Bedford High School - Pioneer Yearbook (Bedford, IN)

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IB I be honeeK Bt COMMERCIAL ■it wr Commercial Arithmetic Commercial Geography Commercial arithmetic is one of the most l eneficial subjects given in the school. Heretofore it has l een given every other semester as a requirement after commercial geography. This year, however, it was given as a separate, elective subject, open to any who wished to take it. regardless of the geography course. Next year the arithmetic will be included as a requirement in the regular, business, commercial course. This course in arithmetic is to train the pupil to figure correctly, easily and rapidly and should fit him to solve the problems that arise in the ordinary course of business. To this end. modern commercial arithmetic gives a brief review of the fundamental o|x rations. fractions and decimals, introducing short practical methods. The mechanical part of arithmetic is illustrated and explained by diagrams, examples, operations and notes. The intellectual part is develoj ed in the pupil’s mind by mental problems. auestions and statements. Rides and statements are superseded by evelopment exercises which serve to make one thoughtful and independent The text now used is by F. J. Schneck and is the most practical modern arithmetic that has yet been introduced. According to the statement of the author, his chief aim is to present the problems jus nearly as |K ssible jus they are presented in the business office, not tabbed with article and rule. No puzzles or catch problems are presented and subjects that do not arise in modern business transactions are omitted. The pur|Kxse is to present the work that will give the pupil all needed instruction. Inspection and trial has shown that this aim has been accomplished. Commercial Geography is an elective subject, continuing for one semester. It is one of the subjects which will be included in the full commercial course to be entered next fall. The facts of commerce are treated as the effect of conditions that determine the quality and quantity of trade. Geographic and many other controlling influences, such as inventions an l means of transi ortation. are therefore made prominent The commodities entering most extensively into trade are very numerous, and attention has been confined to these commodities because they have a greater educational value in any attempt to elucidate for the classroom the nature of commerce and its underlying principles. Each product is treated in the chapter relating to the commerce of that country in which the production or manufacture of the commodity is specially prominent. Comparatively few statistics are included in the text. No statistics have been used that are not believed to represent normal conditions. The maps have been prepared with a view of conveying much information that could not otherwise 1m? so graphically imparted. [ 17

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16 BOTANY LABORATORY

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[ This department in its new location on the second Hoor of the high school building is now better equipped than ever. The five new laboratory tables are ideal with their chemical-proof tops, steel standards and two lockers with private keys to each pupil. This means ample room for individual work and all that is now-needed is sufficient apparatus to give each student an opportunity to demonstrate and prove for himself the great laws and principles of the physical world. The change in the course of study which makes this subject optional will tend to produce a higher grade of work for only those will now study it who really desire the work and not merely to make a credit. The work is divided into three recitation | eriods and two double laboratory peri-ods i er week. The text followed is Practical Physics” by Black and Davis. The laws and principles develojHxl here are made more real by their demonstration in the laboratory through well chosen experiments. The total result is a practical working knowledge of the subject. MR. K. K. NKWI.AMI [ The chemistry department is now located in its well-lighted roomy quarters on the second floor of the new high school building. 1 he equipment of the laboratory is in line with that of the physics laboratory. One large table has been installed with sufficient room and lockers to accommodate sixteen pupils. Gas and hot water with waste pipe connections make this desk a model of convenience. There is sufficient space in the laboratory for the installation of two more tables of like dimensions. These will be added when demanded by the growth of the department. The work is divided into three recitations and two double laboratory periods j er week. This correlates the theoretical and practical sides of the subject in such a way as to give the best possible results. rShRrvi 3 is