Niles Township High School West - Spectrum Yearbook (Skokie, IL)

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Mrs. Olga Georgiev Mr. George Brink Mrs. Carolyn Jeffrey Mrs. Domitila Garcia Miss Augusta Burwell Miss Irma Stefanini Miss Gertrude O’Reilly L j f Miss Tourcotte reviews yesterday’s assignment with her French students.

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Mrs. Klemm speaks to her language class in German allowing students to be- Mi S S Terese Klinger come more familiar with the vocabulary. Miss Qe jne Nash Language Students Go to State Contest Although curriculum for the Foreign Language Depart¬ ment remained the same this year, highly motivated stu¬ dents participated in a contest held in Spring against other students from participating schools. The contest held at Northwestern University tested students in reading ability, comprehension and grammar. Culminating the year’s events was a field trip, during Spring vacation to Spain, offering students a rare and worthwhile experi¬ ence. Mrs. Madeline Loughran Mrs. Maria Klemm 27

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Miss Wilda DeFur Mrs. Jane Pickle Miss Elizabeth Andekian Miss Carol Leonhard The art of creating a gourmet meal is demonstrated to a student by Mrs. Pickle. Home Ec. Initiates Children’s Nursery Adding to its wide range of courses already offered, the Home Eco¬ nomics Department will expand even further with a new student-run nursery for children. The nursery is one of many new courses the de¬ partment is hoping to initiate in the near future. Department chairman Wilda DeFur feels that by giving more depth to the curriculum stu¬ dents will gain experience for their own future households and the many different related careers. 29