Goshen High School - Crimson Yearbook (Goshen, IN)

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cl-ls --- CRIMI son ---1923 semesters given to some of the subjects will be increased. In fact this department is a vocational department, and all who successfully complete the courses offered will be able to obtain employment in clerical work. Two years of stenography, two years of typewriting, one year of bookkeeping, commercial arithmetic and business English will be offered. Four rooms of the new building will be used to house this department, each room will be especially equipped for a particular course. lklore attention is being given to work in science than formerly. Especially is this true with applied science. Our facilities for development in this Department will be the equal of many colleges and universities. The biological laboratory and equip- ment will be placed on the ground floor. Three rooms and a small green house ad- jacent to one of the rooms will be used. The course in natural science will consist of general botanv, agricultural botany and biological physiology. The equipment for the physical sciences will be placed on the second floor and will consist of a suite of four rooms, a lecture and demonstration room, and adjoining on it either side the physical laboratory and chemistry laboratories. A special room or rooms are provided for proper storing of chemicals and apparatus. hiore effort will be made to build up the Art Department. Two years work in each of commercial and decorative art will be offered. Courses have been maintained in vocational work for girls. While the work will be continued the Department will be more closely co-related to the remainder of the curriculum than has been the practice in the past. Serving and cooking will be given the first yearg advanced sewing and cooking in the second year, in which attention to cafeteria work will be an outstanding featureg also preparation and serving of mealsg and the study of dietetics. Additional courses are home management and nursing and millinery. One small room is being equipped for pattern making, cut- ting and fittingg a larger room contains a number of sewing machines. For home management and home-making, one large room is divided by built in partitions into a suite of rooms similar to a Hat and these will eventually be furnished as living room, dining room and kitchen. For elementary and advanced cooking, a large cook ing laboratory is furnished with individual tables, and small gas stoves with ovens. Each table will contain necessary cooking utensils. Under the management of the Home Economics Department a large cafeteria will be operated for the purpose of serving hot lunch to pupils and faculty. This cafeteria may be used for many other functions. The capacity of the dining room will be for one hundred. This depart- ment will be located on the ground floor. The remainder of the ground floor will be occupied by the Manual Training Department for industrial work for boys. The rooms are arranged for wood work- ing, iron working, printing and automobile repairing. Only a part of these courses will be established at first and the remainder added as a demand for them is made. At the beginning, the wood working and automobile repair departments will be organized, and probably before the end of the year some metal work. Now that there is sufficient room the llflusic Department will be organized. A large room on the second floor will be available for music, as now planned half of each day will be devoted to vocal work, chorus classes and individual instruction. Also classes in harmony, history of music and appreciation will be organized if a sufficient number of pupils desire such courses. The remaining half of each day will - -- eos:-len - -- 15

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cl-is --- CRIMZ soN ---1923 as this is the essential medium by which thought is expressed, the study of English will be required of all students until the requirement has been met or the pupil discontinues his school work. The first two years will be given to the study of composition, appli cation of grammar, and rhetoric, study of appropriate classics intended to create a desire for good Wholesome literature. Biography and autobiography of men and women who have reached fame and achievement will be a part of these classics. The third year of required English will consist of a half year study of American literature and a half year of advanced composition, the course outlining in general the field of newspaper work and journalism. In addition a fourth year of English will be offered in which American and English literature will be studied. An effort will be made to avoid the dissection of literature and to create a desire for literature which will contribute to the general welfare of the individual, and that will inspire. Closely related to our English Department is our Department of Public Speaking. A two semester course is offered as class work. Instruction in technique. of ex- pression, enunciation and pronunciation receive attention. Short talks, readings, im- promptu speeches, orations and debates are taken up in order. A period of several weeks at the end of the year will be given to the study of dramatics, and will result in the production of two or three act plays. The Public Speaking Department manages the extra-curriculum activities in Debating, Oratorical Contests and Discussions. lt proves itself of valuable assistance to other departments. In our new building a special room will be available that may be equipped with a temporary stage and stage settings. ln our present course of study one year of American history is required. This requirement has been changed to a requirement of three years of history and social science. This is based on the fact that the social conditions of our country and com- munity rnust be studied systematically by the youth of the present that he may become a better citizen, and the proper place for such study is in the school. The work ira history will consist of courses in European, American and English history. The course in social science will consist of a study of the social institution of a communityg the problems arising in administration of a community, state and nationg the care of our group of maimed, feeble-minded, and poor: economic questionsj and commerce and industry. This is a new field in secondary education, and l would like to discuss at length the need of the study of social education in secondary schools. As long as our Colleges and Universities demand two or more years of study of a foreign language for college entrance and as long as there is a demand for these sub- jects by pupils we will offer such courses. At present there seems to be a tendency to return to the study of foreign languages. Latin and French are the foreign languages offered at present. A bill passed the last state legislature authorizing the reinstallation of the teaching of German in High School. We do not expect to install this course at present. ln mathematics we will offer three and a half years and will require two years. The requirements will b eone year of algebra and one year of either geometry or applied mathematics. For those who wish advance work additional courses will be given in algebra, geometry and possibly trigonometry. Plenty of black-board space has been arranged for board work in thc new building. The Commercial Department will occupy spacious rooms and the number of --- sos:-len --- 14

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cl-ls --- CRIM: soN ---1923 be given over to instruction on wind and string instruments, ensemble work of orch- estra and band. Through the efforts of a few of our business men and the Board of Education a Holding Company was formed which made possible the building of a gymnasium. A certain misunderstanding seems to exist as to the purpose of a gymnasium. The general idea is it is a place to play basketball games. This phase has been considered and necessary seating capacity has been builded to comfortably seat those desiring to witness such games. The real purpose oi having a gymnasium is a place where phys- ical education may be taught. ln order to give proper courses in physical education we must have the necessary plant. The gymnasium, athletic field and tennis courts will furnish all that is necessary in this line, and all athletic teams will be organized as a part of the Physical Education Department of the High School. Since the boys and girls who are members of the various teams make up a small percent of the stu dent body, and are the ones least needing physical training, special plans will be made to give every boy and girl work in physical education. It is purposed to organize classes for girls, meeting twice a week, the course being arranged for those needing correcting exercise, and who are not strong enough to stand regular gymnastics. This course will be under the direction of an individual who understands anatomy and will be able to give exercises that will correct these deficiencies. Group games will be featured as they are enjoyed more than ealisthenies and can be made to serve the same purpose. Similar courses will be given the boys. This plan will keep the gymnasium in use all dayy approximately half time to be given to girls and the other half day to boys. Dressing rooms, individual lockers, and shower baths will be installed so the entire equipment may be kept in a sanitary con- dition. Our theory is a clean, healthy body will tend to create a clean healthy mind, better fitted for the academic work. This is a brief and general discussion of the proposed curriculum to become ef- fective at the beginning of the next school year. PRINCIPAL, O. L. NVALTIQR 3.15: ,. f, fwfr, ,...u,3 ,.i ff, 'wifi --- eos:-len --- 15