Manual High School - Mirror Yearbook (Peoria, IL)

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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

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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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FIRST Row: Robert KI. Caliztil l'lry.vi'r.v Helen Nl. Keating H ix!r1l',v Gray Arlzunsnn If zlllugfy SELAON lr Row : Hazel VYolf lIi'.r1m'y NY:tlter NV. Tliomas L ln'n11.vtry Flora lilwzutglt If. .Sf llixtnry The Science Department HE science department provides students with an opportunity to study bioloQfY, physics, or chemistry. The course in biology includes the study of plants and animals. This course is made interesting through occasional individual experiments. Work in this class proves valuable to those who wish to further the study in college. Physics is a study of all the natural phenomena in our daily life which per- tains to why things act as they do. lt is interesting from the standpoint of the following fact. lt is utterly impossible for you to go through one day of your normal life without using innumerable things about which physics will enlighten you. Chemistry attracts those who are interested in analyzing products with which they are acquainted. lndividual experiments are performed that are always in- teresting and educational. Class discussion unfolds mysteries of formulas, prop- erties of metals and non-metals, and many other things that have always per- plexed one. Sociol Science Deportrnent The social science department offers a three year course-one course, United States History required of all students who intend to graduate, and two electives, European History and Advanced Civics tone semesterl and International Rela- tions tone semesterl. Effort is made to give students a good foundation in the his- tory of the past decades in order that they may have a more intelligent under- standing of the time in which they live. One who understands the problems of the past and how their solution has contributed to the rise or fall of previous civ- ilizations becomes a citizen who may more intelligently cope with the problems of his own particular period. Civilization advances only in proportion to the in- telligent solution of the problems of the period in which one lives. Tweniy-Iwo