Portland High School - Totem Yearbook (Portland, ME)

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HISTORY AND HOME ECONOMICS Our History Department includes Ancient, European, English, United States, Civics, and Current History. American History presents our national and economic growth, and gives the stu- dent a more thorough understanding of his own government by including a course in Civics. It is the further aim of the department to have the stu- dents see in our Stars and Stripes a democracy derived from all the worthwhile contributions of the ancients, from the Hebrew, the worship of one Godg from the Greek, the love of art, from the Roman, law and obedience, and finally, from the Teuton, character and honesty. The Home Economics Department offers a com- plete study of the domestic arts, including cooking, sewing. household management, and dietetics. The Freshman course consists of the fundamentals of sewing and cooking, the basic principles in clothing, and the chemical elements in foodstuffs, with re- lated courses in hygiene and science. Elective to Sophomores is a Home Management Problem in foods and interior decorating. The Senior clothing classes emphasize tailor-made garments and a hand- made layette, as well as a health course. Senior food classes serve nourishing food attractively prepared at minimum cost four times weekly at noons to teachers. XVhen this class is completed, the grad- uates will have learned the complete equipment and efficient management of the modern American home. PAGE TWELVE

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COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT The Commercial Department offers ambitious and earnest students an excellent chance to train themselves for positions in the business world, where opportunities are constantly open for those who are prepared . Many of our former students have re- ceived good positions in the offices of business men in the city, and excellent reports from these men show fully the efficiency of this department. Many studies are oncered, including arithmetic for the freshmen, and a half-year course in business arithmetic for seniors, bookkeeping the second and third year, with shorthand and typewriting begin- ning the third year and extending through the senior year. Commercial linglish and law. accounting, and economics are also available. Penmanship is taught by Mr. Rowe and is of decided importance. An honor course in shorthand known as the selective group, is composed only of pupils who have shown exceptional ability in first year short- hand and who have attained high marks in English for the three previous years. The typists for the TOTEM and the Higlzliglzfs are chosen from the ad- vanced classes in typewriting, and the morning bulletin is also prepared by pupils who cut the sten- cils and run them off on the mimeograph machine each day, thus giving the pupils practical experience in the use of these machines and all other equipment. PAGE ELEVEN

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VOCATIONAL DEPARTMENT Vocational work is divided into tivo groups. the Printing under Mr. Cecil Farrar, and Vocational ivork under Mr. l.ittle. ln our Printing Department the student is not only trained to set up type and run presses, but also to arrange material attractively for all our school programs and schedules. The Mechanical Drawing is divided into tivo classes, the beginners and the advanced. under Nr. Murphy and Mr. Perkins. ln the former the student learns to read drawings and blue prints. ln the latter, he is prepared to qualify as a mechanical draftsman. YYith Mr. Cobb at the helm, the students in the Machine shop are taught the art of drilling, lathe work, planer and shaper work, and thread cutting, while, in the VVoodworking Department next door, Mr. Cates offers a splendid course in cabinet mak- ing, wood turning, and moulding. Hoys in the Elec- tricity l.aboratory are trained by Mr. Little in the care and operation of generators and electric motors, in wiring. and the basic function of electricityg or, under the guidance of lXlr. Tarr, are prepared in the Auto-Mechanics course for the operation. care, and repair of the automobile, the boys practicing their knowledge on used cars. Mr. Flanagan, Mr. Conroy, and Mr. Fitzpatrick, in addition to coaching, also teach the subjects re- lated to vocational work, and in the line arts course, Mr. VVilliam Thompson guides the young artist. PAGE THIRTEEN