Granite City High School - Warrior Yearbook (Granite City, IL)

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MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT MR. JOHNSON MR. SHOEMAKER According to the National Committee on Mathematical Requirements. ‘‘The primary purpose of the teaching of mathematics should be to develop those powers of understanding and of analyzing relations of quantity and of space which are necessary to an insight into the control over our environment and to an appreciable insight of the progress and of civilization in its various aspects, and to develop those habits of thought and of action which will make these powers effective in the life of the individual. In our Algebra classes we aim to enable the student to understand its languages and use it intelligently, to analyze a problem, formulate it mathe- matically and to interpret the results. In the Geometry classes the students first work with the given proposition and then a list of practical exercises covering similar problems. The organization of the trade school has made it necessary to add special courses covering the mathematics used in electrical, pattern making, drafting, and machine shop courses. The conventional methods used in former years have modified in the interest of greater comprehension, compelling motivation, and more practical applications. Page T Went y- six

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COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT MISS DIEHLE The primary purpose of the Commercial Course in Community High School is to give utilitarian or practical training, and this purpose is probably emphasized more generally, but many subjects and activities are included which deepen and extend the work of the department which makes it complimentary to academic training. Our commercial program of study is a four-year program of technical commercial courses, interwoven with an approximately equal number of related academic courses. The General Aims in constructing the Commercial Course have been: To give full recognition to the needs of pupils along general lines in developing citizenship: to develop the two-fold nature of the pupil, as a social being and as a prospective wage earner: to give pupils sufficient definite technical training for filling immediate positions in business and furthermore to develop thor- oughly and broadly enough so that promotions to positions of responsibility and leadership may come following age experience. Page T wenty-l ive

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HOME ECONOMICS MISS GIBSON MISS JORDAN Foods. The Foods Department includes two classes of one semester each. The beginners are taught the fundamental principles of food preparation and simple meal service appropriate to the average home. The girls first learn to prepare the foods appropriate for breakfasts and then serve group breakfasts in the dining groom. The luncheon and dinner are treated in the same manner. Each student is required to prepare meals in her own home, similar to those prepared at school. One large project is carried out each semester. This year the girls served a Christmas dinner to the Faculty. Woman ' s Club. In the Spring the girls celebrate Mothers’ Day with a Mother and Daughter Banquet. The second semester course is divided into three units including financial management of the home, dietetics, and service of meals for special occasions. The aims include. Respect for the Job of Home Making.” Habits of Right Living.” “Skill in Household Operations and High Ideals of American Family Life.” Clothing. The aim of the clothing course is to teach the fundamental prin- ciples of sewing and to teach the girls how to become more intelligent consumers of textiles. This course covers two semesters and the needs of the girls and what they can afford are always taken into consideration. The first semester is divided into several units: The first unit is the making of a dress in wool or silk or a sport coat. The second unit is a special study of textile fabrics used in the home. Trips are made to the downtown stores for the studying of textile fabrics, rugs, linoleum, congoleum and furniture. The third unit is a short course in Home Nursing, which includes the care of sick room, personal care of the patient and lessons in bed making. Page T wentg-seven