Appleton High School - Clarion Yearbook (Appleton, WI)

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tssswrsgw-ss-' - , .st - ws... xknmssxvsmxwmwmxkiwmxxxissskifoik T 11 ll C L A R I 0 N .5 ' 'Xa .,... ...... . ..,. 3 ......,....... . ..,.,..... .,.. BIOLOGY, PHYSICS, CHEMISTRY A course in any of the sciences acquaints the pupils with scientific facts. Train- ing is given in the laboratory method, in accuracy, and in neatness. The pupil must learn to be accurate in observation, straight in thinking, and fair in judgment. The individual acquires experience in manipulating apparatus. Last but not least, a course in science often awakens interest which leads a student to choose his life work. MATHEMATICS The curriculum in mathematics is arranged to meet the needs of the following pupils: Those who intend to go to colleges and technical schools, those who are going to specialize in commercial work that requires algebra, those who expect to specialize in science, and those who desire to study mathematics because they like it. The mathematics is elective. Plane geometry is offered in the first year, inter- mediate algebra and solid geometry in the second, college algebra and trigonometry with some elementary analytical geometry and calculus in the third. Throughout the courses non-essentials have been eliminated and more emphasis put on the ability to reason and think than on much meaningless manipulation. COMMERCIAL The Commercial Course is 98? practical and is designed of students who are to enter business rather than college, or, to with which they may earn their way through college. As a cultural value it develops habits of good character initiative, adaptability, courtesy and thrift, and gives confidence in work with dispatch in a neat and orderly manner. to meet the needs give students tools and dependability, one's ability to do Bookkeeping, Stenography, General Office Practice, and Salesmanship are offered to juniors and seniors. Page thirtrvu

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,nr-Qs s K eXN'w-vs' V . 1' H H 11 L A If 1 0 N 'Y - Y A.... ............... ., ...... . LIBRARY The library, the little room with the big appeal, is an indispensable part of the school. Service is our aim. While only approximately 216 students or four per cent of the student body can be accommodated in the library each day, every student and faculty member has the privilege of using the library resources for class room work, and for home study. MUSIC Appleton High School believes it sets forth a standard of musicianship which will make music what it should rightly be, a cultural subject. The department strives to have students appreciate the best in musical literature, to learn to sing and play in an artistic way, to read notes, and to cultivate to a higher degree the finest of the fine arts. The vocal department consists of boys' and girls' choruses which are combined for mixed choruses. Four classes are offered in vocal training which consist of theory and song interpretation. Students wishing instrumental training may elect courses in band and orchestra. ART The purpose of the art course is to stimulate the interest of the students in various phases of commerical art and designing. The varied course of study includes modeling, painting, charcoal, and pen work as a means of giving the students an appreciation of the types of art and sculptural professions. SPEECH The development of interpretive qualities of imagination, or imagination for mental images drawn from the printed page: the ability to transfer mental images to others through dramatizationg the appreciation of human emotions through character, the ability to overcome embarrassmentg the ingenuity to think on one's feet in an organized manner: in fact, the development of personality itself are the ultimate aims of the department of speech. Public Speaking, Expression, and Advanced Expression are the courses given by the department. Page fiftvmz ss