Franklin Central High School - Liberanni Yearbook (Franklin, NY)

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MNT The Art Department in Franklin Central School is under the supervision of Mr. F. Gerald Taggart. The aims of the Junior High School classes, which are compulsory, are many. Chief among them are: l. The appreciation of beauty as expressed in fine, industrial, and household arts. This covers all the phases of art, both in the home and in the commercial and industrial fields. Art appreciation makes the student capable of enjoying the best in all things which will give him a fuller, more complete life. 2. Discovery of those pupils who show talent and perseverance and to offer them special opportunities for the development of their skill and creative power. 5. A knowledge and understanding of the fundamental laws governing the creation of fine and beautiful things. Many courses are needed to carry out these objectives. Included in these are pencil, pen and ink, crayon, spatter work, oil painting, etching, tempera, poster work, soap carving, block printing, and charcoal work. From this variety the student is sure to find at least one which arouses his interest. When he does find one, he is eager to go deeper into the subject and to continue practicing. In the Senior but are voluntary, range of courses. com ercial design, of these require a during the term. During any of High School the art courses are not compulsory, the student choosing his subject from a wide These include pencil rendering, poster work, mechanical and architectural drawing. Each certain number of plates to be completed these courses the student is left, as far as possible, to work out his own designs and drawings. The teacher is a guide to the students rather than an assistant who does actual work for him. Only occasionally does the instructor work on the students' drawings. The drawing and its idea must originate within the student . It must be felt by the student. The deeper, more intense the feeling, the better the drawing. All drawing must be voluntary. Physical force cannot bring about the creation of ideas. For this reason a budding artist should be surrounded by numerous examples of good drawings and probable ideas for drawings. These should be criticized for good and bad points by the teacher. Constant reference pup1l's mind. to them soon makes an impression on the Time is an important element in art work. Haste and impatience have been the ruin of many a young artist. The principles and fundamentals must be mastered first, regardless of how tedious they may seem. As soon as these are thoroughly mastered,the pupil may hurry on as rapidly as he wishes. Art courses in High Schools are being looked upon more and more favorably everywhere. The day may come when it will be a necessary subject in the high school curriculum.

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CICIDMMEUQCI HM. The subjects taught in the Commercial Department at the present time are those which must be taken by a student who desires to earn a commercial diploma. They are: Bookkeeping I, Bookkeeping II, Business Law, Economics, Introduction to Business, Typewriting, Shorthand II,and Business Arithmetic. These subjects give the student a foundation with which he may enter the modern business world. The Commercial Depart- ment does not claim to nturn out' finished bookkeepers and stenographers, but to give practical and diversified knowledge of the common occurrences and terms of business with special emphasis on vocational subjects. It was planned to drop Shorthand from the curriculumg however, because of the demand among the students for this subject,it has been reconsidered. If present tentative plans are put into effect,Shorthand will continue to be a part of the commercial course. Com ercial subjects, particularly typewriting, are helps in school. It is possible for the students to publish a school paper which is typed and then mimeographed. Typing forms the basis of this paper because it would be too expensive to have one printed and almost impossible to publish a paper by using hand cut stencils. Typewriting students are usually in demand by school paper editors, not to mention teachers at test time. Most educators, business,and professional men agree that typewriting is an asset to all persons in whatever field they plan to work. It is useful to the college student, doctor, lawyer, engineer, salesman, teacher and others, who while they do not earn their living by doing stenography or typing, find it a most economical, efficient, and convenient help in their chosen work. It is one of the subjects recommemd ed for everyone in high school, regardless of what course he is taking. Bookkeeping is a useful subject for the future farmer or housewife. This subject gives a working knowledge of budgets and methods for keeping books to show profits or losses, assets and liabilitiesg on the chicken farm, dairy herd, fruit farm, 'gas station,' grocery store, tea room, and others. A school bank is operated successfully by members of the Bookkeeping II class under the supervision of Miss Madeline Pickenpack. This serves the twofold purpose of providing a convenient place for the deposit of funds from various school organizations and individual students,and giving them at the same time banking experience. All of the commercial subjects are taught by Miss Pickenpack with the exception of Introduction to Business and Business Arith etic. These subjects are taught by Miss Kemp and Mr. Haughey because the commercial teacher has all periods filled.