Cheney High School - Pine Cone Yearbook (Cheney, WA)

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Cheney High Offers-- ' IN order to graduate each student must have two majors, and two minors, and earn the required thirty-two credits. English: Three years of English are required for graduation. The following substitutions may be made for Junior English: a course in Oral English or two years of a foreign language. American and English World literature, vocabulary study, history of grammar, forms of composition, construction of English language, and spelling are included in the study of English. Speech enables one to speak clearly, concisely and forcefully on such occasions as commonly confront a person. Journalism is a course of study in which journalistic writing is ap- plied. Useful application comes in the publishing of the Blackhawk and the writing of articles for the Free Press. Commercial: One year of bookkeeping, first and second-year short- hand, and first and second-year typing are the subjects offered in the secretarial course. Practical usage is gained in this course by mimeo- graphing and typing for other organizations in the school. Social Science: Psychology is the science of mental phenomena and their classification and analysis. Economics is the s-ocial science of business. It treats the laws of trade and money along with other important national questions. Sociology is the science of the constitution, evolution, and phenomena of human society. Mathematics: General mathematics, algebra, geometry and trigo- nometry are the subjects offered in this course. One year of mathe- matics is required for graduation. Mathematics are an aid in developing definite reasoning habits. Industrial Arts Department: Included in this course are: elemen- tary woodwork, cabinet making, home mechanics or repair work, mechani- cal drawing, machine drawing and architectural drawing. The boys also construct stage scenery, athletic equipment, and do odd repair jobs around the school. Science: Biology is the science which deals with the origin and life- history of plants and animals. It enables one to think and reason accu- rately. Physics is the science of inorganic matter and its forces. The course deals with the practical application of heat, electricity, sound and light. The classes study these forces in application to every-day life. V Chemistry is the science which treats of the properties of elementary and compound substances and the laws which govern molecular and atomic relations. Home Economics Department: . All girls in High School are required to take one year of home economics. The course includes a study of the problems and management of every-day life in the home. Vocational Agriculture: Courses in Animal Husbandry, Soils and Crops, and Dairy and Poultry are offered in this department. The courses are designed not only to teach the boys how to produce more crops and animals, but how to produce crops and animals more efficiently and eco- nomically. ' t The Farm Shop course trains the boy to keep his farm equipment in repair and how to build needed new equipment.

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Siuiperintendlentis Message To THE CHENEY HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1936: You as Seniors are about to pass another milestone on life's journey. You are about to change from an environment in which you have become adjusted-one in which you have established yourself and Worked happily in cooperation with your fellows-into an environment which will be made up of new persons and strange situations. The shock caused by leaving high schol for other fields is due more to emotional disturbance than to physical change. It is true that your activities Will be carried on With new surroundings and in touch with different people, but you will move ahead according to the thought habits, attitudes, ideals, and skills that you have been developed since childhood. You have the foundation laid for continued success and happiness. I am sure that your life can be serviceable and harmonious if you live ac- cording to the rules and plans which you know to be the best. It takes courage, energy, and intelligence to do things Worth While. But you need not be afraid. I believe that you have What It Takes. -C. J. COOIL, Superintendent

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y Cheney High Offers-- Music: This department is composed of a 25-piece o-rchestra, girls' and boys' glee clubs, girls' sextette and special music groups. The de- partment this year presented the C. H. S. Amateur Night, a spring musi- cal, took part in various community programs and participated in the County and District music meets. ' ' Art: It is sought in this course to give the student a higher appreci- ation of art. Various phases and types of art are offered. Hist0ry: In the American History course a student studies the growth and development of the American institutions of life and ideals throught history, and tries to apply them to common every.-day social, economic and political trends. . 'World History teaches the student the foundation. of the modern Worldg how it came about and how man may profit by the mistakes of his ancestors. I ' The Evolution of a Senior I HAVE long contemplated chronicling the career of one of my colleagues. Let me state, however, that the gist of this story is not peculiar to this one individual. A number of students make an even more mediocre record in this wonderful process of education and many studentsuleave to posterity a munificent supply of 'unknown knowl- edge that they might take up the torch where we so generously dropped it. A brief summary of this senior's career follows: Teacher: What is the sum of 2 and 2? a I Bill CSophomoreJ: Three, teacher. I But Bill discovers that his estimate was a bit too conservative and by dint of hard work and diligent application passes on into the realm of Juniorhood. . Teacher: How much are 2 and 2? ' Bill QNow a Juniorlz Five, teacher. H V Thus is progress made and Bill finds that education is an elusive thing and requires a deliberate process of reasoning. He is inclined to be a bit too liberal in his estimation of this as well as other matters. But he is the possessor of a .sunny personality and is adept at adroitly flattering the teacher so bypertinacious perseverance he eventually sits in the seats of the mighty. He arrives at that enviable position of pompous dig- nity and culture--A SENIOR. Teacher: How much are 2 and 2? Q A I , - Bill CAt last a Seniorj : I think it's four, teacher. s And so as all students must inevitably be, Bill is graduated out of school life into life's school leaving an ineffaceable record behind.-him which proves the dominance of persistence over intellect. ' I . Were I inclined to be philosophical and moralize, I could point out a lesson in thisvessay, but I will .assume that my readers are as intelligent as I. Those who cannot conform to this standard will probably find more diversion in the thrilling and dramatic stories of Mother Goose so I will leave you to your own moral conclusions while I go thank the mathe- matics teacher for telling me how much 2 and 2 really are. -DICK JOHNSTON