtle Williamson, Mechanical Drawing. The fine and applied art courses offered at Diablo aro many and varied. Landscape, figure drawing, portrait, still-life, design, perspective, poster, fashion illustration, articulate sculpture, clay sculpture, pottery, woodcarving, textile and interior dosign aro all taught. The musical department is divided into two parts. Mr. James Arnold has a prize-winning marching band, an orchestra, and a dance band to represent the instrumental division. Miss Vora Boyd spreads the good vocal word with her distinguished A Cappella choir. Her Boys' Octet, Girls' Gloo. Voice Technique and Musical Appreciation classes complement her department. SOCIAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT LEFT TO RIGHT: Mr. Claudo Bloom, Social Studios; Miss Betty Fogarty, Social Studios; Miss Evelyn Mumma. Social Studios. Counseling; Mr. William W. Young, Social Studies; Mr. Leslie Dunnells, Social Studies. Senior Class Advisor. LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT LEFT TO RIGHT: Miss Elanor Rummel. Spanish. French; Miss Ruth Galindo. Spanish. Dept. Head; Mrs. Iola O'Grady. Spanish; Mrs. Norma Lavelle, French. Latin; Mrs. Sally Kinsell, Spanish. In the Foreign Language Department we attempt to spoak the language, read and write the language and also to understand the background, customs, and culture of the people of the coun- tries where the language is spoken.

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SCIENCE DEPARTMENT FIRST ROW. Uit to right: Mr. Robort Wilkinson. General Science, Biol- ogy; Mrs. Dorothy Honderson. Biology. Counselor; Mr. Paul Stoner. Physics, Counselor. SECOND ROW: Mr. Rulus Johnson. Biology, Gen- eral Science, Hygiene; Mr. Macario Bautista. Biology. Frosh Football Coach; and Mr. William Toaspem, Chemistry. The aim of the Science Department is to meet the needs of all students for attitudes, appreciations, interests and knowledge in science which will help them to make better use of their natural environment, both as workers in the science field and as con- sumers of science-developed products and conservers of personal and public resources. ENGLISH DEPARTMENT FIRST ROW. left to right: Miss Alma Couchman. English- Mrs. Marion Early, English: Mrs. Isabelle Evans. English. SECOND ROW: Mrs. Mildred Garrison, English, Dopt. Hoad; Mrs. Holon Lum, English. Yearbook; Mr. Ray Johnson, English, Orientation, Diabioid; Mr. Wy- man Spalding, English, Drama, Aviation. The must department for all students in high school tries to holp its studonts discover that literature is a satisfying record of the development of civilization. Tho powor of speech, the drama, the helpful processes by which we pursue the written word, are all given timo in this department. FIRST ROW. loft to right: Miss Margarot McCradio. Counsolor. Eng- lish; Mrs. Mary Lumpkin, English, Public Speaking; Miss Gladys Kyno, English; Miss Sally Rinehart, English. Drama. SECOND ROW: Mrs. Eloise Honett, English; Miss Cathorino Barrington, English; Mr. Jack Ferrari, English; Miss Betty jO.inson, Counselor, Lngl.sh. GIRLS' P.E. DEPARTMENT LEFT TO RIGHT: Miss Jessio Falconer, Department Head; Mrs. Britta Callamaras; Mrs. Barbara Strutz; Miss Caroline Nelson, Counselor; Miss Betty Blankenship. G.A.A. Adviser. The major aim of the Girls' Physical Education Department is to provide a well-rounded program of activities which con- tribute toward physical well-being. It is hoped that through participation in the various activities the student will grow in muscular proficiency, sportsmanship, cooperation and exper- ience satisfying social relationships. Girls may select activities within certain limits, however, as a means of orientation, tho Freshmen have a required program of activities. 12

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MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT LEFT TO RIGHT: Mr. Archie McEwing. Plan® Geometry. Vocational Math; Mr. Bill Gingrich. Algobra, Mech. Drawing; Mr. Jtm Woolum. Math. Atgobra; Mrs. Margery Crouch. Math. Counselor; Mr Richard Miller. Plano Geometry. Math. Vocational Math. Football Coach; Mr. Vincent Costanza. Trig. Algebra. Math. Solid Geometry; Mr. Richard Fairclougn, Math. Algebra, Track Coach. The Department of Mathematics strives to provide a substantial background in mathematics for those students who aro seeking a career in science and engineering and to provide for all stu- dents the tools necessary to function adequately as a citizon in a computational world. COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT LEFT TO RIGHT: Miss Dorothy Jacobus; Miss Helen Courtriaht: Miss Dorothea Dodge. Dept. Head. Mr. Robert Klinq: Mr. Rolf Bondelie; Mr. Milan Wight, Counselor CAMERA-SHY: Miss Leora Bishop. A commercial student is encouraged to explore the field of business in order to dlscovor the happiest vocational situation for himself. He is then trained for that field. He is also trained as a consumer to handle satisfactorily the business dealings of daily life. INDUSTRIAL ARTS DEPARTMENT LEFT TO RIGHT: Mr. Stephan Casaleggto. Wood Work, Mr. Don John- stone. Wood Work; Mr. Peyton Farrer. Auto Shop; Mr. Orvillo Boutol, Mach. Shop, Dept. Head; Mr. Fred Mohr. Crafts; Mr. William Cash- man. Sheet Motal. Motal Shop; Mr. Bob Wilson, Welding. Members of the Industrial Arts Department are proud of their first department brochure. It contains twenty-one photographs and numerous articles depicting tho shop program offered at Diablo. The purpose of the brochure is to help counselors and students in the selection of shop courses. Information portaining to shop majors, cost, aims and recommended subjects in other fields is also given. SOCIAL STUDIES AND DRIVERS' EDUCATION DEPARTMENTS LEFT TO RIGHT: Mr. Clayton Schuttish. Drivers- Education; Mrs. Norma White. Junior Statesmen Adviser, Social Studies. Freshman Class Advisor; Mr. Morton Ely. Social Studies; Mr. Georgo Porry. Social Studies. Gardening. Senior Class Advisor; Mr. Fury Dalla, Social Studies; Mr. George Podrazzi. Drivers' Education. A major in Social Science is rocommonded for Ciablo students wishing to become lawyers, librarians, teachers cr social work ors. Tho courses are designed to train studonts in good citizen- ship. increase their appreciation for American ideals and ways of living by acquainting them wtih a working knowledge of the past. The Drivers' Education Department deals with preparation for the wheels of the present. BOYS' P.E. DEPARTMENT I EFT TO RIGHT: Mr. Art Poulin. Mr. Rod Franz. Mr. Us Williams. Mr. Jim Millard. Mr. John Ralston. The Boys' P.E. Department established wrostling. water polo, and volleyball as new activities for the boys. The plans call for advanced apparatus: trampoline, lifesaving, and tennis classes for all boys, for first year classes. Also contemplated are diving, and a competitive pentathlon event in addition to the swimming and track programs.