Venice High School - Gondolier Yearbook (Venice, CA)

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- K 'F il-' -4:-QL g:-.c-:?r' ' Q? Q is .iq-nn I 4 I ' D-'.. '+ I ,,,,....-gfefng. ' . . h K- 1-2. 'L ' ,- - , -,cf 5 -ig, . , , ' ef-: 1-P' , :gg -ff? 1 ., if ,,- , . -.1252 --- i. ' Bw Lg.. - W- '11m..I.. ,J 4.213411-is - ' , :. ., .5 G -1'-fl-1E,Hivfne4 - T'... r:.. .Af ' 1. . , Y L., ,iii 1...-.f.. .-.J--459 SOCIAL SCIENCE DEPARTMENT OF VENICE HIGH SCHOOL The Social Science Department under the leadership of Mr. Overin proved to be an attraction to those students who enjoy the pleasant combination of study and re- search. The instructors of the department have taught the facts of how man has progressed through the agcs, how he lived, hon' he governed and was governed, eco- nomic and social movements, and of prom- inent social and political leaders. In teach- ing the subject the teachers have employed methods most original and unique in order that the subject be more absorbing to the history students. MII. COLIIITNEY OIERIN zz ,Q MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT With the closing of this school year, the work of the Mathematics Department, which is -under the leadership of Miss Marion Baker, comes to a grand termina- tion, after offering to the Student Body a year of prosperous and commendable in- struction in the many branches of Mathe- matics. Five-week examinations were pre- sented regularly throughout the year to over 1320 students who were enrolled in the department. Having nine members, in- cluding Miss Baker, the Department is to be lauded for the manner in which it has upheld its part of the curriculum of the Venice High School. Miss M1'liTLE BLEWETT MISS MARIAAN BAKER MR. HARRY WINEBIIIBNNER MUSIC DEPARTMENT Striving to bring to the students a finer appreciation of music has been the aim of the music department under the supervision of Miss Blezuett and her staff of teachers this year. The classes themsefves are com- posed of the best talent of the school for they have proved so popular that it has become 'necessary to limit the entrants by try-outs. The Student Body has been en- tertained by 'many cfchibitions of school talent displayed by the music department in assemblies while parents and friends have enjoyed evening programs. H21 ART DEPARTNIENT Teaching the students of this school the basic principles of draw-ing is the para- nzount aim of our art department. This is accomplished by conforming to the course recently adopted by the Los Angeles Board of Education: one year and a half of frec-hand drawing and one-half year of elementary design as a prerequisite to all other courses, such as design, commercial art, craft, or the fine arts course in paint- ing, etching or sculpture. TIL,-oqtgh, me efforts of the art department under Mr. VVin,ebrenner, the school is made more beautiful.

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