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

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SNYDER ASCHENBACH CATON EVANS FUNKHOUSER GALLIE - GRATER HARPER A YW.. HOSKINS JONES SLEIGHT D. SMITH SWAIN ' UDE C. O. WATERS Page 15 MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT C The MaThemaTics DeparTmenT, under The able leadership oT Mr. Snyder, has mainTained The high sTandards ThaT iT has seT in previous years. Everyone who has had any conTacT wiTh The deparTmenT knows whaT excellenT work iT has done This year. The sTaTT members have rendered New Trier a greaT service, noT only by excelling in The Teaching OT Their courses, buT also by parTicipaTing in orher school acTiviTies such as sponsoring clubs, coaching Teams, and adviser work. The maTh courses oTTered This year were The same as usual. They are General MaTh, Algebra, GeomeTry, lnTermediaTe Algebra, and The more advanced courses oT TrigonomeTry, Solid GeomeTry, Slide Rule, and College Algebra. All These courses build up a subsTanTial background Tor TurTher maThemaTics aT college or in oTher Tields. We are sorry To announce ThaT one oT our besT maTh Teachers, Mrs. Beach, Tormerly Miss DoroThy Walker, is no longer wiTh The deparTmenT. She and her husband have moved To Ames, Iowa. Mr. Simonds and Mrs. Brooks are also no longer wiTh us. They are now Teaching in The social science Tield. We appreciaTe The help They gave us in The emergency, and we are sorry To lose Them. The de- parTmenT has added one new member To iTs sTaTT This year. She is Miss Kelso Trom Glencoe CenTral School. A new MaThemaTics Club was Tormed during The year. The Tac- ulTy sponsor is Miss SleighT. T MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT Mr. W. A. Snyder Deparfmeni' Head Mr. W. J. Aschenbach Mr. H. D. Cafon Miss E. M. Evans Mr. D. K. Funkhouser Mrs. M. M. Gailie Mr. C. O. GraTer Mr. R. A. Harper Mr. L. P. Hoskins Mr. C. Jones Miss N. Sleighf Mr. D. F. Smiih Mr. H. G. Swain Mr. N. E. Ude Mr. C. O. WaTers fi O A Kljglhlu-lCghffTif7lCivJ ii Er. N 'of' ren!

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ENGLISH - DRAMA DEPARTMENT Mr. L. A. I'IuTchens DeparTmenT Head Mr. R. H. CarpenTer Mrs. M. A. Cook Miss M. D. Deames Mr. F. P. DeLay Miss L. W. Durgin Miss L. G. Hamilfon Mr. E. W. Kahler Mr. N. S. Lehman Mr. L. Lighfner Mr. C. E. MacLean Miss E. PaHerson Mr. R. S. Peferson Mr. H. C. Pifer Mrs. K. C. Smifh Mr. G. VanKirk Miss M. E. VIas+o Miss H. Walkup Miss E. WI'1iTe Miss R. Whiffield Miss W. E. Wilson Miss L. E. Wrighf Miss E. Sfanwood Mrs. E. A. Cavanaugh Miss W. N. Gahagan Mrs. A. H. Thurman ENGLISH-DRAMA DEPARTMENT I Headed by Mr. I'IuTchens, The English DeparTrnenT has been proTiTabIy augmenTed This year by a new Teacher, Miss Deames, and a reTurned veTeran, Mr. DeLay. These Teachers and The resT oT The capable English TaculTy have conTinued To give us a sound English ToundaTion, including sTudies oT IiTeraTure, and oral and wriTTen English. This year, insTead oT The regular TourTh year English course, a IimiTed number oT seniors could eIecT The new GreaT Books course. The Treshman, sophomore, junior, and senior TesTs were held, and The Junior Theme occupied many a worried iunior's mind. In conclusion, may we Thank The DeparTmenT Tor a Tine year. The DramaTic Division, direcTed by Miss STanwood, oTFers Dra- maTics, Public Speaking, Voice and DicTion, Choric Verse Speaking, and The Junior and Senior Verse Speaking Choirs To The would-be acTor. Two innovaTions in The curriculum This year were The Tall Talkers, a dramaTic group Tor Treshman boys, and The Junior Verse Speaking Choir. Miss Gahagan is a new member oT The sTaTT. 'N F 'Q Wa E--sr f HUTCHEN CARPENTER COOK DEAMES DE LAY DURGIN HAMILTON LEHMAN LIGHTNER MacLEAN I PETERSON PIPER K. SMITH i VAN KIRK VLASTO I WALKUP hi E WHITE WHITFIELD Y WILSON RIG T STANWOOD CAVANAUGH GAHAGAN I THURMAN Page 14

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SOCIAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT Miss L. F. Ullriclr DeparTmenT Head Mr. M. T. Coburn Miss M. CriTche'H Mr. F. D. Frisbie Mr. J. W. Gannaway Mr. L. E. Henderson Miss A. E. HursT Mr. J. M. Nay Mr. B. W. Shearer Mr. R. Simonds Mrs. L. WaTers Mr. R. Wehr Miss F. A. Weiler SOCIAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT I The Social STudies DeparTmeriT, headed by Miss Ullriclc, offers a wide and varied curriculum. Among The many courses open To sTu- denTs are AncienT HisTory, Civics, Economics, LaTin American His- Tory, Modern HisTory, Sociology, and UniTed STaTes HisTory. These courses aTTord an excellenT opporTuniTy Tor all sTudenTs To gain a beTTer knowledge oT The world, Trom iTs very beginnings up To The presenT Time. ln order To give The sTudenTs more compleTe informa- Tion in The hisTory oT arT and music. many oT The hisTory courses in- clude Music and ArT lnTegraTion, TaughT by lvlrs. Kidd and Mr. Holland, respecTively. The museum, mainTained by The hisTory de- parTmenT, conTains many inTeresTing and worThwhile collecTions de- signed To give The sTudenTs a chance To TurTher Their undersTanding by acTual observance. The Simpson Award discussions oT currenT viTal problems and quesTions have also been an imporTanT parT oT This year's worlc. Page 1 6