Venice High School - Gondolier Yearbook (Venice, CA)

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THE HIE LTY ENGLISH This department aims to give students an opportun- ity better to equip themselves to meet life experiences through a thorough knowledge of the English lan- guage, which may be obtained from intelligent read- ing, oral communication, writing, sympathetic listen- ing, and an acquaintanceship with some masterpieces of literature. ln the picture are Mrs. Florence Taylor, Mrs. Louise Millar, Mrs, jane Hunter, Mrs. Gertrude lllingworth lchairmanl, Mrs. Gretchen Kirby, Miss Bertha Biggs, seated, Miss Harriett Willett, Miss Anna East, Mrs. Ruth Rous, Miss Flora Schrack, Miss Violet Biscoe, Miss Margaret McGarry, and Miss Charlotte Davis, standing. SOCIAL STUDIES To develop students into better citizens is the pur- pose of the social studies department. According to Chairman Courtney Overin, By showing what men have thought in the past, by living together coopera- tively in the present, we can project ourselves into that near future when we shall assume our complete responsibility in this great Democracy. Identified in the picture, in the foreground are Karyl Witty, Miss Helen Copeland, Miss Edith Burns, Miss Viola Gehlen, Courtney S. Overin, Miss Laura Danielson, standing, in rear, Miss lsabel Orton, Miss Gladys Hathaway, and john Sholtz. MATHEMATICS I The mathematics department teaches students hab- its, attitudes, and abilities that will be of value in everyday life, such as habits of accuracy, orderliness, self-reliance, attitudes of respect for knowledge and good workmanship, ability to think clearly, to gather and organize data. Math teachers seated in the pic- ture are Miss Margaret Beamish ichairmanl, Leslye Boatman, William Lustie, Miss Katherine Klein- knechtg standing, joshua Hoover, Mrs. Ethel Milling- ton, jerome Van Zandt, Clell Rogers, and Sherman Chaney. Mrs. Dorothy Pool took Dr. Van Zandt's place during the spring term. SCIENCE ln the science department subjects are studied not only for the purpose of broadening pupils' minds but also to train them in scientific thinking, such as ex- perimenting intelligently on problems of natural phe- nomena and then drawing conclusions from the re- sults obtained. Courses offered include general science, life science, physical science, physiology, chemistry, and physics. Reading left to right in the picture are Charles Harris, William Wilson, Alma Richards, Miss Grace Abbot, Miss Albertine Pendle- ton, Edwin Hadley lchairmanl, Carl Spring, and joshua Hoover.

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THE FACULTY At Venice High School are four co-ordinators, who work with the vice-principals and the principal in promoting activities in their special fields. The en- tire group is known as the Co-ordinating Council. Appearing in the picture from left to right are Elmer Bull, vocational training co-ordinatorg Mrs. Vivian Dingle, health co-ordinatorg Raymond E. Pol- lich, principalg Mrs. Mamie Sallee, girls' vice-princi- palg Ray B. Shaw, boys' vice-principal, Courtney S. Overin, citizenship co-ordinatorg and Mrs. Gertrude lllingworth, professions and fundamentals co-ordi- nator. THE COUNSELOR Counselors came into being many years ago as a result of diversified courses and increased high school enrollments. The purpose of the counselor is to re- lieve the principal and vice-principals by aiding them in directing the school's guidance program, The picture shows Counselor Stephanie A. Berthot guiding a student in planning her program. ln the background is Mrs. Florence Wadsworth, assistant in the counselors' office. THE REGISTRAR The purpose of the Venice High School attend- ance office is to encourage students to develop good habits of regular attendance and of punctuality. That this aim is being realized is attested by the fact that Venice ranked in the upper third among the city high schools in its average daily attendance this year. Mrs. Elsie McLaughlin, registrar, is shown at her desk. Consulting her is Mrs. Clara Swanson, clerk in the attendance office. THE LIBRARY The aim of the Venice High School library is to serve the entire student body by providing reference work and reading material, and to encourage students to read more extensively in various fields of literature such as the novel, drama, short story, poetry, biog- raphy, and essay. Students are taught to use reference material in the school library so that they do likewise in any other library, with intelligence and discrimina- tion. ln the photograph, Mrs. Ruby Edenquist, librarian, is seated at the desk giving directions to Mrs. Virginia Stein, library clerk.

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THE F!-IIIULTY LANGUAGES The foreign language department trains students in precision, accuracy, and fluency in the use of a for- eign tongue and promotes international understand- ing, tolerance, and good-will. Latin, French, and Spanish are all offered at Venice. Miss Martha Ward is chairman and also director of Venice's classical mu- seum, famous for its collection of rare antiquities. Ap- pearing in the picture are Mrs. Ruth McKoane, Mrs. Edna Bell, Miss Alice Applegate, Miss Martha Ward, and Mrs. Maria Schreiber. VOCATIONAL AND INDUSTRIAL ARTS This department offers to boys at Venice several standard industrial arts shops of the most modern de- sign, arrangement, and equipment. ln them they can find ample opportunities in drafting, cabinet making, foundry, woodworking, patternmaking, general metal and sheet metal, printing, machine shop, electricity, radio, and aircraft sheet metal fabrication. Left to right in the picture are Ernest Champion, Elmer A. Bull lchairmani, Marcelin E. Riley, Clell Rogers, C. H. Womble, Irving Fordham, Edward Crandall, Drew Amo, and Ira Woodard. COMMERCIAL Proper choice of a profession or job and adequate training for it are important factors for high school students. The commercial department, taking cog- nizance of this, offers opportunity for development of personality and earning capacity in four different fields of business-bookkeeping, clerical, salesman- ship, and stenography. In the picture Miss Aure Tucker, Mrs. Winifred Wood ichairmanl, and Miss Belle Patterson are seated. Standing are Burton Oli- ver, directing students in their work, Mrs. Helen Ran- dall, and Ted Langpaap. OFFICE STAFF Miss Helen Tibbetts, secretary lseated at center deski and Miss Lucille Douglas, junior clerk, have charge of the main office. They receive and direct visitors, supply general information, assist the prin- cipal, and issue daily bulletins. Mrs. Helen Crutcher lstandingi files demerits, has charge of the book- room, and encourages students to care for school property. Myron W. Arbogast, as student body busi- ness manager, handles all school finances. Miss Tib- betts was absent during the first term, Miss Mildred Winger temporarily filling her place. ,. i