Mishawaka High School - Miskodeed Yearbook (Mishawaka, IN)

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Florence Envin A.B., Jennie E. Sasse B.S., Jayne Ferguson B.S., Thelma Snyder B.S. The Library The library, one of the outstanding educational facilities offered to students in Mishawaka High School, is under the direction of Miss Ervvin. Home Economics Miss Sasse, Miss Snyder, and Miss Ferguson, instructors in the Home Economics Department, help prepare the girls of Mishawaka High School for useful living by offering such popular courses as clothing, foods, home nursing, child care, and house- hold administration. Science and Mathematics To broaden the student ' s knowledge of the influences of nature and to develop a spirit of inquiry toward his environment is the aim of the Science Department under the direction of Miss Ulrey, instructor in biology, and Mr. Wood, who teaches chemistry and physics. Mr. Broman, Mr. Dahl and Miss Moist are the mathematics instructors. Lorraine Ulrey A.B., Darl F. Wood A.B., R. A. Broman A.B., Lester C. Dahl A.B., M.A., Margaret C. Moist A.B. (6)

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a A. J. Amos H.S.. Beulah Buchanan B.S., Harry H. Hatcher A.B.. Perle Mane Parvis Commercial Department The value of the Commercial Course to the entire school and business world can hardly be estimated. The aim of the department is to train for efficiency in commerical work and to create a business attitude on the part of the students. For two consecutive years the Commercial Department has won the state champion- ship in the annual Commercial Contest held at Muncie, Indiana, and has made very brilliant showings in the preceding years. The different subjects offered are: typing, penmanship and spelling, stenography, bookkeeping, arithmetic, commercial geography, and commercial law. The instructors are Mr. Amos, Miss Buchanan, Mr. Hatcher, and Miss Parvis. History and Vocational|Guidance The History Department gives students of European history a valuable cultural background followed by an understanding of modern European problems; while the American history, government, and economics courses are designed to give an apprecia- tion of the place of the United States among the nations. Through a program of individual counselling, in addition to class-room instruction in citizenship, the department of Vocational Guidance purposes to guide and prepare pupils to select vocations. Mr. Chapman is chairman of both branches. Other instructors in history are Mr. Smith and Miss Perkins, while Miss Welch and Mr. Whitmer teach in each depart- ment. F. W. Chapman A.B., M.A., Ruby V. Perkins A.B., M.A., Glenn 1. Smith A.B., M.A., Dorothy E. Welch A.B., L. I. Whitmer A.B. (5)

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Nell Humke, Lucine E. Jones B.M., William J. Middleton B.S., Everett S. Sprajrue B.S. Art and Music To create a love for the beautiful and to train the students in the executing of artistic designs have been the aims of the Art Department, supervised by Miss Humke. The Music Department, under Miss Jones, has become one of the most interesting in the school. Courses in music appreciation, chorus, glee club, and orchestra afford excellent training for the many students who annually choose a course in music as their elective. Vocational Department One of the greatest evidences that Mishavvaka is in step with the educational world is proved by an inspection of the course of study in the Vocational Department and the shops. This department offers training to those who wish to enter engineering colleges and those who wish to learn a definite trade or a variety of trades. Mr. Middleton is at the head of this department and he also is in command of the automotive shop. Mr. DeCroes and Mr. Sprague are teachers in the mechanical draw- ing and drafting departments. Trade mathematics is also taught by Mr. DeCroes. Mr. Needier has complete charge of the machine shop, and is able to train the boys to be- come skillful in industrial work of this type. Herbert C. DeCroes, Harold Goepert B.S., Dwight L. Marsee B.S., Clarence A. Needier B.S., Shelby S. Shake B.S. (7)