The Dalles Wahtonka High School - Steelhead Yearbook (The Dalles, OR)

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I934s THE FACULTY Front Rows-Miss Marie Keeler, Miss Dorothy Eakin, Mrs. Grace Hathaway, Miss Edna Lois Maxon, Miss Vashti Johnson, Miss Fran ces Spike, Miss Mabel Davids. Sec-ond Rowfl. N. VVi1cy, Miss Margaret Temple-r, Miss Helen Vlfhitcomb, Miss liernicc Cofcr, Miss Mabel Spinning, Miss Margaret Gates. Third liowfllliss Alice Morris, I-Beryl Hodpqen, Miss Caroline Kunkel, J. A. VVells, Miss Arvilla Kretzer. Top RowfMiss Bertha Atkinson, YV. C. Stanton, Frank Heckman, Glen H. Ely, XV, R. Buchanan, H. L. Swan, J. T. Luniley. DEPARTMENTS AND CURRICULUM There were three new members on The Dalles high school teaching' staff this year. Frank Heckman was engaged to teach Ec- onomics, Social Problems, and Civics. Miss Dorothy Eakin was a new addition to the staff, coming from the Portland school sys! tem, where she served as a substitute. Miss Eakin n-ow teaches English I and lll, and Journalism II. James T. Lunilcy, who form- erly taught in Heppner. was newly em- ployed this year to teach Biology. ENGLISH An entirely new course of study was adopted by the state of Oregon this year, which c-hanged all organization heretiofore used in teaching English. Semesters 1, 3, 5 and T take up the study of grammar, and 2, 1, 6 and 8 are devoted to literature, which includes drama, poetry, prose essays, and the development of the novel. All English grammar and literature books have also been changed. English electives this year were Journalism I and Tl, taught by Miss Dorothy Eakin and Wallac'e Buchanan, Dra- niatics and Public Speaking, taught by Miss Marie Keeler and Miss Bertha Atkinson, re- SDectivcIy. The English instructors were: Miss Bernice Cofer, Miss liertha Atkinson, Miss Mabel Davids, Miss Marie Keeler and Miss Dorothy Eakin. SOCIAL SCIENCE The Social Science department offers Civ- ies, Economics, XVorld History, United States History, American History and Geo- gwaphy. Unless a student majors in History, Xkforld History is not requircicl, but American and U. S. History are compulsory to all high sehool students. Social Science is required for all incoming Freshmen for the purpose ol' giving vocational information. Civics is also a required subject for all high school students. lt was changed to a whole year eourse at the beginning' of the last school year, also new texts were used. These were obtained by the student for a fee and when the book was returned, the money was re- funded. Civics and Social Problems are both elei-tives. Instructors in the department included: S r-1 E E I.. I-I E A D

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I934 CALENDAR OF SCHOOL YEAR Opening of School ........................,.........,......... Benson-The Dalles Grid Clash .......,.............. First Meeting of Student Board of Control .......... Bonneville Dam Celebration ........,...,.....,..,....,.....,, Astoria - D. H, S. Football Game .............. Alumni - A. S. B. Assembly ...,................ La Grande-D. H. S. Football Game ........ Faculty Assembly ,.........,,,........,............... Hoiod River-D. H. S. Football Game ...... Vancouver-D. H. S. Football Game ............. Boise-D. H. S. Football Game at Boise ....... Dramatics Class Program ............................ Thanksgiving Holidays .................... Alumni-D. H. S. Football Game ..... Football Banquet ........................... Senior Class Play ....... A. S. B. Election ......... Christmas Holidays ....... Inaugural Assembly .,,... Second Term Began ......... Booster Assembly .......................... Band Concert ......................,.............. All Classes in A. S. B. Assembly .......... Washington and Lincoln Program ..,...,,. Dramatics Class Recital ...............,....... .. Junior Class Play ............................ District Basketball Tournament ......... State Basketball Tournament ......... Public Speaking Program ........... Operetta ................................. New Gym Work Starts .....,. Play Day ............................. Tri-Y, Mothers Tea ............. Senior Picnic ........----.....---.,....... Track Meet-Hood River .......... A. S. B. Election ........................ Tri-Y Party for Senior Girls ....,.. Junior Prom ............................... Baccalaulreate ...... Class Night ....... Graduation ....... School Closes ....... S - September 6 September 15 September 18 September 29 ......October 6 ....0cto.ber 12 ...,...October 13 .....October 26 .,.......N0vember 3 .........November 11 ........,.................November 17 ,...........................,November 23 November 30-December 1 ..........................December 6 ......December 13 ...,,....,,............December 15 ....,......,......,,......D1ecember 15 .,.......December 22-January 2 .......................,....,January 5 .,,,,,,,,,,,,,,.,....,,,.January 15 .........Ja.nuary 26 .........January 29 .......February 8 .......February 16 ....,.....February 29 ,....,,...,......March 15-16 ........March 9 and 10 March 21-24 ,,,,.,,,,,,,March 27 ...........April 6 ........April15 ........April 21 ........April 23 .......,April 25 ........April 27 ........April 27 .........May 1 .........May 34 ....,..May 13 ........,May 16 ..........May 16 .....,...M'ay 18 . lil-

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I934--4-Q H. L. Swan, American and World History: Miss Susie M. Fry, Social Science: Frank Heckman, Economics, Social Problems, Civ- ics, Miss Margaret Gates, World History: Beryl Hodgen, Civics: Miss Edna Lois Maxon, Geography. PRINTING DEPARTMENT The Printing class was, as last year, cut down to half a day. This year the type for The Tillicum was set 8 on 8 . That is, the space between the lines was taken out to make room for more stories. Wallace Buch- anan has been the Printing instructor for the past eight years. This department is operated under the supervision of the State Director for Voca- tional cducation and is subsidized by the Ftderal government under the Trades and Industries division of the Smith-Hughes act. MANUAL TRAINING The past year was a busy year for the Manual Training department, m-ore students being enrolled than ever before. However, fewer large projects were made. The junior high boys were taught to use tools and learned th-e fundamental processes. High school boys worked with hard woods and had the use of the machinery. Correct de- sign of projects was considered as impor- tant as good workmanship. Cost for mater- ial high school boys use which is paid for by them, amounts to about five or six dol- lars per semester. SCIENCE DEPARTMENT General Science studies the co-relations between the sciences or gives a general sur- vey of all the sciences. In this subject 109 students were enrolled in the past year. In the Physics class there were 24 boys and one girl. The first semester took up the study of energy and its relation to matter, and the last semester followed thc study of light, heat, magnetism, sound and radio. Chemistry is the study of substances and the reactions that take place between them. Biology differed slightly from last year, the difference being laboratory work. The latter part of the year the classes went on bird hikes in the early morning, taking field glasses and studying the different birds and their habits. J. A. Wells is Chemistry, General Science, and Physics instructor, and James T. Lum- ley teaches Biology. . MUSIC DEPARTMENT Due to a lingering illness, C. H. Endicott, regular instrumental music director of D. H. S.. was unable to attend his classes in band and orchestra the greater part of the second semester. Kenard Sexton, former Dalles Hi student and graduate of Whitman college. substituted for Mr. Endicott, taking over the regular instrumental classes. Public ex- hibitions of the band were: All pep rallies, two Bonneville dam parades, Legion Frolics, all football games here and at The Dalles- Bend football game at Bend. At the beginning of the second semester, the Singing class put on several concerts, also one at the Armistice assembly in the high school auditorium. They climaxed the season April 6 with the operetta, The Belle of Bagdadj' in which members of the sing- ing class took the leading roles. Orchestra- tions for the music were provided and the high school orchestra played the overture and chorus accompaniments for the oper- etta. YVal1ace Buchanan was instructor of the Singing class. MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT This year it seemed that there was mulch more enthusiasm in Mathematics than in the past few semesters. In the first year Algebra classes there were 60 students. Two classes of Geometry ll, one class of Solid, and one class of Trig alternated. The Algebra and Geometry texts were changed this year, the Algebra book prov- ing much more satisfactory because ofthe more interesting approach to the subject. The first tiwo weeks the students made graphs. In the new Geometry texts, after each subject was completed, there was a series of short tests which proved beneficial to the students. Miss Helen Whitcomb is Mathematics in- structor and has taught this subject in The Dalles high school for the past six years. FOREIGN LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT The Foreign Language department this year offered Latin and French. Due to pop- ular demand, French was added to the course of study after being withdrawn for the past three years. The course of study was somewhat different than heretofore, as it workeid for a sound grammar foundation and an a.c.cura.te pronunciation as well as a go-od reading knowledge. The class lasted one semester and con- sisted o-f 22 students including both upper and lower classmen. Spanish would have been offered, but too few students enrolled to make it a paying proposition. There has been no change of note in Latin this year except that there is but one class and it has dwindled down to 11 students. Miss Margaret Templer was the French instruc- tor and Miss Mabel Davids taught Latin.