Union High School - Aurora Yearbook (Grand Rapids, MI)

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Znqlidfr., fbedalle, 1' - - Interpretations of American democracy were featured by Miss Perschbacher, chairman of the English department, and her fellow English teachers this past year. Miss Perschbacher feels that if students of today are to promote world democracy after the war, they should thoroughly under- stand the beliefs and freedoms they will be called upon to practice. Bible narrative, a study of the Bible from the literary standpoint, was resumed this year, for the the first time since Reverend Reuben S. Smith's retirement in 1935. Miss Smallidge, English teacher, reorganized the class this year. With frequent debates and short daily hymn sings to stimulate student interest, the course proved worthwhile. The art of clear expression and the joy of good reading occupy all junior and senior high classes. Left -- MISS OLGA PERSCHBACHER Below-MISS LURA SIPE. MISS GRACE THOMASMA, MISS LAVINA LAIBLE, MISS LILLIAN THOMAS HYMN SING Lower Left-Standing-Nelson, Smeenge, Larson, Drake, Mulder, Verheek, Edwards Seated - Danielson, Van Ess Lower Right-MISS CLARA SMALLIDGE, MR. LEONARD MEYERING 'ay MK ,WSI 5

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7a 'J Jfamemakwut Planning menus to comply with government restrictions and cooking vegetables in new ways are some of the tasks performed in the foods laboratory by Union's future homemakers. Youthful seamstresses are taught through wise planning and buying how to dress well on bal- anced budgetg while problems of personality, grooming, social poise, and etiquette confront personal regimen classes. Thus do girls at Union seek the feminine arts in addition to their intellectual and cultural interests. Left - MISS MAUDE THAUT First Row Below-MISS INA DENNIS, MISS MARIE NEUMAN, MISS MARIORIE I-'IELDNER Lower Left - MISS ELIZABETH DOCKERAY WHATS COOKIN'? Lower High! -First Row -Tulos, Wysocki, Burger. Nalbandian, Iacobs Second How - Schulz. Gillman iii.Q1..i QkiQY a Yi?-My 'Ht F'1t S,

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1404 ' a' With the United States and South America becoming more closely united, Spanish is indeed proving itself a worthwhile subject. Reading a newspaper from Mexico and the Spanish edition of the Readers' Digest were the unusual activities of the Spanish IV class this year. Because Latin is the foundation of all romance languages as well as the vocabulary fund for most modern sciences, it is a valuable language to know. To meet wartime needs, French, taught by Miss Scholes, was reintroduced here the second semester. Knowledge of the art of newspaper writing is obtained in the interesting journalism classes taught by Miss Heseltine. To learn the fundamentals of oral expression is the practical objective of the many students taking speech from Mr. Albers. si 0-f Right - MISS DOROTHY BLAKE Below-MR. STANLEY ALBERS. MISS ETHEI. SCHOLES, MISS MABEL ALLEN. VALORA QUINLAN Lower Left -MISS MYRTLE HESELTINE, MISS RUTH CARPENTER DISCIPULOS DE ESPANOLES Lower Right - McDowell. Kouchoukos, Bianchi kann, nam' 4-Ml A r vii ...ff ie. 1 Im-ii amwaafe.