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

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SMALL BRADY BREDIN BREIDENBACH COLLINS DONHAM l EISLER FLENTYE E KAHLER McDOWELL MOELLER MORRIS MUDGETT M UNDELL PATTERSON PAUL . PRENDERGAST SHAW FOREIGN LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT O This year The Foreign Language DeparTmenT confinued under The able leadership of Dr. Small and again offered courses in Lafin, French, German. and Spanish. IT had been generally feIT ThaT The enrollmenT in The Spanish classes would decrease due To The end of The war. Quife To The conTrary, The number of sTudenTs has increased in The Spanish, and also in The German classes. Alfhough The enrollmenT in LaTin and French classes has noT shown marked increase, These courses are sTill very popular wiTh The sTudenTs. There are no new language courses offered This year. al- Though French is again available To Freshmen, enabling Those who wish To have four years of ThaT language while in high school. ConTinuing also This year is The Music InTegraTion pro- gram wiTh Mrs. Kidd. She meeTs wiTh various language classes abouT Twice a monTh and discusses wiTh Them The music of The counfry whose language The class is sTudying. This is a grand opporTuniTy for sTudenTs To geT acquainTed wiTh The music and some of The cusToms of The counTry in which They are infer- esfed. Even Those classes which do noi' enTer inTo The Music InTegraTion program have an opporTuniTy To learn abouT The music of These counTries, for many such classes learn and sing foreign songs in The classroom. Only one serious difficulTy has faced The Foreign Language DeparTmenT This year and Thaf is The problem of securing books. During The war, The publishers had a hard Time geTTing enough paper To prinf The TexTs. and of Those which have been prinTed, preference has been given To colleges and G.l.'s. DespiTe This seTback The deparTmenT has enjoyed a good year. Page

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l WI NDOES ACHRISTENSEN CLADER A CONDON V EDWARDS HOYT l i l T A REAM . REYNOLDS SMITH STEWART VERNON VAN DEUIRSEN ld SCIENCE DEP O Under 'fhe Science rier sfudenfs of are General Science. The laffer is science adds up fo a very inferesfing Windoes, fhe each class. The Science. Physiology. combined wifh course. Biology and Radio are offered fo Sophomores, while Juniors may fake Chemisfry or Biology. Seniors fake eifher Physics or Advanced Radio. Biology is 'raughf af fhree levels, and Chemisfry and Physics af fwo levels. The Science Deparf- menf has been a greaf aid fo fhe school in many differenf ways by giving sfudenfs a foundafion in science and fhe scienfific mefhod. which can be carried on info ofher fields and fo col- lege. Each year since fhe war we see fhe imporfance of fhis background in our modern world. and as more sfudenfs recog- nize fhis facf fheir inferesf in science increases. COMMERCE DEPARTMENT O The Commerce Deparfmenf, led by Mr. Rau. has many courses 'ro offer New Trier sfudenfs which are helpful bofh fo- ward careers and foward college. Typing is especially popular because if is useful in bofh fields. This deparfmenf offers ex- perience by leffing some sfudenfs work in fhe Regisfrar's Office and af fhe swifchboarcl in connecfion wifh fhe Office Pracfice classes. This year fhe Commerce Deparfmenf had a general reorganizafion and increased ifs equipmenf so broader oppor- funifies would be offered fo all sfudenfs. Through fhe cleparf- menf. work can be obfained oufside of school for which creclifs besides a salary are given. ' RAU GRINNELL HADDEN HENNINGSEN HERRON PEITHMAN REINHARDT Page 17

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Page 19 C T 4' '13 13 COTTON ANDERSON f BRADBURN LAVERY MAGES i REAM is ii -MURPHY CASELLA FEARHEILY HOLLAND 4 OTIS STENVALL MUSIC DEPARTMENT O The Music DeparTmenT oTTers many acTiviTies which are very popular among The sTudenTs, according To inTeresT and TalenT. The ouTsTanding choral groups are boys and girls Ensemble, The Choir. The Orchesfra, and The Band. The OrchesTra played for concerTs, plays. and Lagniappe, while The Band played Tor TooTball games, award assemblies, and gave Two concerTs of iTs own. BoTh Ensemble and Choir gave programs in and ouT of school. For The music deparTmenT. The highlighTs of The year are The ChrisTmas Con- cerT, The Spring ConcerT, and The GilberT and Sullivan Opera. which This year was lolan'rhe . The resulT of all These acTiviTies was a year of high sTandards in New Trier music. ART DEPARTMENT O The ArT DeparTmenT This year has placed special emphasis on work in ceramics. The insTallaTion oT a large elecTric lciln and an adequaTely equipped ceramic sTudio has made This work possible. A new course in phoTography under The supervision of Mr. Donald SmiTh has also been added To The curriculum. The reTurn of Mr. John F. STenvall from The armed Torces To his arT and arT appreciaTion classes here aT New Trier has added much presTige To The deparTmenT.