Manual High School - Mirror Yearbook (Peoria, IL)

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BOOKKEEPING CLASS Science! Why not, if it is as interesting everywhere as it is at Manual? ln the Science Department, students learn to appreciate the fascination of physics, the wonders of biology, and the marvels of chemistry. What a variety of melody is heard coming from the Music Department! There are the mellow and beautiful notes of the orchestra, the military strains of the band, and the lovely tones of the a capella choir or of one of the glee clubs, The Music Department also offers a course in harmony. Beginners in the Art Department are taught the principles of design, color, and lettering. Advanced students are instructed to bring beauty to practical things and to work on commercial projects. A student is prepared for a start in the business world after completing the Commercial Course, for he is instructed in the art of advertising and selling, he is able to use a typewriter skillfully and take shorthand notes with rapidity, he keeps rows of figures in neat columns in his account books, and he is informed on subjects of commercial geography and commercial law. CLOTHING CLASS 1934 THE MIRROR Page 23

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mmrr TRIGONOMETRY CLASS The objective of the History Department is to prepare its youth to become good citizens. To this end, every student is required to complete a course in the history of the United States. Courses in ancient, medieval, and modern history endeavor to give an interpretation of the present through an under- standing of the past. The Mathematics Department offers a four years' course, consisting of elementary, advanced, and college algebra, plane and solid geometry, and trigonometry. If a student's choice of the several foreign languages offered is Latin, he studies Caesar, Cicero, and Virgil. Pursuers of the French language learn to understand and to speak their adopted tongue. Spanish has become very popular for its practical as Well as cultural value. The German Department is increasing, as the World War fades into the past. PHYSICS CLASS 1934 THE MIRROR Page 22

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MACHIN E SHOP If a girl plans to become a good home-maker, she can get the proper training at Manual. The Home Economics Department offers several courses in clothing. The girls learn not only how to select costumes to suit their own types but also how to make them economically. After taking a foods course, a girl can expertly plan, cook, and serve a meal. This course is also open to boys, and many have learned to emulate the girls in the art of home-making. Upon entering the lndustrial Arts Department, one is transported into a busy workshop, buzzing with the activity of boys engaged in learning metal- working and woodworking, and mechanical and architectural drawing. This course provides a boy not only with an avocation but also with a basis for earning a livelihood. Gymnastics, creative games, relays, tumbling, volley ball, baseball, and postural and corrective exercises comprise the program of the Physical Edu- cation Department. The library-the long room lined with shelves and shelves of books-is one of the most popular departments in the school. The nine thousand volumes and the best current publications furnish not only information but pleasure. LIBRARY 1934 THE MIRROR Page 24