Greater Latrobe High School - Latrobean Yearbook (Latrobe, PA)

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Future Builders ol: America. the boys . . . working . . . under Mr. Schulte , . . In addition . . . to regular training work . . . the high school . . . electrical repairs . . . are made . . . 133' these boys. Valuable instruction . . . in drawing . . . plan- ning . . . and lay out . . . is secured . . . from Mr. F. A. Halsall . . . who conducts . . . mechanical draw- ing classes . . . Various courses . . . include . . . plans for niachines . . . town lay outs . . . lay outs for playgrounds . . . and a town center . . . and many , . . other ditfcrent . . . drawings . . . In addition . . . to skillfully training . . . the boys . , . in the field . . . of drawing . . . it aids them . . . in math- ematics. Leaving . . . the Fourth Ward building . . . the ff, boys . . . receive training . . . in the . . . high school Thompson' Knier' Hman' Bert' Schulte. machine shop . , . 'Here . . . Mr. A. G. Knier . . . X instructs boys , . in the course . . . of making . . . N.. and working . . . machines . . . The boys are taught 5 . . . the various parts . . . of the machinery . . . of 39 an automobile . . . ofa heating plant . . . and various Q other things . . . The students . , . are also .utilized All . . . to make . . . any needed machines , . . and re- kh pair machine tiouble . . . in the high school. Sl'lOp Slude ls Are Thus . . . is me Ian-alle High School . . . indus- . , , trial arts course . . . Give them a hammer . . . and Familiar With Tools A hammer . . . an anvil . . . a bag of nails . . a saw . . . a screw driver . . . a little varnish . . . and a student . . . taking the industrial arts course . . . is contented . . . Electrical , . . machine . . . wood work . . . tinning . . . and mechanical drawing -r1early300 boys . . . are specially trained . . . in these Helds. Under . . the supervision . . . of Mr. C. H. Thompson . . . basic fundamentals . . . of wood- working . . . are furnished . . . tothe eighth grade . . . and freshmen boys. By the end . . . of the primary course . . . the boys are . . . surliciently pre- pared . . . to entcr . . . Mr. F. C. Bert's shop . . where they . . . are aided . . . by machinery . Under Mr. Bert's direction . . . model houses . cedar chests . . . book ends . . . magazine racks . . and other articles . . . are constructed. Surrounded by wires . . . Mr. E. H. Schulte . . . is busily engaged . . . in showing the boys . . . dif- ferent methods . . . of this and that , . . in advanced . . .electrical work . . . Wires . .circuits . . . plugs . . . light bulbs . . all familiar items . . . to Shop boys work dili- gently on motors. houses. and machines. let them . . . resume their work. ,..

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Modern musicians and artists... Courses of Music and Art Cpen to Talented Students Fine arts . . . drawing and music . . . open to any . . . talented student . . . in the high school . . . and . . . for those who do not have talent . . . there is a means . . . of creating . . . Iinding . . . and de- veloping it. If one can read music . . . there is the possibility . . . that he will make . . . a clarinet player . . . a drummer . . . or an expert . . . on any instrument . . . so . . . if the interest . . . of the student . . . runs high . . . he is taken . . . by music instructor . . . Mr. F. A. Ringrose . . . and taught . . . the method of playing . . . the desired instrument. Fresh- men . . . sophomores . . . girls . . .and boys . . . no one is excluded . . . from a class . . . of musical training. But . . . musical training . . . does not include . . . training . . . on only one instrument . . . If the student wishes . . . and if he shows possibilities . . . which are good . . . he is permitted . . . to take les- sons . . . on as many instruments . . . as he chooses. These may include . . . bells . . . bass viol . . . vio- lin . . . clarinet . . . sliding trombone . . . bass horn . . . cornet . . . drums . . . saxophone . . . or what have you. Senior art students work on assigned sub- jects. it - Himler, Ringrose. After a student . . . has shown . . . sufiicient progress . . . he is advanced . . . to the junior orches- tra . . . or to the junior band . . , While still a mem- ber of these organizations . . . his training contin- ues . . . until he is placed . . . in the senior band . . . or in the senior orchestra. Musical training . . . does not include . . . only instrumental lessons . . . but also . . . chorus . . . Through four years . . . girls' choruses . . . are prac- ticed . . . and trained . . . for performances . . . such as music night . . . Christmas plays . . . carol- ling . . . and commencement exercises. A black pencil . . . a sheet of drawing paper . . . and the supervising eye . . . of Miss Mary Himler . . . make . . . the four year . . . art course . . . practically complete . . . With very little variation . . . among the classes freshmen . . . sophomores . . .juniors . . . and seniors . . . work together . . . making posters . . . sketching pictures . . . lettering signs . . . and cutting block prints. Each year . . . the art exhibit . . . sponsored by Miss Himler . . . inspires her young students . . . on to better work . . . Trips . . . and visits . . . to the alt museum . . . do their part . . . in pointing out . . . the advantages . . . of a good course in art . . . along with . . . the various . . . poster contests . . . held throughout the year . . . Posters . . . advertis- ing plays . . . ticket sales . . . publications sales . . . warning . , . against fires . . . and pleading . . . for poppy sales . . . are all contributed . . . willingly . . . by the art department.

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Cultured bakers ancl dressmalcers... Domestic arts lnclud :ng cooking and sewing prepare grls for future I e ri HOME ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT HOLDS AN IMPORTANT POSITION IN THE CURRICULUM Home economics so impoltant a constltuent d1Spl3.y1l'lg much reseaich piepalatlon and dlllgence of the intricate fabric of society hold as have been veiy successfully completed essential a position 1n the hlgh school curriculum Sewlng knitting and embroldery are still the p11ma1y intel ests of the major of the girls The sewmg classes undei Miss Emily Vosburg by givmg direct tlainmg as well as practice are scenes of calefree pleasux e and genuine 1nte1 est Cooklng sewlng house planning and the othei phases 1n the field of domestlc sci ence ale a1tS which must be acquued sy stematlc p1 epaxatlon and also arts whlch vull be necessaly to a greater percentage of stu dents than many of the Othelq pelhaps all Catastrophes max occui 'ls for instance cut of the othels ting a pattein out mcouectlx but these occui in fi ld th l dd t d b The depaltment of cooking undei the super 5:55, e and the viilgwre V io bgesone anbessgmg 833161 In short these domestic science classes rep1esent a vude field fol the hlgh school gnl They serve the school in a two fold mannel educating and tlammg and bv glvmg dll ect sem 109 to the school community and student wonderful SBIXICQ The Cafetella maintained by thls department has seived both teachels and pupils as well as tl a1n1ng th individual student in the fields of d18t8t1CS of meal plan ning of budgeting and dmlng loom etlquette and form The attlactlve display 111 the cooking room fol Parents Night was a proof of achleve ment as well as of efficlency and piactlcal value The various teas held during the Louise of the school year are supeuntended by the domestic science depaltment Both the prepaiatlon of the xefleshments and the seiung is taken C319 of vslth ever sat1sfactory iesults House planning vuth its bload fields of in terests mcludmg 1nte11o1 decorfltlng budget mg a1t1st1c dlSDl8X and mam other ielatlve fields IQ unusually popular wlth girls the domestic science classes and plojects Gu bson Vosburg 18 Ii I ' I a I'f. 'Sz I 1 -' : ' ity... '. ' - ' '-...byr z-- 4 Y T , .. --Q A .nn ' 'i' K v.g.- - . P - N' '..f-., I. , - .... , . Q V .- vision. . .of Miss Anna Gibson...has performed A Q7. '. .L. r ' . I u .qv Da no A v- -1- T . L ...nn .- . .N - - I . - '...by . , . . . -D -. , , .' -'. Y.. ' .- --pl . . ..' C. .na - I