Manual High School - Mirror Yearbook (Peoria, IL)

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Iftusr Row: llclcn hlkfcliilliltlli Gvm'gina Lord SECOND Row: Hazel Aitchison Florence Mathis Mzulgc Kirkpatric Home Economics Deportrnent l HE Home Economics Department otters tive courses: Clothing l and Foods I for tenth year girls, Home Management tor eleventh year girls, Home Eco- nomics tor boys ot eleventh and tweltth years, and Clothing ll tor twelth year girls. The first year's work in clothing has tor its objectives the care and the use ofthe sewing machine, the selection ot cotton dresses, care ot clothing, and some simple work in personal accounts. The classes in toods teach desirable methods ot preparing and combining toods, proper laboratory technique, and the serving of tood. The great impor- tance ot the relation ot tood to health through caretul selection is recognized gen- erally. Home management, as the name implies, treats ot making the home a place tor harmonious living. lndividuals must live and work with others and a prepar- ation for this, or the art of living with others, is one ot the aims of this course. Home economics tor boys, a one semester course, helps the student appre- ciate his responsibilities in his home. Care and selection ot clothing, suitable tood combinations, preparation ot a tew simple dishes-usually those served tor breakfast-are included. The work in clothing ll classes prepares a girl to make wool and silk dresses ot ditterent types, to select wisely in buying ready-made clothing, to wear appro- priate clothing, and to appear at her best at all times. ls all ot these courses, accounts and budgets are studied as incentives to thrift. Tu-'cnl y

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rksr Row: Vera Justus Irma Anderson Marilla Mclfl ECOND Row: Gladys Miller Jack Harris zuizitlmn fllcwzwzzic' Valuej The commercial courses by their nature are very practical. Students need information contained in these courses to serve them in future business and finan- cial relations. Every person needs an adequate knowledge of business pro- cedure that he may safe-guard his own interests. flidzzcufiomzl Valucfj Commercial subjects serve as exploratory courses for each student and will help him to determine his abilities and aptitudes for future business or professions. They also serve as an excellent foundation for college courses. One of the chief aims of education is the development of an enriched vocabulary and comprehen- sive reading, such as is offered in the commercial courses. flfocfztiofzfzl Vfzlzzerj Many high school graduates do not continue their education in higher edu- cational institutions. To those the high school is a finishing school and they must be prepared to meet life's problems and earn a living. The stores, offices, trades, and markets are the initial avenues through which they must pass in their voca- tional activities and economic progress. Nineteen

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ohi Q 111 tephen li, llilltt-rt llcmlttrz' L, N1L'111'111 nik lf. lfzirrlin I!1'f1r11'tn11'r1f 1 N. llznlalivk 1 I.. Hlllfkllll Ilvml 1l1 R. Aikinsmt lndustriol Arts lTl-l shorter hours of labor and greater length of leisure time it devolves upon our American schools to present a program which will not only assist in preparation for those things whereby one may earn a living, but also equally as important, to train for wise and efficient use of leisure time. industrial arts courses endeavor to supply this need and present a program of work with various materials, since they tend to develop skills and manipulative processes s well as present information which a good workman needs to know. Courses designed to employ hand labor as well as woodworking machinery, to assist in the selection of proper kinds of material, to present different methods of finishing those materials, to discriminate in the treatment of various surfaces, and to teach what and how to upholster may be found in the wood-working depart- ment. To acquaint students with the various kinds of materials used in the metal- working industry, the methods of processing and the machinery used in manu- facturing is the aim of the metal-working shops. A course in vocational sheet metal aims to train directly for entrance into that trade upon its conclusion. These, with drafting courses which enable one to read and to make accept- able working drawings, are of much assistance to boys not only in giving an in- sight into industrial practice but also in arousing interest in the home workshop. Abilities discovered and skills developed may be used to lead directly into some form of industrial enterprise or may be easily carried over into home inter- ests with resultant benefits to the individual, the home, and its furnishings. T1z't'fzly-mm