Manual High School - Mirror Yearbook (Peoria, IL)

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PAGE 20st linfflre illftfhlff A 17 gel 0.5 also enabled to judge better current incidents by comparison with those of the past. Each pupil is required to study either modern history or civics and one year of American history. Along with the history courses the pupil studies the Constitution of the United States and a brief course in politics. For those interested in mathematics, the Mathematics Department offers four years of study. Most students entering Manual have studied elementary algebra in junior high school. This Work is carried on in the advanced algebra and college algebra courses. Plane geometry, solid geometry, and trigonometry comprise the remaining courses. These courses are especially valuable because they train the student to think clearly. Four foreign languages are taught at Manualglsatin, Spanish, French, and German. A careful study is made of pronunciation, idioms, and literary styles. Latin courses concern the works of Caesar, Cicero, and Virgil. Students in French, Spanish, and German are taught to speak the language fluently and to appreciate the best in the literature of these tongues. In the Music Department students are taught the pleasures of expressing themselves by singing and by instrumental music. Most students who play instruments join the band Yon who probe the alozrzr, weigh lhe .f1z1zJ ' 2 if Tm MIRROR 1955

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IDEPARTMENTS A .rlmliofzr KQIYPII 17 in 207 The School ot Work N THE short scenes of our lives which are laid in Manual Training High School, we are taught to make our dramas of life worthwhile. Dramas cannot be of one type alone, nor are our preparations for those future acts of one kind. Thus Manual has a wide variety of courses planned to meet the diverse needs of her pupils. In order to produce successful actors on the universal stage, the English Department devotes one semester each year to grammar and self-expression, the other to the study of the works of masters of literature. For the practical-minded student there is offered a course in business English, which emphasizes especially the writing of business letters. In the Speech Department pupils are taught to think and to express themselves effectively. The work ranges from two-minute speeches through formal twenty-minute lecture recitals and the interpretation of three-act plays. In the History Department the student learns of the great actors in the historical dramas presented throughout the ages. From these he learns to be a better citizen. He is Yonflvfffl llI'LZl'0I'J' 's PAGE 19

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DEPARTMENTS To live rhyfhm f3'pE1l'I',ff6I'.l' or orchestrag and those who can sing well are found in the A Cappella Choir, the choruses, or the glee clubs. Through their melodies others learn to appreciate the beauty of music. The applied music course for students who are taking private lessons consists of the study of harmony, history of music, ear training, and music appreciation. Courses in the Art Department are included among the cultural subjects taught. The art work is divided into three groups. The beginning classes are taught the elementary principles of design, color, and lettering. In the commercial art classes the student is prepared to enter into the great Held of advertising. By the course in applied arts he learns to bring beauty to useful things. The work of the rapidly growing Science Department concerns the wonders of physics, chemistry, and biology. Through these courses students are coming to a realiza- tion of the promising future in this field of work. The Commercial Department offers training for those who plan to enter the world of business. Courses in bookkeeping, shorthand, typing, and olhce training are very popular. Commercial geography, advertising, and salesrpanship complete the business students' training. z s Good 'ff mmorroui h0f1.fekee,f7ef1f PAGE 21