Hall High School - Hall Light Yearbook (Spring Valley, IL)

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to these boys There IS a begtnnung and an advanced class In machnne shop for boys who are Interested nn this llne of work The mechanical drawing depart ment has both a beglnnnng and an advanced course In drawlng The students begun wnth simple drawnngs and by the end of the course they have progressed to some complicated work ln draftlng ll they learn arch: tectural draftnng and how to make blue prtnts Thus as a very nnterestung course and the knowledge ganned an tt can be very useful In finding work later on Agriculture ms a very useful course to the farm boys who attend Hall Hugh Movies are shown they study methods of farmung and they have a small plot of land on whlch they have some actual experuence In the work of the farm They make prolects of their own and have plots of grain for demonstratnon They are also taught how to weld Thus course should and the boys In becoming good farmers Adult courses In ag are also oflfered Draftmg Ag boys learn weldung The Farm Board The Adult Weldnng Class 1 - 1 1

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Vocations Give Training In Practical Arts. ln the vocational department, wood shop, machine shop, agriculture, and mechanical drawing are offered to many students. Wood shop is divided into a beginning group and an advanced group. All freshman boys interested in vocations take exploratory shop. Students in wood shop have made end tables, gun racks, cabinets, and many other proiects. Besides these, the boys in advanced wood shop have made numerous repairs in the building, painted the electricity and projection rooms, put pad holders on the typing desks, enlarged the con- cession stand under the football stadium, and built a new magazine rack for the library. The boys in machine shop learn to operate a lathe and many other useful machines. They also learn the use of many other practical tools. They have made projects of their own and helped in making repairs around the buildings. Welding is also taught Beginning wood shop class. Advanced woodshop. The library magazine rack. A class in electricity,

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Commercial Courses Give Ex- cellent Business Training. Too few people realize the im- portance of a business education. Everyone will be able to use the knowledge that business education has to offer. There are many courses at Hall to train students for this. To begin with there is the personal typing class. This is to learn the fun- damental typing skills. To further these skills there is the typing one class which includes business letter writing, outlines, manuscripts, and statistical reports. Office practice is the second year of typing. Here along with increasing speed and accuracy in typing, the general procedure is that of working in an omce. Filing, telephoning, telegraming, mailing, and composing business letters are included in an office practice set. Machines that are used during this A class in beginning typing. Advanced typing class. Beginning shorthand class. Advanced shorthand class.