Elkhart High School - Pennant Yearbook (Elkhart, IN)

Page 27 text:

With the rearrangement of rooms in which social science courses are taught, rooms around 220, a better use of equipment such as maps, charts, and supplementary texts has been possible in the history department this year. The contemporary scene, particularly the wars in Europe and the Orient, has received a great deal of em- phasis in all history classes this year. Class discussion of current events is based on The American Observer, but pupils are urged to read other news magazines, as well as the daily paper. The Sociology classes under Mr. Sands ha e arranged and conducted a number of interesting lectures this year. Elkhartans who are well-qualified to speak on all phases of local conditions, spoke to the classes and to all other students whose study periods permitted them to attend the lectures. Next )ear the department looks forward to a practical course which will combine civics, sociology and eco- nomics; the course, to be called American Problems will give students a background for better citizenship. Social Studies l ' - ff- E. Santls. History and Sociolok v ; Mr. R. R. Jordan. History; Mr. R. A. bproull. Hi.story and Civics; Miss Florence Hill. History and Kconomu ' p. Mr. R. H. Gemmecke, Civics H. P. Berkey, History. History; Mr. Wilbur Mater. History; Mr , J i

Page 26 text:

iijT- Clarice M, Robin.iori, Shorthand and Transcription Mr. Howard J. Boyle. Vocational Bookkee[)in) Consumer Education. Mr. Melvin W. CJlendenin; , Typin i. Commercial Law. Miss Marie Siner, Bookkeeping, Commercial Geography. Miss Helen E. Kirkland, Shorthand, Typing. Commercial Department CONSUMER EDUCATION, a very practical course of better buying, is the newest course available in the com- mercial department. Two new courses, one in clerical prac- tice and one in geography, will ])e added next fall. Prog- nostic Tests, to determine ability in shorthand, are being C(jiitii)u ' d lliis year. New cipiiiiincnt ])uriiiased tiiis year, and used by the office-practice classes, includes: a dictaphone, three Bur- roughs ( alcdiators, thirty-five units of files and a new niinicograpli. With this equipment the commercial depart- ment serves the entire school as a place where duplicating of all kinds is done. Members of the department also do all llic . Y. A. bookkeeping and take charge of all school funds niaiiaged by the Board of Control. I ' ll! ' : Tvi:nly-lv,r

Page 28 text:

Vocational Department INDUSTRIAL Four nights a week, the Industrial Department is open to Elkhartans for evening classes in machine shop, blue- print reading. Avelding. On Saturday mornings these classes taught by our own faculty men are also given: this is supplementary training for employers of local industries, to train them for ad- vancement. A new machine, made b Lyston Jennings, was first de- signed by the drafting class: then the patterns were made in pattern-making class, a local foundry made the castings, and the machine was assembled in our shops, with Lyston in charge. Costing only thirty-five dollars, the machine w ill sell at three hundred. These classes also made a drill- press, to be used in the new equipment at Roosevelt and have recently made tables on which lathes are to be mounted. All the stage hands, and public address boys come from the industrial department, and every time the auditorium is used I which means several nights a week) they are on duty. The printing classes make all the forms, programs, posters, grade cards and blanks used bv the entire School City of Elkhart. HOME ECONOMICS The Home Economics Department is always busy with f;xlra activities, ight school classes are taught here; Eng- lish War Relief work and Red Cross work are done here; lunchfions, parties and teas are held here every week. Last fall, the flf-parlinent served refreshments for a P. T. A. meeting, and in May they will wind up the year ' s work with a . tyie Show arid tea for parents and teachers. I v.erit -foijr lijn ' lief,M- and dinners were served b llie cooking classes to groups of teachers and on several occa- sions, tea was served for faculty affairs. In addition, sand- wichf i. cakes and other delicacies were prepared, as a catering service to tnany Elkhart hostesses. ' ill pupils are enroll ' d irj iIh- foorl - and clnlliirjg ela,ss«;s. in this department. Top : Mr. Beryl Williams, Mr. James H. Foster. Lower: Mr. E. H. Organ, Vocational Director, f ' o ' i ' ; 7 icenfy-four