West High School - EOS Yearbook (Aurora, IL)

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Shop on ion , 1. . iurson, Ml. Apsit, Miss Wilson. liaclt lon r. 'I'illy, Mr. Gotller, Mr. In-liens. PHYSICAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT llefore graduation each student must take at least two years of physical education. Classes are under the supervision of Mr. jebens, ll.S., M.A., who attended the University of Iowa, and Miss Vlfilson, ILE., who attended Northern Illinois State 'lleachers college. Athletics, which are a big factor in school life, are headed by Mr. Apsit, athletic director. 'l'he objective of these sports is to give as many boys as possible the opportunity to compete in athletics. 'llhe coaches are: Mr. Apsit, varsity football and golf: Mr, -lebens, varsity basketball and assistant varsity football: Mr. Gother, track and assistant lfrosh-Soph footballg Mr. Anderson, lflrosh-Soph basketball and .layvee football, and Mr. Tilly, lfrosh- Soph football. Noon hour recreation VOCATIONAL ARTS For boys who do not intend to go to college, a defmite opportunity has been presented by the vocational department to learn a trade. The courses that are offered and their in- structors are as follows: printing, taught by Mr. Leslie E. Gee, ll.Ed., from Northern Illinois State 'I'eachers college and Stout instituteg building and trades, taught by Mr. C. L. Koyl of Ilradley l'olytechnic instituteg drafting, taught by Mr. Harold Ii. Meyer, ll.Ed., MA., who attend- ed Northern lllinois State 'l'eachers college and Northwestern universityg and indus- trial arts, taught by Mr. Leo F. Tilly, l1.Ed., MA., who attended Oskosh State 'lleachers college and Northwestern univer- sltv. Mr. Koyl, Mr. Meyer, Mr. Tilly, Mr. Gee.

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Lafetui 1 Service Clothing Leffingwell. lypmp., Class COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT Cuhninating four years of commercial training, thirty-eight Wfest High students were graduated in june, adequately prepared to take their stand i11 the business tield of today. The rudiments of business instruction are secured through courses entitled business fundamentals, commercial aritlnnetic, commercial geography, book- keeping, and typing. Relinement or polish is gained with the studying of shorthand, advanced shorthand, one half-year business English, and oilice practice. Accounting, salesmanship, and law are electives. The qualifications of teachers in the department are as follows: Mr. Peterson, ll. Ed., M. A., VVhitewater State Teachers college a11d North- western university: Mr. Lettingwell, HE., Xklhitewater State Teachers college and Northwestern university: Mrs. McEnroe, ILS., University of lllinoisg Miss Thomas, ILS., M.A., Northeast Missouri State Teachers college and University of lowag Miss Lane, l3.S., Northern Illinois State Teachers college, De Kalb, and University of Illinois. HOME ARTS To give a better understanding of foods in regard to health value, prepar- ation, and attractiveness is the general aim of Miss llallard in her foods class. Clothing l introduces the girls to the rudiments of sewing, while Clothing Il is a more advanced class in which more difficult sewing is done. A prerequisite, foods. is necessary for the cafeteria service class which is instructed by Miss Suino. These girls spend three hours a day preparing the food for the lunch hours, and planning weekly schedules of work. Miss Ballard, HS., Lombard college, University of Chicago, University of VVisc0nsin, Columbia university, and University of California. Miss Suino. l3.S. and M.A., Michigan State college, and University of Chicago. ,M t Miss Tlioxnas, Miss Lane, Mr. Peterson, Mrs. Mcl moe Mr Miss Sumo Nh l tl

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Mr. Hafenrichter, Mr. Grant, Miss Pease. Chemistry class SCIENCE DEPARTMENT The objectives of the science department are to give the students who wish to go on with the study of science a fundamental back- ground of basic factual material and to give the other students, who are not so interested, a general knowledge of science, to help them in their every day life. The science students who took physics and chemistry this past year, were given the opportunity to work in newly equipped lab- oratories, which were installed during the summer. The instructors in this department are: Mr. l'lat'enrichter, RA., chemistry and general science teacher, who attended North Central college and the University of lllinoisg Mr. Grant, ILE., MA., physics and general science teacher, who went to lowa State college, Northern lllinois State Teachers college, and Northwestern university, Miss Pease, HS., biology and advanced physiology teacher, who was a student at Kansas State Teachers college and the University of Chicago. MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT The mathematic departments preliminary job is to give those who wish to go to college the mathematics that most colleges require. The teachers in this de- partment are: Mr. Gother, B.E., algebra teacher, who attended Mil- waukee State Teachers college and Marquette university 3 and Miss Brown, A.l3., MA., plane geometry teacher, who went to Indiana State Teachers college and Columbia un- iversity. The next job is to give those who do not wish to go to college the practical mathematics which they will need in every clay life. Mr. Apsit, ILS. in B.A., teacher of general mathematics and com- mercial arithmetic, attended the University of Southern California. The final goal of this department is to give those students who wish to go on to higher mathematics a basic training. Mrs. Smith, who teaches all the advanced mathe- matics, attended Northern lllinois State Teachers college. Math class Miss Brown, Mr. Apsit, Mrs. Smith Mr. Gother. ..,.,.., ,xJ,,.