Manual High School - Mirror Yearbook (Peoria, IL)

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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

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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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PAGE 22 M Fififzre 6fl'6lfIiJ'7llE7Z af work lior the girls who are interested in home-making, a course in home economics is offered. Beginning and advanced courses in clothing are given by the Home Economics Department. A foods course is open to boys as well as girls. The Industrial Arts Department is of great value to boys in that it definitely prepares them for their chosen vocations. There are two courses in woodworkingg one concerns the art of cabinet making and the other of wood turning. Courses in sheet metal and machine shop work are offered. Two drafting rooms are used for the preparation of plans for sheet metal and machine work. Those who take courses in the Physical Education Department participate in gym- nastics, creative games, relays, tumbling, volley ball, baseball, and postural and corrective exercises. Hygiene is a compulsory course. The value of the opportunities offered by the library cannot be exaggerated. Maga- zines and books containing every type of literature are to be found on the shelves. All the great wealth of knowledge to be obtained from books is offered there. Ready f 01' anion THr MIRROR 1935