Medina High School - Mirror Yearbook (Medina, NY)

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HEALTH, INDUSTRIAL ARTS A sound mind and a sound body, invaluable to every student, is made he Health Department. possible through t Once every year the pupils of Medina High School are given advice concerning their roblems and habits through health examinations and personal confer- ences with the school doctor and nurse. The physician frequently inspects the school environment in order that the students individual p may be kept in the most healthful atmos- phere possible while in school. Once yearly each pupi System is given an opportunity to have his teeth examined and cleaned by a dental hygienist employed by the school. Guidance clinics are conducted for those The Health Department also checks on pupils absent from school because of illness, thereby helping to avoid the spread of disease, More direct health training, however, is given through the gymnasium department, which offers regular gymnastics, corrective exercises, and extra-curricular athletic activities, which not only serve to build strong muscles and healthy bodies, but also strive to promote good sportsmanship in the intramural and interscholastic sports I in the Medina having problems of adjustment. which it sponsors throughout the year. The Industrial Arts Department offers a wide variety of subjects to the pupil manual training: mechanical drawing, woodworking, printing, bookbind- ing, auto mechanics, electricity, and metal work. Through these subjects, according to the New York State Industrial Arts syllabus, it is hoped to motivate an interest in and create knowledge about the principal fields of industry and the educational and occupational opportunity related thereto, to develop manual ability in the use of common tools, to increase knowledge of industrial products and processes, to provide an opportunity for creative expression through the medium of tools and materials, and to explore the boys' inclinations, inter- ests and abilities in occupational pursuits, The printing classes print weekly about 950 copies of the M.H.S. News, besides programs, tickets, and schedules for other departments, while other industrial classes have repaired and constructed numerous articlesof school property. Special training is given also in the care and repair of interested in machines. For the eighth grade Open House, the Industrial Arts Department prepared a special bulletin board display showing the proiects mastered by students in wood- working and general metals. WIL l W I ,av for '7 ffl' l THOMAS S. FERGUSON, LIAM I-I. MATSON WALTER C. VanBUREN, Industrial Arts -8.5. 3.5. Industrial Arts Physical Education-Boys SKILL R , Y l 1 4 1 l 7 MARY C SINCLAIR GERTRUDE VA NDERBROOK EDITH L. GRANT, R.N. . H ' nist Physical Education-Girls Health Teacher I 3 Y' T W FITID Dental ygie VIGOR

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M l i Bs. T 1 n WWW I 1 ERMIE M. BOARDMAN, JOHN A. MARTIN, WILLIAM S. TODD, A-5- B.S., A.M. Junior High School General General Science: General Physics: Chemistry Science: Social Studies Biology SCIENCE Science is the sum of universal knowl- edge. Through the Science Department, Medina High School endeavors to develop i in the student broader relationships with the forces and materials of his environment, an attitude of liberality and a spirit of 1 T i i c i LAURA G. KING, FRANCES H. DeLlSLE RUDENCK E- MAT50 ' A.B., A.M. Junior High School Junior High School Mathematics Mathematics Industrial Arts: Mathematics and science. MATHEMATICS Mathematics has been said to be the very key, to civilization. Upon it depend architecture, trade, engineering, navigation, Accuracy, clear thinking, a desire for proof--these are the objectives of the inquiry concerning the value of science in modern life and an appreciation of this value. The department hopes to develop in the student an ability to distinguish between tact and theory, a habit of basing iudgments on fact, the power to make keen observations, and the willingness to change opinions on the basis of new evidence. Students are trained in these aims through class discussion, notebook work, laboratory demonstration, experimentation in a well equipped laboratory, microscopic work, quizzes, and comprehensive tests. The Science Department hopes to help conserve wild life and to develop better health habits, ' thus serving the community in two very important ways. The courses offered are tour: general science, general biology, chemistry, and physics. The Science Club for Junior High School students and the Nature Study Club for tenth, eleventh, and . h. twelfth grades are connected with t is department. math department. The pupil interested in mathematics has the following courses from which to choose in Senior High School: elementary algebra, plane geometry, solid geometry, intermediate algebra, and trig- onometry. The student is given the greatest amount of mathematical training that he desires, and application of this knowledge thus gained to the world of today is stressed. Students who wish to delve more deeply into mathematical problems have the oppor- tunity of joining the Mathematics or Slide Rule Club, which studies in detail the slide rule and engineering methods and whose twenty-five members try to solve difficult mathematical riddles. With the aid, of the slide rule calculation may be quickly and accurately made. ln the field of higher mathematics special study is given to the future problems of the student who expects to major in math at college or to attend a technical school. THEORY ann Ti-ieoaem I2 'T' 2 mst

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A 1 i Y l HELEN M PRAY HAROLD 5. PRAY , CUMIYIGYCIGI Sllbiects Commercial Subiects l BUSINESS, AGRICULTURE, s. 1 , I i , i EDWARD A. DEVLIN, MARGARET MARY DORIS ROTHENBERGER B.S. COUGHLIN, 8.5. B.S. Agriculture, Vice-Principal Home Economics Home Economics: Lunchroom home-all serve as educational methods. The commercial training of Medina High School is carried on in ecretarial practice and business adminis- two divisions- s tration. The former offers courses in first and second year shorthand and typewriting. Shorthand trains the pupil to take dictation ' d d with dexterity at a good rate of spee an to transcribe shorthand dictation skillfully on the typewriter. T ewriting endeavors to develop in the YP student the ability to copy with the greatest precision and to use good English and cor- ' ' him for rect spelling, thereby preparing b tter secretarial positions. The business e administration courses include introduction to business, bookkeeping l and ll, business law, and business arithmetic. ln this . .d department, business terms are clarifie , the pupil is taught to keep methodical records, and is given an accurate idea of the important relations between the busi- ness and the social worlds. A h se of vocational training, agricul- p a ture has been developed in Medina High S h ol. Young men interested in farming c o as a life career are encouraged by knowledge ff d concerning advanced fields of agri- o ere culture studied in colleges. Field trips on ' f hi h the pupils are shown special types o w ic farm land in the vicinity, iob analysis, and actual practice by projects developed at FUTURE Group work creates a cooperative spirit and ' ' E hibits desire for genuine achievement. x h' ear at the County Fair were displayed t is y , Rochester, and Cornell University. Compe- tition in a state-wide speaking contest, proved especially successful. Finally, a fathers' and sons' banquet was held to promote a better understanding between the home and the school. The F.F.A. and the Winter Club of Young Men onf Farms are extra-curricular agricultural activities. f the Home Eco- The primary objective o nomics Department is to develop worthy home membership through an understanding of household skills. Courses are offered in ' t and foods, clothing, home managemen, 'n During the past year, the home nursi g. economics classes have carried out many orthwhile proiecst, viz., making draperies w for school rooms, decorating the home economics sewing room, and sponsoring special dinners for school organizations. Parallel to the activities of the regular h' h classes are the Home Economics Clubs, w ic endeavor to create an interest in the various ' ' ' out- homemaking fields, through discussion, side reading, and experimentation in a most modern and efficient kitchen. CHREERS