Central High School - Prospectus Yearbook (Flint, MI)

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INDUSTRIAL ARTS THE Industrial Arts course in Central High School includes Machine Shop, Wood- working, Printing, Mechanical Drawing, Architectural Drawing, and Shop Mathematics. Shop Mathematics I and II are required of all students electing the Industrial Arts Curriculum. In general, the courses are to afford practice in mathematical com- putation of the same nature as will be met in a shop class. The improvement the students make in the fundamentals and the introductions they receive to new work will facilitate their work in the courses of the Industrial Arts Curriculum, through- out their life in school, and to a considerable extent in life. The Machine Shop Course has been laid out as an introductory course for the prospective machinist or mechanical engineer. It also serves as a unit in the scheme of general education, for a knowledge of machinery and manufacturing processes is useful and necessary in many other occupations other than mechanical. The purpose of the course is to give the stu-dent an introduction to the trade, to teach him the operation and construction of the machines and the types of tools and their uses. This course has been approved by the State Board of Education, Michigan Industrial Education Society and accepted as a state course. The aims in a course of woodworking are set up for two distinct groups, namely, for those interested in a general knowledge of woodworking, and those leaning toward specialization. The woodworking shop is as much a laboratory to the student as the chemistry or physics laboratory. The shop gives the boy a chance to express his ideas, gives him an opportunity to work and co-operate with his fellow students and an idea of the possibilities of the various trades and industries connected with woodworking. Mechanical Drawing is an important means of developing the powers of visual- ization, observation, and perception, disciplining the imagination, and strengthening the co-ordination between hand, eye, and mind. . It is the aim of Architectural Drawing to give the student a sense of apprecia- tion of the subject, and adequate amount of drawing technique and to develop in the student a sense of good taste in architecture. The Printing Course has been arranged to serve not only as a course in guid- ance and consumer appreciation, but to also provide the prospective trade apprentice with a foundation for more rapid advancement in a commercial shop than he would MUSIC MUSIC con-tains everything there is to know about music. Nothing but music will teach you music's secrets. -Calvocoressi. With this quotation and a sur- vey of the music department at Central High School in mind, one may say that each Central student has an unusual opportunity to learn music's secrets. Whether one is interested in the art from an appreciation or a listener's point of view, or from that of the scholar, he may find inspiration for that interest in one or more of the theoretical courses and in the ensembles. For the appreciator as well as the scholar. courses in Harmony and Music Liter- ature are oH'ered. Actual participation in a music activity is one of the best means to enjoy music and to build up a finer appreciation as it is to discover its secrets. Students who are interested in instrumental work become members of the Band, Orchestra. Brass Ensemble or String Ensemble. and those who are vocally inclined, seek membership in the Choir, Opera Chorus, General Chorus, or Glee Club. MATHEMATICS THE courses offered by the Mathematics Department includes General Mathe- matics, Beginning Algebra, Plane and Solid Geometry, Algebra III and IV, and Trigonometry. The objectives of these courses are to develop habits and attitudes of careful, accurate. and independent thinking, the acquisition of which will be effective in the life of the individualg to develop an appreciation for the relation of mathematics to the cultural, industrial, and recreational activities of a progressive civilization. The courses are valuable in that they give a background for the further study in college of engineering, aviation, surveying, chemistry, and electricity. PUBLIC SPEAKING AND DRAMATICS THE Public Speaking Department of the school trains students in the arts of speak- ing and dramatization. Two teachers of the department act as directors and sponsors of the class plays and other dramatic projects of the school, while the other two teachers have charge of the training of debaters and other students engaged in contest speech projects. such as oratory, declamation, and extempore speaking. Two ten-hour courses are offered which are open to any high school student irrespective of grade, and a number of classes meeting on alternate days prepare students for the various speech projects and activities of the school. otherwise receive. Page 27

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x FINE ARTS AND ORGANIZATION TOP ROW-Franklyn S. Weddle, Graceland College, Iowa University, Northwestern University, South Dakota University, B. Mus., Music: VV. H. Bloch, North Dakota University, Minnesota University, B. S., Music: J. Monroe Langlo, Santa Barbara State College, California University, St. Olaf College, A.B., Music: Homer Joel M. Barlow, Alma College, A.B., Journalism, Public Speaking, Prospectus and Arrow Head Adviser, Coach of Debate and Contest Speech: Charlotte Needham, Flint Junior College, High School Librarian: C. Bessie Hess, Flint Junior College, Assistant Librarian. MIDDLE ROW--Charlotte D. Bender, Michigan University, New York Public Library School, A. B. KN. Y. PJ, Librarian: Agnes Jo Smith, Missouri University, B. S., Art: Maude Stewart Beagle, Minne- sota University, Minneapolis Conservatory of Music and Dramatic Art, A.B., Dramatics and Public Speaking: Helen Brown, Francis Shimmer College, Michigan University, Dramatics and Guidance: Elberta MacGregor, Secretary: Tina Christenson, Stenographer and Attendance Clerk. BOTTOM ROW-Florence T. Leach, Financial Secretary: Alva Mortimer, Office Clerk: Stanley W. Powley, Michigan University, A.B.,A. M., Attendance. LIBRARY INCE the opening of Central High School in 1923, the library has been the nucleus of the school. The collection has grown beyond bounds and along with it a normal and interesting increase in the use of books. At present, there are 14,500 volumes and a circulation average of 400 books per day. How is this possible? The junior and senior girls of our high school take a great interest in becoming the library apprentices of today in order that they may become the librarians of the future. The course in Library Methods given each semester consists of one class period, a problem a week and one hour of faithful work each day. Many of the girls are so interested that they give the library much more time than is required. The service that is extended to the school in this manner deserves recognition beyond that which is extended in units of academic credit. Teachers whose pictures do not appear in the Prospectus: Mirian Darling, Adrian College, A. B., English: Nola Bryan, Ball State Teachers College, Indiana, B. S., Home Economics: Gerald Greenlick, Michigan State Normal College, B. S., Modern Science: Charles Dougherty, Michigan State College, Antioch College, Michigan University, B. S., Mechanical Drawing, Shop Mathematics: Dwight H. Smith, Southeastern State Teachers College, Wisconsin, B. S., Science. Page 26

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PUBLICATIONS AND JOURNALISM THE course in Journalism, which is the academic phase of the publications depart- ment's work, is organized and taught to instruct students in the methods of modern newspaper and magazine publishing with the end that they may be more intelligent readers and more capable writers. During the second semester, considerable time is spent studying the style and content of the outstanding modern Writers, and the novelists and poets of countries such as Russia, Germany, France, and Norway, which are not usually included in the courses of the English department. Motivation is given to students by publishing the better compositions in the weekly paper, The Flint Arrow Head, or in the school annual, The Prospectus. The more capable students are given the responsibility of writing all the news for the school page of the local metropolitan paper. Publicity for different school projects are in charge of the publications department. RELIGIOUS EDUCATION THE courses in religious education in the Flint Central High School are made possible by the Flint School of Religion. More than a decade ago a little group of public spirited citizens, realizing the supreme importance of religious education and appreciating the fact that the public school provides 1000 hours of instruction while the Sunday School provides but 25, and that only 50 per cent of the children of Flint are receiving these 25 hours, organized the Flint School of Religion for the primary purpose of providing courses in religious education in the public school of the city. The aims of this school are: 1. To supplement the work of the church school. 2. To make religious instruc- tion an integral part of education. 3. To make religious education accessible to all children. 4. To insure frequency and continuity of instruction. 5. To maintain high academic standards. 6. To give new importance to religious education in the minds of pupils, parents, and the community as a whole. 7. To lead the pupils to fab know God: fb! appreciate Jesus and His way of lifeg ich understand and use the Bible, fdj live in accordance with Christian principles. SCIENCE SCIENCE courses, as offered in the Senior High School, are arranged not only for the college preparatory pupil but to meet the general needs of those who will not go beyond high school or even leave before the senior year. In the tenth grade a two track course is offered: biology for the pre-college entrant, and modern science for the non-specializing student. All courses stress fundamental principles with broad applications. A continuous science curriculum may be elected for the three years of high school, or less may be taken providing certain other requirements are met. Almost every pupil, however, takes at least one year of science before graduation, and may make the choice from the following courses: biology, chemistry, geology, modern science, physics, physiography, and physiology. SOCIAL SCIENCE THE Social Science Department offers Early European History I and II, Modern History I and II, United States History I and II, Economics, and Civics. The aims of this department are: To develop a wholesome respect for law, to gain a sympathetic understanding of the problems of other nations, to develop an under- standing and appreciation of the contributions of the past to the present, to study current problems in such a way that history is seen as a cumulative development, evolution and growth, and to know facts and separate them from opinion.. The social studies include those subjects which study social institutions and human reactions to them. Early European History and Modern History give the record of mankind from the story of primitive civilization to the present high point in culture. These courses, as well as United States History and Government, make it possible for the student to see the close relationship of the past to the present and so to better interpret present-day society. All students either elect or are required by the nature of their choice of cur- riculum to take United States History or the course in Civics. Therefore, all students gain a thorough foundation in the development of government and learn to appre- ciate the obligations and duties of citizenship. A study of local, state, and national affairs is given and forms a broader viewpoint for international affairs. SPANISH THE purpose of the Spanish course is to give a reading knowledge of the language, to learn the traditions of the country and the characteristics of the people. Spanish is offered as a two-year course. ,Spanish I is concerned with grammar foundationg Spanish II, continued grammar with shortselections and legends of Spain: Spanish III is advanced grammar. and the fourth semester is a complete review with a com- position course and one outstanding novel. Page 28