Denfield High School - Oracle Yearbook (Duluth, MN)

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ART DEPARTMENT One of the most attractive departments in this building is the art department. The classes are growing immensely. It is always an interesting place to visit. With the exception of the art craft class, classes continue for two periods. We now have around a hundred enthusiastic students taking art. The rooms are large and the students are provided with adjustable tables, drawers, and bins in which to keep their work. There is cork-board on the walls and cupboards afford a place in which their work can be displayed. The art department participates in many contests. They work for the Proctor Sz Gamble soap contest in May, and the Scholastic Awards in March. The sophomore classes are working on color and sesign, lettering, perspective, and will do, perhaps, some beginning problems in metal. The senior groups are doing drawing and commercial design work. They have completed their work on masks and soap models. The art craft class has one period a day. They have made wall hangings, leatherwork, wood carvings, metal work, and wall plaques. The work in this department not only receives the admiration of its students, but of many visitors. -I 26 I..

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HOME ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT The work of the home economics department above, is pictured in the food laboratory. The aim of the course is to given students training in different tasks about which girls and sometimes boys need to know about in the home. It also trains students in health habits and helps them to choose proper meals. The subjects offered according to year are: food and cookery, meal planning and preparation when a sophomoreg elementary dressmaking, advanced dress- making, home planning and furnishing in the junior and senior classes. A special class in cooking is given to the senior girls, aiming to help them choose wholesome foods and to prepare simple family meals. The department is provided with the very best equipment. The spacious sewing rooms are well lighted and supplied with adjustable tables, closets, and smaller room in which to fit their dresses. The cooking rooms are bright and large with drawers, utensils, and cupboards. They also have a well-furnished dining room. A survey of c1'edits earned by the girls during their senior high school course shows that over sixty per cent have one or more semesters work in our home eco- nomics department. -I 25 I-

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MANUAL ARTS DEPARTMENT The manual training department is composed of many shops. Above, is shown the machine shop. Two semesters' work is offered in mechanical drawing, the gradliic language of the industrial world. It is an important means of developing visualization, strengthening the imagination, and forming habits of careful observation and perception. It is the accepted means of creating a conventional picture of objects. Arhitectural drawing is also becoming a very popular course with the Denfeld boys. Pattern making and foundry are two subjects which go hand in hand. In order to benefit from either, one must take both. Pattern making s the making of Wooden models for sand molds into which liquid metal is poured to form castings of all descriptions. Foundry is that branch of engineering which deals with the making of molds into which metal is poured to form castings. The auto shop teaches you the principles of operation and construction of the motor car. The course for a good foundation for an electrical vocation is electricity. One semester of building wire is given with one term of direct currert motors and generators. The teachers assisting the boys are Mr. Nelson, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Fray, and Mr. Monson.