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

Dramatics Department Tiss Verna Greeley; P. E. instructor iin charge of the local school’s draaatics work which consists of an umual play sponsored by the Senior laass and scores of short one-act plays ned skits presented for school asarmblies and local club and lodge rcoups. IMost of the work is accomplished urough the medium of a one semester oturse in dramatics in which Senior fudents are permitted to enroll. In niis course they are taught the fund-neentals of stage craft, character porrseayal and production of simple oneest comedies. fThe annual play is poen to all students on the basis of rry-outs. Miss Greeley holds both her hachiors and masters degrees from Mills Soollege where she majored in physiaal education and dramatics. Although rreatly handicapped by lack of stage, yroperties and equipment, the department has performed most creditably. Music Dep aber In the Grass Valley High School jis a splendid example of a self made iman in the person of Harold J. George. Mr. George has practically grown up with music. Although he ‘did not receive a formal education in _music at college, his practical exper.jence in leading prize winning bands and directing numerous vocal groups nas brought him* the acclaim of all musicians who know his excellent work. Since becoming a teacher in. the local schools he spent every moment gf his spare time in building up’ his music department at the school. “Home Economics The Hompenvaking I girls study the probleris of-ihe consumer: and do simple designing whilé the Hormsc-, meking II class make more complex clothing und write reports on sews ing and its related subjects. . According to Miss Dillinger ay x usual umount of Red Cross work li Joan aes @ecn done and the renovation pro. jects she has found most interestii. Among the outstanding prebk v= are: chie jackeis, gored skirts ai: drezses made from old-fashione.t coats ad dresses. With the finishing of the new building, there will be a-compl-is reorganization or ine-home economics Givision. In addition to sewing it will no doubt mcan that the subject “Homemaking” will be broadened with the teaching of fsods, home uursing, home management, anc child care. Miss Dillinger was graduated frora the local high school with the class of 1911 and later from the Santa Parbara’s State Teacher’s C.iieue. Mechaniéal Training: Dept. 'C. A. Rush is in charge ofthe department which is housed in a large: cement structure at the southwest corner of the high school grounds. Mr. Rush, a graduate of the University "of Indiana, has taught in the local schools for 18 years. The fundamental course is Man~ ual Training 1 which takes up the making of different type of furniture from soft and hard woods. The class at present is making end tables and cedar chests while the advanced class makes whatever is to the individual student’s liking. ' There are three classes of mechanical drawing: two beginning groups and one advanced. The beginners take up the fundamentals of drawing, while the advanced students work on architectural and machinery drawings. In the afternoon classes, auto mech__ anics is studied. This explains to the i student auto ‘engineering and the repair of his owsr cic. Commercial Department The teachers who are in fhis department are Dorothy Robertson and . D.Manross. Miss Robertson instructs the students in salesmanship, typing I, and business training. She is also the high school treasurer. Miss Robertson ‘graduated from Berkeley ‘High St&col and then attended the University of California. She. ma‘jored in history and economics. She then taught in high schools for sev‘eral years after which she attended anta Cruz Business College. Wate t California she obtained her Circle C award and also Big C sweater. She has attended summer school at University of Southern California and University of Washington. From her classes in typing, bookkeeping, many students have gone into jobs and are doing very well. Her subjects are ones which can be used very extensively after leaving high school. . Mr. Manross, our other commercial teacher, teaches bookkeeping II, typing II and salesmanship. He has taught school for 32 years after at‘tending the Farris Institute in which he majored in commerce. He has taught in five high schools in Wisconsin, Montana and California. Mr: Manross is a good supporter of our school activities and also town social Affairs. He is a member of the Methodist fellowship. He has a son attending the University of California. Mathematics Department Mrs. Ida, Huffer is head of the -, mathematics department of the Grass ~ Valley High School. She teaches algebra, the science of equation and og geometry which serves to develop the idea of space relation. Mrs. Huffer, who has taught for 13 years, was reared in Iowa but was graduated from the University of California. Before coming to Grass Valley she taught in Northfolk and in a private school in Berkeley. In addition to the teaching of aca~ . demic mathematics, she teaches short.

Dramatics Department Tiss Verna Greeley; P. E. instructor iin charge of the local school’s draaatics work which consists of an umual play sponsored by the Senior laass and scores of short one-act plays ned skits presented for school asarmblies and local club and lodge rcoups. IMost of the work is accomplished urough the medium of a one semester oturse in dramatics in which Senior fudents are permitted to enroll. In niis course they are taught the fund-neentals of stage craft, character porrseayal and production of simple oneest comedies. fThe annual play is poen to all students on the basis of rry-outs. Miss Greeley holds both her hachiors and masters degrees from Mills Soollege where she majored in physiaal education and dramatics. Although rreatly handicapped by lack of stage, yroperties and equipment, the department has performed most creditably. Music Dep aber In the Grass Valley High School jis a splendid example of a self made iman in the person of Harold J. George. Mr. George has practically grown up with music. Although he ‘did not receive a formal education in _music at college, his practical exper.jence in leading prize winning bands and directing numerous vocal groups nas brought him* the acclaim of all musicians who know his excellent work. Since becoming a teacher in. the local schools he spent every moment gf his spare time in building up’ his music department at the school. “Home Economics The Hompenvaking I girls study the probleris of-ihe consumer: and do simple designing whilé the Hormsc-, meking II class make more complex clothing und write reports on sews ing and its related subjects. . According to Miss Dillinger ay x usual umount of Red Cross work li Joan aes @ecn done and the renovation pro. jects she has found most interestii. Among the outstanding prebk v= are: chie jackeis, gored skirts ai: drezses made from old-fashione.t coats ad dresses. With the finishing of the new building, there will be a-compl-is reorganization or ine-home economics Givision. In addition to sewing it will no doubt mcan that the subject “Homemaking” will be broadened with the teaching of fsods, home uursing, home management, anc child care. Miss Dillinger was graduated frora the local high school with the class of 1911 and later from the Santa Parbara’s State Teacher’s C.iieue. Mechaniéal Training: Dept. 'C. A. Rush is in charge ofthe department which is housed in a large:

cement structure at the southwest corner of the high school grounds. Mr. Rush, a graduate of the University "of Indiana, has taught in the local schools for 18 years. The fundamental course is Man~ ual Training 1 which takes up the making of different type of furniture from soft and hard woods. The class at present is making end tables and cedar chests while the advanced class makes whatever is to the individual student’s liking. ' There are three classes of mechanical drawing: two beginning groups and one advanced. The beginners take up the fundamentals of drawing, while the advanced students work on architectural and machinery drawings. In the afternoon classes, auto mech__ anics is studied. This explains to the i student auto ‘engineering and the repair of his owsr cic. Commercial Department The teachers who are in fhis department are Dorothy Robertson and . D.Manross. Miss Robertson instructs the students in salesmanship, typing I, and business training. She is also the high school treasurer. Miss Robertson ‘graduated from Berkeley ‘High St&col and then attended the University of California. She. ma‘jored in history and economics. She then taught in high schools for sev‘eral years after which she attended anta Cruz Business College. Wate t California she obtained her Circle C award and also Big C sweater. She has attended summer school at University of Southern California and University of Washington. From her classes in typing, bookkeeping, many students have gone into jobs and are doing very well. Her subjects are ones which can be used very extensively after leaving high school. . Mr. Manross, our other commercial teacher, teaches bookkeeping II, typing II and salesmanship. He has taught school for 32 years after at‘tending the Farris Institute in which he majored in commerce. He has taught in five high schools in Wisconsin, Montana and California. Mr: Manross is a good supporter of our school activities and also town social Affairs. He is a member of the Methodist fellowship. He has a son attending the University of California. Mathematics Department Mrs. Ida, Huffer is head of the -, mathematics department of the Grass ~ Valley High School. She teaches algebra, the science of equation and og geometry which serves to develop the idea of space relation. Mrs. Huffer, who has taught for 13 years, was reared in Iowa but was graduated from the University of California. Before coming to Grass Valley she taught in Northfolk and in a private school in Berkeley. In addition to the teaching of aca~ . demic mathematics, she teaches short.