Grass Valley High School - Stray Leaves (371.STR.1939)(1939) (72 pages)

c < oo, * oe English Dept. Staff English I as taught by Miss Dorothy Hooper is a fundamental course j 2n grammar, spelling, punctuation and simple prose reading. English II is taught by Miss Emnvu White. It takes up in a little more detail the structure of sentences, the 4 use of the paragraph and every day grammar, English III, faught by Elmer Stevjj ens, takes up a more advanced man. ner grammar, speaking .and writing English through composition and oral } J bf] AS : il -G, ective course in our iss White teaches. English ww, come thoroughly acquainted with the great English writers such as Shakespearte, Brownings etc. ral English goes with detail inalo the different types and public speaking. It gives the student practical practice in giving talks before any kind of a group on any occasion. Teachers that make up the teaching staff of the department are: Miss Emma White born in Utah graduated from the University of California with the class of 29 and who came to Grass Valley in the fall of 1930. \) e Social Social Science 1, a freshman cours, serves as an introduction to ever, day problems of living—getting alon; with others, orienting oneself to higl school work. It gives him a funda mental -understanding of America ° = . life and the importance of clea &%, ~ , thinking. are Mr. “Bill” George, a local grad -. uate and a product of the Univer “2 sity of California, is in charge 0 0 0 this course. This is Bill’s second -yea of teaching. World history represents a gen -6_% = o® = “6 MissDorothy Hooper, a local girl, a eral survey of man’s progress throug] is a graduate of the Grass Valley 4) the ages and under the direction 0 High School. She taught several (<) William.Wilson receives special stres: Pe Boole f © on.modern, day world problems tha years 1n grammar scnoo. fe) affect us. “Coach” has already bee! Grass Valley and later became a O . member of the high school faculty. presented in this column. Incidental; _he’ teaches several courses beste gam ‘a full program of coach g. _@ Science Dept. Protessor Underwooa heads. the science department. He has taught at the high school for eleven years. being principal for three of those years. He has taught at other‘schoo}s for fifteen years, making fiycnty-six years in all that he has been an instructor. Professor Underwood is a graduate of the Kansas State University of Agriculture. After teaching a number of years at the Lincoln, Kansas High School, he came to California. He did work at the University of California in physics toward a master’s degree. He teaches physics, chemistry, advanced mathematics, and one class in biology at the Srass Valley High School. Mr. Marks teaches general science, which is for the most part a study of light, heat and problems in simple chemistry. Mr. Hooper is the biology instryctor. Biology is a study of animal] life, dealing more with the organic phases of existence than does zoology, physiology and allied sciences. Unfore tunately, the crowded conditions of the classrooms make laboratory work in biology too limited for the students to make the necessary experiments, United States history and civics i a required course taken the junio yeat. The growth and developmer of our country, training in votin; and a comprehesive study of ou city, state and national government are carried on this third year 0 school. Miss Dorothy Dyke, teacher of his tory and civics, is a graduate of th University of California and hold : both and A. B. and an M. A, degre In the Spanish course the. student from that institution in history. gains a knowledge of the principles While only three years are requir of grammar, conversation, and dic"aE tT ea ed for graduation, many student! tion, me . jelect 9 take a fourth en aei 1 is department. For senior: aa a wa ee ae ae Bite . school ater social problems an dent in developing an ability to read . / . economics, . Social problems is a _ semeste }course in contemporary problems 0 . American life with reference to vot . ing, poverty and dependency, labo , housing and good government. Economics as taught in high schoc i a consumer education course, tha is the subject is.handled purely fror . the standpoint of the consumer. Wis buying guides are studied togethe } with government reports on consum jer education. . These two senior courses are taugh . by Dennis Christin who is also University of California graduat He also uttended Loyola and Stan ford Universities as a law student. Language Department The languages taught in this de partment are.Spanish I and II, Latin I and II, and French I. In the Latin course the student receives an understanding of the Latia grammar, and the correlation of Engr. lish and Latin words. and gives him an acquaintance with ia the life and customs of the people of 4 France. ae Miss Josephine Ochoa has complete . charge of this department. She was . born in Alva, Spain, but attended . Columbia, Canada, Since graduating from the Univere . ~ sity af California, Miss Ochoa has) been an instructor at the high schoo] for eight years.

c < oo, * oe English Dept. Staff English I as taught by Miss Dorothy Hooper is a fundamental course j 2n grammar, spelling, punctuation and simple prose reading. English II is taught by Miss Emnvu White. It takes up in a little more detail the structure of sentences, the 4 use of the paragraph and every day grammar, English III, faught by Elmer Stevjj ens, takes up a more advanced man. ner grammar, speaking .and writing English through composition and oral } J bf] AS : il -G, ective course in our iss White teaches. English ww, come thoroughly acquainted with the great English writers such as Shakespearte, Brownings etc. ral English goes with detail inalo the different types and public speaking. It gives the student practical practice in giving talks before any kind of a group on any occasion. Teachers that make up the teaching staff of the department are: Miss Emma White born in Utah graduated from the University of California with the class of 29 and who came to Grass Valley in the fall of 1930. \) e Social Social Science 1, a freshman cours, serves as an introduction to ever, day problems of living—getting alon; with others, orienting oneself to higl school work. It gives him a funda mental -understanding of America ° = . life and the importance of clea &%, ~ , thinking. are Mr. “Bill” George, a local grad -. uate and a product of the Univer “2 sity of California, is in charge 0 0 0 this course. This is Bill’s second -yea of teaching. World history represents a gen -6_% = o® = “6 MissDorothy Hooper, a local girl, a eral survey of man’s progress throug] is a graduate of the Grass Valley 4) the ages and under the direction 0 High School. She taught several (<) William.Wilson receives special stres: Pe Boole f © on.modern, day world problems tha years 1n grammar scnoo. fe) affect us. “Coach” has already bee! Grass Valley and later became a O . member of the high school faculty. presented in this column. Incidental; _he’ teaches several courses beste gam ‘a full program of coach g. _@ Science Dept. Protessor Underwooa heads. the science department. He has taught at the high school for eleven years. being principal for three of those years. He has taught at other‘schoo}s for fifteen years, making fiycnty-six years in all that he has been an instructor. Professor Underwood is a

graduate of the Kansas State University of Agriculture. After teaching a number of years at the Lincoln, Kansas High School, he came to California. He did work at the University of California in physics toward a master’s degree. He teaches physics, chemistry, advanced mathematics, and one class in biology at the Srass Valley High School. Mr. Marks teaches general science, which is for the most part a study of light, heat and problems in simple chemistry. Mr. Hooper is the biology instryctor. Biology is a study of animal] life, dealing more with the organic phases of existence than does zoology, physiology and allied sciences. Unfore tunately, the crowded conditions of the classrooms make laboratory work in biology too limited for the students to make the necessary experiments, United States history and civics i a required course taken the junio yeat. The growth and developmer of our country, training in votin; and a comprehesive study of ou city, state and national government are carried on this third year 0 school. Miss Dorothy Dyke, teacher of his tory and civics, is a graduate of th University of California and hold : both and A. B. and an M. A, degre In the Spanish course the. student from that institution in history. gains a knowledge of the principles While only three years are requir of grammar, conversation, and dic"aE tT ea ed for graduation, many student! tion, me . jelect 9 take a fourth en aei 1 is department. For senior: aa a wa ee ae ae Bite . school ater social problems an dent in developing an ability to read . / . economics, . Social problems is a _ semeste }course in contemporary problems 0 . American life with reference to vot . ing, poverty and dependency, labo , housing and good government. Economics as taught in high schoc i a consumer education course, tha is the subject is.handled purely fror . the standpoint of the consumer. Wis buying guides are studied togethe } with government reports on consum jer education. . These two senior courses are taugh . by Dennis Christin who is also University of California graduat He also uttended Loyola and Stan ford Universities as a law student. Language Department The languages taught in this de partment are.Spanish I and II, Latin I and II, and French I. In the Latin course the student receives an understanding of the Latia grammar, and the correlation of Engr. lish and Latin words. and gives him an acquaintance with ia the life and customs of the people of 4 France. ae Miss Josephine Ochoa has complete . charge of this department. She was . born in Alva, Spain, but attended . Columbia, Canada, Since graduating from the Univere . ~ sity af California, Miss Ochoa has) been an instructor at the high schoo] for eight years.