Bluffton High School - Retrospect Yearbook (Bluffton, IN)

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History class taught by Miss Shively. Physics class under Mr. Park. Literature class under Mr. McNown. Algebra class taught by Mr. McMasters. ON THE SET FUTURE FAMOUS STARS The actors and actresses of B. H. S. who who contemplate a college or university education take the academic course, which prepares them for the further training that is desired. ENGLISH The ability to make the proper use of the English language is essential in correctly portraying our part in the drama of life. Miss Powers, Miss Monger, and Mr. Mc¬ Nown direct our preparations for securing this ability and gaining poise and ease in our everyday conversations. They furnish us with a background of English and Amer¬ ican Literature, whereby we acquire an appreciation of good and worthwhile prose and poetry. FOREIGN LANGUAGE “Variety is the spice of life.” Life would be quite drab without the aid of some for¬ eign language now and then. Our instructor, Miss Karns, has taught us in the correct way to read, write, and understand Latin and German. Latin proves especially helpful in establishing the meanings of English words, many of which are of Latin derivation. The German students learn to read and translate German with ease and to write in the grand old German style. MATH Concentration is very helpful and necessary power in acquiring efficiency in what¬ ever work we undertake. Mathematics is an invaluable aid to the mastery of this power. Commercial arithmetic will be of great benefit to our future secretaries and business men. Algebra, which deals with literal numbers, and geometry, which deals with the proof and application of propositions, will be of unending service to the future engineer. Mr. Park and Mr. McMasters direct this training. 6

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HISTORY Our historical background is instilled in us under the instructions of Miss Shively and Mr. Ulmer with the aid of U. S. and General History textbooks. Through these courses we learn the stages of man’s development and where we fit into the scheme of things. This knowledge will give us an opportunity to profit by the achievements and mistakes of our forefathers. CHEMISTRY The chemistry course gives us somewhat of an idea as to the minute and intricate construction of this world on which we live and the atmosphere surrounding us. We are taught to break up into its essential elements many seemingly simple and ordi¬ nary things used in everyday life. It provides us with experimental work and satis¬ fies our curiosity as to the chemical composition of this complicated earth. Mr. Ratliff gives efficient guidance and instruction in this field of science. PHYSICS Physics is the science which deals with the study of mechanics, heat, light, sound, electricity, magnetism, and the constitution of matter. The course is especially inter¬ esting to us in this “Machine Age” as it makes clearer the application of the prin¬ ciples that govern the construction and the operation of machines, whether simple or complex. In this subject we receive from Mr. Park splendid instruction. COMMERCIAL Students interested in preparing themselves for the business world take the com¬ mercial course. Among the subjects included are bookkeeping, commercial law, sales¬ manship, business practice, typing, and shorthand. The directors in these subjects are Miss Shafer, Miss Powers, and Mr. Bennett. These are the students that become successful secretaries and business men after they leave B. H. S. HOME ECONOMICS Life on this earth would soon run amuck without good cooks and home-man¬ agers. The home economics department provides a means by which interested actresses may devote their time to the study of such things as clothing, foods, home management, heme nursing, household chemistry, and dietetics. These students are taught under Foreign Language under Miss Karns. Safety class taught by Mr. Ulmer. Typing class taught by Miss Powers. Shorthand class under Miss Shafer.