George Washington High School - Post Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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TAP-tap-tap-whir-r-r-r-is it a gym class or the shops? Guess again. That's it-the commercial department. Earnest students bend over their typewriters pecking away to the tune of the Victrola. And in the corridor the comptometer machines are more popular than Thompkins's on a hot day. In this department students are trained to be eihcient office workers by studying shorthand, typing, business organization, and bookkeeping. The class in office practice turns out neat and accurate tests and lists and innumerable cards for other departments and roll rooms. All of the work in the commercial department is practical and exceedingly useful. nur mr- :auf un nuinn. . un nn' nu? THE ART DEPARTMENT ofers continuous double per- iod courses in art throughout the four years of high school. In addition, one-period classes in show card and art appreciation are included. However, as our school has de- veloped, the demand for special courses in commercial art, stage craft, and costume design has grown. It is hoped that these may be included soon. The work in the general courses from Art I through Art IV meets the needs of students whether having special art ability or not. It is planned to give a wide range of work in various mediums providing a continuous release of creative powerg to familiarize the students with the best products of the past and present, and to develop an appreciation and power of discrim- ination involved in the various fields of observation and selection in everyday life. Art V through VIII continues this plan, but also gives an opportunity for the development of those especially interested in the subject for a future vocation. The art department also has sponsored several exhibits this year. The students interested in furthering art interests outside of classes formed the Art Club. The members are recognized by a symbol of art, a tiny gold palette with stones representing colors. The club members have taken trips to see several exhibits. During the year Mrs. Walter Mitchel gave a talk on ceramics. At Christmas, the club contributed cheer to the sick and crippled children at the Riley Hospital by creating miniature decorative fiowers made from scraps of colored paper, tooth picks, and corks to be used on trays. The Art Club was sponsored by Miss Whitmire this year. Officers for the first semester were Janet Ernst, president, Harvey Slaughter, vice presidentg Beatrice Wright, secretary, and Cleatis Wright, treasurer. The officers for the second semester were Harvey Slaughter, president, Emery Creekbaum, vice presidentg Cecelia George, secretaryg and Beatrice Wright, treasurer. I14l

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l WHEN OUR boys graduate after a four years' course in the shops, no one is better qualified than they to step into a job in the industrial world. The increasing num- ber of enrollments shows that the four practical arts are rapidly growing in popularity. Mechanical drawing is a highly skilled art that requires mathematical exactness in the production of con- struction plans and blueprints. Plans for everything from doll houses to two story structures are made here by the boys. In fact, they have undertaken to furnish plans for a home for one of our teachers. Metal work is a four semester course consisting of three main divisions: sheet metal, forging, foundry, and machine shop. Sheet metal and forging are covered the iirst semesterg the second, foundry and bench machine shop. Lathe work is learned the third semesterg and the fourth covers milling machine, shap- er, and advanced machine work. In the Woodshop the boys do miraculous things with rough pieces of lumber. From lathe and turning equipment countless numbers of articles are turned out which rival in workmanship the best that commercial manufacturers can put on the market. Wood Shop IV has accepted a contract from the commercial department to make fifteen typewriter tables. The printshop is of great service to the school because all the forms used in the school, the school paper, and the school annual are printed here by the boys who at the same time get their necessary training. A linotype course is one of the features in printing. This course teaches the modern methods of rapid typesetting employed by all large printing concerns today. Most of the boys who elect four years of printing con- tinue in the printing business. The school may well be proud of the fine work turned out by all the classes in industrial arts. fnnfnn--nn -unfuu nu nninun-' nuTnn THE AIRCRAFT CLUB, which meets weekly on Friday after school, was organized in 1931. The purpose of the club, to stimulate an interest in aviation and its possi- bilities, has been furthered by studying new types of planes, theories of flying, and statistics of fiight, and by building model planes. These models have won a number of competitive prizes in Indianapolis. nn nu - nn- -lnufnniun :minus nnfnn, BATTER UP! First down-er-I mean Swan's Down. No, this isn't an athletic contest. It's the boys' home economics class. This year not only the girls are being taught to cook and set the table, but the boys also have a class in cooking. Rolls, pies, and cakes made by these future chefs have been sold to appreciative customers. We under- stand that the boys are earnest and enthusiastic, and very energetic about scrubbing up. Caps and aprons give them a trig and nifty appearance. Of course, there are classes in foods for the girls also, in which they learn not only how to cook and serve meals but how to plan menus for a lim- ited budget. As a part of the course, the girls serve lunch- eons for some of the teachers, the men's club, and the oliicers of the parent-teacher association. In the clothing classes, matters of color harmony and design are studied besides the practical problems of cutting and making all sorts of garments. This ye ir a number of garments were made for the Red Cross also. Costumes for the speaking choir and the plays, and the curtain for the new picture of George Wallington were made by this department. E161