Garfield High School - Arrow Yearbook (Seattle, WA)

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i 1 Ari RT is one of the courses in which stu- dents are encouraged to be originalg to express their own iflcas rather than to copy the work of others. Although only a few of those who study art in high school ever at- tain famc in this linc of work. yet each one profits hy the course. for he receives an appreciation ancl an unclerstaniling of its basic principles. There have hcen occasions also, where Garfield students have taken high positions in the art worlil. Music HE Music Department provides numer- ous entertainments for the school and other organizations through the orchestra, the hand. the chorus, the nouette. and the glee clubs. Each year the efforts of all are combined to produce a musical comedy. Students may receive their musical training through these mediums, whilc they acquire au unclerstantling of music and a knowl- etlge of the great composers in the general music course.

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foreign Eangasage UREIGN languages are constantly be- coming more popular with the students since they realize their practical value. French. German, and Spanish are the mofl- ern languagcs offcreul., while Latin is the only ancient one. Students are encouraged to read current magazines or newspapers written in the foreign languages, that they may better unflerstand the foreign viewpoint whilc they are learning to speak and read the languages. 5ommerciaE HE Commercial Department affonls ample opportunity for stuflents to learn typing, shorthand, commercial law. anal the funclamcntals of bookkeeping anal office training. lnvaluable experience can be gained by students of ollice training by work- ing in the school office. Commercial subjects are the most practical subjects found ill the high school curriculum, for they furnish a basic unilerslanding of mosh-rn business. s

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Home Economics INCE most students will some day have homes of their own, it is fitting that a praetieal course in home economics he of- fered. A hasic knowledge of home-making is taught in the cooking and sewing classes. Girls and boys alike are instructed in the art of planning and cooking meals, and those who are interested in sewing are taught the neatest and most efficient methods of mak- ing clothes. Endusirial Arts VERY Student. while he is still in high school, should he working dir:-4-tly to- ward some goal or vocation. ln order to aid mechanically minded students who wish to train themselves for a vocation which will aid them in earning a living, the lndustrial Arts Department operates, teaehing large numbers of students daily to work with tools, to operate machines, and to make useful articles with their hands.