Manual High School - Mirror Yearbook (Peoria, IL)

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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

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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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Frnsr Row: Ginevra l'liiving1m1 1' will .1In.1 llertrufle Reiulturtl Helen Snyder BACK Row: Fred Huber Itr.rfr'1m1i'11tt1l Clara Rec-sc ,4t'mnrfw1r11. I Anna BIQKQQ lin. ...gr lVlusic Department HE music department gives students an opportunity to learn the apprecia- tion of music and to further their study of this art. The applied music course offers valuable training in harmony, ear training, music appreciation, and the history of music, including a knowledge of com- posers, and musical instruments. This course is invaluable to those who have previously begun the study of music. The students who like to sing have access to chorus and glee club. ln these classes pupils may learn to read a musical score, hear various musical record- ings, and learn harmonious melodies. For those who have fine voices there is a possibility of being selected for a member of the A Capella Choir and special glee clubs. The special glee clubs and the A Cappella Choir study classical music. Students who play instruments may join the band or orchestra. Both organ- izations afford pleasure and valuable training to the members. The band and orchestra have increased in number this year since Manual now has an instru- mental director of its own. Art Deportment The larger number of students in the art department are sophomores. These classes study the principles of design, lettering, composition, perspective, and theories of color as well as the technique of various media. luniors and seniors may select specific work as applied drawing, figure drawing or commercial art. These advance students work on practical prob- lems as plaster work, block-printing, tooling of leather reliefs in applied draw- ing classes, modeling in clay, pen and pencil drawings in figure drawing classes, and lettering, design, and color harmony in commercial art classes. This past year the commercial art clsss completed the blockprinting of an illustrated calendar. Tzwenlj -lbrw