Commercial High School of Brooklyn - Annual Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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BPQJZIIZIIIIPIIT uf Brruuing TIM Coovwnercial High School Annual The Department of Drawing is under the direction of MI.- Arthm. H, Flint. Mr. F1int's connection with the school dates from April, 1399, Witli him are associated Mr. Reser, appointed in 1900, and Mr. MacGregory, Mr. Van Houten, Mr. Coan, and Mr. Greenberg. V The course in drawing aims to give a broad, general culture, to increase the power of observation, and to train the hand that it may carry out the will of a trained mind. Three lines of work are taken up and carried on during the entire three years of the Course. These are: free-hand drawing, which includes the sketching of com- mon objects and nature, with pencil, charcoal, and color, design, with special attention to shaping and using letters, the theory of color, and conventions, mechanical drawing, which includes the theory of projection and its application to the portrayal of common objects and simple mechanical devices. 3 6

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il- Thg C'of11z,mcv'cia,Z,High School Annuai I 4 The Department of Mathematics has a force of six instructors. Mrpqhgs. H. Teeter, its first assistant, came to the school in Sep- temberj 1901. Mr. Emery was appointed in September, 1903. I Mr, Bliss followed in February, 1904, Mr. Schuyler. in September of thesame- year., Mr. Hook was added to the staff in September, 1,905,fand Mr. Lee in Gctober, 1907. ' - i 'The work in mathematics includes commercial arithmetic ele- ' - ' J mentary algebra, and plain geometry. The course in commercial arithmetic is designed to meet the requirements of actual business. A part of each instrU.C'Ci011 period is ,devoted to drill work in the fundamental operations. Absolute accuracy incomputation is de- mandedj. The learning of rules is' expressly discouraged, and every effort is made to make the problems concrete and to induce the pupil to usehis common sense intheir solution. I i The- course of elementary algebra aims to meet, as far as pos- sible,fthe needs of pupils. who are unlikely to take up advanced rnathe1natical.,Wo,rk. Special stress is laid upon the solution of practical problems. Atf the same- time every effort is made to give the 'pupil the' power of abstract thought which comes from the care- ful study ofalgebra. 1 up y in ,geometry covers the first three books with portions of the fpurtlrandfifth books. l From the beginning an attempt is made to show thepractical application iof the .theorems and to con- nect theme with every-day experiences of the pupil. A C011SidC1'21b1C part' of the time during thelast term ist' given to the solution of Illlllfiheliical eicercises, involving the use of algebra, and the applica- tion ofthe- geometrical theorems.. There is given, also, a Sl10rt coursein .geometrical drawing in which an effort is made to corre- late the 'work with.-the course in mechanical drawing. 35 Bpllf-IYTIIIPIIT nf iilatlgvnlatirs

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4.. 11 hr 0 C 0 :Ulf fnz, 0 1' c 1 Il Z II 2 g h S 0 iz oo Z A 01, vz u al One lesson Periad a. iveek Nfor foui-I tei-HIS is given to formal physical U .Hind in Commercial High bchool. .Phe aim of the work is threefold, thu If Com-ectivg, hygienic, and educational. In the choice of exercises the l13nb?132ib11a1.l aim predbominates over the corrective and the hygienic gfimg, gc:L2Xa,111p1e, corrective exercises-that is, exercises which tend to correct poor Posture-ia,111or11l1t. to almost nothing when taken but on f - D . ce a vi eek, the Same is true of hygienic exercises-that is, vigorous movements which mark- dl, mm-ease the cnculation and hence improve all functions of the body. gfhgl-efo1'e this one period a week .is devoted chiefly to educating and inter- tin the pupil in forms of exercise that may be indulged in in the pupil's es iome or in the gymnasium after regular school hours. OWHDHI-ing the four terms of physical training the pupil is taught the Orrect Way to Wang, to r-un, to jump, to climb hand-over-hand on both C and ladder, he is taught something about Wrestling as a means of per- ropgl defense, and folk-dancing as a corrective of awkwardness of move- Sonnt. hg is acquainted with various exercises on the horse, the horizontal E151-, and the parallel bars. In none of these exercises is it possible in th V e limited time allotted to the Work to bring the pupil anywhere near perfec- tion The aim is, therefore, to teach the rudiments, and to try to develop an interest which will lead to exercise after school, and to the formation of a habit -of exercise which will be a so-urce of pleasure and benefit in after school life. A Brparhnrut nf Iilggsiral Erainiug 37