Fostoria High School - Red and Black Yearbook (Fostoria, OH)

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MR. WAINWRIGHT MR. JONES Miss LINTZ MR. DAWKINS MR. ORTON The Music Department This last year has seen a big step for- ward in our world of instrumental music for school children. Fostoria at last has free classes in piano, violin and all brass and wind instruments for the public schools. Such classes have long been an estab- lished part of the curriculum in other progressive cities and Fostoria of course does not wish to be laggard in giving her own children like opportunities. Class lessons for the first six months study of instrumental music are highly beneficial. In these classes the children are given a thorough knowledge of the fundamentals of technique and interpre- tation, and class rivalry makes interesting those tasks which might prove irksome if studied alone. Our vocal music department has grown consistently during the past three years and we feel capable of doing even more difficult tasks. We have cultivated a keener appreciation of the value of choral singing, which we hope will be carried into the community in which we live. A new course in theory is offered by the department this year. It is a general course in which is studied history, present day tendencies, and appreciation, rudiments, and simple four-part harmony. Twenty-Two

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History and Social Science The social science department of Fos- toria High School offers courses in Voca- tional and Community Civics, Modern History, English History, Sociology, Eco- nomics, American History, and American Government. In the Civics classes the student is given practical assistance in finding his life work, and is instructed in the opera- tion of his local government. In the history classes the student is given a survey of the world's history, ancient and modern, but more emphasis is placed on recent history and the facts which explain it. In American History and government those things are stressed which will make the student a more valu- able and clear thinking citizen. Every effort is made by the department to make these senior courses thorough and prac- tical. The department as a whole tries to give to the student a back ground for the social and political institutions and problems which he must deal with as a citizen. Its solutions cannot, like those of arithmetic problems be graded the next day or week, but only the length of years must decide how these lessons are taught. The public school system is keenly aware of its responsibilities with respect to the health of its pupils and employs a full time nurse whose headquarters is in the high school building. Twenty-One MR. SOMERS MR. BONE Miss LEISURE Miss KNABLE

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The Commercial and Art Departments Those in charge in the commercial de- partment look upon the courses offered as having a high cultural as well as utilitarian value, and hence they try to stress both phases of the work rather than looking upon these courses simply as leading to a job. The practical value of accuracy and neatness are taken for granted in the teaching of all commercial courses. While the ability to understand and discuss the purposes and problems of business are more cultural objectives. It is the ambition of the commercial department to make its work of such caliber both as to quantity and quality that credits from this department will receive equal weight with credits from other de- partments towards college entrance in the not far distant future. Everyone has heard the phrase Art for Art's sake, but we of the high school art department know that our department is a bit more than just for art's sake. We are a practical group and we sometimes feel that we are a sort of service station as well as an art department. Students in the past have felt that they should not elect art unless they were unusually tal- ented, but many who are not highly gifted find that they can get a great deal of pleasure and profit from the course offered by conscientious application. Twenty-Three MR. KNEPPER Miss PLUMMER MRS. BUDAHN MRS. THOMPSON