New Trier Township High School - Echoes Yearbook (Winnetka, IL)

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cience an rf lelaarfmen fri Q The Science Department is one that no student can avoid. As a result of this, New Trier has a very well-equipped scien- tific establishment, including complete and up-to-date physics, chemistry, and biology laboratories. Two new addi- tions, the greenhouse in the M. E. court and the Hildebrand Memorial Museum were completed last year. Among the activities, during the year one of Mr. Windoes' physics classes conducted an unofficial Babcock test for the butterfat con- tent of milk which caused quite a furor at the Borden- Wieland Dairy. A biology class'conducled by Mr. Reynolds made interesting experiments concerning nutrition of ani- mals and other forms of life both in the biology lab and in the greenhouse. This year Mr. Clader was added to the Science Faculty. 0 The most outstanding activity of the Art Department this year is the addition of a fine new studio. Mr. John Stenvall, a well-known Chicago artist, was the new teacher in charge. All crafts, but especially that of metal, has been stressed in his course. As in other years, art exhibitions, this year the American Index of Design and the W.P.A. exhibitions, were hung in the main corridor. Also work done by our students was sent to exhibitions in different parts of the country. This year the department is making a series of colorful murals to be hung in the Commerce Department of the school. SCIENCE DEPT. FACULTY Mr. F. C. Windoes Department Head Mr. N. C. Christensen Mr. C. Clader Mr. V. H. Condon Mr. P. G. Delaporte Mr. G. D. Edwards Miss M. C. Johnston Mr. R. S. Ream Mr. C. W. Reynolds Mr. A. W. Van Deursen Mr. S. S. Vernon ART DEPARTMENT HEADS Miss C. M. Murphy Department Head Mr. F. E. Holland Mrs. M. A. Holland Mr. J. Stenvall WINDOES CHRISTENSEN CLADER CONDON DELAPORTE EDWARDS JOHNSTON IEAM REYNOLDS VAN DEURSEN VERNON MURPHY A F. HOLLAND M. HOLLAND STENVALL I9

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ocia SOCIAL STUDIES DEPT. FACULTY Miss L. F. Ullrick Department Head Mr. M. T. Coburn Miss O. B. Cole Mr. F. D. Frisbie Mr. J. W. Cannaway Miss A. E. Hurst Mrs. S. S. Kimball Mr. J. M. Nay Mrs. P. R. Pinn Mr. C. W. Reiley Mr. B. W. Shearer Mrs. D. C. Simonds Mr. A. W. Troelstrup Mr. R. Wehr Miss F. A. Weiler KQUAQ5 eldafthleflt 0 Each year the Social Studies Department undertakes two important projects. Last Winter the production 6'What So Proudly We Hail was presented. About seventy-five stu- dents of history classes took part in this dramatization of in- cidents in American history, which was directed by the Dra- matic Department. The second semester a Mock Republican Convention was held, with the Republican candidates por- trayed by students. This convention was under the direction of Mr. Gannaway and included about five hundred students. This Spring one of Mr. Wehr's classes presented a panel discussion concerning labor problems which was broadcast from the Progressive Education Convention at the Palmer House. This group, about 25 students, first listened to a radio broadcast and then discussed it before the teachers at the convention. Although there were no changes in the faculty, there are several interesting notes about present members. Miss Weiler, a teacher of history, completed her work for a Master's degree at Northwestern University during the past year. Mr. Troelstrup of the Economics section is at present engrossed in writing a text book on economics which is expected to be finished by the end of the summer. At a recent board meet- ing a new course was proposed by Mr. Shearer, a course on Democracy, which is expected to start in summer school. As usual, excursions were conducted by various classes to museums and other establishments. Mr. Frisbie's Sociol- ogy class again worked at the Northwestern Settlement on the West Side. The History Museum in room 344 has been augmented from time to time by Mr. Leslie Cooke, its sponsor. ULLRICK COIURN COLE FRISIIE GANNAWAY HURST KIMIALL NAY PINN ' i REILEY fi SHEARER I A SIMONDS TROELSTRUP WEHR WEILER I8

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ommerce ana! Wudic elaarfmen fd COMMERCE DEPT. FACULTY Mr. D. E. Johnson Department Head Mrs. E. C. Dell Miss A. Flemington Mr. A. L. Grinnell Miss E. M. Hadden Miss H. C. Henningsen Mr. H. H. Herron Mr. J. W. Rau Miss H. Reinhardt Mr. J. R. Smith Miss E. E. Thorne MUSIC DEPARTMENT FACULTY Mrs. M. Cotton Department Head Mrs. A. J. Bradburn Mr. J. C. Schumacher Mr. G. Swigart MUSIC INTEGRATION DEPARTMENT Mrs. E. A. Kidd I Picture on page 222 0 The Commerce Department, during the year 1939-40, continued to give a good general business education to stu- dents who wanted to learn to manage their own personal financial aifairs and to give additional training to those planning a business career with or without a college edu- cation. All courses continued to be popular. The success of the experimental class in Store Practice IV assures it a perma- nent place on the program. The faculty remains unchanged and no notices of withdrawals for next year have been re- ceived. Many of the questions asked of teachers in regard to the content of commerce courses can now be referred to the New Trier Handbook for answers. Plans are constantly be- ing considered for closer cooperation between the Commerce Department and other departments of the school. The past year saw increased cooperation with the Social Science Department and new relationships with the Art, Manual Education, and Dramatics Departments. O Staging several brilliant musical performances, the Music Department has displayed to the township the highest caliber of musical training and workmanship. Under the direction of Mrs. Marian Cotton-known affectionately to her students as '6Mama - these productions have set a precedent in superb productions which will not be equaled for some time to come. Of course, 6'Mama has not done all this alone, for she is very ably assisted by Mrs. Bradburn, Miss Ander- son, Mr. Swigart, and Mr. Schumacher. O Music is combined with many other subjects at New Trier High School and this new work, known as music integration, is developing rapidly and is serving many diilferent music needs throughout the school. JOHNSON DELL FLEMINGTON GRINNELI. I-IADDEN I-IENNINGSEN HERRON RAU REIN HARDT SMITH TI-IORNE COTTON ANDERSON BIIADBUIIN SCHUMACI-IER SWIGART