Caruthers Union High School - La Puerta Yearbook (Caruthers, CA)

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T R U S T E E S right: Mr. J. A. Butler, Mr. R. L. Gray, Mr. II. L. Smith, president, Mr. M. O. Pisor, clerk, Mr. C. L. XValton, Mr. C. S, Moore. The operators of the power house receive their orders from a board of con- trollers. They order the power house to operate or shut down. This year the school was in session for about 170 days. We were provided with the following vacations: Caruthers Fair, October 7-8, Armistice Day, Nov. ll-12, Thanksgiving and Institute, Nov. 22-26, Christmas, Dec. 24-Jan. 2. Easter, April 15, and Memorial Day, Nlay 30. The controllers give orders to the chief engineer and his stall' to throw switches sending electricity over various wires. Two hundred twenty-five students received instruction in a wide variety of subjects, two of these, applied science and office practice. being taught for the first time. We have a normal operating force of about eighteen men here at all times. In the department of power, we have the following teachers: Nliss Anderson, English, algebra, and sports, Miss Collin, music, Mr. Doane, science, Mr, Edmonson, agriculture, Nlr. Grauel, music, Bliss Nelson, liomemaking and German, Mrs. Osterhoudt. English, Spanish, and social progress, Miss Schroeter, business, Miss Zimmerman, art and history, Mr. VValker, business principles and sports, Miss Wall, vice-principal and English, Mr. NValton, principal and advanced mathematics. In addition to the department of power there is a distribution department which has charge of transporting energy back and forth. Mr. Primrose, Mr. Hansen, Dave Harder, and Mr, Kragh are the bus drivers. The well kept lawns and shrubbery and the neat classrooms show that the minds of our controllers are not entirely set on kilowatts. They have a maintenance crew consisting of Mr. Eaton, the oiler, and Dave Harder, the gardener, whose work is largely mechanical. Miss lVanda Heard is the secretary. There is an underground department which, through Mr. Martin. Ameiicanization teacher, and Sir. Gratzel, orchestra leader, provides instruction in night school classes. The truslees are always on watch, keeping an eye on the school's operation and making such adjustments as are needed to provide means for things desirable. Page 8 1 l

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THE COURSES UF STUDY During the four years that our students are connected with the electric circuit, they are getting their current from one of the four dynamos which are maintained in the power plant, These generators are known by the names of agriculture, busi- ness, college-preparatory and general. Erected on the foundation of three years of English, a year of American history, and four years of physical education, they are of sturdy construction and op- erate at all times at high efficiency. They meet demands for reliable service under all types of load conditions. With the added generating capacity of such subjects as agriculture, shop, typing, bookkeeping, geometry, physics, and other similar studies, students are helped to maintain full rated and useful wattage for the rest of their life. Any one trying to short circuit his course is doomed to failure, but, on the other hand, by careful planning of his pro- gram, a student occasionally suc- ceeds in consuming the power that is supplied by two of the four dynamos, thus graduating from two of the four courses of study instead of one. Most stu- dents are satisfied with a single- phase load, however. ', Page IO