Torrance High School - Torch Yearbook (Torrance, CA)

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The Instructors in this Department are Miss Mills, Miss Burnham, Mrs. Engel, Mrs. Kelly, Miss Marguerite Jones, Miss Evajones, Miss Vaubel, Mrs Young, and Miss Sommer. Classrm! and Reereatzon For administrative purposes the Classical and Re- creational Departments have been grouped under one head. Under this Department come Art, Library, Ancient and Modern Languages, and Girls' and Boys' Physical Education. During the past year the value of a cultural education has been stressed, and much has been accomplished in this direction. Under the Music Department the a Cappella Choir, directed by Mrs. Marjorie Eischen, brought several honors to Torrance High as the result of its singing on various occasions during the year. At least one day each week is spent in the Library by the Latin Classes, during which time the students read on Roman history and customs. The Spanish Classes spend their time in the Library reading on Spanish customs and Spanish authors. The teachers in this Department are Mrs. Eischen, Music, Mrs. Morse, Latin, Miss Behr, Librarian, Miss Chase, Art, Mr. Donahue, Boys' Physical Edu- cation, Mrs. Bent, Girls' Physical Education, and Mrs. Boynton, Spanish, and Chairman of this De- partment. Science De pmttmem' A In these days of breath-taking, fast-moving, and startling world changes of a financial and political nature, science also is moving no less rapidly, though perhaps with less notice, as it progresses in its wide and varied fields. Science has gradually extended its applications so that the pure science of twenty years ago is in household use today. Nearly every manufactured article we handle has a romantic background of scien-

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VERNLEY w. TICE 2 Santa Barbara State Teachers College N , K Archery, Woodshop Q, CONST 'CE SOMMER f ' bCSH.Ci2ldD4'D13i rr University of California, Berkeley English, Geography RAYMOND T. CASEY - NJ r A X 5 r 5, State College Santa Barbara, B.A. yu J-P' 'y xx University of Southern Californiaijfvxx -f Counsellor, Drafting XXX' Y V RAE T. BENT Pomona College University of Southern California Orthopaedic Hospital, Physical Education JOHN HAIG ' Los Angeles Junior Colle e S University of Southern California Public Administration, Commerce RUTH LOCKE University of Southern California Mathematics Educational Departments Mr' Enfgliffa and Social tftaaitef A Two departments have this vear been fused in order to carry on experiments in integration. The purpose ofthe new plan is to encourage pupils to make a ser- ious study of the social problems of the world. N.R.A., Taxation, Monetary Standards, Inflation the Pan American Conference, and the entire rehabilitation program have been given intensive study, With classes on a regular schedule of library research much profit- able reference reading has been done. During one week the school showcase carried models deflicting life in France during the French Revolution. This unit of work was executed by a B-10 class under the direction of Miss Marguerite jones. Thejournalism Class has kept the entire .Ytuclent Body up-to-date with Student News published every day. X K

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