Waukegan High School - Annual W Yearbook (Waukegan, IL)

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jufuridfic ufiinerifi anc!.f4cac!emic ourdefi The Nlath department has classes i11 general. liasic. shop. and lwnsiness tl1iltllt'IllZltiCS to 111eet the ll69tlS of p11pils who have ll0t yet mastered all tl1e necessary skills. A st11dc11t with greater than average ahility' is given the opportlinity to develop tl1is ability to a greater extent in the higher Ill2llllt'IllitllCS t'lltll'SPS offered. At left. John lxelly explains a dillicult prohleni while Mr. Walter Iitll't'lt'WSlil'S college algehra class looks o11. One of the projects ol' the Nlath departnient tltlfttlg the past year was to he tlll till! alert for UtllSlFtI1fllll5Jf students for the purpose ol' t'llt'Utll'ilgIlll5L' them to Vtllltltlllf' their education i11 the field of llliltlN'lllHllL'S. The faculty meinlaers are aware that future technological adyances will depend o11 tl1e quality a11d supply ol llltltllt'l1ltltli'S illlfl science st11- dents. Since tilt' trai11ed physicist is llllbtt' i11 demand today' tllilll cycr lwelore. physics is playing an increasingly' i111- portant role i11 tl1e training ol tl1e engineer. doctor. lah- oratory lt't'lIltll'l2lIl. lltll'SP. architect. and many others. At middle lelit. ltlr. tleorge Vtialdorl. with the help ol Joe lhirke. deinonstrates an experinient in electricity. lly perl'o1'1ning dissections. the Sttlfll'lltS below are learning. first hand. tl1e l.tlIltlitlllk'lttillS of hiology. Alter tal-:ing Ulll' year of hiology. rnany st11dents find it so enjoy alyle tl1at they take advanced hiology. Hlltl some t'0tltllttlB their studies i11 college. lliology. che1nistry'. Zltltl physics courses are tltll tlllly for a person who pl3llS to major in scie11ce. hut also for the non-technical person who will learn to tllltlt'l'Stitlltl a11d appreciate the world and its W0lltlt't'S hy taking any l'0tlI'Sl in science. To create good citizenship is the main olujective of the Social Studies department. Although this is the under- lyi11g purpose ol' eyery department in W.'l'.H.S.. it is the responsilyility of the social Sttltllt'S classes to sec that high school students are prepared to adj11st to ad11lt lite. One of the required courses of the department is Social Studies I. which acquaints the freshman with high school lite and the comniunity. Before graduation every student ll1ltSl take a year of linited States history. In this class. clnphasis is placed o11 studying the Constitution for a deeper appreciation ol' Americanisni. Other courses offered include world his- tory. Latin American history. civics. cconornics. social prolmlems. and sociology. llottorn left: Keith lVlitchell reyiews the factors of civilization for Anita Nlaki i11 lVlr. Xlcllillis sociology class. The students helow are Ullly a few' of the more than 400 students CtlI'l'f'lltly enrolled in typing, one ot tltll' most popular VUIIFSPS olfered ill the commercial department. Nlany' students elect tl1e course as a fifth suhject. 11ot just lor a semester. lint for a whole year. Ty'jN'tNl'ttllIg is no longer t'0llSttll:'I't tl a husiness sulmject hut a general edu- cation course necessary for those going till to college as well. For those students majoring in lnusiness. the Com- mercial department offers COIIYSCS Stlfll as hookkeeping. ollice occupations. sl1ortl1and. and stenographic practice. and sponsors Utlice Occupations. a11 organization helpful to future secretaries.

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ine Aria, ,Nome gc, ,Slew ana! .Siglzf sayin 'lihe picture at the upper right is that ol a foods class in which the girls are discovering the advantages and disadyantagcs in cost. dilliculty of prepartion. and taste ol' homemade cakes as compared to those of a commercial cake mix. 'lihis is typical of the courses which are de- signed to help meet the needs of high school girls today. llome -Xrts. lfoods. Clothing. and Home Living develop skills and attitudes. and a sense of values which are con- sidered hcst lor the modern homemaker. ltyeryone uscd to think that the man should earn thc liying and the woman devote her time only to home- making and child rearing. That is hecoming increasingly' lcss true in this age ol married women workers. As a result il is essential that a girl he taught to he an expert homemaker in order that she may fulfill this dual role. Although the home economies eourses aim to prepare girls lor lile with their own families. many girls find these courses helpliul preparation lor wage earning and an inspiration to continue in this field. 'l'he speech correction and sight saying programs are completing their tenth year at Waukegan 'liownship High School. 'l'he sight saving class. at hottom left. serves students with seriously' defective vision hy eliminating much ol the danger ol further visual damage and pre- ycnting school liailures to which poor vision might lead. lllo receive this sery ice a student must he recommended lay an eye doctor. A special teacher then helps him ae- cording to his doetor's directions. 'lihese students attend regular classes. hut they return to sight-saving to do close- eye work for all study' periods. Vlihenever necessary. Miss Kathleen Heaton. the special teacher. prepares lessons in large print. reads assignments aloud. makes recordings of required readings. and en- larges maps. mathematics prohlems. drawings. and text- liooks. Special phonographs, desks. hooks. decoration and lighting give the hest comfort to defective eyes. Periods of eye rest are required. and all study' and work is super- vised to avoid eye strain. .-X student is recommended lor speeeh correction work. directed hy lylr. llichard Brett. if he has a noticeahle speech dillieulty and il' he is interested in making an im- proyement. Some ol' the types of speech dilliculty' re- ceiying attention are lisping. TH dilliculty. sound sulistitulion or omission. foreign dialect. nasality. in- appropriate pitch. stuttering. and too rapid a rate. 150 de :Xu important phase of the art classes ollercd at WT.T.H.S.. as shown at lower lclit. is training in the work shop. where Laura Alto is getting help in mixing colors lrom Mr. ljyerett Nlisunas. llere the student gains a gcn uine feeling lor a variety of materials. learns their limitzi tions and how they may he used lu cxpres- his ideas He learns to use new tools and learns the rcsponsiliilitx of planning and eyecuting his own projects. By participating in a musical group. a student grows to lietter appreciate and understand the line points ol music. while at the same time he is encouraged in lurtlu -veloping his teclmic. M middle right. ai group ol llreneh horn players are shown practicing in preparatio for a concert.