West High School - EOS Yearbook (Aurora, IL)

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Mainfaining a high sfandard of efficiency abouf Wesf High's building and grounds are, leff fo righf: William Cleminson, engineer, Harry Graham, Jack Luke, Granf Leigh, Hiram Ames. round fable disccussion led by Dr. T. P. Sfephens of Aurora College and represenfafives of fhe Army, Navy, and draff board af a combined meefing of Easf and Wesl' High boys in fhe Wesf High audiforium during January. On April 2, nearly all 'rhe senior boys of draff age were given fhe regulafion Army-Navy qual- ifying fesf fo defermine whefher fhey were pos lenfial officer maferial. The highesf percenfage designafed by fhe Army and Navy were called in for personal inferviews and furfher fesfing. Sfudenfs who passed fhese fesfs and inferviews safisfacforily were fo be assigned fo officers' fraining upon inducfion. The group conferences and personal inferviews conducfed by PAGE 9 Dr. Frank Slufz, nofed educae lional and V vocafional counselor, were exceed- ingly helpful. The annual College Day program held afWesfHigh February 4, helped fhose planning fo affend college nexf year solve fheir problems. The Senior Guidance program held af Easf and Wesf High School on April 21 and 22 solved lhe lasl' rninufe plans of bofh boys and girls who plan fo enfer fhe service of fheir counfry or serve indusfry. Beffy Klaren Mrs. Gerfrude Scoff Smifh performs The double iob of feacher and admin- isirafor. As assislanf principal and dean of women she handles roufine ma+fers and advises 'ihe girls in aclivifies. In her advanced mafhemafics classes, she makes parficular efforf fo supply a basic undersfanding of fhe fundamen- fals.

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0 Mr. HerberT H. Jebens B. S.. M. A. UniversiTy of lowa Miss Louise G. Lane B. S. UniversiTy of Illinois .ML Harold F. Meyer B. E., M. A. NorTl1ern Illinois STaTe Teacher's College Nor+l1wesTern Universify O Mr. Koyl Bradley PolyTechnic lnsTiTuTe .Mn H. Leffingwell, B. E. Wl1iTewaTer STaTe Teacher's College C Miss EsTrid de Coudres Miller, B. S. NorTl'iwesTern UniversiTy l PAGE ll '7fze4f7 'e... This year, more Than ever, we have learned To realize The pricelessness oT educaTion. Our insTrucTors have had a Two-Told job-ThaT oT gearing mind and body To The Task oT win- ning Treedom's TighT, and, aT The same Time, culTivaTing and preserving in us The precious ideals and arTs oT peace so ThaT we may noT lose Them in The conTusion oT war. Science and maThemaTics have become The keys To The skill needed in a warTime world. Such courses as pre-TiighT aeronauTics, airplane mechanics, radio, elecTriciTy, and mechanics, TaughT by Mr. R. K. GranT, pro- vide valuable Training Tor Those enTering The armed services or indusTry. The basic courses in science and maThe- rnaTics are even more greaTly needed. Fresh- men are required To Take general science, TaughT by Miss Una J. Pease, Mr. GranT, and Mr. Carl l-laTenrichTer. This is an ouT- line course designed To inTroduce The sTudenT To The world oT science and prepare him Tor advanced work. One year OT eiTher algebra l or general maTh is necessary in order To organize scienTiTic Thinking and develop pracTical abiliTy. These courses are given by Mr. Arnold GoTher and Mr. Marger ApsiT. Biology and advanced physiology are TaughT by Miss Pease. The biology course is a colorTul sTudy oT planT and animal liTeq ad- vanced physiology gives The sTudenT valuable knowledge oT paThology and disease, To- geTher wiTh a scienTiTic undersTanding oT The mechanism OT The normal human body. Physics and chemisTry are TaughT respecT- ively by Mr. GranT and Mr. l-laTenrichTer. Juniors and seniors abouT To enTer college, indusTry, or proTessions gain a sound back- ground Tor The TurTher sTudies They are To pursue. Plane geomeTry, TaughT by Miss Gladys Brown, and The advanced courses - Trig- onomeTry, solid geomeTry, advanced maTh and algebra-TaughT by Mrs. SmiTh, are re- quired in mosT oi The Technical branches oT The armed services. For sTudenTs planning To enTer indusTry, several vocaTional arTs courses are oTTered. A special mechanical drawing class was or- ganized by Mr. l-larold P. Meyer, especially Tor TuTure war-worker girls. Building and Trades is TaughT by Mr. C. L. Koylg prinTing, by Mr. Leslie E. Gee: draTTing by Mr. Meyer: and indusTrial arTs by Mr. Leo F. Tilly. A new TeaTure oT The physical educaTion program This year was The addiTion oT a special Type oT commando Training Tor boys, besides a general sTepped-up physical TiTness program. The insTrucTors are Miss Miriam Fager, Mr. GoTher, Mr. Clarence Blubaum, Mr. l-l. l-l. Jebens, Mr. Tilly, and Mr. ApsiT. Home economics courses - The nuTriTion classes, cloThing, and caTeTeria managemenT,