Angola High School - Key Yearbook (Angola, IN)

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FAMILIAR SCENES OUR WINTER ABODE Visitors all coinment oja the fact that Angola, a city of about twenty-four hun- dred population, has this school building, large; spacious, and entirely modern. The shrubs around the building make it an ex- tremely pleasant sight to passers-by. HOME EC BREAKFAST Many students tried to gain the favor of the sophomore girls so that they might re- ceive invitations to the Vireakfast given by the members of the cooking class. The boys hold in consideration the saying But civ- ilized man cannot live without cooks. OMr lU wmter ali«4« CKemt try Cit.j ' ' tfe ?, m Horn 6c Brfr K-f t CHEMLSTRY CLA SS A .jolly group for the study of the ele- ments that make up our old world may be seen in the second picture. Mr. Estrieh is the instructor. COSMOPOLITAN CLUB The lads and lasses in the last picture are those who at some time attended a high school other than Angola. Inquiry brought out the fact that they particularly liked the friendliness of A. II. S. students. They also said they liked our ideas and the freedom they en.ioyed here. ARE YOU A COMMERCIAL STLT)ENT? The Commercial department of Angola High School has been an outstanding one for some years and the school can be proud of the work done this year. Two new sub- .iects have been added ; namely, advanced shorthand and advanced bookkeeping. The enrollment is as large as it has been before, and many excellent records have been set during the year. Next year Mr. Certain, commercial instructor, hopes to .socialize all commercial work as nearly as possible. WHY STUDY SCIENCE? The rapid advances in pure and applied sciences demand that the future citizen have an understanding of and an ad.justment to an environment modified by scientific dis- coveries and inventions. Therefore, the chief aim of the science classes has been to give the student a better understanding of the world in which he lives and to teach him to appreciate furtlier his environment. He is made familiar with the great men of sci- ence and their contributions to the world, such as Lavoiser, who proved that burning is a combination of oxygen with a material, Joseph Priestley, who is remembered for the discovery of oxygen, Henry Cavendish, who discovered hydrogen, John Dalton, who is noted for the development of the atomic the- ory, and Louis Pasteur, who is known for his Avork on the cause and prevention of con- tagious diseases. The service of science to the home, to health, to medicine, to in- dustr,y, and, in fact, to the entire coun- try is shown through the teaching of science. Then in addition to training the student in keen observation and ex- act reasoning, these courses through the laboratory work teach him to depend on himself and to be accurate in his work. Page eight

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The building is of a conservative modern design. The exterior surface is of pastel shade butt ' brick, trimmed with Indiana limestone. The shape is that of an E and there are three levels, the basement and the first and second floors. The auditorium is located in the central part : the grade rooms, in the south wing ; and the high school class rooms, in the north wing. In the Ijasement are located the kitchen, cafeteria, sewing room, museum, recreation room, and various shops. The stairs are finished in white marble with green tile bannisters. The rorridors are done in terrazzo and asphalt tile. This is beautifully matched with the yellow sand plastering and the buff and green glazed tile around the door frames. Along these corridors on both first and second floors are recessed lockers. In the upper hall is a recessed trophy case. Tlie most beautiful part of the building, the audi- torium, is equipped with opera chairs to accommodate six luuulred people. There are green window and door draperies, and rust colored stage curtains over which a goUl valance with a purple monogram Imngs. At the liack an encased pro,iection booth facilitates rapid changes in lighting eifeets and houses a motion picture machine. The dressing rooms, private practice rooms, and shooting gallery are located l)eneath the stage and auditorium. The building is fireproof. The walls are of cement covered with plaster and reinforced by steel. The floors are of cement covered with terrazzo, and the border design is of treated oak. In the construction of the 4)uilding provision has been made for the future. Increase in enrollment and exjiansion of activi- ties programs will bring with them no new problems. Much has Iteen done to improve the school grounds. The children ' s playground, southeast of the building, has been sand- ed, and the swings -and ocean wave ' are a constant source of pleasure to the kiddies. . ' The school lawn at the front of the building is now beauti- ful with In ' ight, green grass. Spriiee trees have been set out along the building on both sides of the main entrance and along the main walk. These and young elm trees along the street give an added touch of natural beauty blending with that of the man-made architectural lieautv of the building- itself Page seven EDWARD C. KOLB Secretary Board of Education 1930-1934

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PRINCIPALLY SPEAKING By CLAYTON H. ELLIOTT After many decades of service of our school to the community, and more especial- ly after two school terms in our modern school plant, it should prove profitable to take time to consider what the fvmdamen- tal aims of our school are and what changes may be necessary in order to keep abreast of the new and changing demands of life. In brief review it is interesting to note the different attitudes and functions as- sumed by the public schools of America. In the beginning of our democracy the three R ' s constituted the teaching in the school rooms. They were considered as the finish- ing touches to the practical education re- ceived outside the school. Later on, as col- leges and universities began to increase in number and importance, the chief function of the high school was to prepare students for college entrance. Entrance re(|uirements of colleges dominated the making of high school curricula, and still do to a too large degree. The twentieth century, however, roughly marks the beginning of a new trend in the function of the high school. In 1890 the chances were about 4 to 100 that a boy or girl would attend high school, while now the chances are better than 50 to 100. In the short period of eight years from 1918 to 1926 the number of boys and girls attend- ing high school doubled. This large in- crease in high school enrollment, coupled with an increased responsibility thrust upon the high school for effective training, has tended to cause secondary schools to look more to the needs of boys and girls, and less to the needs of colleges, in formulating courses of study. It is not difficult, then, to recognize the challenge which comes to our school to pro- vide early in high school, courses of study and learning situations which will really fimction in the life activities of pupils after leaving liigli school. The above general program will fulfill rather specifically the seven cardinal prin- ciples of education, namely : 1, A healthy body and mind ; 2. A thor- ough education in the fundamentals (three R ' s) ; 8, Sufficient knowledge and skill to earn a good living; 4, Training for whole- some and happy home life ; 5, Training for active, useful citizenship ; 6, The develop- ment of appreciation and interests which lead to a wise use of leisure time ; 7, A char- acter that is trusted and admired. Supplementing the above seven funda- mental aims of education, the world requires answers to these three questions from high school graduates in the future: 1, What do you know? 2, What can you do? 3, Are you willing to work? To the extent that pupils who leave our school have been trained in the above sev- en principles and can give satisfactory answers to these questions from a so- cial standpoint our school is performing its real function in this community. CLAYTON H. ELLIOTT Principal of High School 1932-1934 Page nine