Argentine High School - Mustang Yearbook (Kansas City, KS)

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Commercial Department TYPING The use of the typewriter in the office, in the home and in college has increased to the point where it is necessary that everyone should learn how to operate it. A satis- factory degree of skill can he acquired in a comparatively short time when the correct method of instruction is used. After the yearbook for 1931 had gone to press, the commercial department won some outstanding competitive events: Two local contests in typing, a contest in com- mercial subjects at the Pittsburg State Normal School, and the annual event in type- writing. BOOKKEEPING AND BUSINESS SCIENCE In business science during the first semester the class studies the major fields of business from the standpoint of the individual trying to find his job. How long has the business been in development? Is it necessary to the welfare of the people? Am I mentally, physically and emotionally adapted to the work? Can I get joy or satisfaction in performing the tasks? Is the field overrun or are there plenty of jobs? Is it a growing business or is the demand for its product r service diminishing? Does it require skilled or unskilled workers? How much time and money does it require to prepare for the job’ Will the wages, chances for advancement and service to the community justify the expenditures necessary to fit one for the job? The course also gives some time to the study of the most common contracts, such as mortgages, bills of sale, warranty deeds, power of attorney and apartment leases. The second semester is given to bookkeeping. The student learns the principles of bookkeeping which apply to all systems. He studies different types of business and keeps a set of books for each one. These books include cash, purchases, sales and general journals and the ledgers for posting the entries made in these journals. A business transaction must be thoroughly understood, properly entered in the journals and correctly posted to the ledger accounts. Twenty-nine

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As each unit is presented, various composition problems are worked out in a num- ber of media, the paramount aims being originality of expression and skill in manipu- lation English SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL To develop the ability to write on a subject with a feeling of confidence, that when it has been done it has been handled in a creditable manner, and that what has been written is correct in form; to develop the ability to speak without gross error; in short, to develop the ability to use English that will meet the demands put upon it after the student leaves high school is the ideal kept before senior high schcxil classes. Stated more specifically, the aim of the course is: 1. To teach the pupils to think clearly and accurately. 2. To teach the pupils to read thoughtfully and with appreciation, to form in them a taste for g xid reading and to teach them how to find books that are worth-while. 5. To develop, in the pupils, skill in communicating their ideas effectively in speech and in writing. JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL Growth in English is the natural result of meeting the three essential require- ments of the learning process, namely, grasping the central thought, developing it, and expressing it. Correctness in speech and in the mechanics of writing are emphasized, in the hope that they may become second nature with the pupil. Practice is one of the guid- ing principles in the presentation of the oral and written word. In forming these habits, activity, self-activity, activity from within, is emphasized. Correctness comes from practice and pride, not from chance. Junior high sch(x l reading is divided into two classes: 1. The recreational type chiefly for enjoyment, appreciation and breadth of view- point. 2. The study type to give information necessary for solving problems, forming judgments and making comparisons. Music The Argentine Junior-Senior High Schtxil in- terprets the appreciation of music as essential in modern life, (hie hears music in the home, at school, at church, everywhere. Music is a part of one's home life and so it has become a required part of our home making curriculum in the junior high school. Every student must come is contact with instrumental music through the work of the orches- tra or with the appreciation of and participation in vocal music through the chorus classes. The senior high school orchestra and glee clubs offer to the students who have musical talent and interest an opportunity to acquire further skill. Not only d(x:s the school provide the one opportunity the student may have to work as a member of a group executing the better things in music, but it also makes possible the only training which a large number of students get. T wenty-elflht

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School Songs GOLD AND BLUE Argentine, Argentine, is the high school Where we learn and are taught the Golden Rule. To he fair to the foe is the one great motto, Of this high school in Argentine So with loyal hearts we sing. Our sincere tribute we bring. To honor with one thought and voice, The high sch x)l of our choice. Chorus Now you laddies, lassies, listen. It’s Argentine, Argentine, with its colors so true. We are thinking of you always. Dear Argentine. Argentine, with its Gold and Blue, It's our pride upon the hillside. Where we work with will and win. Now you laddies, lassies, listen. It's Argentine, Argentine, that will make all things spin. COCK A DOODLE-DO SONG Cock-a-doodle-do, I'm for Old Argentine; I am proud of it, and so I will crow and crow and crow; Cock-a-doodle-do, I'm for Old Argentine; And I'm crowing, for I'm growing In Old Argentine. ARGENTINE STEIN SONG Sing to dear Old Argentine, Fight for the Gold and Blue, Stand and let us honor our school, Let every loyal Mustang sing, Sing with all our heart and soul. Eyes always toward our goal; Keep this one and only motto. Be fair and honest to our foe. Helen Wricht Thirty