Springfield High School - Capitoline Yearbook (Springfield, IL)

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MUSIC G. W. Palrick Alma Jean Wilson Clarence Sauer Roger Benedicf E. Carl Lundgren Every sludenl includes music in his curricula: lherelore lhere is a field of music suiled lo every boy and girl. For lhose preferring inslrumenlal music, lhe ever-popular orcheslra, direcled by Mr. Sauer, will be lhe choiceg or boys may also lry for our colorful band, under Mr. Palriclcs direclion. ln vocal music, lhe A Cappella Choir conlinues lo ranlc as an oulslanding inslilulion under Mr. Lundgren. A course in harmony supplemenls lhese subiecls. Chorus lrains freshmen and sophomores in a general background of music, in group singing: and il culli- vales a lasle lor fine music. PHYSICAL EDUCATION William Roellig Mark Pelerman Kalherine Mdlher This year grealer slress has been laid on mainlaining good heallh. Added du- lies and added slrain mean need for greal- er slaminag lhe gym classes work loward 'Fulfilling lhal need. By governmenlal re- quiremenl all iuniors and seniors in lhe high school are now lalcing condilioning exercises in gym once a week. Freshman and sophomore class worlc, on allernale days, comprises learning and playing various sporls. ln spring girls may play lennis al Douglas Park. Skill and co- operalion are encouraged by compelilion and leamworlc. Twenly-lhree

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ENGLISH DEPARTMENT zabelh Graham Margarer Rourke Head ,',, EE Lefha Emerg Isabel Fogurlyi Priscilla Fogarfy l-Ucie Alexander Emma Campbell Mary E. Neblick Marie Dean Irene Simpson Pearl Brown Ellen Rourke The English Deparlmenl is one of lhe few deparl- menls lhal reaches every single sludenr. This is an ac- complishrnenl in a large school, buf our excellenl slali of Jreachers is very capable. This deparlrnenl adds many new boolcs, pamphlels, and magazines each year. Under lvliss Graham's capable leadership lhis de- parlmenl manages lo leach over a lhousand sludenls lo wrile, lislen, spealc, and observe eicieclively and inlelli- genlly. The segregalion of classes insures one of nol being pushed Jroo hard or dragged along. Norma Mc- Curley's conlesl winning essay is an example ol lhis de- parlmenl's splendid worlc. Now lhe school requires every graduale lo lake Advanced Cornposilion. This course emphasizes correcl expression lhrough lhe wriling of original radio slcils, srories, exlended papers, and essays. This will help all of us in our prepararion for college. Twenry-+wo

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M A T H E M A T I c s T A ' Zt: f W my , Sadie Clapper Lorene Campbell John Teuscher Q, Blanche Dunlap Our ThirTy maThemaTics classes in- clude more Than halT The high school enrollmenT. AlThough The TundamenT- als required remain The same in war and peace, each insTrucTor has geared her classes To meeT acTual war de- mands and lasT year a reTresher course was added To The deparTmenT. ln normal Times, The advanced clas- ses were composed mainly oT boys. buT The war demands have shown The girls The imporTance oT These courses l MaTilcla PinclerTon - in an increasing number oT proTes- sions open To women. Much OT The conTinued inTeresT in maThemaTics is aTTribuTed To The va- rieTy oT inTeresTing proiecTs displayed in The maTh case each week. These proiecTs represenTing worlc in all cours- es oT The deparTmenT, range Trom original problems planned and illus- TraTed by The Treshmen, To The elab- oraTe Tield proiecTs oT seniors in Trig- onomeTry. Ma+h STudenTs in The Field TwenTy-Tour T