Emerson High School - Emersonian Yearbook (Gary, IN)

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HOME ECONOMICS The aim of this department is to develop in the minds of our girls a knowledge of one of the most important factors towards making a successful home, namely, that of supplying the family with good, wholesome foods, prepared and served in an attractive and economic manner. In order to do this we believe that an early knowl¬ edge of the world’s greatest industries, sources of foods, their composition, their re¬ lation to the body and the principles underlying their preparation, tends not only to interest the child for future work along this line, but also acts as a guide to those children who must withdraw at an early age. EMERSON MACHINE SHOP Of all our ind ustrial activities, no department contributes more than that of ma¬ chine shop practice. Upon it depends first of all the finished production of all machine parts; second, the assembling and testing of the completed machine or apparatus. It is essential to our railway equipment and maintenance. In factory output and repair it is of vital importance. It was for these and many other reasons that the Emerson Machine Shop was installed as a part of the vocational work of our schools. The purpose is to give the boys an opportunity to learn the rudiments of the machinist’s trade and its function in the industrial field. We do not attempt to teach all branches of the trade, but we do lay stress upon machine tool operation. This includes practice on engine lathes, shaper, drill presses and milling machine, with some experience in bench work. Even with this limited knowledge of the trade which contains many of the essential elements of the industry, the work offered can be made of great value T. E. THIEBAUD to the young man seeking a mechanical career. PHYSICS The aim of the Physics course is to teach the how and why of the physical phenomena with which one comes in contact in daily life. The most important laws and principles of Physics are developed, explained and verified by experiment, along with sufficient mathematics for their direct applica¬ tion to practical problems and devices. Special emphasis is placed upon the work in electricity, so that pupils may understand the fundamental laws applied to modern electrical development. This general knowledge of Physics makes life more worth living, and aids the pupil in selecting a life work. The course is open to pupils of Junior and Senior standing. D. C. ATKINSON, A. B. Nineteen

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BOYS’ PHYSICAL TRAINING After the close of the football and basketball season of 1916 and 1917, the state of Indiana began to realize the fact that we are not only the center of a great public school system and steel industry, but we are developing athletics of the highest type possible. As a coach my work with the boys of both high schools has been full of joy and pleasure. The boys have worked hard and I have appreciated it. They have fought to the last minute, of which I am proud. I hope that the few things I have tried to tell them will cause them to play the man at all times; then I feel it is all worth while. Success and good luck to everyone. — L. A. Erickson. J. E. GILROY, A. B. Director of Physical Training U. B. YOUNG GIRLS’ PHYSICAL TRAINING That physical activities and athletics are an essential part of the education of youth is a fact only partially recognized today. Many people feel that such exer¬ cises are not proper for girls. To change this feeling is one of the aims of the physical education department by giving to the students a love for and an appreciation of athletics and gymnastics which will continue thru life, and by giving a moral and physical development which other phases of school life cannot give. Physically, the aim is to strengthen our girls in vitality and nervous power; to give them, thru their dancing and exercise, bodily poise and control; thru their athletics and games, endurance and strength. And parallel with these physical aims is the desire to develop their interest in athletics, ideals of honesty, loyalty and good sportsmanship; to send out girls who know the value of co-operation; who are capable of an unselfish appreciation of good playing in others; and who realize that it is the kind of play—not the victory—which counts. L. A. ERICKSON, A. B. RUTH GLASSOW, B. S. Eighteen

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M. E. SNYDER DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC One’s first impression of the Gary Schools is that the athletic is better developed than the aesthetic, but upon close inspection he will find that the aesthetic is indeed well developed, considering the amount of time allotted. Many times students who thought they had no music in them have been taught to love and appreciate it. This is what the Music Department of Emerson School is striving to accomplish. The first step in this work is to teach the boys and girls to read music, for without this ability much in the realm of music is as a sealed book. The quality of the voice is improved and softened, and most important of all, the love of the beautiful in music is nurtured, and the capacity for appreciation and enjoyment is developed. Music develops a spirit of fellowship and team work, not only in singing, but in all things that make for fine community spirit. The greater the team work, the greater the musical development, and hence the greater reaction on the individual character. We are all influenced by this activity, whether we will or no. Wordsworth understood this when he wrote: “Our eyes, they cannot help but see, We cannot bid the ear be still, Our bodies feel, where’er we be, Against or with our will.” PRINT SHOP The Emerson Print Shop was established in the fall of 1910 in Room 107. Later, more space being required, the partition between this room and an adjoining room was taken out to make the shop its present size. By equipping a print shop, the opportunity to learn a valuable trade was not only offered, but enough productive work could be produced to make the shop a paying one. Blanks of all kinds, school papers, and various other publications have been produced in first class style by student labor. Students from the grades and from the High School enjoy the type-setting, presswork and other activities which go to make the Emerson Print Shop a regular one. FLORENCE BEST Twenty