Dekalb High School - Kalibre Yearbook (Dekalb, IL)

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VOCATIONS Theirs Indeed lht' freedom of lhe' pre'ss--W The kr'1ole'Ie't1ge of its !L'l'h77lL'tIIIlli'S. Sklllei u. rhers H7 the lleld of eetle el Their url to them IS pleasure Printing l-IREI: YEARS of lndustrlal arts are offered Manual trllnlng glwen h first prlntlng the sec ond and auto mech AHICS the thlrd The prlntlng class taught by Mr Paul Wlnters alms to ac quaint the student wlth the prlnclples of ty pography to improve the cltlzenshlp of a student to teach hlm the art of MR XVIIN1lRb through the press and sentlals of b a l a n c e There IS one capaclty class which prlnts the forms f1CkQIS and post ers for school and office use Vocational Agrlculture The ultimate objec tlves for vocational agrl MR ILRR culture are to prepare students for efficient production and disposal of agricultural products to traln prospectlwe farm ers for conservative production of marketable products at mlnlmum cost to develop ln each student prlde of skllled labor ln hls occupation to create and nurture a love of country llfe to encourage recreatlonal and educational actlvltles Eighteen IU vocational agrlcul ture to encourage co operative effort lmong agricultural students Mr P Nl Furr teaches three years of agrleul ture The freshm n study solls and crops the sophomor s inlmal husbandry d the lunlors and senlors lt d d pou ry an alrxlng MR WILSON Manual Training lndustrlal arts teaches character bulldlng and self reliance through lndlvldual work If glVLS the students the experience of success through contacts with fellow students under llfe condl tlons Mechanical drafting teaches the lmportance of thls phase of the work as the language of lndustry lts value as an occupation IS stressed lf serves to g1VC actual experience ln the us of drafting tools lnstruments and materials lt provldes delinlte experlence ln the proper hand llng of Wood working tools machlnery and materials used ln the lndustry lt h lps develop an appreclatlon of the processes and products of the varlous woodworking trades Each year an exhlblt IS made of the best work done by the boys ln thls department Onlv very practical work IS done and the degree of dllliculty ID thls work lncreases as the qulllty of the work of the student lmpfOVQS lVlr Ralph Wilson and Mr James H fl rees offer two years of manual tralnlng 'e 'lm ' K' V ' r . e , .' ' is ' 'D t e ' A ' e ' , . I J L ' , . . , an 1 , ' ' , V Y ' A , x . e ' ', ' , ' 1 , 3. . . . A , , 3 l , B 3 ' ' I X COITIPOSIUS and the 09' a visible accomplishments: it makes possible social 1 - I - 3 'A . 7 .- ' l - I 7 1 Y 3 Y 7 - . . ' I I 'D ' 3 . , I 4 I , 2 . . 1 - . l , J - 1 1 V3 - ' I D I I

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COMMERCE lersomfzeulzon of our modern Ilft These reall rramed devotees of commtrce HE objectlve of business educatxon ln the hlgh school IS a basxc understandmg of the general prlncxples underlymg the organlza txon of busmess together wrth tra1n1ng 1n certam techmcal skllls for lmmednate use T h e bookkeepmg course IS a two semester subject The Hrst part IS a study of busmess orgamzatlon as 1nter preted by slmple book keepxng records 'lhe econd semester develops a more extenslve under standlng of bookkeep mg techmque wlth the emphasis upon the ob jectxve of bookkeepnng as a tool for efliclent busmess management The busmess arlthmetrc course IS a one sem ester subject A thorough revlew of the funda mental processes Qaddltron subtractron multl pllcatron dxvxsxon and common and declmal fractlonsj IS followed by a study of typlcal busmess problems Actual performance of the dut1es of an office worker IS requ1red ln the stenographxc depart ment D1ctat1on and transcrlptxon constxtute the major portlon of the work Each student IS requxred to cut a stencxl and run nt off on the mlmeograph to make telephone calls and know the types of servlce offered by the telephone company to have a thorough knowledge of telegraph systems and the classes of service offered to be famlllar wxth postal regulatrons and letter forms to make out reports mlnutes of meetmgs and outllnes to tabulate matter correct from rough draft to know how to MISS BEARHOPE wrlte different types of letters such as 3ppllC'l t1on adjustment credxt collectxon etc Accu racy and speed 1n the performance of all work IS emphaswed T h e possxb1l1t1es ln dxfferent lxnes of work and the personal quallficatlons necessary to attaln success 1n each are dlscussed Students are grven opportunxtles to do practxcal work ln school and nn busmess offices m the e1ty The department apprecxates the coopera t1on of the busmess men of DeKalb mn ac Miss LARSON ceptxng IIS students Throughout the entxre department the arm of educatlng for busmess lS carrled out Two years of shorthand and typmg one semester of commercxal arrthmetlc one year of bookkeep mg and one semester of commerclal geography are gxven The enrollment ln the commerclal department has grown steadlly It was necessary to add another teacher thls year to satlsfy the demand for more classes There are approxlmately two hundred fifty students IH the department MISS Mlna Bearhope teaches shorthand typ lng and commerclal geography Mnss Etta Larson teaches typing bookkeeplng and com merclal ar1thmet1c MISS Madge Belts teaches typlng and shorthand MISS BELTS Seventeen ,l- ' , 1 ' , we ' 1 n n 1 x 1 x s . 1 1 . . . . . , e ' . , . . . . , , , . . . . . . . , , - Y . . . w - j W . . ' sf . . . J 1 1 . l - .. . s r . . , t. . . vv- - s . . . . . ' . . ' v 1 v ' . . . .. . ' L 1 v v y . 1 . e r v x x 1 - r Q . s v . Q ' , ss - f v Q r . ' v .

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PHYSICAL EDUCATION Txs our mm to develop not the mmd alone But the body whrch IS to serve rt The old stczmmtn hole s counterpart Llolds a cherrshed place m youth s Irght heart Boys' Physical Educatlon N ADDITION to hrs posltlon as coach M Drew acts as dlrector of phys1cal edu catlon Four years are requxred ln thxs course unless the student partxcxpatmg ln a major sport Three hours a week are devoted to the xmprovement of the health of the mdxvndual MR DREW both mentally and phys1cally one hour beung used for swlmmxng and the other for gymnaslum work wlth one free hour for enther gymnasxum or swxmmmg In phys1cal educatlon we a1m to provxde an opportumty for the mdxvldual to act xn sltu at1ons that are physically wholesome mentally stlmulatmg and S3IlSfYlI'lg and soclally sound Auto Mechamcs Auto mechanlcs comparatlvely new part of the currlculum s under the supervlsxon of Mr Trees who also acts m the capacxty of coach In thxs course the stu dents learn by actual practlce the c o r r e ct methods of care and re palr of automoblles It l MR TREES IS the object of he course not only to de velop a techmcal knowl edge of an automobxle s functlons but to stlmu late mterest and appre cxatlon of values motor cars Girls' Physical Ed t uca lon MRS COLVINI ThlS lmportant part of the currxculum has been under the able super vlsxon of Mrs Yolande Colvm and Mlss Doro thy Bordwell and has played an lmportant part nn the educatlon of every g1rl rn school Four years of phys1cal educatlon are requlred of very one the course consxstmg of an hour of swlm mmg and an hour of gym every week The objectxves of th1s course are to develop not only the phys1cal Well belng but a love of Whole some exerc1se and a sp1r1t of cooperatxon and sportsmanshlp T h 1 s type of actxvxty also brlngs out the qualltles of leadershlp and a self control and DOISQ thu add greatly to one s pcrsonallty 'Ihc gym nislum work lFlLll1ClLS not only rcgulir excr cxses but also 1 var1ety of games and stunts MISS BORDWELL N zneteen I 1 I I ' 1 . . , I I , . . t y , - - , . . . , - , . f. . . . . . m IS y . I . L , 1 ' - , . V . . , . . . a . , 1 . . X. - x ' ' T 4 Ln., V A A ,ll L - L