St Marys High School - Lance Yearbook (Medford, OR)

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'- G Qlfilgffjg-243555 4 4:14513 yxnnganyl.-wil ra-taxa' aww 25245, F' 1. 72 A Ve I' W . f ' T.. 2? P. 223:20 459 Q- f 6 9 1 v .sw 'saFsl!AN5El, - Q 'f f a Q Q .-4 Miss Mabee teaches junior high mathematicsg Miss Millerd, geometry and junior high mathematics. Mr. Waddingham is an instructor of general mathematics, trigonometry, and solid geometry. lVIrs. Granger has junior high mathematics and algebra. M +.-.M HOME ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT The home economics department is fortunate this year in having spacious new rooms and a great deal of new equipment. A number of courses in foods, clothing, and nutrition are offered, all constucted to train the pupil in the various phases of home-making and in the art of living. Those completing the nutrition course are given the Red Cross Nutrition Certifi- cate, while the Junior Red Cross Certificate is given to the junior high school pupils who have finished the year's work. lklany of the garments made by the clothing classes are dispiayed in the hall exhibit case, as well as other exhibits of interest which have been arranged and shown by a student committee that has this in charge. During the semester a two-act comedy, Starting Something, was given by the department girls. The Modes in Manners Club is now being organized and sponsored by the department. The instructors areg Miss Coller and Miss Sherer. M. THE ART DEPARTMENT The Art department of Torrance provides classes for both junior and senior high school students. In the junior department the work is required of students in the seventh and the eighth grades, whereas in the senior the work is elective, except in the art appre- ciation classes. The courses conducted in the Junior High School consist of drawing and design, and art needlework. In the Senior High School the courses given are drawing and design, stage art, arts and crafts, and art appreciation. The department now occupies two recently completed rooms on the second floor of the main building. Miss Chase and Miss Sumerwell teach art. . Tai- , MUSIC DEPARTMENT Exclusive' of the special organizations, such as the high school glee clubs and orchestra, 'the music department of Torrance High School provides adequate 'oppor- tunities for music education. For pupils of junior high school age, elements of nota- tion, music memory and appreciation work, part singing, and music reading are re- quired in the seventh grade. This year very creditable work has been done by the Junior High School Girls' Glee, which boasts a considerable number of competent student directors and accompanists. E171

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JENE4 7 '-'ii 'QLD' C 'QUBJFIHFSXI' 61 .l k'ii9f vi 'M tai: 2 . me '95 3 if SOCIAL SCIENCE DEPARTMENT The social science department consists of classes in American history for the eighth and eleventh grades, ancient history, medieval and modern history, civics and eco- nomics. Next year World history will probably be added. The subject is enliven by: history films, showing various historical episodesg annual trips for the ancient history class to the classical centerg and for the civics and economics classes to their respective fields of interestg for example, the yearly trip to the jail by the civics classes. The teachers in the department are: Miss Eva Jones, Mrs. Young, Mrs. Kelley, and Miss Mabee. . .?-4-...,- SCIENCE DEPARTMENT The Science department was organized as a part of the high school in the fall of 1921. The room now called 102 was partially equipped for use as a science room, where general science, chemistry, and physics were taught each alternate year until 1926. Since that time both chemistry and physics have been offered each year. The year following the erection of the Torrance Elementary School, the rooms now occupied by the art department were fitted up for the science classes. The chem- istry tables were moved into Miss Chase's present art room and the physics apparatus into Miss Sumerwell's. A recitation room was made from the old library, which was then between the physics and chemistry laboratories. Later this room was con- verted into a stock room. Biology was added as a part of the science curriculum in 1922. Miss Millerd taught biology from 1924 to 1926, when Mr. Merrill was brought from Manual Arts High School to organize the agriculture classes. He was given biologv, which he still continues to teach. In 1929 and 1930 about 40 enrolled in the two classes. The interest in scientific work has increased from year to year as the high school has grown until the service of four men are required to handle the classes. Mr. Wright took. some of the general science in 1928, and Mr. Wacldingham, physics and general science in 1929. After the repeated changes in the location and facilities for science classes, the science department is glad to be in its own building, which was built especially for this subject. They are proud of their building and its modern equipment, which is the equal of any other in all the high schools of Los Angeles. It was opened to visitors on Open House Day. It is hoped that the boys and girls of Torrance High School will avail them- selves of the splendid opportunities afforded for the study of science. 7,77 5 ...., MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT All seventh and eighth grade pupils are required to take junior high school mathe- matics, which includes advanced work in arithmetic and prepares the student for alge- bra and geometry. No further work in mathematics is required for graduation, but if the student is preparing for college, he must take the necessary courses to meet the college entrance requirements, which differ in different universities. For those not wanting to take algebra and geometry, an excellent course in general mathematics is given in the ninth grade. T161

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5 E 'R'Ef39aa,. - M- , Cgliqifigf 45 's fegliiiiiii IBPLU I 1912. sa ' I For pupils of high school age, music appreciation is required in the sophomore year. The aim of this course is to give every student some idea of the cultural advan- tages of a knowledge of good music, and to equip him for a greater degree of life's enjoyment. A course in harmony and composition is offered for students of ability in this more technical branch of music study, and many original compositions have been written and produced by students enrolled this year. Mrs. Eischen, hlrs. Engel, and lVIrs. Crawford are the instructors. M+..i COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT Each new semester has shown a decided increase in the enrollment of all the commercial classes. The object of this department is to offer better training to the young men and women who wish to enter this field. The need for efficient workers in the business world is recognized and met with a large degree of success. Torrance High School offers classes in shorthand, typing, bookkeeping, Monroe, comptometer, and ofIice training. The commercial course also prepares one for the advanced courses in business and commerce which some of the universities are now offering. Further- more, this course is valuable to the students who expect to make engineering, law, architecture, pharmacy, et cetera, their life work. Much credit should be given the commercial teachers, Miss Weaver, Miss Margaret Jones, and Miss Vaubel, for the increasing advancement and popularity of these classes. M.. GIRLS' PHYSICAL EDUCATION DEPARMENT The girls' Physical Education department has equipment for classes of forty in hockey, speedball, basketball, volley ball, and baseball. These games have a positive educational influence and are given twice a week during their season as class work. One day a week is given to folk, athletic, or clog dancing, one day to wholesome living, and one day to formal gymnastics. Our surroundings are very pleasant, as we have a well equipped gymnasium, including dressing rooms with connecting showers, a corrective and rest room combined, and turf playing fields. Through our activities we aim to give social development, character training, a desire for health, and to develop a sound nervous systemMiss Klein and Mrs. Morse are the INstructors. .-..+M. VOCATIONAL DEPARTMENT Torrance auto shop boasts of the best equipment in the Harbor District. The vocational machine shop class has been discontinued, but the auto mechanics class is using the machinery in the shop. New shop equipment includes an electric test bench, a thirty-nine ton garage press, a wheel line gauge, and various hand tools. Three complete cars and many parts of cars are owned by the shop, together with nine engines to be used for practice overhauling. The horsepower of these engines may be tested by the dynamometer in the shop. A student in this department may take his own car to the shop to work on, and is only charged for new parts for the machine. The past semester has shown a. marked increase in enrollment in the classes. In class, lesson sheets are effectively used, for they tend to create more interest in the work, E131