Elgin High School - Maroon Yearbook (Elgin, IL)

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C. A. Lloyd and Elmer R. Bohnert measure and draw up plans for a cabinet While Noel E. Winn looks on. The lad and the lathe. P. E. Taylor, head of the department and P D I study a set of blue prints Melville T. Wright and Leo C. Montgomery of Abbott stop to speak before each goes his way. Abbott woodshop boys at work we guifvlem gui! industrial arts is a part of general education, and as such, plays a prominent part in preparing the students to take their place in community life. lt develops the natural abilities, provides for profitable and enjoyable use of leisure time, and may lead to the selection of a vocation. At the present time, courses in woodshop, mechanical drawing, and machine shop are available, and plans are under way to extend our program to better serve the students and community. Man is a tool-using animal, and most people have an inherent desire to build things. lndustrial arts provides an educational opportunity for this natural desire. This year we have been able to offer unit trade vocational courses in machine and sheet metal drafting, machine woodworking, and machine shop, also related chemistry and mathematics. These courses are correlated to give students an intelligent start in the industrial world. Vocational education provides training for a chosen vocation and emphasizes skill. Visits to local industries to observe specific types of work in progress are taken to give students a chance to see production under actual working conditions. Vocational courses relate knowledge to work and should provide a student with the necessary skill and knowledge to go out and earn a livelihood. 16

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ln spite of the increasing number of Women entering careers three and four times removed from hornemaking, girls are finding that their desire for knowl- edge of the correct food and right clothes is rapidly making courses in domestic science a necessity in their highschool days. Economy in the family food habits Without omitting the essentials of a good diet are stressed in the foods classes. Girls are taught to assume responsibility in the planning of, buying for, preparing, and serving of meals With a minimum of time, cost, and energy. Not only the fundamentals of sewing are taught in the clothing classes, but also the importance of color, line, and style in dress are emphasized. instruc- tion in quality and texture of fabrics is given to the girls so that they may better be prepared in choosing the right kind of materials. As the name suggests, the study of home problems centers around the study of home and family life. The students learn how each member of the family can contribute toward the creating and maintaining of a happy home atmosphere. ln all these home economics classes the development of good manners, thoroughness, unselfishness, speed, and cooperation are stressed. Zzcifclerd in Miss Cleora E. lohnson, Mrs. Florence H. Fletch- er, and Miss Elizabeth Stearns try out the new appliances. Miss Helene M. Fedou and Mrs. Laila W. Fuller The Cleanup Committee. caught off duty at Abbott. , 5 ome conomicd The domestic touch l5

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Miss Alma Schock, head of the Miss Engelbrechts class lohn F. Fletcher, Miss Marion department, plays a selection for vocalizing. Lafley, and Miss Carol l-lahne conf U. K. Reeses approval. centrate at Abbott on a difficult musical passage. Zbguifclerfi in ufiic 9 A cappella choir, boys and girls glee clubs, band, and orchestra: all offer a variety of musical opportunities for those students musically inclined. Not only is this music education helpful to the student in his later life, but it is also helpful to him for his own amusement. The music department has shown continued progress in the past few years in both the instrumental and the choral fields Outstanding programs such as the Christmas vesper and the May festival are given throughout the year. These are perfect examples of the excellent training the music department offers. A large part of the third floor of the new north wing has been arranged and equipped for all music classes. lt is believed that even better training can be achieved after work in these new rooms. 0 The highschool art course is based upon art interests and appreciations. The classes study the basic elements of art and thereby learn to put them into practical creative expression. The objectives are: a development of standards of good taste in order to discriminate between the beautiful and the uglyg o training of habits of enjoyment through observation and attitude of mind, a development of creative ability from the experience of daily living, and a knowledge and understanding of the principles of design in all art phases from both its structural and its decorative angles. All of these foster understanding in selling, demonstration drawing, personality analysis, architecture, and home planning, and wise selections in purchasing. Through observation, life and nature in general are encircled for pleasurable and productive recreational activities. . 6 0 f Miss Cleobelle Harrison of Abbott Miss Claudia V, Abell touches up Art students worlc against a back- supervises a puppet display. a pupils drawing at Central ground of Fandango propaganda. swf if . www , if .Aw f ',.,..ff'-'Q W