Central High School - Wakitan Yearbook (St Joseph, MO)

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WAKITAN f l Commercial law is a study of the legality of notes, papers, and contracts. Industrial geography places emphasis upon the rela- tionship of geographical fea- tures to economic situations. Penmanship and spelling deals with the attempt to achieve per- fection along these two lines. MUSIC DEPARTMENT Music at Central is designed to train the ear and mind in order that better appreciation will result. Central's Music De- partment consists of the orches- tra, the Girls' Glee Club, and the chorus classes supervised by Miss Beulah Bennettg the Boys' Glee Club and the band, directed by Mr. Raymond Elliott. Every division of Central's Music Department has appeared before the Central audiences on numerous occasions. TYPEYVRITI NG ROOM LIBERAL ARTS AND VOCATION DEPARTMENT Central's Liberal Arts and Vocational Department includes the various divisions of the art department, printing, homemaking, sewing, cooking, woodworking, mechanical drawing, and the library. The art department covers various fields, including color and design, drawing and perspective, commercial art, and stagecraft. Outdoor sketch- ing tours are conducted in the perspective classes. The chief topic in the color and design classes is that of interior decorating. Stage decoration is emphasized in the commercial art and stagecraft courses. Courses such as sewing and woodwork give students information in the field which the name of the course denotes. PHYSICAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT lt is only natural that the S. S. Central strives to better the health of her sailors. To do so, the boys are provided with a choice of Reserve Officers Training Corps or physical education classesg the girls are given a course in physical education. Physical education classes for boys have been made possible by the new gymnasium, R. O. T. C. students study military science and tactics, the girls, in addi- . . . l I A f - , ,.., ,. 5 tion to athletics, study various V 5 ,H l types of dancing. THE OFFICE The office is a busy part of the S. S. Central. Absentee per- mits, tardy permits, leave per- mits, grade records, and daily ' notices comprise but a few of the office activities. Miss Louise Barthold and Mr. Ancil Rennison aid in this work. The office also makes out the semester sched- ules of the students. It keeps the records of students' grades. SEWING ROOM Page Twenty

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WAKITAN man, president, or cabinet mem- ber. ln this way, American government is probably made more realistic than any other course. The field of social science, as a whole, is very popular among the students. Courses in social science are in more demand than those of any other depart- on the S. S. Central, with the ex- ception of the English depart- ment. In fact, more than four- fifths of the entire student body is enrolled in a course of social science. BIOLOGY LABORATORY NATURAL SCIENCE DEPARTMENT The S. S. Central requires that all graduating seniors have one unit of science to their credit. The science department of the S. S. Central offers the following courses: elementary biology, advanced biology, physics, and chemistry. Every course offered by the science department is one of the two-semester variety. Biology is the most popular of the group of courses in natural science. Biology concerns the elementary investigation of physiology, botany, and zoology. An advanced course in biology is offered after completing the preliminary and more general course, for those who are still interested in continuing their scientific research and intent upon furthering their knowledge. Advanced biology is purely a further development of the subject. Students of biology delve into many of the mysteries of the human body, and of insects, and animal life. Physics is a subject which deals with explanation and demonstration of certain of the phenomena of the mechanical, physical, and electrical world. The behavior of inanimate things is investigated during the study of physics. Physics class periods are used mainly for explanation and demonstration. Little formal recitation is carried on in such classes. Chemistry deals with a study of the chemical composition of inanimate and ani- mate life. The lives of noted scientists are taken up in all courses in science. Natural Science is interesting to most students because it explains many incidents and facts which have puzzled and perplexed those who are ignorant of scientific explanations of these enignias. V COMMERCIAL ARTS DEPARTMENT The S. S. Central has a very complete commercial depart- ment. Its curriculum includes typewriting, stenography, book- keeping, commercial law, indus- trial geography, penmanship, and spelling. Accuracy first, speed next is the slogan of the type- writing classes. Stenography teaches students to take dicta- tion and to transcribe all of such dictation. Bookkeeping instills - into the student the rudiments mif:olmNlc.u. DRAVVING Room Of home OF Office HC001U1iif1S- Page IN lneteen

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