Central High School - Wakitan Yearbook (St Joseph, MO)

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i r 1 -5.5 f l , 115 ' A .-i, M... . . it -,7fIA,. , l,-I ' l .g , ,, 'r 11 N' , , , ly P M I 3 l' 1 nf I Y ,Ii i. 1 lg !.,, ' ,.' It i' '. EE , li' l' 'Q .x ,Q 1,1 w 1 2 I ,ti lv, ' . g 4 e ,V -- E' I QL, f ,. i- f li g' ii gf li- E . 1 lf 1- il' ,' 1- ,1 i .1 1 il if 5 3' , ri lu--,' cl ,' xl ,L WW W Y gc, zu, 2 Second Row-Ralph E. Stone, American problems: Miss Ruth Spangberg, United States his- i2.,!Q tory and American problemsg Miss Dickie Yerington, United States history and American prob- gi' f lems: Z. F. Pfost, United States history. ' A First Row-Miss Helen Groves, world history: Miss Virginia Talbot, world history: Miss - Louise Allen, physical education.. i f I - ll' Social Science and Physical Education Departments Over four-fifths of the entire student body were enrolled in the social science de- I like partment during the last year. The subjects offered are world history, United States history, and American problems. The completion of three years of social science is .5 . required for graduation. In the classes in American problems, the fourth year of this lx , v ip-E course, the economic, social and civic problems that must be encountered in everyday f gg life are studied and discussed. The course is made more vital by linking the expe- V ji ,QE riences of the students with the problems. ,Q 'gi mf' United States history, required for graduation, is the junior year course. The con- Q ffl QQ tract method is used extensively, but some oral recitation and discussion is employed. il 13 ig?-jg The events of the past are not history unless they are of use in the future, and this -,L Eljgg study of the background of our modern democracy better equips the students to Q3 T1 Q? ,i meet the problems of today. The extensive use of reference books trains the students 5 to value the various sources of information, and to decide upon the greater or lesser im- 5, 1 ,Edt portance of events. In addition to the above teachers, Miss Louise Barthold, dean of V 'gi 5' if? girls, also instructs two classes in this course. The world history classes aid students , gg . . ,, i -,l. in understanding the development and progress of the world, and the institutions and Q ug i terms of today. Discussion is used in conjunction with the contract method. Formerly , HERE? ancient history was taught as a separate subject, but now it is combined with world .I ,, li iQ history. The first year of social science, now citizenship and vocations, is taught ex- ,.., , clusively at Central Annex. ,I In the physical education classes, the modern system of pleasurable activities is in ilk EL contrast with the formal gymnastics, calesthenics and muscle exercises of a few years if bl, ago. The exercise is obtained in games which the students enjoy and in which they eg x take great interest. This course provides beneficial social contact, and offers mental i .I as well as physical recreation. li ll' , Page Nineteen l

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Second Row--Miss Ruth VVeeks, English 8 and 4: Miss Sarah Spencer, English 7 and 4: Miss Lois Welty, English 6 and 4: Miss Kathryn J. Stiles, Journalism and English 5. First Row-Miss Mary Lou Davies, Speech and English 69 Roy V. Blomfield, English 3 and 4: Miss Louise Lacy, English 5 and 6. English Department The English department is the largest in the school, both in the number of teachers and classes, and in the number of students enrolled. Although four years of English are compulsory, some option is allowed in choosing the fourth year subject. A choice of either journalism or speech is offered in place of the regular English 7 and 8. In all of the classes much outside reading is required, Sophomore English emphasizes the correct and effective use of words, and narration and description are also studied. The second semester 2. course in the history of American literature, offering a study of the tustanding literary movements and of prominent writers and their work is given. Junior English for the first semester is primarily a course in composition. In ad- dition to the reading and discussion of modern essays and short stories, many of these are written by the students. The second half of this course is taken up with a study of the novel, the drama, and modern verse. A Dickens novel and two Shakespearian trag- edies are among the works studied in detail. In English 7 and 8, three things are studied primarily: 'Lines of literary develop- ment, enough of the lives and ideals of important authors to make the course interest- ing, and important pieces of literature which have been written during the past twelve centuries. The speech course includes public speaking, interpretation, parliamentary practice, and a study ot' the drama. Each spring a one-act play is put on by a cast selected from the classes, and this year the selection was The Lord's Prayer, by Francois Coppee. The journalism classes publish the weekly paper, the Central Out- look, and the board which publishes the Wakitan is selected from among those studying publications. The actual experience of reporting, writing articles, editing copy and making up the paper is invaluable to the students. Only those who have stood high scholastically are eligible for the subject, and this raises the standard of the work. Page Eighteen

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f-fjfgf-.WWM .1 -------e---we-- wry ,' ,f ,ft 2 f f f 1 . 5 ' 1 X' . -. ' 1, , ' W ,', . . ' 7 ' I X:,,..N --MQ! T- , h I ,- . .ff i. :VN Second Row-Milan B. Vvnllace, commercial law, industrial geography and penmanship and spelling: Miss Josephine Norwood, typewriting and stenographyg Miss Florise Pierson, steno- graphy, business English and typewriting: Leonard M. Goodwin, bookkeeping. First Row-Miss My'dred Heim, typewriting and stenographyg Miss Leolian Carter, geom- etry and algebra: Miss Freda Neal, geometry and algebra. Commercial and Mathematics Departments Central was one of the pioneer schools in the middle West to have a commercial department. This department, in 1919, became the foundation of the Robidoux Poly- technical High School, and then was transferred back to Central in 1927 when Robi- doux became a junior high school. The curriculum is extensive and includes com- mercial law, industrial geography, penmanship and spelling, bookkeeping, business English, typewriting and stenography. In the typewriting classes accuracy, with its sure resultant, speed, is emphasized. The students studying stenography take dictation of articles or actual business letters, and everything is transcribed, either orally or in type. The bookkeeping course is adapted to preparing the students either for home or office accounting. The chief ob- jects of business English are the study of the English of commerce and office train- ing. Spelling matches and writing drills are the principal activities in the penman- ship and spelling course. Commercial law includes a study of the legality of papers notes, and contracts, and industrial geography emphasizes the relation of geographical features to commerce. ' The requirements for graduation include one year of algebra. This subject, to- gether with plane geometry, college, algebra, solid geometry and trigonometry, com- poses the curriculum of the mathematics department. In the geometry classes- the text IS used only as a reference, and notebooks are used to record facts that the, t d t s u en s think out for themselves. The chief aim of this course is to develop the reasoning power, but the application of geometry to trades and professions is also considered. In the trigonometry class the solving of formulas and the application of these in working problems 1S emphasized. MISS Vera Txlson was added to the faculty of this depart- ment the second semester. - Page Twenty