Fort Hill High School - Sabre Yearbook (Cumberland, MD)

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.. stisiisi Vwiiez -l w.-f', , fs QQ? .1 t- DEPARTMENTS INDUSTRY Shop Courses Offer Range of Mechanical Training In the well-equipped shops at Fort Hill American Youth and adults of the community are trained in the mechanical skills so neces- sary in the modern World. The importance of industry to a peaceful nation and the vital need oi skilled Workers in the defense pro- gram have thrown into sharp prominence this division of the school. The department offers a Wide range of training in its instruction in woodwork, forge, foundry, machine shop, sheet metal, electricity, drafting, blueprinting, mechanical drawing, and printing. The practical aim of manning in- dustry is correlated with the practical functions of the classes. Beautifully designed and con- structed furniture has grown out of the Wood- work shop. In the electrical sections boys are taught the principles of house wiring. They learn patience and need for accuracy in draft- ing, blueprinting, and mechanical drawing classes. The print shop serves the school and trains the boys in setting type and operating simple presses. Mechanical drawing class in session. Bill Turner cuts threads Q in machine shop, Boys grease band saw. Eldrin Fritz sorts lumber in wood shop, George Samsell operates an electric sander, Glenn Maier uses the shaper. Ralph Dolan manipulates printing press.

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CURRICULUM INDIVIDUALS EDUCATION Looks to Science The importance oi science in the progress of World events cannot be overestimated. To create interest in the subject, charts, slides, moving pictures, and exhibits are used in classes of general science, biology, chemistry. and physics. Of much interest to the students is the recently acquired static machine, a gilt ot Dr. H. W. Hodgson. Daily Weather pre- dictions by physics students exemplify the functional training obtainable. Physical educa- tion complements courses in science at Fort Hill. Intramural contests in basketball, sott ball. and volley ball develop the Whole man. Privi- leges of bowling, hiking, and swimming also contribute to the general physical Welfare of students. Art classes are chiefly distinguished by practical instruction in lettering, scaling and commercial design. This year especially good results from the silk-screen process were achieved. The commercial department offers courses in bookkeeping, typing, shorthand, economic geography, retail selling, consum- ers' economics, business science and business arithmetic. Many students move from this train- ing to business. An students reproduce a model. Mr. Pei-dew instructs n class in seienee. A biology class under lvli. Hudson. Students delve into the mysteries of chemistry, First-year typists practice under the watchful guidance of Miss lvlelcelvey. The girls are checked for attendance before choosing up sides. 3, ii iii it

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OF EDUCATION DOMESTIC Vocational Guidance Opens Careers for Girls The Fort Hill Home Economics Department boasts a fine staff of instructors as well as superior equipment and growing laboratories. Vocational opportunities are opened here, and many potential homemakers are developed. In the domestic science courses, girls learn how to plan, buy, and prepare foods. Cheer- ful, well-ordered sewing rooms contribute to progress in design, sewing, and finishing of garments. Even the essentials of good groom- ing is a laboratory course in which actual habits of cleanliness are ornamented with the tricks of femininity. In the class room theories of home man- agement, child care, the fundamentals of nu- trition, interior decoration. and the types of architecture are presented. The poise and graciousness with which the girls carry off teas is a credit to themselves and their instructors. With the efficiency of seasoned hostesses, they prepare the deli- cacies, arrange the tables, and perform the social obligations. Faculty members were in- deed admiring, fortunate guests. The laundering problems are solved. The plaza at eigth-thirty. Details of finishing a garment are carefully handled. Table anqnzna and the consummation. Clothing in the making. A class in child care. Preparing a meal. Eighth-grade glrls cooperate to make a luncheon cloth.