San Diego High School - Gray Castle Yearbook (San Diego, CA)

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FACULTY 'i 17 lr Back Row: Miss Ethel Olsen, Mrs. Mary Webster, Mrs. Wana Kunzel, Miss Eifde Lemonds, Miss Ida Fesenhcck, Mrs. Beulah Meals, Miss Louise Wilson, Miss Martha Wasson, Miss Alta Gallagher. Front Row: Miss Ruth Clifford, Miss Narra jones, Mrs. Edna Gillespie, Miss Ora Cupp, Head, Miss Hazel Reed, Mrs. Belle McKee, Miss Mary Barkley. lfNGI.lSl'I Three awards for competition, one to graduating seniors, one to juniors and one to sophomores are offered under the supervision of the English department. The Foothills of Parnassus, with excellent compositions written by the creative writing classes, is an achievement of this department. English teachers are Miss Ora M. Cupp, head, Miss Mary Barkley, Miss Ruth Clifford, Miss Ida Fesenbeck, Miss Alta Gallagher, Mrs. Edna H. Gillespie, Miss Narra Jones, Mrs. Wana Kunzel, Miss Effie Lemonds, Mrs. Belle McKee, Miss Ethel Olson, Mrs. Beulah Meals, Miss Hazel Reed, Miss Martha Wasson, Mrs. Mary Webster and Miss Louise Wilson. HOME ECDNDMICI Subjects offered by the home economics department are clothing construction and textile selection, foods, nutrition for boys and girls, home management and home citizenship, home nursing, and Cosmetology. The exhibits of this department are always interesting. Each semester the home nursing classes exhibit the baby books and the sewing classes display clothing. Frequent exhibits are placed in the cases in the main building. The instructors in this department are Miss Mildred Henderson, head, Miss Grace Benoy, Miss Mary Brown, Miss Julia Chubbuck, Mrs. Clara Grey, Mrs. Pauline Lauber, Mrs. Bessie Wenrich and Miss Sally Whittle. Mrs. Bessie Wenrich, Miss Julia Chubhuck, Miss Mary Brown, Miss Grace Benoy, Mrs. Clara Grey, Miss Sally Whittle, Mrs. Pauline Lauber.

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'l 16 lr GRAY CASTLE, '31 M l Miss Shirley Charles, Head, Miss Harriet Southwick, Mrs. Elsa Bauer, Miss Evangeline Ritchey. ADT DEDAIQTMENT Students in the aft classes are taught to appreciate aft and are prepared either to enter art schools or to continue with art in the universities. Scholarships which are awarded annually by the San Diego Academy of Fine Arts and other art schools offer an incentive for competitive work. This department offers three lines of study: design, representative art, and com- mercial art. Some of the subjects offered are art appreciation, and costume. The art instructors are Miss Shirley Charles, head, Mrs. Elsa Bauer, Miss Evan- geline Ritchey and Miss Harriet Southwick. COMMERCIAL DEDAIQTMENT With a teaching staff composed of highly trained specialists, the commercial students of this school have won honors in the annual contests held in the southern part of the state. Each year dozens of students enter the business world with a well-founded knowl- edge in typing, shorthand, business training, commercial law, and salesmanship. Commercial instructors are Mr. W. L. Peterson, head, Miss Verna Beam, Mrs. Katherine Dickson, Mrs. Harriet Eves, Miss Eulalie Hill, Miss Florence Lormer, Mr. Charles B. Read, Mrs. Jewell Smith, Mr. W. Stanton, Miss Hazel Stone, Miss Margaret Sullivan, Mrs. Beatrice Wagner, Mr. T. A. Walton, Mr. Frank Watenpaugh, Mr. Arthur Wicks and Miss Edna Wooster. Top Row: Mr. C. B. Read, Mr. F. A. Walton, Mrs. Harriet Evcs, Mr. W. J. Stanton, Mr. W. L. Peterson, Head, Miss Hazel Stone, Mr. Arthur Wicks, Mr. F. M. Watenpaugh, Mrs. Katharine Dickson. Bottom Row: Mrs. Jewell Smith, Miss Margaret Sullivan, Miss Florence Lormer, Miss Eulalic Hill, Mrs. Beatrice Wagner, Miss Verna F. Beam, Miss Edna Wooster.

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'l 18 lr GRAY CASTLE, ,31 CL-:ft to rightj Mr. S. Caeeres, Mrs. Meave Sharman, Mr. Maurice Wright, Mrs. Maria S. Contreras, Miss Anita Hatlxway, Mr. Lawrence Carr, Head, Mrs. Stella Krause. LANGUAGE DEDAIQTMENT The foreign language department trains students in the technicalities of the lan- guages and acquaints them with the culture and history of the various countries. The department offers Spanish, Latin, German, and French. Because of its practical use on the Pacific coast, Spanish continues to be the most popular. This semester a Spanish Club was organized for the purpose of promoting a greater interest in the language. The instructors are Mr. Laurence Carr, head, Mr. S. N. Caceresg Mrs. Maria Contreras, Miss Anita Hathvvay, Mrs. Stella Krause, Mrs. Meave Sharman, and Mr. Maurice Wright. A MATH EMATI CI The mathematics department trains the student to think clearly, accurately, and to work practically and efficiently. The mathematics department is a unique one in that it is the only department that keeps an honor roll. This honor roll, which consists of all students who make an A in mathematics, has proved useful in encouraging students to work for a place on the honor list. Teachers of mathematics are Mr. W. P. Dunlevy, head, Mr. A. Alexander, Miss Alva Beattie, Miss Viva Dickerson, Miss Marie Gaby, Miss Vera Hawkins and Mr. D. P. Taylor. Top Row, left to right: Mr. A. Alexander, Mr. W. P. Dunlcvy, acting Headg Mr. D. P. Taylor. Front Row, left to right: Miss Alva Beattie, Miss Viva Dickerson, Miss Marie Gaby, Miss Vera Hawkins.