Chelsea High School - Beacon Yearbook (Chelsea, MA)

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Practice for a Domestic Career Miss Johnson — Head of the cuisine Miss Wright — Everyone is in stitches! Fashion as well, has always had an important place in the lile of the average lass, one hundred years ago as well as now. I:very girl with a sense of thrift knows the economic value of being able to make or contribute to her own ward¬ robe. Under Miss Wright’s capable direction, the students of Sewing are taught the power of the needle, as well as the proper choice of complimentary steles, colors, and fabrics. Several times in the course of the ear. a becoming skirt or blouse is shown, mod¬ estly, to fellow-classmates as an example of a girl’s talent for sewing. The finished results of her labor also serve as a proof of the excellent instruction received in this craft. Miss Carr — Modern design The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach! This old adage has certainly proved true and has been em¬ ployed to the advantages of designing young ladies ever since they have taken up the noble art. Although voung women had been learning the tricks of the trade from their hopeful mothers long before our high school was founded, the science of Domestic Arts was not introduced until [90S when the first wing of our present building was erected. From then on however, cooking has been one of the favorite subjects and passers-by have been delighted with the appe¬ tizing aromas of all types of dishes wafting through the doors of Miss Johnson’s cooking room. Of course, culinary art and management of the home go hand in hand, and the students of cooking receive valuable instruction in both.

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Without a doubt, Auto Mechanics in the high school curriculum is the youngest ot the Manual Arts to have been introduced to the students. In fact, it was not until 1Q36 that the subject was actually adopted, for, before that time, it had probably been looked upon as a trade to be learned outside of school. However, as we grew more mod¬ ern and progressive, and the automobile be¬ came the predominant luxury as well as necessity in every day life, the need ot knowledge on the subject was realized. Now the young grease monkeys, Mr. Hagans proteges, have the time of their lives exam¬ ining, tearing apart, and reorganizing the vital organs ot an automobile. Woodworking, having had its beginning in the early days of America’s youth, when it was one of the most common and popular trades, has of course, longer standing in 1 he Chelsea Senior High School. As tar back as 1920, young men were taking pride, not only in their academic accomplishments, but in the work they were able to do with their hands, various pieces of furniture and knickknacks for “mother’s parlor,” or some other place where they would be shown off to best advantage. Mr. Jackson, with his class in woodworking is helping to keep alive that interest of working with one’s hands as well as learning to become a handy-man, too. A course in Printing had been added be¬ fore Auto Mechanics, completing the course now known as Manual Arts. Ever since printing was introduced, the students ot that course have been busier than anyone else in the school. This department was elected to print all the report carcis and warning cards used in the school. (A pleasant task, indeed!) as well as programs and other nec¬ essary items. This year they did especially fine work on the programs for the Senior Play, which added a great deal to the en¬ joyment of the play itself. Mr. Folsom and his hard-working boys deserve much credit for their contribution to the high school’s activities. The object of the course, to learn the fundamentals of printing, to¬ gether with the functions of the press, .is often an inspiration in choosing a career in later life. Mr. Hagan —It’s greasy in here! Mr. Jackson —Will this hold me? Mr. Folsom — I lost letter A!

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The Fine Arts - - Then and Now Music of the Immortals Originality in Creation The appreciation of great music, both in the interpreting of the outstanding typical works of the world’s greatest composers, and in the study of musical instruments and the part each one plays in its own outstanding way in the presentation of some great work, has always been a major factor in culture. A ‘Music High School” connected with the Chelsea High School of Low’s Hall, was held twice weekly in the old City Hall as early as 1852, for this very purpose. 1 ' his, as well as Music Harmony, is imparted to an eager group of students who sit enraptured each day, listening to the inspiring strains of the great classics, behind the closed doors of Mrs. Minard’s music room. Here, through the study of music in gen¬ eral, as well as its three main sections, rhythm, melody, and harmony, Mrs. Minard, with her valuable and well-informed instruction, has inspired a love of music, never before realized, in all her pupils. Last, but decidedly not least, is freehand drawing. This subject is found to be the oldest of all, lor it was among the very few first taught at Low’s Hall, just one hundred years ago. As long as man is given an opportunity to investigate and employ his God-given talents, there have been ways for him to express himself. Here, in Room 304, Miss Kohlrausch gives this opportunity to every pupil in her art class. Every project taken up, in the study of color harmony, symmetry, and balance, provides some chance for the student to exhibit his individual tahnts. The most outstanding achievement of the year was the work done in connection with the centennial celebration of the high school. The highly amusing and de¬ scriptive posters for the various activities served more than anything else to call to mind the one hun¬ dredth birthday of our school, as well as the contrast between the “Fads” of teen-agers at that time and now. 30