Central High School - Prospectus Yearbook (Flint, MI)

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FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHERS—Standing: Nellie Stobie, Helen Kellar, Mildred Laley, Florence Laley, Adda Babcock, Mabel Pinel; seated: Elsa Dietrich. Henrietta Lewis, Mary Seymour. The Foreign Language Department nPHE FOREIGN LANGUAGE department includes in the curriculum a variety of subjects: Latin, French, German and Span- ish. The basic plan of study of each language consists of the translation of short stories and books, gram- mar study, and comparison of the customs, people, and history of for- eign countries with America. Foreign Language students de- rive many benefits from their course of study: an excellent grammatical foundation; the abil- ity to read the language with un- derstanding and interest; an un- derstanding of the spoken lan- guage, with limitations; and a knowledge of the life and tradi- tions of foreign peoples. The principles of foreign life and governments gives a basis for dis- cussion. They may also influence students in their daily life, and may stimulate further reading about the country under study. When information of a foreign tongue is applied to the English language, students invariably find that their knowledge of English grammatical constructions is in- creased as well as their vocabu- lary. I'uge Seventeen

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COMMERCIAL TEACHERS Standing: Clyde Barnett, Leslie Cun- ningham, Ruth Woolson, Alva Olson, Hugh BeUairs, Loraine Bailey, Blanche Young, Howard Scahill, Feme Williams, W. J. Russell; seated: Frances Spence, Nellie Ketzler, Isabelle Frankhauser, Edna Redd. The Commercial Department ■ THE COURSES offered by the Commercial Department are divided into two parts: The Com- mercial I Curriculum which pre- pares students for clerical or sec- retarial positions, and the Com- mercial II Curriculum which pre- pares students for clerical or book- keeping work. In his Sophomore year, every student in either curriculum must take commercial arithmetic, a two- semcsler course, covering basic arithmetic; common business prac- tices: and business vocabulary. In the Junior year, students begin to specialize. Commercial I students take first year typing, which teaches them to set up letters and to attain a speed of at least 30 words per minute, and first year shorthand including the 'fundamentals of shorthand with a goal of sixty words per minute. For a Senior, the Commercial I course requires one more year ol both typing and shorthand. The advanced typing course includes office projects in the typing of business forms, accurate transcrip- tion of shorthand notes, operation of the mimeograph and adding machine, office procedure, filing and gaining a speed of 50 words per minute. At the completion of the second year shorthand course, the student should be able to take advance dictation accurately at a speed of from one hundred to one hundred twenty words per minute. The commercial department also awards Gregg certificates to short- hand students who accurately take dictation at the rate of 60, 80, 100 and 120 words per minute. Also as a part of his Senior year, the stenographic student is strongly urged to take commercial activity which is valuable experience work- ing in school office or working for teachers and supervisors. All commercial students are re- quired to take at least one year of bookkeeping. In this year, they learn the fundamentals of book- keeping and the operation of a single proprietorship. Commercial II students continue with a second year of bookkeeping which in- includes the procedure for a mer- cantile corporation, simple ac- counting problems and financial statements. Besides these general require- ments there are a number of one semester electives which stress practicality. Calculating offers an opportunity to learn the use of the comptometer which does by machine all the problems which would arise in an office. A second elective, commercial law, covers most of the legal knowledge that a business person should know in- cluding contracts, negotiable pa- per. bailments, real estate and fire insurance. Lawyers and prosecut- ing attorneys have attended these (lasses. The commercial department also conducts courses in sales and advertising open to students in any curriculum who are interested in the work. Page Sixteen

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SCIENCE FACULTY — Seated: Thomas Gwyn, Edna Stewart, Grace Bagby, Lowell Grant, Ethel Bowman: standing: Ralph Mistier, Chester Henry, Howard Jackson, Mable Stoddard, Vaughn Hughey, Freda Par- malee, Nina Knutson, Leonard Redd, H. J. Wheater, E. R. Jones. The Science Department CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL’S Science department offers to ambitious and knowledge-seeking students excellent and extensive means whereby they may delve and probe into the mysteries and vagaries of our great scientific world. Physics is found to be one of the most intriguing subjects offered to them by this department. Physics is a study of mechanics, sound, light, heat, magnetism and elec- tricity. Chemistry deals with chemical changes. A thorough study is made of many elements, com- pounds and mixtures. The actual composition of every-day materials is a knowledge most valuable. Synthetic processes that are being developed in this modern world are also studied. The biology course includes a study of plant and animal life. Field trips, living specimens and detailed microscopic work add to the interest of the subject. Other scientific courses offered are geology, physiology, and phy- siography. Modern Science is a general course in science including many topics of other sciences. The science department aims to develop a scientific attitude in stu- dents. Each science stresses the practical application of all knowl- edge gained to this modern world. ) Page Eighteen