West High School - Warrior Yearbook (Rockford, IL)

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Ill' ll L -1'---I-1-U Ill I li v-fl'----U U1 - I l- ll ii- Q- il'l I-I IL A- -- l- Y-H H- lf 1 1- T 1- 1 1- 'I The Home Management classes clean the model home at least once a week as a part of their work. A few members of Miss Sapo- riti's class Cseen doing this task upper rightj are Arjane Palombi, Pat Underhill, Betty Frink, Shirley Sloggett, Helen Almond, and Marilyn johnson. A doll collection, one of the projects undertaken by the Spanish classes this year provided much interest as dolls from Brazil, Chile, Cuba, and Mexico were brought and studied. Seen admiring one rather unusual doll in Miss Fishers room are Ccenterb Richard Haesemeyer, Joanne Cox, joan Bruneni, Peter Anderson, and Lola An- derson. By performing a play entitled Le Bowgeoir Gent!! Homme, Miss Scandrolils French VII class gained a practical knowl- edge of that language. A few members of the motley cast Qlower rightj seen practicing one scene from the play are Genevieve Pe- tronis, Georgeanne Hinchliff, John Hamp- shire, Shirley Anderson, and Janet Blackwell. Diligently reading about and examining the plant and animal life which exists in the balanced aquarium flower leftj are Jose- phine Marchione, Alfred Makulec, Gail Al- tenberg, and Roberta Oliver, all members of Miss Campbells first hour zoology class. In Miss Campbells room are several aquariums, hshbowls, and numerous other objects por- traying plant and animal life. 25

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14 - .ligliilleih In the departments many related activities take place which add a special zest to each classroom period. The art department has completed murals for the halls, the music room, made the small scale model for the May Day festival, and the murals Qshown upper lefty which are hung in the school library. Seen working on a mural are Digby Myhre, Frank Mariani, Mary Suter, and Suzanne Cutler. Since modern educators feel that the ability to think straight is one of the rnost important factors which each in- dividual should gain from his education, the English department is emphasizing the study of General Semantics which illustrates the usage of words as a means to expressing one- self clearly. Mrs. Vincent Qlower lefty is ex- plaining to Tom Markuson, Darlene Russel, Joan Hotchkiss, Bill Ferguson, and her Eng- lish class a simple diagram from one phase of the study which contrasts the Aristotelian theory of absolutism with the modern theory of liberal thought. Wlith the Presidential election of November, the analysis of the modern political speech proved to be of much value to Mrs. Coxon's American Litera- ture class. Taking notes on Leland Brewster's report flower rightj are Vivian Swanson, Frances Mulford, William Greenhow, Doris Orlandi, and Roberta Williams.

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