Jefferson High School - Spectrum Yearbook (Portland, OR)

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y y Pre-Flight Training Learning to fly is one of the most important things being done today by American youth in the global war. A course in pre-flight aviation has been added to the mathe- matics classes due to the Victory Corps. The other math classes are working for more useful applications. Included in this pre-flight course are the more technical uses of mathematics. The Navy requires much math such as this new subject gives. Range finding, navigation, prediction of weather, navigation by dead reckoning, and other terms are studied. A student learns the theory of motors, aerodanamus, and the forces on a plane when in fight, and he is aided in Air Corps exams. Film strips are shown two and three times a week in order to demonstrate to the pupils and aid in their study. The other courses offered are algebra, plane geometry, solid geometry, trigo- nometry, and business math. Machines and Electricity The physics courses of last term, science 7 and 8, have now been changed to two separate courses, the fundamentals of machines and fundamentals of electricity. In this way a whole term is devoted to each subject. Last term the study of heat was included in S7 and light and color in S8. However, this term these have been dropped so that more emphasis may be placed on machines and electricity. Next term the fundamentals of radio will be given. This will be a one year course. All three of these courses are outlines based on technical and field manuals of the War Department and published by it. Mr. Wood teaches these classes which are offered to fifth termers and above.

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Household Arts Different courses are now given in household arts. To every freshman girl for. her first year is given a course in Family Life. The purpose of this subject is to acquaint the girl with managing a home and the problems arising. It includes money manage- ment, time management, and clothing and food problems. In general, problems of family and social relationships are studied. Home nursing and managing the home front are given to fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth term girls. In home nursing, girls learn to carry out a doctor’s instructions and give care to patients ill at home. Managing the home front consists of studying prob- lems of buying, rationing, and conservation in war time. To the seventh and eighth term girls are offered Production Sewing for Red Cross, Canteen Aide, and Nursery School Aide courses. Making garments for Red Cross on factory basis is done in Production Sewing. No personal sewing is done. Credit is given for one term of Canteen Aide in which a girl is shown how to assist in a mass feeding program of Red Cross Canteen. This includes planning meals, and ordering, buying, preparing, and serving food. To serve as voluntary or paid workers in nursery school is presented the girls in Nursery School Aide. Art The art department has also turned to the Victory Corps in that blue print reading has come into existence. The fundamentals—form, color, and design—are studied, then are put to practical use. The posters seen about school for war bonds sale and the Red Cross as well as other posters were made by the art department.

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History Many changes have been made in the history department at Jeff this term. The course of study of history 7 and history 8 has been changed completely. Instead of the civics, economics, and sociology that were taught previously, the students are now learning about our world today. This subject is divided into six sections: I. The World at War: II. The War on the Home Front: III. The Armed Forces: IV. Financing the War; V. War Time Democracy: VI. Post War Problems. The first three divisions are taught in history 7 and the last three in history 8. The teachers who have these classes are Miss Helen Sedgwick, Mrs. Louise Gron- dahl, Mr. Clarence Oliver, Mrs. Rhetta McLean, and Mr. John Purcell. The outline of study for the history 5 and 6 classes is the same as that of previous terms although present conditions and problems are being stressed. Auto Mechanics One of the courses completely new to Jeff this term is that of auto mechanics. Although it has been given in other high schools in Portland previously, this is the first term that Jefferson has offered it to its students. Mr. La Forge teaches the course which explains the fundamentals of the automobile. The students learn what are the parts of the automobile, how each works, and how they all work together. The course is offered to boys and girls who are at least 17 years of age. Their text book is entitled Automotive Mechanics, and the class is taught according to a pamphlet put out by the War Department. The assignments include work both from their text books and from reference works as well as practical work on the automobile and minor repairs.