Arsenal Technical High School - Arsenal Cannon Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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P The Commercial Department 14 THE. ' ARSEN AL CANNON L In Bookkeeping I the pupils learn the funda- mentals of bookkeeping, and hon' to keep a very sini- ple set of books. In Bookkeeping II the pupils learn to handle a more complicated set ol books, also, the ivlx-vs and wherefores of partnerships. In Bookkeep- ing III they study corporations, in Bookkeeping IV, cost estimating, introducing thc voucher system of bookkeeping. By the time the pupil has completed the courses in all four semesters, hc should be equipped to go out as a bookkecper for almost any business. In Salcsmanship I the pupil studies the prin- ciples of salesmanship and selling at retail. During the second semester he studies outside selling or two phases of more advanced selling, specialty selling and selling at wholesale. Business Organization, a two-semester course, is a study in applied economics. It covers some of the fundamental economic principles of business. A study is made of different forms of businesses, such as partnerships, single proprietorships, and corpora- tions , the conditions that cause changes in business 5 stocks and bonds, laws of contracts, insurance, and some of the different banking systems. An Office Practice Class In a Bookkeeping Class The Commercial department was formed in 1914. During its entire first year only seventy-five pupils were enrolled. New it has three thousand live hundred iifty-one pupils, with classes in stenography, typing, bookkeeping, oiiice practice, filing, machine calculating, business prac- tice, salesmanship, and business organization. In Oflice Practice classes, the pupils receive ac- tual office training, and come to knovv and to be known by the various department heads. In Office Practice II the pupil is really a part ot a small, com- pact otlice-an office carrying on the work of a small city-Tech. Stenography IIVS, a special group, is made up of pupils who have made a high record in Stcnography III. Every year the department holds a contest in stenography and typewriting. The tivo best pupils from each class are chosen to enter. A letter is dic- tated, the pupils .making the most nearly correct transcriptions being the winners. The pupils in typ- ing copy from printed material for a specified length of time, the length determined by the grade olf typing. The ones having the highest per cent of speed and accuracy are the winners.

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French Club The French classes are enriched by the outside activity, Le Cercle Francais, which meets every two weeks in the Student Center. Interesting talks on subjects pertaining to France are given, and French musical numbers are enjoyed. Twice a year the club presents a short play in French. Techis Spanish pupils now meet in twenty-four classes, ranging from Spanish I to Spanish YIII. The work in the first four semesters covers the func- tional grammar, pronunciation, and vocabulary ot the language, while the work in Spanish V to VIII, teaches the pupils to read and to speak Spanish ilu- ently, and to know something ot the country itself. They also become well acquainted with the his- tory and customs of Spanish-speaking countries in South Zlllil Cengal America, ,since in the tuturc closer connections with these countries is believed to be the aim ot the lfnited States. The main extra-curricular activity of this de- partment is the Spanish Club which has a member- ship ot about forty pupils. This group meets every Thursdaxv afternoon. Especially interesting pro- grams are presented, featuring talks on Spain or on some Spanish-speaking country. Songs are sung in - 1- 1. Spanish, Spanish music is played, Spanish holidays are discussed, an-d occasionally the members are en- tertained by Spanish dances. The German department has an enrollment of one hundred forty pupils. In the first two semesters of German pupils are taught the fundamentals of the language: how to read German script, how to Write it, how to pronounce and to spell German words, and how to write grammatically correct. They also learn much of the customs and history of Germany in their work, and pay especial attention to the present political situation in Germany. The last two semesters pupils are afforded the oppo1'tunity to apply what they have learned by translating such books of the German writers as Hillern's uI'I06l181' Als Die Iiircliew, Wildenhruclfs 'fDas Edle Blutv, Schiller's lVilhelm Tellv, and Stornfs Nlmmenseef' Pupils in the German classes atlech correspond with the pupils enrolled in English classes in Ger- many, and many interesting letters have been ex- changed. The German Club, Der Deutsche Yerein, is oi'- ganized to acquaint its members with the romance of German history and the customs of the people to show them something of the beauty of the musical compositions of Goethe and Schiller. Modern Language spanish Club Department .v-5. 13 THE ARSENAL CANNON avfd

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As early as 1902 the question of a trade school was agitated in Indianapolis. As a result, on March 27, 1903, the The Arsenal Grounds were purchased from the govern- . ment for S15l,0O0. This amount was raised by popu- VOC3,t10Ha,l lar subscription. The proposed trade school opened in September, 1903, and offered courses in pharmacy, decorative painting, lithography, electric Wiring, and, later, applied sciences. This undertaking did not prove to be a financial success. The school was, therefore, gradually discontinued from 1909 to 1912, and the applied sciences were removed to Winona Lake. Thus the Winona Institute established the types of schools for practical education now carried on in the Vocational department, which is aided and in part supported by the state and Federal funds in accordance with the Smith-Hughes Act of 1917. Shops The vocational schools now include some of the largest and most fully equipped shops in the state. Here 1,680 pupils receive the practical training of their choosing. The courses include four-period vo- cational and two-period pre-vocational classes, one- period classes in related subjects, and one period in mechanical drawing. All vocational pupils are Woodworking Shop In the Foundry required to take mechanical drawing. Then there are two two-period pre-vocational courses in building crafts and metal crafts. The vocational division is subdivided into five departments: Building Crafts, Metal Crafts, Auto Shop, Electrical Shop, and Mechanical Drawing. The Building Crafts department includes six different shops: carpentry, cement, plumbing, wood and metal finishing, cabinet-making shops, and the mill room. Enrolled in this department are four hundred eighty-six pupils. The carpentry shop trains pupils in the funda- mental processes of constructing wood frame build- ings. Practical experience is provided through the erection of a small-sized house in their shop room. Other projects are dog kennels and full-sized play houses. In the cement shop the pupils are taught how to mix cement for the desired strengths. Here they make bird baths, flower stands, and stepping stones. 1 Examples of their handiwork on the campus are side- walks, cement fountains, and stepping stones. In the plumbing shop the pupil follows the i plumbing trade in as practical a way as possible. The 15 'THE ARSENAL CANNON