Paris High School - Arena Yearbook (Paris, IL)

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Vocal and Instrumental Music, Boys’ and Girls’ Sports Junior shorthand and typing are taught by Miss Wright, Miss Steidl, and Mr. Cottingham. The senior work in this department is under the direction of Miss Wright. Bookkeeping, open to juniors and seniors, and a year's work in typing only are taught by Miss Risser. The mathematics course is designed to serve two classes of students, those who plan to attend college and those who intend to pursue some occupation without further study. In the first classification, such courses as elementary and advanced algebra, and plane and solid geometry are offered. For the second group a course is planned with the idea of giving the individual a working knowl- edge of such mathematics as may be put to use in the everyday affairs of the average individual. Examples of this are problems in taxes, insurance, and installment buying. The instructors in mathematics are Mr. Ariens, who teaches elementary algebra; Miss Steidl, the business arithmetic teacher; and Mr. Trulock, instructor in advanced algebra, plane and solid geometry, and general mathematics. The industrial arts department is under the supervision of Mr. Wendholt. The course includes mechanical drawing, electricity, woodworking, metal working. The home economics department under the direction of Miss Perisho and Miss Hendricks of- MARY MARGARET BEESON, B.S. Music

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21 Agriculture, Home Economics, Industrial Arts W. D. TRULOCK, B. Ed.. Mathematics MARY A. PERISHO. B.S., Foods AGNES HENDRICKS. B.S.. M.A.. Home Management, Clothing CHARLES D. WENDHOLT, B.S.. Industrial Arts DON H. HAMILTON. B.S.. Agriculture

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MARGARET GISOLO, B.S., Physical Education fers a wide variety of practical instruction in the arts of cooking and sewing. In the foods classes, the girls are taught the economy of buying and the nutritive value of foods. Miss Hendricks instructs them in dressmaking, grooming, and purchasing fundamentals. In the department of home management a practical knowledge of home life is emphasized. The agriculture department is under the direction of Mr. Hamilton. This is a very practical course devised for the boys who plan to remain on the farm after graduation. It is practical in that one works on and studies problems that may come up any day on the farm, such as soil management, animal husbandry, or farm mechanics. The music department under E. W. EVELAND, B.S., Physical Education, Basketball Coach the direction of Miss Margaret Beeson has three separate groups, the boys' glee club, the girls' glee club, and the girls' chorus. During the first semester the songs of Mikado claimed attention; the second semester was devoted to contest numbers. The physical education course is designed to develop strong bodies as well as strong minds for the students of P. H. S. The girls' gym classes and the G.A.A. are supervised by Miss Gisolo; the boys' gym classes are instructed by Mr. Eveland, the basketball coach. Intramural basketball, a league played outside of school hours, is sponsored by the football coach, Mr. Sweeley, for the football boys and all others interested in basketball who cannot be on the regular squad.