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INDUSTRIAL ARTS i ERHAPS A 2 this is the , '::: ' most interest- 'X, ,llv ing and most X N ' fascinating di- .. l vision in th e A V' ei curriculum of Q studies which the boys enjoy at Withrow. It is indeed the program to .which the boy student is most naturally attracted. By clothing the academic subject in a practical aspect, the studies are made easier for the student to grasp. The purpose of this industrial arts pro- gram is not, as many suspect, to make a tradesman out of the boy, but to give him all the possible information about the in- dustrial environment in which he lives. Architectural and mechanical drawing, cabinet and pattern making, foundry work, metal work, machine shop work, printing and electricity are embraced in this varied program. Work in these subjects begins in the seventh year, in some cases, and lasts through the twelfth year. This is a great advantage to junior high school boys as they could never have taken these courses in the regular seventh and eighth grades of the public schools. The mechanical drawing course, which runs from the seventh through the twelfth years, and architectural drawing, which is studied by eleventh and twelfth year stu- dents, are merely the foundation for a more strenuous study of the subject in college. Incidentally, the popular illusion that a boy taking the industrial arts course cannot enter college is not true. Many boys, graduating from this course, have entered universities and have completed their work with a high rating, one boy even winning a Phi Beta Kappa scholarship key. It is interesting to note that the boys in the architectural draw- ing group have made plans for and have constructed a miniature home, perfect in every detail. The printers put out all announcements, bulletins, card forms, and slips for the use of the school, besides printing the junior News, the publication of the junior high school. Quite a few extra-curricular organizations in this division have made accomplishments which are well worth mentioning here. Aero Club members, with their model planes, have captured high honors in all local meets. Members of the Glider Club have been busily engaged all winter in building a full- sized glider which they are about to give its maiden flight. Radio enthusiasts have been busily engaged sending messages through Withrow's amateur transmitting station, which, incidentally, was built by our own boys. Over forty-eight different stations have been communicated with. May we again reiterate the statement that the industrial arts course is not primarily intended as a training course for the future tradesman. It is merely the general course plus valuable industrial information and ex- perience. WILLARD MULFORD.
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THE SCIENCES W 44 O bring about a definite conclusive understanding of the prime funda- mentals of the natural sciences. This state- ment might well be taken as the goal toward which the scientific department at Witlirow is continually striving. This group of sub- jects which includes chemistry, physics, mathematics, botany, zoology, physiology and general science has, with the exception of English, a larger number of students pur- suing it than any other in the curriculum. It covers completely the ever-broadening field of scientific knowledge and presents suf- ficient well-rounded fundamentals to give an excellent start in any scientific field. At Wfithrow this department is fortunate enough to be the proud possessor of some of the finest equipment. The chemistry divi- sion has three lecture rooms and three com- pletely equipped laboratories. The general science classes possess three modern combi- nation laboratory and lecture rooms, while the other groups possess equally ample and excellent equipment. Add to this fine equip- ment the fact that the work is directed by, and under the careful supervision of, skilled and competent instructors and it is no won- der that some fine scientific workers have gone from Withrow. From the time a student takes his first freshman science lesson until his senior year, his knowledge of science work is piling up and accumulating, whether he takes just two courses necessary for graduation or covers the field completely. In the mathematics group four years of real mechanical background for any science are offered. This includes three phases of algebra, plane a n d s o l i d geometry, and trigonometry. In addition to being a com- plete course in itself, this group presents a real means of attacking the problems .- . ml'-'l '2+'9: which arrive in WHKWU later scientific work, particularly physics and chemistry. In addition to mathematics there are three other options, general science, bot- any, and zoology. If he chooses general science, he is providing an excellent background for his junior and senior physics and chemistry. If he chooses botany or zoology he provides a means for an easier course in his sophomore physiology. Turning from the first two years it can be seen that the sciences of the last two, chemistry and physics, go hand in hand. Either can be studied independent of the other, but both interlock in numerous ways. Thus it is obvious that the scientific de- partment is like a huge chain in which each link fits perfectly into its mate. Yet it is an unusual chain in that it permits the removal of any one link without injury to the parts of the whole. Such a chain is well nigh perfect and just such a chain is the scientific department which provides, through careful selection, a thorough fundamental scientific background which is being stressed at pres- ent as a real asset in both cultural and com- mercial education. BOB BUTLER.
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