Poughkeepsie High School - Phois Yearbook (Poughkeepsie, NY)

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PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND HEALTH Mrs Auwater, Mrs Kalloch Miss Taber, Dr. Palliser, Miss VandeWater i i I I HE Department of Physical Education tries to develop, train, and protect the bodies of the students, The affiliated Health Department, by its annual inspection, uncovers many physi- cal defects which proper exercises eliminate, The opportunity to learn the fundamentals of almost all sports is the offering of this department to the school. Sportsmanship, cooperation, and determination are taught by athletics in the most effective manner, This department fills the physical requirements of the axiom of education, HA sound mind in a Sound body. LIBRARY and STUDY HALLS Miss Caven, Mrs. Archibald Miss Muckenhoupt, Miss . Jackson MYLQLWJ 0 W Q HE Poughkeepsie High School Library came into being primarily to enrich the cur- riculum. Modern teaching methods no longer confine a class to the use of a single textbook, An active collection of reference books to supplement the textbooks and classroom instruction is, therefore, the core of our Library It attempts to enrich the life of each student by creating a broader outlook for him through books and pam- phlets and magazines dealing with world affairs, Reading for pleasure is promoted especially in such fields as art, music, travel and drama. The function of the study hall is to provide a auiet, comfortable, and pleasant atmosphere as an incentive to study, It is here that the student learns the benefits and methods pertinent to the art of study and respect for the aims and rights of his fellow students. Acdfl

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IHUSINTSS Mr liurington, Miss Exons, Mr. Myers, Miss Brooks, Miss Prowell, Mr. Chisholm Miss Roche, Miss Forsberg, Miss Grove, Mrs Doly, Miss Schlochter Hfi voriety of courses in the Business Deportrnent con be clossifiecl into tvvo groups, those which ore vocotionol, entirely or in port, ond those which present knovvleclge ond skills usef ful to ony person, whether in business or not, Stenogrophy, bookkeeping, ond solesrnonship belong in the first group, While econornic geogrophy, orithrnetic, ond business lovv toll in the secf ond. fks fewer high school groduotes find irnmediote employment in business, the trentl is to rnerge the tvvo objectives in oll the courses, with the exception of stenogrophy ond secretoriol proctice, plocing rnuch ernphosis on personol use rother thon vocotionol use INDUSillxlI!Xl. ARTS AND HOMEMXXKING Mr. Seeber, Mr Koog, Mr. VonVVogner Miss Avery, Mrs liutler HE lnclustriol Arts Deportment offers live coursesi printing, rnetolvvork, woodwork, clrovving l ond 2 These courses provide experiences ond inforrnotion obout rnoteriols, tools, pro- cesses, products, jobs, orgonizotion, ond the humon problems of industry. Through discussions, observotions, ond reodings reloting to industry, ond the plonning ond cone struction of orticles, o better understanding of our procticol orts heritoge ond modern industriol conditions is obtoined. The experiences in the vorious shops stimulote creotive obilities ond leisure tirne octivities ond enrich consurner educotion, Functionol guidonce is inode possible, for porticipotion in shop octivities develops rnechonicol optitudes ond obilities.

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MUSIC AND ART Mr. Hawkins Mrs Meurer HE Art Department is primarily existent for the enrichment of personality, As education ina democracy, it must extend to every pupil . , , talented or untalented . . , who Wishes to study art, He may be seeking merely the enjoyment of art experiences, he may be enlarging his cultural background, or he may even be seriously preparing for a future, ln addition to their regular work, art students play an integral part in school life in the perform- ance of art services. Music is fast becoming one of the most important factors in education today Briefly, music is valuablei l. As a means of self-expression, 2, As a mental discipline, 3, ln developing an intellie gent body of art lovers, 4, As vocational training, 5. ln providing a means of employing leisure time both for self and for others, 6, As an exercise to the emotions MACHINE TRADES Mr Smith, Mr, Decormier, Mr. Durfey, Mr. Carter, Mr. Rouse OCATIONAL education is that education which has for its controlling purpose the preparf ation for occupational efficiency in a socially desirable line of work, The sole aim of the Poughkeepsie Trade School is to prepare boys to enter definite, skilled trades properly equipped to progress to the highest positions in these vocations. Half of each day is spent in Shop work and half in book work, Poughkeepsie has a large manu- facturing field, consequently, there are unlimited opportunities for ready employment and ad- vancement in Machine Shop work in this city. Young men who are choosing their vocations vvill find an extensive field in the trade of machinist-one which vvill mean a most pleasant and profitable future for them as well as one in which they may render inestimable service to their community,