Virden High School - Kennel Yearbook (Virden, IL)

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LAT IN Latin ll is the only foreign language taught at VCHS this year. The eight students of this class, under the instruction of Mrs. Harnitz, have translated acc ounts of Caesar's Gallic Wars, and also quotations of famous Roman poets and statesmen. For a project, they are planning to do soap carvings. SCHOOL CARNIVAL On Friday November 19, people were crowding in the doors of VCHS waiting in line to get tickets. When we finally got inside the gym, what did we try our luck at first- the fish pond, penny pitch, dartboard, ring-a-cane, novelty stand, nail driving, hit Sambo, or did we go into the ghost room, have our fortune told, or try to win a cake? Well, I am sure before the evening was up each one was tried. As we entered the high school building we had to stop in the Art room and try our luck at Bingo. Then, naturally, we couldn't miss the lunch room to get something to eat. Then we started for the Auditorium to hear the concert given by the Girls' Glee Club,,to see the movie given by the Science classes, and of course, the Style Showigiven by the Juniors. Again we went back to the gym to take our last 'chance on the raffles for the blanket, turkey, camera, radio, and hog. The last event in the evening was a dance in which Leonard Westfall's Orchestra Furnished the music. It is by means of the carnival that different departments , organizations, and classes make much of the money they need during the year. This year we had much fun as well as the work and a successful evening. ART This year there are twenty students inthe art class under the instruc- tion of Mrs. White. At the first of the year, they studied the elementary principles of art. Later they put these principles to work with some very good paintings and drawings as the result. The students worked with chalk, charcoal, watercolors, tempera, and oils. Also some handicrafts have been taken up such as leather tooling, and modeling clay. New equip- ment includes a kiln for baking clay and new drawing tables. The class does not do all of its work in the classroom but on favorable days they go on -field trips . - - ' 35

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HISTORY CLASSES This year at VCHS there are two World History Classes, three Ameri- can History classes, and one Government-Sociology class. Some very good projects were made bythe pupils of these classes. The World His- tory classes made soap carvings of things pertaining to Medieval History and also of one of the famous Greek types of coluxnns. The American History classes made soap carvings of famous American statemen, mo- dels of things used in Colonial times anda replica of a newspaper that could have been published during Andreivf.Tackson's presidential admin- istration. One class period a week is devoted to the study and discussion of The WeeklyNews Review which keeps us well informed in the field of world news. Miss Reed is the instructor of theseeclasses. COMMERCE The classes which make up the commerce department are typing, shorthand, bookkeeping and secretarial practice. This year three sec- tions of beginning typing include sophomores, juniors, and seniors. The shorthand class had thirteen students and really tried hard to learn those characters so they could become efficient stenographers. This year we had a small group in secretarial practice, so they were available for work for the office and other teachers. In addition to this they helped edit The Virdenite and the Kennel. They studied the machines that we have available, including the mimeograph, ditto, calculator and adding machine. The bookkeeping class is composed of senior students. They worked several practice sets and feel that they could at least keep records for themselves. Afield tripbythe bookkeeping and secretarial practice stu- dents to the Franklin Life Insurance Company was one of the highlights of the year. . Save At WESTERN AUTO ASSN. STORE 37