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

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MATHEMATICS MATHEMATICS Our head mafhemarical conducror is Mr. Sny- der who, wirh his sixreen able assis+anI's, offers us a guided four of his deparImenI, and hopes we'll like ir well enough 'ro slay. Firsl and besi- Iravelled are freshman algebra and plane geome- Iry, whose enihusiasis drink in Ihe knowledge Thai x is an unknown and Ihe Pyrhagoras is Jrhe idol of every sophomore. We pause nexl' aI' a door Io Algebra Ill, which may be enlered by 'rhose who gor A's or B's in elemenlary algebra. Olher popular one-semesier comparlmenrs are Solid Geomefry, Trigonomeiry, College Algebra, and Slide Rule. More and more of us are realiz- ing Ihar maih is fun, and deserves more Ihan Ihe cusromary Iwo-year ride. INDUSTRIAL ARTS Big news in 'rhe M. E. building is Ihe ins'ri'ru+ion iusl Ihis year of a compulsory course for sopho- more boys, called Minors ZS. Previously a mere hope in 'rhe minds of farsighied adulfs, Minors ZS is now quiie realisrically preparing our second- year men Io be in'relligen'r home owners of Ihe Iu+ure. Also as popular as ever This year are Ihe usual courses in Drawing, Melals, Aulomorives, and Woods. These classes are essenlial prepara- 'Hon for engineers-'ro-be and for any mechanic- ally inclined New Trier s'rudenI'. Allhough an overwhelming per cen+ of indusrrial arls sfudenis are males, even girls have venfured info Ihe awe- inspiring shop rooms. and have been sulzliicienily infrigued Io slay. To Ihe s+udenIs enrolled in mechanical courses Jrhey are regarded as one of New Trier's mos+ invaluable deparrmenrs. SNYDER CATON EVANS HARPER JONE S KELSO SLEIGHT SWAIN - UDE I DUSTRIAL RTS WEINGARTNER - I McKEE . FLANINGAM OAKS Page I3

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English Department One ineviTable Tour-year side Trip as we Take The ldew Tner Spedaks cruke E ThaTinTo The Enghsh DeparTmenT. This year Mr. CarpenTer has Taken overasiTshead. Ahhough no new coumes have beeninhoduced This year, The old ones were sTudied wiTh greaTer enThuQasn1 Than ever. CDur deparhnenT ohers noT only The cusTomary liTeraTure, grammar, and com- posiTion Training, buT an unusual number oT unique courses. CDuTsTanding anwong These are The acceler- aTed or Hvu courses Tor aH years, and, oT course G-reaT Books. This year Two deparTmenT members were readers Tor The College EnTrance ExaminaTion Board, and were able To give seniors some viTal ad- vice and preparaTion Tor Treshrnan college work. CoHege preparahon m generalhas been The deh- nHe hend Thk yean wHh many ouTQde mdssuch as workbooks vocabubry Teds and TexTbooks and poinT raTing sysTems Tor composiTions. Mr. PeTer- son and Mr. LighTner Traded classes Tor one six weeks' period, giving Their respecTive classes an op- porTuniTy wiTh a diTTerenT specialisT. An elaboraTe progranuin reading hnprovernenT was ako carded on, wiTh The help oT The Guidance-TesTing DeparT- menT. Sncelhe Drama DeparhnenThasrnovediTshead- quarTers To The new building, iT has Travelled TurTher and even beTTer Than in previous years. Increased equiprnenT has permiTTed The exTension oT one- sernesTerTo TuH-year courses. Seniors,as usuah were aHowed To subshhhe The popuhr coumesin Eng- Ikh 4Ad and 4Bd and Pubhc Speabng TorTheu regubr coumes In addrHon,The Speech Depad- menT oTTered classes in Voice and DicTion and priv- aTe speechinsnucHon,and rewved a new second- semesTer course in Radio AcTing and Announcing. Page I2

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WEILER LIGHTER Page I4 SOWERSBY BOND SOCIAL STUDIES Our Social STudies deparTmenT aimed Tor sTudenTs To be in- Tormed on The hisTorical background oT The world as well as on The heriTage OT Their counTry and communiTy. This year The em- phasis was shiTTed Trom memorizaTion work To an aTTempT Tor everybody To undersTand and careTully consider The maTerial. Movies, Tilm sTrips. and records were used oTTen To provide addi- Tional inTeresT. Even The reTiring people had ample oppOrTuniTy To express Their opinions Through panel and group discussions. WiTh The exTensive varieTy oT courses oTTered, and The careTul leadership oT Mr. Shearer and The insTrucTors, This year's work in Social STudies has been more Tun Than ever. HOME ECONOMICS WheTher she hopes To concenTraTe on Tull or parT Time home- making in The TuTure, any New Trier girl can equip herselT wiTh a solid domesTic backing by Taking our Home Economics courses. BoasTing an enTire secTion oT The TourTh Tloor. The deparTmenT's TaciliTies include an up-To-daTe Toods laboraTory, compleTe sew- ing and cooking accessories, and a TasTeTully decoraTed small aparTmenT. The laTTer. a viTal parT oT The deparTmenT, noT only serves as a class laboraTory, buT is used Tor TaculTy Teas and oTher social aTTairs. Foods classes someTimes provide reTreshmenTs Tor These parTies, and They also cook a wide varieTy oT dishes as They learn To appreciaTe The imporTance OT viTamins and nuTriTional values. Across The hall, CloThing sTudenTs can be seen sewing anyThing Trom simple aprons To graduaTion dresses. Also very popular are The courses in lnTerior DecoraTion and in Consumers' EducaTion.